Eva Maud Henderson

Brief Life History of Eva Maud

When Eva Maud Henderson was born on 15 November 1899, in Turney, Cherokee, Texas, United States, her father, Joel Perry Henderson, was 41 and her mother, Clara Irwin, was 31. She married Oscar Lee Edwards on 22 April 1917, in Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Justice Precinct 3, Cherokee, Texas, United States for about 40 years. She died on 23 January 1963, in Jacksonville, Cherokee, Texas, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Jacksonville, Cherokee, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Oscar Lee Edwards
1894–1964
Eva Maud Henderson
1899–1963
Marriage: 22 April 1917
Lela Mae Edwards
1920–1996
Jewel W Edwards
1923–
Ernest Clifton Edwards
1929–2001

Sources (14)

  • Eva Edward in household of Oscar Edward, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Evie A Henderson, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
  • Eva Maud Edwards, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

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1900 · Gold for Cash!

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1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered

"Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful ""oil boom""."

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

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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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