William Henshaw

William Henshaw B: 1818 D: 1872 M: Marilla Sweet ├── Phillip M. Hanshaw (1842-1920) ^1,2,3,4,5 ├── William F. Hanshaw (c1853-?) ^1,2,3,4,6 ├── Matilda Emmaline Hanshaw (1856-1927) ^2,3,5,6 ├── Eliza A. Hanshaw (c1857-?) ^2,3,6 ├── Martha J. Hanshaw (1859-?) ^2,3,5,6,7 ├── Oliver Leman Hanshaw (1865-1930) ^3,5,6,7 ├── Alfretta Alice Hanshaw (1867-c1940) ^5,7 └── Emery B. Hanshaw (c1872-?) ^5,7

He married Marilla Sweet^9,10,11 [Morilla Sweet^8,12], Aug 15 1850^9,10,11, LaSalle County, Illinois^9,10,11. Marilla, daughter of Wait Sweet & Frances Archibald¹⁰, was born Mar 26 1828¹⁰ [Apr 9 1828^1,2,3,9,12], Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada¹⁰.

In the early 1850s, William Henshaw was the first settler on the west side of the Grand River in Decatur County, Iowa.^13,14 In 1853 the town of Westerville was formed, although some believe that William Henshaw had earlier started the town, calling it Milford.^13,14

William and family were shown in the 1856 Iowa state census, Decatur County, Iowa (page 100, line 8):¹

William and family were shown in the 1860 census (Jun 29 1860), Westerville P.O., Milford, Richland Township, Decatur County, Iowa:²

William and family were shown in the 1870 census (Jul 20 1870), Butler County, Kansas:⁶

Widow Marilla and family were shown in the 1880 census (Jun 11 1880), Butler County, Kansas:⁷

Widow Marilla was shown in the 1895 Kansas state census (Mar 1 1895), living in the household of son Emery in Butler County, Kansas:¹⁷

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