Daniel Henshaw

Daniel Henshaw

Daniel Henshaw
B: c1817
D: 1891 
M: Emily -
   +-- James Gaston Henshaw,  1844-1903 
   +-- Americus Xaverus Henshaw,  1847-1910 
   +-- Solon C. Henshaw, c1850-1906 
   +-- Daniel G. Henshaw, c1853-?

Daniel Henshaw [ID 09247]

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Born about 1817, Ohio.^a,b (c1819).^c (c1820).^d

In 1844 Daniel was commissioned a captain in the Ohio state militia, as follows:^e

In the Name and by the Authority of the State of Ohio. Mordecai Bartley, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of said State. To Daniel Henshaw Greeting: It appearing to me that you were duly elected on the 23rd day of September 1844, Captain of the [Mark] (unclear) Blues Co. 1st Rifle Battalion, 1st Brigade, and 22nd Division of the Militia of this State: Now Know You, that, by the powers vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of said State, and reposing special trust and confidence in your courage, activity, fidelity and good conduct, I do, by these presents, commission you as Captain of said Company for the term of Six Years, and hereby authorize and require you to discharge all and singular the duties and services appertaining to your said office, aggreably to law, and to obey such instructions as you shall, from time to time, receive from your superior officer. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my name, and caused the Great Seal of the State of Ohio to be affixed, at Columbus, the 28th day of June, in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five and in the 69th year of the Independence of the United States of America.
M. Bartley
For the Governor: Sam Galloway, Secretary of State.

He married Emily -.^a,b Emily was born about 1817, Pennsylvania.^a,d (c1815, Pennsylvania).^b

Daniel and family were shown in the 1850 census, Grant County, Wisconsin:^a

Daniel Henshaw, age 32, born in Ohio; blacksmith.

Emily Henshaw, age 33, born in Pennsylvania.

James G. Henshaw, age 5, born in Ohio.

Xavaras Henshaw, age 2, born in Illinois.

Louisa Merutt [or Merritt - unclear], age 31, born in Pennsylvania.

Horace Spear, age 18, born in Ohio; blacksmith.

Daniel and family were shown in the 1860 census (Jun 1 1860), Chillicothe P.O., Cass Township, Wapello County, Iowa:^c

Daniel Henshaw, age 41, born in Ohio; artist; $400 real estate; $50 personal property.

Emily Henshaw, age 44, born in Pennsylvania.

James G. Henshaw, age 15, born in Ohio; attended school.

Americus X Henshaw, age 12, born in Illinois; attended school.

Solom K Henshaw, age 10, born in Wisconsin; attended school.

Daniel G Henshaw, age 7, born in Wisconsin; attended school.

During the Civil War, Daniel served in Company F, 4th Iowa Cavalry. He enlisted as a wagoner, and was discharged as a private.^f On Jul 7 1862, Daniel Henshaw, age 44, again enlisted in Company K, 18th Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry. Daniel claimed residence in Chillicothe, Iowa.^g,f Daniel enlisted as a seargent and was later discharged as a 2nd Lieutenant.^f

Daniel and family were shown in the 1870 census, Chillicothe, Cass Township, Wapello County, Iowa:^b

Henshaw, Daniel, age 53, born in Ohio; $800 real estate; $300 personal property; insurance agent.

Henshaw, Emily, age 55, born in Pennsylvania; keeping house.

Henshaw, Americus, age 23, born in Illinois; telegraph operator.

Henshaw, Daniel G., age 17, born in Wisconsin; telegraph operator.

Living nearby in 1870 was the family of son James Gaston Henshaw.^h

Daniel and Emily were shown in the 1880 census (Jun 12 1880), living with the family of son Americus in Bolton Township, Cowley County, Kansas:^d

Henshaw, Americus, age 32, born in Illinois; father born in Ohio; mother born in Pennsylvania; farmer.

Henshaw, Anna W, wife, age 25, born in Illinois; father born in Germany; mother born in Illinois; keeping house.

Henshaw, Louis A, son, age 5, born in Illinois; parents born in Illinois.

Henshaw, Daniel, age 60, born in Ohio; parents born in New York; farmer.

Henshaw, Emily, wife, age 63, born in Pennsylvania; father born in Vermont; mother born in Massachusetts; keeping house.

Emily Henshaw [date unclear] applied for a Civil War Pension as wife of Daniel Henshaw, invalid, veteran of Company F, 4th Iowa Infantry, and also Company K, 18th Iowa Infantry.ⁱ

Daniel Henshaw died Mar 6 1891.^j

In 1891 [date unclear], in Missouri, Emily Henshaw again applied for a pension as widow of veteran Daniel Henshaw.ⁱ

Emily died 1892.^j

See also: John Henshaw who was also born in Wisconsin about the same time son Daniel was born in Wisconsin. John might be an additional child.^k

The following Henshaws were shown together with Daniel and Emily in an old family bible:^j

Chas. Gilbert Henshaw, died June 20, 1874.

S. C. Henshaw, died 1901.

J. G. Henshaw, died May 3, 1902.

S. C. Henshaw, died Nov. 22, 1906.

Chas. Gilbert Henshaw might possibly be Daniel's father.^l S.C. Henshaw probably refers to son Solon C. Henshaw.^l It is unknown why there appears to be two entries for S.C. Henshaw in this bible.

See also: Harry Henshaw #4844 - his widow and two of his children were living very nearby to Daniel in 1860, Wapello County, Iowa. Very probably closely related.^l

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SOURCES

(a) 1850 census, Grant County, Wisconsin; roll M432-998, page 3, line #15, dwelling #28, family #30.

(b) 1870 census, Chillicothe P.O., Cass Township, Wapello County, Iowa; page 45, line #16, dwelling #4, family #4.

(c) 1860 census, Cass Township, Wapello County, Iowa; page 590B, line #9, dwelling #10, family #10.

(d) 1880 census, Bolton Township, Cowley County, Kansas; roll T9-377, ED 170, page 459D, line #31, dwelling #107, family #108-109.

(e) Contribution from Donald Joseph Porter ().

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

(g) "The American Civil War Research Database", Ancestry, Inc.

(h) 1870 census, Chillicothe P.O., Cass Township, Wapello County, Iowa; page 45, line #8, dwelling #9, family #9.

(i) National Archives and Records Administration. "General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934":
"Civil War Pension Index". [database] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000.

(j) Contribution from Donald Joseph Porter () citing:
Deaths recorded in an old family bible.

(k) speculative.

(l) Speculation.

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