George Rohrer Henshaw

                                                       ┌── James Lawrence Henshaw
                                                       │    1808-1888 
                         ┌── Albert Lawrence Henshaw ──┤
                         │    1843-1931                │
                         │                             └── Louisa Clay Beall
                         │                                  1818-1862 
George Rohrer Henshaw ───┤
B: 1879                  │                             ┌── Calvin Rohrer
D: 1963                  │                             │
                         └── Sophia Craig Rohrer ──────┤
                              1853-1945                │
                                                       └── Susan Wiley
M: Della Ethel Hascall
   ├── George Roland Henshaw (1911-1988) 1,2,3,4,5
   ├── Donna Gay Henshaw (1915-) 1,2,3,4,6
   ├── Harold Hascall Henshaw (1917-1996) 1,2,3,4,7
   └── Caroline May Henshaw (1921-) 1,2,4,8

George Rohrer Henshaw     [ID 05449] Click here to switch to Ahnentafel view: Ahnentafel View

Born Jun 2 1879, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.1,3,4,9,10,11,12  

He married Della Ethel Hascall, Oct 24 1906, at Della's home on Opera Drive, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona.1,2,10,13,14  Della, daughter of Marion "Esquire" Hascall & Mary Lavina Schultz, was born Apr 15 1885, Hannibal, Ralls County, Missouri.1,2,3,4,9,12,13  

George and Della met at the Fair Store in Bisbee, Arizona, and were married after a two-year courtship.  Della had come to Arizona from Hannibal, Missouri.2  

George was proprietor of Henshaw's Market, a "fancy food market" with specialties such as salted cod from Maine and dried fruits from his father's orchards.  One August a violent thunderstorm caused a terrible flood, which washed Henshaw's Market down the canyon, a total loss.2  In 1921 George was County Assessor of Cochise County, Arizona.8  

George and Della were shown in the 1910 census (Apr 15 1910), Cochise County, Arizona:12

Henshaw, George R., head-of-household, age 30, born in Arizona; father born in Missouri; mother born in California; first marriage, married 3 years; occupation: merchant, general merchandise; rented home.
Henshaw, Della E., wife, age 23, born in Missouri; father born in Missouri; mother born in Maryland; first marriage, married 3 years; no children; occupation: clerk, mercantile.

George and family were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 6 1920), Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona:3

Henshaw, George R., head-of-household, age 40, born in Arizona; father born in Missouri; mother born in California; owned home; occupation: under sherrif, County Cochise.
Henshaw, Della H., wife, age 33, born in Missouri; father born in Missouri; mother born in Maryland.
Henshaw, G. Roland, son, age 8, born in Arizona; father born in Arizona; mother born in Missouri; attended school.
Henshaw, Donna Gay, daughter, age 4, born in Arizona; father born in Arizona; mother born in Missouri.
Henshaw, Harold H., son, age 2 years 11 months, born in Arizona; father born in Arizona; mother born in Missouri.

George and family were again shown in the 1930 census (Apr 5 1930), Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona:4

Henshaw, George, head-of-household, age 50, born in Arizona; father born in United States; mother born in California; first married at age 27; owned home ($2000 value); radio in home; occupation: Sherrif, Cochise County; not a veteran.
Henshaw, Della H., wife, age 43, born in Missouri; parents born in Missouri; first married at age 19.
Henshaw, Roland, son, age 19, born in Arizona; father born in Arizona; mother born in Missouri; attended school.
Henshaw, Donna G., daughter, age 15, born in Arizona; father born in Arizona; mother born in Missouri; attended school.
Henshaw, Harold H., son, age 13, born in Arizona; father born in Arizona; mother born in Missouri; attended school.
Henshaw, Carrol M., daughter, age 8, born in Arizona; father born in Arizona; mother born in Missouri; attended school.

George Rohrer Henshaw died Nov 2 1963, age 84.1,2,9,10,15  

Della died Dec 7 1976, age 90.2,9,15

(photo)Photo: George Rohrer Henshaw 1930s, Sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona 16

Social Security information for George Rohrer Henshaw: 527-32-7429

Social Security information for Della Ethel Hascall: 526-31-6416


Sources

  1. Henshaw history and genealogy manuscript, original by Holmes Hart Henshaw, 1930; updated in 1995 by Donald Craig Henshaw and others.
  2. "Henshaw Family Chronicles", a family history and collection of memorabilia by Caroline May Henshaw, 1995. Contributed by Kristen R. Wagner-Henshaw ().
  3. 1920 census, Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona; roll T625-46, ED 16, page 5A, line #4, dwelling #97, family #102.
  4. 1930 census, Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona; roll T626-56, ED 65, page 3B, line #4, dwelling #97, family #102.
  5. Birth certificate of George Roland Henshaw;
    State of Arizona, Department of Health Services: http://genealogy.az.gov.
  6. Birth certificate of Donna Gay Henshaw;
    State of Arizona, Department of Health Services: http://genealogy.az.gov.
  7. Birth certificate of Harold Hascall Henshaw;
    State of Arizona, Department of Health Services: http://genealogy.az.gov.
  8. Birth certificate of Coral May Henshaw;
    State of Arizona, Department of Health Services: http://genealogy.az.gov.
  9. "Social Security Death Index" (as it is commonly called), derived from the Social Security Administration "Death Master File". See: http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson10.htm
  10. GEDCOM archives at http://www.kindredkonnections.com.
  11. 1900 census, Township 1, Maricopa County, Arizona Territory; roll T623-46, ED 36, page 5B, line #58, dwelling #101, family #101.
  12. 1910 census, Bowie District, Cochise County, Arizona; roll T624-38, ED 15, page 34A, line #30, dwelling #9, family #9.
  13. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) computerized Ancestral File.
  14. Ricks College, "Western States Historical Marriage Records Index":
    http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/fhc/newMarriage/searchForm.cfm (vol. 4, pg 354).
  15. City of Tempe, Arizona cemetery burials database:
    http://www.tempe.gov/pkrec/cem/lookup.htm.
  16. Arizona State Archives, Arizona Memory Project, Historic Photographs:
    http://azmemory.lib.az.us/cdm/singleitem/collection/histphotos/id/22245/rec/15.


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