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Leah Carolina Henderson 1795 – 1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1795

Birth Location: Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 25 January 1887

Death Location: Palmersville, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Jesse Goodwin

Mother: Susannah Howard

Spouse(s): Ezekil Henderson

Children(s): Mary Ross, Jesse Henderson, Matilda Parrish, Mary Killebrew, Martha Killebrew, William Henderson

In 1795, Leah Carolina Henderson entered the world in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America, born to Jesse Goodwin and Susannah Butler Howard. Leah Carolina Henderson married Ezekil Henderson, and had children including Mary Ann Ross, Jesse Goodwin Henderson, Matilda Parrish, Mary Jane Killebrew, Martha Ann Killebrew, William Jasper Henderson. Leah Carolina Henderson passed away in 1887 in Palmersville, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1795, Leah Carolina Henderson entered the world in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America, born to Jesse Goodwin and Susannah Butler Howard.
  • Leah Carolina Henderson married Ezekil Henderson, and had children including Mary Ann Ross, Jesse Goodwin Henderson, Matilda Parrish, Mary Jane Killebrew, Martha Ann Killebrew, William Jasper Henderson.
  • Leah Carolina Henderson passed away in 1887 in Palmersville, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Leah Henderson's Ancestors

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Leah Henderson
1795 – 1887
Birth Place: Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Jesse Goodwin
1760 – 1848
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Susannah (Butler) Howard
1761 – 1840
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Robert Goodwin
1739 – 1809
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Jane (Tulloch) Goodwin
1743 – 1822
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Edward Howard
1723 – 1809
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Susanna (Eleanor) Howard
1745 – 1785
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Chism
1709 – 1782
Thomas TULLOCH
1712 – 1782
Barbara Garland
1720 – 1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Chisman\Chism
1678 – 1755
Thomas Tulloch
1680 –
Margaret Anderson
1680 –
John Garland
1685 – 1734
Ann Garland
1698 – 1760

Leah Henderson's Descendants

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Leah (Carolina) Henderson (20 May 1795 – 25 January 1887) m. Ezekil Henderson (3 September 1794 – 24 April 1868)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Ross (1817 – July 1860)
  2. 2. Jesse (Goodwin) Henderson (2 January 1818 – 14 January 1894)
  3. 3. Matilda Parrish (11 March 1818 – 10 February 1883)
  4. 4. Mary (Jane) Killebrew (18 October 1819 – 12 June 1890) m. James (D.) Killebrew (Abt 1811 – )
    1. 1. Mary (A.) Killebrew (Abt 1858 – )
  5. 5. Martha (Ann) Killebrew (3 May 1824 – 14 September 1878)
  6. 6. William (Jasper) Henderson (20 March 1830 – 13 November 1888)

Leah Henderson's Timeline

2 Records

1795
20 May 1795
Birth of Leah Carolina Henderson in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
1887
25 January 1887
Age 92
Death of Leah Carolina Henderson in Palmersville, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
Palmersville, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1795
    Event Place: Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 January 1887
    Event Place: Palmersville, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Palmersville, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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