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Edward P. Henshaw

                                            +-- Harry Henshaw
                                            |    1792-?    
                     +-- Harry Henshaw -----+
                     |                      |
                     |                      +-- Minerva Fuller
                     |                          c1792-?    
Edward P. Henshaw ---+
B: c1848             |                      +-- Samuel Risley
D: 1864              |                      |
                     +-- Julia Ann Risley --+
                          1821-1900         |
                                            +-- Stacy Oliver
Edward P. Henshaw     [ID 05167] Click here to switch to Ahnentafel view: Ahnentafel View

Born about 1848, Ohio.a,b

Edward was shown in the 1850 census, Athens County, Ohio, living in the household of an unidentified James Risleyc (probably an uncle,d as Risley was Edward's mother's maiden name):

James Risley, age 35, born in Ohio; farmer.
Hannah Risley, age 25, born in Pennsylvania.
Julia A. Risley, age 1, born in Ohio.
Edward Henshaw, age 2.
Living two houses away was Edward's mother, Julia Risley Henshaw, living in the household of a Samuel Laughlin.e

Edward was shown in the 1860 census (Jul 27 1860), living in the household of his stepfather Andrew C. Cagg and mother Julia Risley Henshaw Cagg in Athens County, Ohio:f

Edward P. Henshaw, age 12, born in Ohio; attended school.

During the Civil War Edward served in Company K, 116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.g,h    He was captured Jun 10 1864 at Staunton, Virginia and was sent to Andersonville Prison.h    Edward P. Henshaw died Oct 10 1864, Andersonville POW Camp, Andersonville, Georgia; buried Andersonville, Georgia.g,i    (Jun 5 1864).j

The following article was published in the "Athens Messenger and Herald (Athens, Ohio)" on Thursday, June 23, 1864:j

List of casualties in the 116th Regiment Ohio Volunteers, in the battle of Piedmont, Va., on the 5th of June 1864.

...    Company K, Capt. John Hull. -- Edward Henshaw, mortally; ...

SOURCES

(a) 1850 census, Athens Township, Athens County, Ohio; page 26, line #8, dwelling #337, family #349.

(b) Contribution from Tom Henshaw citing:
1860 census, Waterloo Township, Athens County, Ohio; page 29.

(c) 1850 census, Athens Township, Athens County, Ohio; page 26A, line #8, dwelling #337, family #349.

(d) Speculation.

(e) 1850 census, Athens Township, Athens County, Ohio; page 25B, line #37, dwelling #335, family #347.

(f) 1860 census, Marshfield P.O., Waterloo Township, Athens County, Ohio; page 29B, line #12, dwelling #26, family #26.

(g) Posting Mar 9 2003 by Diana Hart () to OHMEIGS-L, citing:
"116th OVI in the War of the Rebellion", by Thomas F. Wildes; chapter 17.

(h) U.S. National Park Service - "Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System":
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/.

(i) Contribution from Debbie Hodge ().

(j) Athens Messenger and Herald (Athens, Ohio), Jun 23 1864; http://www.ancestry.com.

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