Charles Jackson Henshaw

1. Charles Henshaw 2.. Charles Jackson Henshaw (1887-1964) +Ethel Catherine Dicks (1892-1982) 3... Margaret E. Henshaw (1913-1913) ¹ 3... Anne May Henshaw (1915-1998) ^2,3,4 3... Christmon Charles Henshaw (1922-1991) ^3,5,6 3... James Henshaw (1926-1926) ⁷ 3... Emily Bessie Henshaw (1931-2004) ⁵ 3... James K. Henshaw (1935-2002) ^5,8

Born Dec 8 1887, Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.^5,11 (Jan 12 1887).^12,13

Charles was shown in the 1910 census (Apr 15 1910), living with the family of sister Margaret, 618 New Market St., Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania:¹⁴

He married Ethel Catherine Dicks^1,9,10 [Ethel Dix^7,8], about 1912^1,9,10. Ethel was born Feb 28 1892, Delaware.^9,11

On Jun 5 1917 Charles Henshaw, age 30, registered for the World War I draft in Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. He declared he was born January 12 1887 in Chester, Pennsylvania, and was then residing at 111 Reaney, Chester Pennsylvania, employed as a laborer. He declared he was married, with dependent wife and 1 child. He was recorded as tall, slender, brown hair, brown eyes, and "not disabled".¹²

Charles and family were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 12 1920), 111 Reaney Street, Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania:²

Charles and family were shown in the 1930 census (Apr 2 1930), 111 Reaney Street, Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania:³

Charles and family were shown in the 1940 census (May 4 1940), Delaware Ave. at Flower Street, Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania:⁵

On Apr 27 1942 Charles Henshaw, age 55, registered for the World War II draft in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He declared he was born Jan. 12 1887 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was then residing at 4 Reaney St., Chester, Pennsylvania; "does jobbing work". He declared his relative/contact was Mrs. Ethel Henshaw of the same address. He was recorded as 5'10½" tall, 140 lbs., He was recorded as 5' 10 1/2" tall, 140 lbs., brown eyes, gray hair, dark brown complexion, and "cleft chin" "missing teeth (front)".¹³

Charles and Ethel were shown in the 1956 city directory of Chester, Pennsylvania:¹⁵

Charles' obituary was published in the "Delaware County Daily Times" on May 11, 1964 (page 30):¹⁰

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