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Luther Clay Henson 1898 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: oct 18 1898

Birth Location: Lutts, Wayne, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: dec 1 1959

Death Location: Hardin County, Tennessee, USA

Father: George Henson

Mother: Martha Whitaker

Spouse(s): Lillie Ford

Children(s): George Henson, Melvin Henson, Ezelle Henson, Etoile Henson

In 1898, Luther Clay Henson entered the world in Lutts, Wayne, Tennessee, USA, born to George Henry Henson and Martha Jane Whitaker. In 1900, Luther Clay Henson resided in Civil District 3, Hardin, Tennessee, USA. In 1910, Luther Clay Henson resided in Civil District 3, Hardin, Tennessee, USA. Luther Clay Henson married Lillie Lonarah Ford, and had children including George lonzo Henson, Melvin Ray Henson, Ezelle Henson, Etoile Henson. Luther Clay Henson passed away in 1959 in Hardin County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1898, Luther Clay Henson entered the world in Lutts, Wayne, Tennessee, USA, born to George Henry Henson and Martha Jane Whitaker.
  • In 1900, Luther Clay Henson resided in Civil District 3, Hardin, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1910, Luther Clay Henson resided in Civil District 3, Hardin, Tennessee, USA.
  • Luther Clay Henson married Lillie Lonarah Ford, and had children including George lonzo Henson, Melvin Ray Henson, Ezelle Henson, Etoile Henson.
  • Luther Clay Henson passed away in 1959 in Hardin County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Henson
1868 – 1962
Birth Location: Wayne county Tennessee
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Martha Whitaker
1872 – 1931
Birth Location: Wayne county Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Lillie Ford
1904 – 1990
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

George Henson
1923 – 1993
Birth Location: Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
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Melvin Henson
1925 – 1967
Birth Location: Savannah, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
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Ezelle Henson
1928 – 2016
Birth Location: Savannah, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
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Etoile Henson
1930 – 2012
Birth Location: Savannah, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
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Luther Henson's Ancestors

Self
Luther Henson
1898 – 1959
Birth Place: Lutts, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
Parents
George Henry Henson
1868 – 1962
Wayne county Tennessee
Martha (Jane) Whitaker
1872 – 1931
Wayne county Tennessee
Grandparents
Jerry (Hiram) Henson
1830 – 1913
Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA
Louisa (Elmyra) Lindsey
1837 – 1910
Wayne county Tennessee
John (Wesley) Whitaker
1842 – 1889
Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Millie (Ann) Copeland
1850 – 1894
Wayne county Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Henson
1800 – 1870
Mary Burns
1805 – 1880
William Lindsey
1811 – 1918
Mary Boshers
1811 – 1860
William Whitaker
1815 – 1890
Mary Taylor
1807 – 1883
Thomas Copeland
1815 – 1904
Martha Qualls
1825 – 1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Burns
Mary Cain
1780 –
John Lindsey
1764 – 1840
Rebecca Anderson
Jacob Whitaker
1785 – 1847
Mary Reading
1785 – 1882
James Copeland
1791 – 1866
Flora Gillis
1796 – 1883
Gatewood Qualls
1797 – 1880
Milly Bouldin
1804 – 1880

Luther Henson's Descendants

1.
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Luther (Clay) Henson (oct 18 1898 – dec 1 1959) m. Lillie (Lonarah) Ford (6/23/1904 – 1990)
  1. 1. George (lonzo) Henson (july 31 1923 – 9 Jul 1993) m. Pauline Vickery (March 19 1926 – feb 12 2003)
    1. 1. Brenda Henson (abt 1946 – ) m. Van (David) McCormack (2 Jul 1943 – 18 Nov 2020)
      1. 1. David McCormack
    2. 2. Jimmy (Leon) Henson (27 May 1946 – 17 December 1978) m. Dottie Richard (abt 1946 – )
  2. 2. Melvin (Ray) Henson (30 Apr 1925 – 17 Apr 1967)
    1. 1. Judith (Ann) Henson (22 Jul 1955 – 10 May 2017) m. Clarence (Lee) Luke (abt 1948 – )
    2. 2. Paul (Willis) Henson (april 27 1959 – june 11 2011)
  3. 3. Ezelle Henson (23 May 1928 – 1 Mar 2016)
  4. 4. Etoile Henson (21 Mar 1930 – 2 Jun 2012)

Luther Henson's Timeline

11 Records

1898
oct 18 1898
Birth of Luther Clay Henson in Lutts, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
Lutts, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 2
Luther Clay Henson resided here in Civil District 3, Hardin, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 3, Hardin, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 12
Luther Clay Henson resided here in Civil District 3, Hardin, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 3, Hardin, Tennessee, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 19
Luther Clay Henson resided here in Hardin, Tennessee
Hardin, Tennessee
1920
1920
Age 22
Luther Clay Henson resided here in Civil District 3, Hardin, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 3, Hardin, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
Luther Clay Henson resided here in District 3, Hardin, Tennessee, USA
District 3, Hardin, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Luther Clay Henson resided here in Hardin, Tennessee
Hardin, Tennessee
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 42
Luther Clay Henson resided here in Hardin, Tennessee, USA
Hardin, Tennessee, USA
1942
1942
Age 44
Luther Clay Henson resided here in Lutts, Hardin, Tennessee
Lutts, Hardin, Tennessee
1950
1950
Age 52
Luther Clay Henson resided here in Hardin, Tennessee, USA
Hardin, Tennessee, USA
1959
dec 1 1959
Age 61
Death of Luther Clay Henson in Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
Hardin County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: oct 18 1898
    Event Place: Lutts, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 132
    [2] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hardin, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3901; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 36-6
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 3, Hardin, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1744; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 74; Image: 936
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Hardin, Tennessee; Roll: 2250; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0006; Image: 296.0; FHL microfilm: 2341984
    [6] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Hardin; Roll: 1852991
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 3, Hardin, Tennessee; Roll: 1576; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1241576
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 3, Hardin, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1504; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1375517
    [9] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Hardin, Tennessee; R

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Hardin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 3, Hardin, Tennessee; Roll: 1576; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1241576

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Hardin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 3, Hardin, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1504; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1375517

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Hardin, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Hardin; Roll: 1852991

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Hardin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 3, Hardin, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1744; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 74; Image: 936

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 3, Hardin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Hardin, Tennessee; Roll: 2250; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0006; Image: 296.0; FHL microfilm: 2341984

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hardin, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hardin, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3901; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 36-6

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Hardin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hardin, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3901; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 36-6

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Lutts, Hardin, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 132

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Hardin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Hardin, Tennessee; R

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: dec 1 1959
    Event Place: Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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