Brief Life History of John
When John Henderson Jr. was born on 28 January 1828, in Carthage, Campbell, Kentucky, United States, his father, John Henderson Sr, was 32 and his mother, Abigail Livingston, was 39. He married Hester or Sarah Behymer on 20 September 1851, in Campbell, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Magisterial District 6 Gubser, Campbell, Kentucky, United States in 1900. He died on 21 February 1905, in Campbell, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Carthage, Campbell, Kentucky, United States.
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- John Henderson, "United States Census, 1880"
- Kentucky, Birth Records, 1852-1910
- John Henderson, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: usually from Middle English and Older Scots Hener(i)son ‘Henry's son’, occasionally from Middle English Hendeson ‘son of Hen’, a pet form of Henry , both with an intrusive -d-. Compare Hendrie . In Scotland Henderson was sometimes substituted for McKendrick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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