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James Richard Henson 1861–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1861

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 24 March 1925

Death Location: Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA

Father: Elijah Henson

Mother: Elvira Barnett

Spouse(s): Lula Henson

Children(s): Evie Huff, Corrie Goodlett, William Henson

James Richard Henson was born in 1861 in South Carolina, the child of Elijah Henson And Elvira Barnett. In 1880, James Richard Henson resided in Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. James Richard Henson married Lula Hightower Henson, and had children including Corrie Henson Goodlett, Evie Henson Huff, William Gaither Henson. James Richard Henson passed away in 1925 in Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Richard Henson was born in 1861 in South Carolina, the child of Elijah Henson And Elvira Barnett.
  • In 1880, James Richard Henson resided in Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • James Richard Henson married Lula Hightower Henson, and had children including Corrie Henson Goodlett, Evie Henson Huff, William Gaither Henson.
  • James Richard Henson passed away in 1925 in Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Henson's Ancestors

Self
James Henson
1861–1925
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Elijah Henson
1829–
South Carolina
Elvira Barnett
1831–
Greenville Co. SC.
Grandparents
Randal (Randolph) Barnett
1785–1851
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Martha (Phoebe or phereby) Dillard
1790–1862
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Dillard
1755–1851
Pricilla Wilkens
1760–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Dillard
1727–1836

James Henson's Descendants

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James (Richard) Henson (28 May 1861–24 March 1925) m. Lula (Hightower) Henson (14 February 1869–31 October 1924)
  1. 1. Evie (Henson) Huff 1894–1962
  2. 2. Corrie (Henson) Goodlett 1886–1934
  3. 3. William (Gaither) Henson 1892–1936 m. Annie (Elizabeth Miller Henson) Moody 1893–1954
    1. 1. Alvin (Woodrow) Henson 1928–1990

James Henson's Timeline

3 Records

1861
28 May 1861
Birth of James Richard Henson in South Carolina
South Carolina
1880
1880
Age 19
James Richard Henson resided here in Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1925
24 March 1925
Age 64
Death of James Richard Henson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1861
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 March 1925
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

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