Edward Lester Henshaw

 1. James Henshaw (<1770-?) m Sally Andrews (1777-1842)
 2.. James Geary Henshaw (1815-1889) m Elizabeth Ann Kridler (1818-1902)
 3... Edward Lester Henshaw (1837-1923)
      +Hannah S. Nida (1843-1909)
 4....  Emma Zelda Henshaw (1869-?)
 4....  Edward H. Henshaw (c1873-?)
 4....  Frank Henshaw (c1877-?)
 4....  Eddie L. Henshaw (1889-?)

Edward Lester Henshaw [ID 04925]

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(Edward Lester Henshaw)^58,a,b,c (Lester Henshaw)^d

Born May - 1837, Danesville, Steuben County, New York.^b,d,e,c

Edward moved to Ohio at the age of 16.^b

He married Hannah S. Nida, Nov 24 1862, Gallia County, Ohio.^b,f (Hannah S. Niday)⁵⁸ Hannah, daughter of Lewis Nida & Jane Blankenship, was born Mar 9 1843, Ohio.^b,g,d

Three children.^b

On May 2 1864, Edward L. Henshaw, age 27, enlisted as a private in Company F, 141st Ohio Infantry Regiment.^h On the same day, Edward's brothers Eli and James also joined the very same Company.^h

Edward and family were shown in the 1870 census (Jun 17 1870), Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio:^d

Henshaw, Lester, age 32, born in New York; carpenter; $500 personal property.

Henshaw, Hannah, age 26, born in Ohio; keeping house.

Henshaw, Zelda, age 6 months, born in Ohio.

In the 1890s [date unclear], in Ohio, Edward L. Henshaw applied for a pension as an invalid, veteran of Company F, 141st Ohio Infantry.ⁱ Edward did not show a wife in his pension application.ⁱ

Hannah died 1909, buried Pine Street Cemetery, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio.^b

Edward was shown in the 1920 census (Jan 13-14 1920), 919 Second Avenue, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio:^e

Hanshaw, Edward L., head-of-household, age 82, born in New York; father born in Connecticut; mother born in Pennsylvania; widower; rented home; occupation: carpenter, home.

Hanshaw, Emma, daughter, age 50, born in Ohio; father born in New York; mother born in Ohio; widow; occupation: none.

Edward Lester Henshaw died Jan 28 1923, at his home on Second Ave., Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio; buried Pine Street Cemetery, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio.^b,j,c

(photo) Photo: Edward Lester Henshaw & Hannah S. Nida gravestone Pine Street Cemetery ^c

SOURCES

58. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) International Genealogical Index (IGI) - Ohio.

(a) Contribution from Tom Henshaw.

(b) Contribution from Alice Daniels ().

(c) http://www.findagrave.com.

(d) 1870 census, Gallipolis, Green Township, Gallia County, Ohio; page 348A, line #23, dwelling #6, family #6.

(e) 1920 census, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio; roll T625-1385, ED 51, page 3B, line #62, dwelling #73, family #78.

(f) "Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900", http://www.ancestry.com.

(g) RootsWeb WorldConnect GEDCOM from Darienne Hall ().

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

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

(j) Posting Jul 27 2002 by Alice Daniels () to the Henshaw message board:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Fei.2ACIB/110.

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