John Calvin Henson

Brief Life History of John Calvin

When John Calvin Henson was born in October 1854, in South Carolina, United States, his father, John Calvin Hinson, was 39 and his mother, Charlotte "Lottie" Raley, was 38. He married Liza Jane Williams on 14 September 1871, in Catawba, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Lancaster, South Carolina, United States in 1860 and Township 5, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States in 1910. He died on 10 April 1921, in North Carolina, United States, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

John Calvin Henson
1854–1921
Liza Jane Williams
1853–1918
Marriage: 14 September 1871
Ellen Henson
1874–1918
Margaret Elizabeth Henson
1877–1943
Anner Henson
1878–
Emma Jane Henson
1879–1944
Doris Henson
1882–1946
William Jasper Henson
1884–1961
Huey Columbus Henson
1887–1968

Sources (21)

  • John N Henson, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John Calvin Henson - Individual or family possessions: birth:
  • J H Henson, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (8)

1860

In 1860, South Carolina quit the United States because its citizens were in favor of slavery and President Lincoln was not. The Civil War started a year later.

1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island

On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from the Middle English personal names Hen, Hend(e), or Hendy (pet forms of Henry or Hendry ) + son. Compare Henderson . Hendy may also have been derived from Middle English hendy ‘courteous’, used as a personal name (see Hendy ).

English: perhaps sometimes a variant of Hainson, a patronymic meaning ‘son of Hayne’; see Hain 2.

English: in Devon, where patronymics in -son rarely originated, perhaps a variant of Hingston .

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

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