Samuel Arnett Henderson

Brief Life History of Samuel Arnett

When Samuel Arnett Henderson was born on 24 December 1861, in Wise, Virginia, United States, his father, Whitley Fullen Henderson, was 35 and his mother, Mary Wert Colley, was 34. He married Nancy Ann Sandefer on 28 May 1884, in Smyth, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Saltville, Washington, Virginia, United States for about 50 years. He died on 4 June 1937, in Virginia, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Tumbling Creek, Washington, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Arnett Henderson
1861–1937
Nancy Ann Sandefer
1863–1898
Marriage: 28 May 1884
Mary Dora Henderson
1886–1955
Samuel Whitley Fullen Henderson
1889–1963
Hiram Graham Henderson
1891–1940
Thomas Olaf Henderson Sr.
1893–1980
John Jesse Henderson
1896–1918
Lillian Pearl Henderson
1897–1966

Sources (26)

  • Samuel A Henderson, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Saml A Henderson, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Saml. A Henderson, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"

World Events (8)

1862 · The Battle of Fredericksburg

The Battle of Fredericksburg involved 200,000 troops with General Ambrose Burnside of the army of the Potomac against General Lee’s Army of the North.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

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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