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Melvin Wilson Henson 1920–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1920

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Death Date: 04-03-2005

Death Location: Clackamas County, Oregon, USA

Father: Louis Henson

Mother: Goldie Cummings

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The story of Melvin Wilson Henson began in 1920 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Melvin Wilson Henson passed away in 2005 in Clackamas County, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Melvin Wilson Henson began in 1920 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
  • Melvin Wilson Henson passed away in 2005 in Clackamas County, Oregon, USA.

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Melvin Henson's Ancestors

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Melvin Henson
1920–2005
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Parents
Louis Henson
1895–1981
Illinois
Goldie (Blanche) Cummings
1902–1989
Venice, Madison, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Milton) Cummings
1869–1939
Palmyra, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Annie (Selinda) Pembroke
1873–1946
Butler, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Wesley Pembroke
1836–1922
Sarah Pembroke
1846–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elisha Pembroke
1802–1894
Louvisa Noland
1811–1898

Melvin Henson's Timeline

2 Records

1920
19 May 1920
Birth of Melvin Wilson Henson in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
2005
04-03-2005
Age 85
Death of Melvin Wilson Henson in Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
Clackamas County, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1920
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04-03-2005
    Event Place: Clackamas County, Oregon, USA

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