Brief Life History of Charles Augustus
When Charles Augustus Henderson was born on 15 October 1884, in Crawfordsville, Union Township, Montgomery, Indiana, United States, his father, Louis Jackson Henderson, was 24 and his mother, Sara Elizabeth Strange, was 21. He married Della Pearl Hester on 23 May 1908, in Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Pigeon Township, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States in 1900 and Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States in 1920. He died on 30 January 1961, in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Cloverport, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Charles A Henderson, "United States Census, 1920"
- Charles A Henderson, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Charlie Augustus Henderson, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1892 · The Radio is invented
Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
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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