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James Henshaw

James Henshaw
B: c1818
D: 1868 
M: Sarah Jane Carter
   +-- Richard Henshaw, c1851-?    
   +-- Eliza Henshaw, c1855-?    
   +-- Catherine Henshaw, c1857-?    
   +-- Samuel Henshaw, c1859-?    
   +-- Thomas Henshaw, c1863-?    
   +-- Elizabeth Henshaw, c1865-?    
   +-- Lillian Henshaw, c1871-?
James Henshaw     [ID 03450] Click here to switch to Ahnentafel view: Ahnentafel View

Born about 1818, Virginia.a    (Kentucky).b

He married Sarah Jane Carter, Apr 4 1850, Clay County, Missouri.c,a    Sarah was born about 1832, Kentucky.a    (c1834).b,d

James and Sarah were shown in the 1850 census (Nov 30 1850), Fishing River Township, Clay County, Missouri:a,e

Henshaw, James, age 32, born in Virginia; merchant; $900 real estate; married within the year.
Henshaw, Sarah J., age 18, born in Kentucky; married within the year.
Lainhart, John, age 22, born in Missouri; clerk.
Living nearby in Clay County in 1850 was the family of Francis Henshaw.f,g

James and family were again shown in the 1860 census (Jun 3 1860), Fishing River Township, Clay County, Missouri:b

James Henshaw, age 41, born in Kentucky; farmer; $3000 real estate; $200 personal property.
Sarah Jane Henshaw, age 26, born in Kentucky.
Richard Henshaw, age 9, born in Missouri.
Eliza Henshaw, age 4, born in Missouri.
Andrew Henshaw, age 6 months, born in Missouri.
Jackson Dawson, age 11, born in Missouri.
James Dawson, age 17, born in Missouri; labour.
Henry Austin, black, age 30, born in Missouri; labour.

James Henshaw died Jan - 1868.h,i

James' death was noted in "The Liberty Tribune" (Liberty, Clay County, Missouri) on January 31, 1868:h

Judge James Henshaw, one of the Clay County Court Judges, died at his residence a few days since.

In 1868 probate proceedings were recorded in the Probate Court of Clay County, Missouri for the estate of James Henshaw; executors Sarah Jane Henshaw & Thomas Field; Widow Sarah Jane Henshaw and six children, heirs.i    In 1871 proceedings for the guardianship of children Richard, Eliza, Samuel, Thomas and Catherine were filed in Clay County, Missouri, for the estate of "Henshaw, James, deceased".i

Widow Sarah and children were shown in the 1870 census (Sep 5 1870), living (or staying) in a hotel run by a Waldo Anthony in Missouri City, Clay County, Missouri:j

Anthony, Waldo J., age 38, born in Tennessee; prop. hotel; $3000 real estate; $2000 personal property.
Anthony [sic], Sarah J., age 37, born in Kentucky; landlady.
Henshaw, Richard, age 18, born in Missouri; teamster.
Henshaw, Eliza, age 15, born in Missouri.
Henshaw, Catharine, age 13, born in Missouri.
Henshaw, Samuel, age 11, born in Missouri.
Henshaw, Thomas, age 7, born in Missouri.
Henshaw, Elizabeth, age 5, born in Missouri.
[... additional hotel guests ...]

Sarah apparently divorced Waldo Anthony and again adopted the Henshaw name.    Sarah and family were shown in the 1880 census (Jun 15 1880), Missouri City, Fishing River Township, Clay County, Missouri:d
Henshaw, S. J., age 46, born in Kentucky; parents born in Virginia; divorced; keeping house.
Henshaw, Richard, son, age 28, born in Missouri; father born in Virginia; mother born in Kentucky; livery [..unclear..] stable.
Henshaw, Saml, son, age 18, born in Missouri; father born in Virginia; mother born in Kentucky; "ck in drug store".
Henshaw, Thos, son, age 16, born in Missouri; father born in Virginia; mother born in Kentucky; attended school.
Henshaw, Lizie, daughter, age 14, born in Missouri; father born in Virginia; mother born in Kentucky; attended school.
Henshaw, Lillian, daughter, age 9, born in Missouri; father born in Virginia; mother born in Kentucky; attended school.

See also: James Henshaw #11021

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SOURCES

(a) 1850 census, Fishing River Township, Clay County, Missouri; roll M432-396, page 384B, line #35, dwelling #1264, family #1264.

(b) 1860 census, Fishing River Township, Clay County, Missouri; roll M653-614, page 845, line #31, dwelling #61, family #59.

(c) "Missouri Marriages to 1850" (www.ancestry.com).

(d) 1880 census, Missori City, Fishing River Township, Clay County, Missouri; roll T9-0682, ED 126, page 432B, line #27, dwelling #165, family #167.

(e) 1850 census, Clay County, Missouri (page 384/766):
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mackley/Mo1850Jpegs/Clay50/ClayP766.jpg.

(f) 1850 census, Fishing River Township, Clay County, Missouri; roll M432-396, page 385B, line #37, dwelling #1282, family #1282.

(g) 1850 census, Clay County, Missouri (page 385/768):
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mackley/Mo1850Jpegs/Clay50/ClayP768.jpg.

(h) Deaths reported in "The Liberty Tribune"; USGenWeb Archives:
http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/clay/newspapers/deathsin109gnw.txt.

(i) State of Missouri, Judicial Records Database:
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/judiciary/allcourts/default.asp.

(j) 1870 census, Liberty P.O., Clay County, Missouri; roll M593-770, page 677, line #25, dwelling #55, family #55.

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