Roy Knikelbine Henshaw

 1. William Henshall  m Margerie Gyll 
 2.. Thomas Henshall (?-c1631) m - Kendrick 
 3... William Henshawe (c1608-1644) m Katherine Houghton (1615-1651)
 4.... Joshua Henshawe (1643-1717) m Elizabeth Sumner (?-1728)
 5..... Joshua Henshaw (1672-1747) m Mary Hay Webster (1672-1747)
 6...... Daniel Henshaw (1701-1781) m Elizabeth Allen Bass (1703-1774)
 7....... William Henshaw (1735-1820) m Phebe Swan (1753-1808)
 8........ Joseph Henshaw (1774-1855) m Relief Goulding (1781-1847)
 9......... Daniel Henshaw (1812-1901) m Diantha Livermore (1813-1897)
10.......... Frederick Eugene Henshaw (1843-1914) m Ella M. Stevens (1850-1910)
11........... Raymond Stevens Henshaw (1879-?) m Lilla J. Knikelbine (1885-1946)
12............ Roy Knikelbine Henshaw (1911-1993)
               +Jeannette - (c1912-)
Roy Knikelbine Henshaw     [ID 13245] Click here to switch to Ancestror Tree view: Tree View

Born Jul 29 1911, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11  

Roy attended the University of Chicago.8  

Roy was a major league baseball player from Apr 15 1933 to Sep 10 1944.6,8  He was a pitcher with the Chicago Cubs in 1933 and again in 1935-36; on Dec 4 1936 Roy was traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers;12 in 1937 he went from the Dodgers to the Cardinals in the trade for Leo Durocher;4 St. Louis Cardinals, 1938;13 Detroit Tigers, 1942-1944;14,15,16 The Cubs team roster shows he was 5'8" tall and weighed 155 lbs.3,8  

He married Jeannette -.11  Jeannette was born about 1912, New York.11  

Roy and Jeannette were shown in the 1940 census (Apr 16 1940), Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey:11

Henshaw, Roy, head-of-household, age 28, born in Illinois; completed 4 years of college; on Apr 1 1935 was living in Chicago; rented home ($58/month rent); occupation: ball player, baseball; worked 22 weeks in 1939; $3500 wages in 1939.
Henshaw, Jeannette, wife, age 28, born in New York; completed 4 years of high school; on Apr 1 1935 was living in Brooklyn, New York.

In 1993 Roy was living in Western Springs, Cook County, Illinois.2  

Roy Knikelbine Henshaw died Jun 8 1993, LaGrange, Cook County, Illinois; buried Mount Hope Cemetery, 11500 South Fairfield, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.2,3,5,6,7,8

(photo)Photo: Roy Knikelbine Henshaw 17

(photo)Photo: Roy Knikelbine Henshaw 1936 Cubs, team photo 17

(photo)Photo: Roy Knikelbine Henshaw 17

Social Security information for Roy Knikelbine Henshaw: 133-01-0655


Sources

  1. Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922; http://www.ancestry.com.
  2. "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
  3. http://foxsports.com/baseball/cubs/hist_roster.sml.
  4. http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/baseball/bol/ballplayers/H/Henshaw_Roy.html.
  5. http://cnnsi.co.il/baseball/mlb/all_time_stats/players/h/44721/index.html.
  6. http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/henshro01.shtml.
  7. http://www.findagrave.com.
  8. "Professional Baseball Players, 1876-2004"; http://www.ancestry.com.
  9. 1920 census, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; roll T625-310, ED 341, page 3B, line #57, dwelling #25, family #48.
  10. 1930 census, 7th Ward, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; roll T626-425, ED 282, page 1A, line #29, dwelling #4, family #8.
  11. 1940 census, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey; roll T627-2408, ED 24-231, page 5B, line #60, household #150.
  12. http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/baseball/bol/chronology/1936DECEMBER.html#day4.
  13. http://www.stlcardinals.com/1999MediaGuide/AllTimePlayersRoster.html.
  14. http://ns.freenet.org/tigers/history/1943/roster.html.
  15. http://cnnsi.co.il/baseball/mlb/all_time_stats/rosters/american_league/det/1943.html.
  16. http://images.cnnsi.com/baseball/mlb/all_time_stats/rosters/american_league/det/1944.html.
  17. eBay listing.


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