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WILLIAM DAVID HENDERSON 1842 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1842

Birth Location: Carter County, Kentucky

Death Date: 20 Jul 1915

Death Location: Lewis, Kentucky, United States

Father: James Henderson

Mother: Rebecca Gilbert

Spouse(s): NANCY GULLEY

Children(s): Rebecca Henderson, Mary Henderson, John Henderson, James Henderson, Cedea Henderson, Ida Henderson, George Henderson, Maggie Henderson

The story of WILLIAM DAVID HENDERSON began in 1842 in Carter County, Kentucky. WILLIAM DAVID HENDERSON married NANCY ELLEN GULLEY, and had children including Rebecca Henderson, Mary Alice Henderson, John Washington Henderson, James M Henderson, Cedea B Henderson, Ida Dora Henderson, George Frank Henderson, Maggie L Henderson. WILLIAM DAVID HENDERSON passed away in 1915 in Lewis, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of WILLIAM DAVID HENDERSON began in 1842 in Carter County, Kentucky.
  • WILLIAM DAVID HENDERSON married NANCY ELLEN GULLEY, and had children including Rebecca Henderson, Mary Alice Henderson, John Washington Henderson, James M Henderson, Cedea B Henderson, Ida Dora Henderson, George Frank Henderson, Maggie L Henderson.
  • WILLIAM DAVID HENDERSON passed away in 1915 in Lewis, Kentucky, United States.

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WILLIAM HENDERSON's Ancestors

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WILLIAM HENDERSON
1842 – 1915
Birth Place: Carter County, Kentucky
Parents
James Alexander Henderson
1818 – 1903
Olive Hill, Carter County, Kentucky, United States of America
Rebecca Gilbert
1821 – 1878
Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Alexander) Henderson
1784 – 1866
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Nancy (Jane) Henderson
1783 – 1863
Kentucky, United States of America
John (B) Gilbert
1786 – 1850
Montgomery, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Ann) Tabor
1797 – 1870
Montgomery, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

WILLIAM HENDERSON's Descendants

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WILLIAM (DAVID) HENDERSON (8 May 1842 – 20 Jul 1915) m. NANCY (ELLEN) GULLEY (1841 – 1907)
  1. 1. Rebecca Henderson (19 Nov 1861 – 17 Nov 1935)
  2. 2. Mary (Alice) Henderson (14 Mar 1863 – 21 Oct 1928)
  3. 3. John (Washington) Henderson (7 OCT 1867 – 15 FEB 1916) m. Martha (Mary) Fields (10 Jun 1869 – 30 Dec 1942)
    1. 1. WILLIAM (FRANCIS) HENDERSON (10 Jun 1886 – 3 Jan 1942)
    2. 2. James (Richard) Henderson (25 Jan 1890 – 17 Jan 1975)
    3. 3. Adelia (B) Henderson (Mar 1892 – 15 May 1927)
    4. 4. Asa (Harry (Ace)) Henderson (10 Sep 1895 – 04 Sep 1974)
    5. 5. Lillian (M) Henderson (Feb 1897 – 02 Aug 1967)
    6. 6. Leslie Henderson (20 Sep 1899 – Jun 1973) m. Katherine Danjodt (Sep 1906 – )
      1. 1. Catherine Henderson (abt 1924 – )
      2. 2. Ruth Henderson (17 Sep 1925 – )
      3. 3. Leslie Henderson (22 Jul 1927 – 6 Mar 1993)
      4. 4. John (E) Henderson (abt 1931 – )
      5. 5. Dorothy Henderson (abt 1935 – )
    7. 7. John Henderson (1906 – 20 June 1913)
    8. 8. Hazel (Jane) Henderson (1909 – 12 April 1971) m. Clyde Cook (abt 1910 – Dec 1980)
      1. 1. Doris (Jean) Cook (abt 1929 – 05/19/2009) m. Robert (C) Meinheart (2/20/1926 – 6/27/1988)
        1. 1. Joe Meinheart
        2. 2. Ricky Meinheart
      2. 2. Clyde (Robert) Cook (6 Oct 1931 – 8 Jun 2006) m. Dorothy (Jane) Cook (29 Jan 1927 – 28 Mar 2006)
        1. 1. Peggy Cook
      3. 3. Ronald (Eugene) Cook (abt 1933 – 10 July 2004) m. Hula (Morie) Clark (25 Mar 1932 – March 9, 2016)
        1. 1. Steven (Eugene) Cook (19 Aug 1955 – 11 Jul 2010) m. Terri (Lynn) Hamlin (3-1-1957 – )
        2. 2. Linda (Lea) Cook (Apr 1957 – ) m. Terry (Lee) Dempsey (15 Nov 1956 – )
        3. 3. Brenda (Sue) Cook (19 Aug 1958 – ) m. Larry (Robert) Cormack,
      4. 4. James (Richard) Cook (abt 1938 – 3/31/1979)
        1. 1. Richard (Lee) Cook (22/12/1960 – ) m. Joyce (Violet) Cook (March 4, 1961 – )
        2. 2. Michael Cook (1964 – 5 Sep 1983)
        3. 3. Elaine Cook
        4. 4. David Cook
      5. 5. Jerry (Craiton) Cook (1939 – 20 Mar 2014) m. Catherine (Rose) Peters (1940 – )
        1. 1. Jerry Cook (27 Apr 1960 – 15 Aug 2007)
        2. 2. Karolyn (Sue) Cook (March 25, 1963 – ) m. Timothy (Otlon) Green (abt 1961 – )
        3. 3. Rebecca (Lynn) Cook (20 Jun 1968 – )
        4. 4. Edward (A) Cook
      6. 6. Jack Cook m. Mattie
        1. 1. Greg Cook m. Debra
  4. 4. James (M) Henderson (Feb 1872 – 27 Apr 1918)
  5. 5. Cedea (B) Henderson (abt 1874 – )
  6. 6. Ida (Dora) Henderson (31 Aug 1875 – 04 Jun 1955)
  7. 7. George (Frank) Henderson (7 Jan 1880 – 10 Jan 1969)
  8. 8. Maggie (L) Henderson (May 1882 – )

WILLIAM HENDERSON's Timeline

2 Records

1842
8 May 1842
Birth of WILLIAM DAVID HENDERSON in Carter County, Kentucky
Carter County, Kentucky
1915
20 Jul 1915
Age 73
Death of WILLIAM DAVID HENDERSON in Lewis, Kentucky, United States
Lewis, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1842
    Event Place: Carter County, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1865; Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109; Roll #: 151

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1915
    Event Place: Lewis, Kentucky, United States

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