Samuel Henshaw

                         ┌── William Henshawc1817-<1900
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Samuel Henshaw ──────────┤
B: 1845                  │
D: ?                     │
                         └── Rosette -
                             c1817-?    
M: Amanda Canada Goodman
   ├── William Henshaw (1870-?) 1,2
   ├── Helen A. Henshaw (c1878-?) 2,3
   └── Stanley S. Henshaw (c1884-1935) 3,4

Samuel Henshaw     [ID 12623] Click here to switch to Ahnentafel view: Ahnentafel View

Samuel Henshaw5,6,7 [Sam Henshaw3,8,9].

Born Sep - 1845, New York.1,2,3,5,6,7  

He married Amanda Canada Goodman, Nov 12 1868, Henry County, Illinois.3,4,8,9  Amanda, daughter of Hezekiah Goodman & Nancy A. Hale, was born Feb - 1850, Pennsylvania.1,2,3,4,10  

Samuel and family were shown in the 1870 census (Aug 3 1870), Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois:1

Henshaw, Samuel, age 24, born in New York; butcher; $250 personal property.
Henshaw, Amanda, age 20, born in Pennsylvania; keeps house.
Henshaw, Wm, age 4 months, born Apr 1870 in Illinois.
Cook, Rose, age 20, born in Bavaria; dom. servt.

Samuel and his father were listed in the 1877 "History of Henry County" [Illinois]:11

"Taxpayers and Voters", Geneseo Township:
Henshaw, Wm., Geneseo; physician; Democrat; from New York.
Henshaw, Saml., Geneseo; butcher, Democrat; from New York.

Sam and family were shown in the 1880 census, Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois:2

Henshaw, Saml, age 34, born in New York; parents born in New York.
Henshaw, Amanda, wife, age 29, born in Pennsylvania; parents born in Pennsylvania; keeping house.
Henshaw, William, son, age 10, born in Illinois; father born in New York; mother born in Pennsylvania.
Henshaw, Helen A., daughter, age 2, born in Illinois; father born in New York; mother born in Pennsylvania.
Henson, Augusta, age 18, born in Germany; parents born in Germany; servant.
Tell, William, age 20, born in Pennsylvania; parents born in Pennsylvania; laborer.

Sam and family were shown in the 1885 state census, Central City, Lone Tree Precinct, Merrick County, Nebraska:3

Henshaw, Sam, head-of-household, age 39, born in New York; parents birthplace unknown; butcher.
Henshaw, Canada, wife, age 33, born in Pennsylvania; parents born in Pennsylvania; keeps house.
Henshaw, Halla, daughter, age 7, born in Illinois; father born in New York; mother born in Pennsylvania; attended school.
Henshaw, Stanley, son, age 1, born in Illinois; father born in New York; mother born in Pennsylvania.

Sam Henshaw was listed in the 1890 U.P.R.R. Gazeteer Business Listing, Merrick County, Nebraska:12

Central City:
Henshaw, S., meat market.

Sam and Amanda were divorced.4  

Amanda and son Stanley were shown in the 1900 federal census (Jun 7 1900), Central City, Merrick County, Nebraska:4

Henshaw, Amanda, head-of-household, age 50, born Feb 1850 in Pennsylvania; parents born in Pennsylvania; wash woman; divorced; 1 child, living.
Henshaw, Stanley, son, age 16, born Nov 1883 in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Pennsylvania; day laborer.
Hart, Pearl, boarder, female age 22, born Nov 1877 in Ohio; "compositor".
Kelly, Frankie, boarder, female age 39, born Jan 1861 in Indiana; public school teacher.
Stepis, [unclear], boarder, female born in Scotland; dry goods saleswoman.
In 1900 Sam was living separately, as a boarder in Central City, Nebraska:7
Bockes, George D., head-of-household, age 43, born in New York; bookkeeper.
Bockes, Ada, wife, age 40, born in New York.
Bockes, George E., son, age 17, born in Nebraska.
Bockes, Thomas W., son, age 15, born in Nebraska.
Hanshaw, Samuel, boarder, age 54, born Sep 1845 in New York; parents born in New York; divorced; day laborer (unemployed 3 months).
Smith, Fred M., boarder, age 38, born in Ohio; painter.

See also: Samuel Henshaw #11436.  


Sources

  1. 1870 census, Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois; roll M593-229, page 470, line #23, dwelling #391, family #385.
  2. 1880 LDS census index, Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois; roll T9-0213, page 300A.
  3. 1885 state census, Central City, Lone Tree Precinct, Merrick County, Nebraska; page 12, dwelling #116, family #116; USGenWeb Archives.
  4. 1900 census, Central City Ward 2, Merrick County, Nebraska; roll T623-934, ED 136, page 7A, dwelling #138, family #138; USGenWeb Archives.
  5. 1850 census, Ellicott Township, Chautauqua County, New York; roll M432-485, page 66-67, line #38, family #411, dwelling #411.
  6. 1860 census, Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois; page 540, line #34, dwelling #17, family #17.
  7. 1900 census, Central City Ward 3, Merrick County, Nebraska; roll T623-934, ED 136, page 17A, dwelling #368, family #376; USGenWeb Archives.
  8. "Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900", Ancestry, inc.
  9. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 (book A, page 209):
    http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html.
  10. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) International Genealogical Index (IGI) - Illinois.
  11. Contribution from Donna Buechler () citing:
    "History of Henry County, Illinois", 1877; Geneseo Township, page 199.
  12. 1890 U.P.R.R. Gazeteer Business Listing, Merrick County, Nebraska; USGenWeb Archives.


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