John Brace Henshaw

┌── William Henshaw │ 1742-1796 ┌── William Henshaw ──┤ │ 1767-1822 │ │ └── Elizabeth Gilbert │ 1746-1826 John Brace Henshaw ───┤ B: 1803 │ D: 1875 │ └── Jerusha Brace ?-1822 M: Cynthia Henshaw ├── Oscar Freeman Henshaw (1826-1907) ^1,2 ├── William Henshaw (1828-1860) ^1,2,3 ├── Abigail Henshaw (1830-1835) ^1,3 ├── Laura Ann Henshaw (1832-1906) ^1,2 ├── Theodore Henshaw (1835-1860) ^1,2,3 ├── Benjamin Henshaw (1838-1854) ^1,2,3 ├── Edwin Henshaw (1840-1923) ^1,2,3,4,5 ├── Henry Henshaw (1842-1885) ^1,2,3,4,5 ├── George Henshaw (1845-1870) ^1,2,3,4 └── Cordelia C. Henshaw (1847-1862) ^1,2,3,4

He married Cynthia Henshaw.^1,3,6 Cynthia Henshaw, daughter of Samuel Henshaw & Abigail Taylor, was born Jan 7 1807, New York.^{2,3,5,6,7,10,11,12,13} John and Cynthia were first cousins.

John B. Henshaw was admitted to the West Aurora Congregational Church, Griffins Mills, Erie County, New York on Mar 16 1817 by profession. Removed for being insane (no date).³

John and family were shown in the 1850 census (Sep 3 1850), Aurora, Erie County, New York:²

This family was shown in the 1860 census (Jul 5 1860), Nodaway Township, Taylor County, Iowa:⁴

John and family were shown in the 1870 census (Aug 23 1870), Nodaway Township, Taylor County, Iowa:⁵

John Brace Henshaw died Oct 15 1875, buried North Grove Cemetery, Hepburn, Valley Township, Page County, Iowa.^{1,6,7,9,10,11}

Widow Cynthia was shown in the 1880 census (Jun 15 1880), living in the household of son Edwin in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa:¹²

Widow Cynthia was shown in the 1885 Iowa State Census, living in the household of son Edwin at 4th Street and North Prominade Street, Clarinda, Nodaway Township, Page County, Iowa:¹³

Cynthia is also buried in North Grove Cemetery, Hepburn, Valley Township, Page County, Iowa.^7,9,10,11

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