Jerome Cornwall HenryAge: 59 years1860–1920
- Name
- Jerome Cornwall Henry
- Given names
- Jerome Cornwall
- Surname
- Henry
 Birth | June 1860 Note: Birth info based on 1860 Census |
 Census | August 1, 1860 (Age 2 months) |
 Death of a father | Thomas Benton Henry April 23, 1864 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 10 months)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 6 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 6 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph Tharp Henry November 6, 1869 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 8 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Adoption | 1870 (Age 9 years) Adoption: Adopted by both parents Note: By 1870, both his biological father and mother had died. He was also listed as a "brother" to Joseph Tharp Henry in several the 1910/1920 Census records. |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Finley May 17, 1870 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 17 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a father | James William Henry March 3, 1886 (Age 25 years) |
 Marriage | Florence Pricilla Reed — View this family March 25, 1891 (Age 30 years) Associate: Thomas Benton Henry
Associate: Elizabeth Finley
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| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Marriage | Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Holden — View this family December 9, 1899 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 55 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 56 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 57 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | February 5, 1920 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a mother | Pricilla Foster September 11, 1922 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 69 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Death | between 1920 and 1930 (Age 59 years) Note: He is listed with his wife in the 1920 Census; but, in the 1930 Census his wife is listed as a "Widow". |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Benton Henry Birth: 1837 — Henryville, Marshall, Alabama, United States Death: April 23, 1864 — Henryville, Marshall, Alabama, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Finley Birth: 1841 — Guntersville, Marshall, Alabama, United States Death: May 17, 1870 — Henryville, Marshall, Alabama, United States |
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Marriage: April 15, 1858 — Marshall, Alabama, United States |
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2 years himself |
Jerome Cornwall Henry Adoption: 1870 — Oklahoma, United States Birth: June 1860 — Alabama, United States Death: between 1920 and 1930 — Oklahoma, United States |
| Family with adoptive parents |
| father |
James William Henry Birth: March 31, 1818 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 3, 1886 — Duncan, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States |
| mother |
Pricilla Foster Birth: February 15, 1837 — Boyle, Kentucky, United States Death: September 11, 1922 — Duncan, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: March 24, 1853 — Platte, Missouri, United States |
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17 years younger brother |
Joseph Tharp Henry Birth: November 6, 1869 51 32 — Missouri, United States Death: January 22, 1945 — Wilson, Carter, Oklahoma, United States |
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-9 years himself |
Jerome Cornwall Henry Adoption: 1870 — Oklahoma, United States Birth: June 1860 — Alabama, United States Death: between 1920 and 1930 — Oklahoma, United States |
| Family with Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Holden |
| himself |
Jerome Cornwall Henry Adoption: 1870 — Oklahoma, United States Birth: June 1860 — Alabama, United States Death: between 1920 and 1930 — Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Holden Birth: October 2, 1860 — Wylie, Collin, Texas, United States Death: January 1, 1944 — Wilson, Carter, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: December 9, 1899 — Carter, Oklahoma, United States |
| Family with Florence Pricilla Reed |
| himself |
Jerome Cornwall Henry Adoption: 1870 — Oklahoma, United States Birth: June 1860 — Alabama, United States Death: between 1920 and 1930 — Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Florence Pricilla Reed Birth: 1874 — Missouri, United States Death: April 2, 1957 — Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: March 25, 1891 — Chetopa, Labette, Kansas, United States |
| John Moore + Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Holden |
| wife’s husband |
John Moore Birth: about 1852 Death: May 2, 1919 — Jacksonville, Cherokee, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Holden Birth: October 2, 1860 — Wylie, Collin, Texas, United States Death: January 1, 1944 — Wilson, Carter, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: about 1878 — Texas, United States |
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14 months sister-in-law |
Mary Elizabeth Moore Birth: February 27, 1879 27 18 — Coryell, Texas, United States Death: October 21, 1952 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
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| Birth | Birth info based on 1860 Census | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Benton Henry - Household
Fraet, Marshall, Alabama, United States
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| Adoption | By 1870, both his biological father and mother had died. He was also listed as a "brother" to Joseph Tharp Henry in several the 1910/1920 Census records. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Tharp Henry - Household
ED 52 Lone Grove, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Tharp Henry - Household
ED 57 Morgan, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
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| Death | He is listed with his wife in the 1920 Census; but, in the 1930 Census his wife is listed as a "Widow". |