1. William Henshaw (1742-1796) m Elizabeth Gilbert (1746-1826)
 2.. William Henshaw (1767-1822) m Jerusha Brace (?-1822)
 3... Horace W. Henshaw (1811-1898) m Martha M. Montgomery (1812-1877)
 4.... Byron M. Henshaw (1837-1882) m Amanda M. Teeple (c1842-1865)
 5..... Effie A. Henshaw (c1864-?)
        +George Goldsby (1843-1922)

Effie A. Henshaw     [ID 15517]

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Born about 1864^1,2, Illinois^1,2 [Michigan³].  

She married George Goldsby^4,5 [William Scott^4,6,7], Apr 15 1886^4,5 [Nov - 1880⁴], Cherryvale, Montgomery County, Kansas^4,5 [Eureka Springs, Arkansas⁴].  George, son of Thornton Boykin Goldsby & Hester King^3,8, was born Feb 22 1843^3,8 [Feb - 1838⁶], Marion, Perry County, Alabama^3,8.  

George was a mulatto and didn't want anyone to know his ethnic background, so he said he was of Mexican, Souix Indian and white ancestry.⁸  In 1880 Arkansas, Effie, being white, marrying George, a mulatto, would have been an illegal/invalid marriage, so she retained her Henshaw maiden name until they were re-married in Kansas in 1886.⁴  

George Goldsby served during the Civil War, first with the Confederate Army, then with the Union Army.  He was present at the Battle of Gettysburg.  After the Civil War, George served as a Buffalo Soldier, First Sargeant, Company D, 10th Calvalry.^8,9  He deserted May 23 1879, never returning and never apprehended, and then assuming the name William Scott.⁴  

George had been previously married to Ellen Beck,⁸ Jul 4 1874, Fort Sill, Indian Territory, by whom he had children: Georgia, Crawford "Cherokee Bill", Clarence and Luther Goldsby.⁸  George was still married to Ellen Beck (never divorced) when he married Effie Henshaw.⁴  

Children:^{6,10,11,12,13}

Effie and family were shown in the 1900 census (Jun 20 1900), McElroy Township, Pawnee County, Oklahoma Territory:⁶

Effie and family were shown in the 1910 census (May 6 1910), Black Dog Township, Osage County, Oklahoma:¹¹

On Jun 24 1911 George Goldsby, alias William Scott, applied for a pension as an invalid veteran of Company E, 21st Pennsylvania [..unclear..] and Sgt. Major, Company D, 10th [..unclear..] Cavalry [..unclear..].¹⁸  

Effie and family were shown in the 1920 census (Feb 4 1920), Hominy Township, Osage County, Oklahoma:³

George died May 9 1922, Osage County, Oklahoma.^4,8,13  

On Jul 22 1922 in Oklahoma, Ellen Goldsby applied for a pension as widow of veteran George Goldsby, alias William Scott.^4,19  On Dec 23 1922 in Oklahoma, Effie A. Scott filed a contesting pension application as widow of veteran George Goldsby, alias William Scott.^4,19  In a decision Jan 21 1924, the U.S. Department of the Interior declared Effie's marriage to George/William to be invalid, and awarded his pension to Ellen Beck.⁴

Photo: George Goldsby Civil War pension application ¹⁸

Photo: George Goldsby Civil War contested pension decision Jan 21 1924 ⁴

Sources

1. 1870 census, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri; roll M593-814, page 850, line #5, dwelling #587, family #1297.
2. 1880 census, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri; roll T9-0733, ED 331, page 143A-B, line #48, dwelling #61, family #85.
3. 1920 census, Hominy Township, Osage County, Oklahoma; roll T625-1479, ED 93, page 7B, line #85, dwelling #112, family #121.
4. U.S., Department of the Interior Decisions on Pensions and Bounty-Land Claims, 1886-1930; http://www.ancestry.com.
5. Contribution from Mimi Benally ().
6. 1900 census, McElroy Township, Pawnee County, Oklahoma Territory; roll T623-1341, ED 177, page 11B, line #60, dwelling #225, family #228.
7. Contribution from Mimi Benally (.
8. RootsWeb WorldConnect data by Robert Rhoads ().
9. http://www.coax.net/people/lwf/CHEROKEE.HTM.
10. 1900 census, Osage Indian Reservation, Osage and Kaw Indian Reservation, Oklahoma Territory; roll T623-1344, ED 255, page 38A, line #20, dwelling #657, family #667.
11. 1910 census, Black Dog Township, Osage County, Oklahoma; roll T624-1268, ED 164, page 15A, line #17, dwelling #202, family #204.
12. 1910 census, Valley Township, Pawnee County, Oklahoma; roll T624-1268, ED 183, page 5B, line #67, dwelling #88, family #92.
13. Contribution from Dessie Preston ().
14. Contribution from Catherine Graves ().
15. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; http://www.ancestry.com.
16. 1940 census, Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico; roll T627-2446, ED 13-11E, page 5B, line #59, household #112.
17. "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
18. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; http://www.ancestry.com.
19. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; http://www.ancestry.com.

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