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Note: From Michigan Births 1867-1902, posted on-line by the LDS: Name: Wm H. Henderson Birth date: 09 Jan 1896 Birth place: Exeter, Monroe, Michigan Gender: Male Race or color (on document): white Father name: Archie Henderson Father birth place: Nova Scotia Occupation: Blacksmith Residence: Exeter Mother name: Elizabeth Henderson Mother birth place: Michigan Residence: Exeter Film number: 2322710 Digital GS number: 4206436 Image number: 90 Page number: 46 Line number: 79 Reference number: item 1 p 46 rn 79 Collection: Michigan Births 1867-1902 (In the record below, William listed himself as being born in the village of Scofield, which is in Exeter Township. Also, in all the records below, his date of birth was listed as January 13, 1896. -RW) ================= From the Federal Census of 1900, Monroe County, Michigan, Exeter Township, taken June 4, 1900, page 3B; ancestry.com, Monroe County, District #70, image 6 of 42. William is listed in the household of his parents: House #53, no apparent address; ----- William H.; son, male, born- Jan 1896, age- 4, single, born- Michigan, father born- Canada, mother born- Michigan ================== From the 1910 Federal Census of Monroe County, Michigan; Exeter Township, district #92, page 2A, taken April 18-20, 1910, household #24; from ancestry.com, district #91, image #3 of 32. William is living with his mother and several siblings, in the home of his grandfather Owen McManus.: ----- William; grandson, male, age- age- 14, born- Michigan, father born- Canada, mother born- Michigan, r/w's, in school ================== From Ancestry.com. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 4,277 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.: Name: William Henderson Age: 20 Address: 670 Artillery Ave., Detroit, Mich. Date of birth: January 13, 1896 Citizenship: native born Where born: Scofield, Mich. Present occupation- manager Employer: Kroger Grocery Co. Where employed: Detroit Dependants: brother 9 years old Marital status: single Race: caucasian Height: medium Build: slender Color of eyes: blue Colof of hair: brown Date of registration: 6-15-17 ================== From the 1920 Federal Census of Detroit City, Ward 16, District 4, Wayne County, Michigan, taken January 5, 1920, district 485, sheet 3B, in household 35, at 406 Cambell Avenue; from ancestry.com, image 6 of 18: Listed in the household of Ernest Cook Henderson, William H.; boarder, male, age 23, single, r/w's, born- Michigan, father born- Scotland- Scotch, mother born- Ireland- Irish, occupation- Manager/ Grocery Store ================= From the 1930 Federal Census of Detroit City, Ward 18, block 426, Precinct 4, Wayne County, Michigan, district 82-608, pages 5a-5b, household 41, address 6630 Lafayette Street; from ancestry.com, images 9-10 of 26: Henderson, William; head of household, rents home/ $50 month, radio in home, home is not a farm, male, age- 34, married, r/w's, born- Michigan, father born- Nova Scotia, mother born- Michigan, occupation- Salesman/ Electrical Supplies, wage worker, currently employed, not a veteran Henderson, George; brother, male, age- 22, single, r/w's, born- Michigan, father born- Nova Scotia- Canada, mother born- Michigan, occupation- trimmer, wage worker, currently employed, not a veteran ------ Bert; cousin, male, age- 38, married, 28 years old at first marriage, r/w's, born- Nova Scotia, parents born- Nova Scotia, immigrated to U.S. in 1914, naturalized citizen, occupation- trimmer/ auto factory, wage worker, currently employed, not a veteran (This is definitely William, but as far as I know he was never married. Also, I am certain that he was a veteran. I believe that the Bert listed here is the son of Daniel Henderson, older brother to William's father. -RW) ================ From the Monroe Evening News: November 14, 1957 Detroit- William Henderson, 61, formerly of 6533 W. Fort St., died Monday at Lake Worth, Fla. Rosary service at Fenkell Chapel of Ted C. Sullivan funeral home at 14800 Fenkell will be at 8 p.m. Friday. Requiem mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Carleton. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. J. R. (Adelaide) Wagner, and a brother, Frank, both of Detroit. ================ From the Lake Worth (Fla.) Herald, November 11, 1957, p. 4, sent to me by Tom Belt: Funeral services and burial were held in Detroit, Mich., Wednesday, for William H. Henderson, 61, who died Monday at a Lake Worth hospital, after a sudden illness. Formerly of Carleton, Mich., Mr. Henderson came to Lake Worth in 1943 and lived at the Orange Grove Trailer Park. He was a retired furniture dealer. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Elks Lodge in Lake Worth; of the Disabled American Veterans in Detroit, and of the American Legion in Miami. Survivors are a sister, Mrs. James R. Waggener, Royal Oak, Mich., and a brother, Francis, of Detroit. The E. Earl Smith and Son Funeral Home had charge of local arrangements. =============== From Ancestry.com. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004: Name: William Harold Henderson Death Date: Nov 1957 County of Death: Palm Beach State of Death: Florida Race: White Gender: Male =============== William is buried in the middle cemetery of the three cemeteries for St. Patrick's Parish Church in Exeter Township, Monroe County, Michigan. His headstone reads: William H. Henderson Michigan Sgt 307 Repair Unit MTC World War I Jan 13 1896 Nov 11 1957 ================ From Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012: Name: William H Henderson Enlistment date: July 15, 1918 Discharge date: July 7, 1919 (honorable) Service no.: 3 451 726 Pension or VA claim no.: 253 851 State: Michigan Grade: Sergeant Company, Regiment: Co. E., Repair Unit, 307th Motor Transport Corps. Birth Date: 13 Jan 1896 Death Date: 11 Nov 1957 Ship to: Mrs. Mary A. Waggener, 247 E. 12 Mile Road, Royal Oak, Michigan Cemetery: Saint Patrick's Church Cemtery Cemetery Location: Carleton, Michigan Date: Jan 28, 1958
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