The Shemwell Family

James Allen HendersonAge: 86 years18551942

Name
James Allen Henderson
Given names
James Allen
Surname
Henderson
Birth April 1855
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 21 months)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 6 years)

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 11 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 11 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 13 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
MarriageSavilla Juda HerroldView this family
November 21, 1876 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 22 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son
#1
Clyde Huron Henderson
July 6, 1880 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childClyde Huron HendersonJennie Bella WilsonView this family
April 8, 1905 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Geneva Grace Henderson
January 22, 1909 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Huron Wilson Henderson
February 11, 1911 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 60 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 61 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 62 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 74 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 of a wifeSavilla Juda Herrold
1932 (Age 76 years)
Death of a sonClyde Huron Henderson
July 27, 1934 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 86 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death 1942 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery
Family with Savilla Juda Herrold - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: November 21, 1876Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States
4 years
son
Clyde Huron Henderson
Birth: July 6, 1880 25 22Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: July 27, 1934Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Allen Henderson - Household

Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Henderson, AlbertheadWMApr185545M23INKYKYFarmer0YesYesYesOMF
Henderson, SavillawifeWFJul185841M2355PAPAPAYesYesYes
Henderson, ClidesonWMJul188019SININPAAt School8YesYesYes
Henderson, NolasonWMJul188415SININPAAt School8YesYesYes
Henderson, ArlitadaughterWFJune18937SININPAAt School8YesYesYes

Name
Clyde H Henderson Obituary and Family Listing Published in the Rochester(IN) News-Sentinel, Saturday, July 28, 1934 Clyde H. HENDERSON, aged 54, of Kewanna, for several years a teacher in the Lincoln school building, died in the Logansport State Hospital at Logansport at 1:30 p.m. Friday. Death followed an illness of five years duration. Mr. Henderson's condition was critical during the past three weeks. The deceased was born on farm near Kewanna on July 6, 1880. His parents were James and Savilla HENDERSON. He graduated from the Kewanna schools and then took a normal course at Rochester College and at the State Normal School at Terre Haute. Mr. Henderson taught in the schools of Cass, Miami, Fulton and LaPorte counties for many years. His last school work was in LaPorte. Mr. Henderson was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge at Kewanna and the Methodist Church of that city. Survivors are the widow, son, Huren HENDERSON, LaPorte, daughter, Mrs. Geneva HEWLETT, Kewanna, the father who resides at Kewanna, three brothers, Charles [HENDERSON], Fort Wayne, Nolen [HENDERSON], Wabash and Orville [HENDERSON], Plymouth, and a sister, Mrs. Arletta PANDALL of Crown Point. The body was moved to an undertaking parlor at Kewanna where it was prepared for burial and was then taken to the Henderson home on West Main street in Kewanna. The funeral services will be held from the Kewanna M.E. Church at 2 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. O. R. MASON in charge. Burial will be made in the Odd Fellows Cemetery at Kewanna. SOURCE: http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/Genealogy/Tombaugh/Obituaries/Html/1934.htm https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85280349/clyde-h-henderson