John Franklin Henshaw

┌── James Geary Henshaw │ 1815-1889 ┌── Eli John Simeon Henshaw ──┤ │ 1842-1910 │ │ └── Elizabeth Ann Kridler │ 1818-1902 John Franklin Henshaw ────────┤ B: 1869 │ ┌── David Daniels D: 1956 │ │ └── Rebecca Jane Daniels ─────┤ 1845-1933 │ └── Sarah Gilmore M: Bertha May Swartz ├── Myrl Ross Henshaw (1898-1975) ^1,2,3 M: Nellie S. Spurgeon ├── Ralph Henshaw (1900-1916) ¹ ├── Irene R. Henshaw (1902-1991) ¹ ├── Mary H. Henshaw (1907-1978) ^1,4 M: Minnie May (Fearis) Swarts ├── Ronald Victor Henshaw (1912-1921) ^1,4 └── Harold Franklin Henshaw (1917-1955) ^1,4

He married Bertha May Swartz⁹ [Bertha May Swarts^1,2], Sep 6 1897⁹, Appanoose County, Iowa⁹. Bertha, daughter of Henry Warren Swarts & Amanda E. Stansberry, was born May - 1878, Iowa.^2,10,11

John and Bertha divorced.^1,2 Bertha and son Ross then apparently went to live with Bertha's widowed mother, Amanda E. Swarts, as they were shown together in the same household in the 1900 census:²

He then married Nellie S. Spurgeon, Oct 22 1899, Appanoose County, Iowa.^1,9,13 Nellie was born Mar 16 1875¹ [Mar - 1874⁵], Iowa¹.

John and Nellie were shown in the 1900 census (Jun 11 1900), Washington Township, Appanoose County, Iowa:⁵

Nellie died Nov 16 1908, buried Oakland Cemetery, Moulton, Appanoose County, Iowa.¹

He then married Minnie May (Fearis) Swarts¹ [Minnie May Fearis¹], Jan 24 1911¹. Minnie was born Jul 16 1881, Appanoose County, Iowa.^1,4,8,15 Minnie had been previously married to a - Swarts,¹ by whom she had a son, Orval Swarts.⁴

John and family were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 2 1920), Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa:⁴

John and family were shown in the 1930 census (Apr 22 1930), Washington Township, Appanoose County, Iowa:⁸

John Franklin Henshaw died Jan 8 1956, at his home, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa; buried Oakland Cemetery, Moulton, Appanoose County, Iowa.¹

Minnie died Sep 27 1966¹ [Sep 15 1966¹⁵], Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa¹; buried Oakland Cemetery, Moulton, Appanoose County, Iowa¹.

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