Brief Life History of John
John Henderson was born on 2 May 1862, in England, United Kingdom as the son of Timothy Henderson and Ellen Nelson. He married Anna R. Chamberlain on 14 September 1904, in Michigan, United States. He lived in Montmorency, Michigan, United States in 1900. He died on 26 March 1935, in Briley Township, Montmorency, Michigan, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Briley Township, Montmorency, Michigan, United States.
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- John J Henderson, "United States Census, 1920"
- John Henderson, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- John Henderson, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
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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