+-- William Henshaw
                                            |    1736-1799 
                        +-- Levi Henshaw ---+
                        |    1769-1843      |
                        |                   +-- Agnes Ann Anderson
                        |                       c1745-<1806
Charles Henshaw --------+
B: 1813                 |                   +-- William McConnel
D: 1892                 |                   |
                        +-- Ann McConnell --+
                             1778-1839      |
                                            +-- Mary Cowan
M: Ann Beall
   +-- Fidelia V. Henshaw,  1841-1917 
   +-- Park Henshaw, c1845-1915 

M: Susan Isabella Peake
   +-- Emma Belle Henshaw,  1858-<1920

Charles Henshaw     [ID 03719]

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Born Dec 18 1813.^{132,a,165,b,c}

Charles, along with brothers James, Washington and William, settled in Clay County, Missouri.^169,132,165

Charles Henshaw was shown in the 1840 census, living alone in Jackson Township, Clark County, Missouri:^d

He married Ann Beall, Jul 21 1840, Clark County, Missouri.^132,g,h,i    (Valinda Ann Beall)^j    (Verlinda Ann Beall)^c    (Ann Bell)^g,i    Marriage witnessed by William Henshaw.ⁱ

Ann, daughter of Thomas Beall & Elizabeth Dunn, was born in 1822.^h,j    (Nov 22 1818).^c,k

Note that Charles' brother James married Ann's sister Louisa Beall in 1839.¹³²

In 1849 Charles crossed the plains to California.    He was later joined by his brothers James and Washington.¹⁶⁹

Ann died 1851.^k

He then married Susan Isabella Peake, Dec 18 1856, Clark County, Missouri.^a,b    (Susan Isabelle Henning)^l    (Susan Henning)¹³²    (Susan Hemming)¹⁶⁵    Susan, daughter of Henry Peake & Isabella Hening, was born Jan 9 1815, Frederick County, Virginia.^b,m    Susan had been previously married on Sep 11 1837 to James Spencer Hening,^m,b by whom she had six children, including Ellen Elizabeth Hening who later married Charles' son Park Henshaw.^m

Charles and family were shown in the 1860 census (Aug 9 1860), Vernon Township, Clark County, Missouri:ⁿ

Widower Charles and family were shown in the 1880 census (Jun 8 1880), Alexandria, Clark County, Missouri:^q

SOURCES

132. "The West Virginia Historical Magazine Quarterly", Vol. 4, No. 2, April 1904. The West Virginia Historical and Antiquarian Society, Charleston, W.VA. Article "The Henshaw Family" by Valley Virginia Henshaw. Contributed by David H. Henshaw ().

165. "History of Henshaws in Scotland, in England and in America to the Present Time", Edith Henshaw Kuntz, 1956; contributed by Don Henshaw.

169. "Henshaw Family Chronicles", a family history and collection of memorabilia by Caroline May Henshaw, 1995. Contributed by Kristen R. Wagner-Henshaw ().

(a) GEDCOM archives at http://www.kindredkonnections.com.

(b) GEDCOM file F2819 at http://www.ancestry.com.

(c) RootsWeb WorldConnect data by Dennis Watkins ().

(d) 1840 census, Jackson Township, Clark County, Missouri; roll M704-221, page 341.

(e) 1840 census, Jackson Township, Clark County, Missouri; roll M704-221, page 340.

(f) 1840 census, Des Moines Township, Clark County, Missouri; roll M704-221, page 332.

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

(h) Beall, Fiedler M. M., "Colonial Families of the United States descended
from the Immigrants", Chas. H. Potter & Co., Inc. Washington D.C. 1929.

(i) Contribution from Frank Machala Hinshaw citing:
Clark County, Missouri: Marriage Book A (1837-1854).

(j) Contribution from Candee Hoff () citing: will of Thomas Beall.

(k) RootsWeb WorldConnect data by Michele Cragg ().

(l) Contribution from JoAnne Peake Lotspeich ().

(m) Jim Boulden database: http://www.my-ged.com/boulden.

(n) 1860 census, Alexandria, Vernon Township, Clark County, Missouri; pg 824, line #13, dwelling #111, family #111.

(o) 1860 Slave Schedule, Alexandria, Vernon Township, Clark County, Missouri; pg 175, line #32.

(p) 1870 census, Alexandria Township, Clark County, Missouri; pg 612, line #31, dwelling #80, family #90.

(q) 1880 census, Alexandria, Clark County, Missouri; roll T9-0681, ED 34, page 107C, line #22, dwelling #62, family #72.

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