John Jacob Hendershot

Brief Life History of John Jacob

When John Jacob Hendershot was born on 5 June 1890, in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Philip Hendershot, was 39 and his mother, Francisca "Frances" Sigmueller, was 30. He died on 6 March 1960, in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Carverton, Kingston Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Philip Hendershot
1850–1918
Francisca "Frances" Sigmueller
1860–1938
Margaret Hemdashot
1879–
Grace Hendershot
1880–1952
Philip Henry Hendershot
1882–1950
Catherine Hendershot
1884–1955
David Jones
1885–
Mae Hendershot
1886–1915
John Jacob Hendershot
1890–1960
Christopher Hendershot
1893–1894
Oscar Hendershot
1894–1964
Arthur Hendershot
1895–
Helen Louise Hendershot
1899–
Russell Hendershot
1901–1953
Lillian Hendershot
1904–1988
Laurence Jones
1910–
Thomas Jones
1911–
Malcolm Jones
1915–

Sources (5)

  • Jacob Hendershot in household of John J Hendershot Jr., "United States Census, 1910"
  • Jacob John Hendershot, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
  • John Jacob Hendershot, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1905 · The Movie Theater

The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Hinneschiedt, a habitational name from a place named Hünscheid in the Middle Rhine area. The surname Hinneschiedt is very rare in Germany.

History: Bearers of this surname are descended from Michael Henneschied or Hinneschied (1674–1749), who came to NY aboard the Lyon, from Munich, Germany, and settled in New Germantown (now Oldwick), NJ.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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