1. Nicholas Hancher (1705-1777) m Rebecca Smith (c1707-?)
 2.. William Henshaw (1736-1799) m Agnes Ann Anderson (c1745-<1806)
 3... Nicholas Henshaw (1763-1821) m Margaret McConnel (1753-1810)
 4.... William Henshaw (1786-?) m Ann Parker (1786-1845)
 5..... William Harrison Henshaw (1813-1886) m Elizabeth Foster (1824-1885)
 6...... John Morgan Henshaw (1849-1917) m Anna Maria Work (1855-1937)
 7....... Luther Alvin Henshaw (1877-1950)
          +Haddie Cornelia Porter (1878-1959)
 8........  Ruth Irene Henshaw (1903-1991) 1,2,3,4
 8........  Anna Adelaide Henshaw (1907-2009) 1,2,3,4
 8........  Mary Ellen Henshaw (1909-2007) 1,2,3,4
 8........  Helen Elizabeth Henshaw (1911-2004) 2,3,4,5
 8........  John Nathaniel Henshaw (1915-2008) 2,3,4,5,6
 8........  William Stewart Henshaw (1917-2001) 2,3,4,5,6,7

Luther Alvin Henshaw     [ID 05435]

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Born Jul 24 1877, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11,12}  

Luther was a farmer.²  

He married Haddie Cornelia Porter^3,4,13 [Hattie Porter^2,5], Jul 16 1902^3,4,13.  Haddie, daughter of Nathaniel Ewing Porter & Adelaide Mary Gibbons, was born Apr 11 1878, Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,12,13}  

Luther and family were shown in the 1910 census (Apr 22 1910), Big Daniels Run Road, West Bethlehem Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania:¹

On Sep 12 1918 Luther Alvin Henshaw registered for the World War I draft in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio.  He declared he was born July 24 1877, and was then residing in Wooster, Ohio, a self-employed farmer.  He declared his nearest relative was Mrs. Haddie C. Henshaw of Wooster.  He was recorded as tall, medium build, gray eyes, brown hair.¹⁰  

Luther and family were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 13 1920), Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio:³

Luther and family were shown in the 1930 census (May 1 1930), Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio:⁵

In 1937 Luther was still living in Wooster, Ohio.¹⁴  

Luther and family were shown in the 1940 census (Apr 25 1940), Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio:⁶

On Apr 26 1942 Luther Alvin Henshaw, age 64, registered for the World War II draft in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio.  He declared he was born July 24 1877 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and was then residing in Wooster, Ohio.  He declared his relative/contact was Haddie C. Henshaw of Wooster.  He was recorded as 6' tall, 200 lbs., blue eyes, gray hair, light complexion, and "scar on forehead".¹¹  

Luther Alvin Henshaw died May 27 1950^2,4,12, Fayette County, Pennsylvania^2,4,12 [Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio⁷]; buried Wayne Presbyterian Church Cemetery, State Rt. 83, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio^2,4,12.  

Haddie died Mar 6 1959, at her home, Wayne County, Ohio; age 81.^2,4,7,12,13  

Haddie's obituary was published in the "Wooster Daily Record" (Wooster, Ohio) on March 7, 1959 (page P2).¹⁵

Photo: Luther Alvin Henshaw & Haddie Cornelia Porter marriage license report "The Courier" (Connellsville, Pennsylvania), Friday, July 25, 1902 ¹⁶

Photo: Death of Luther Alvin Henshaw "The Morning Herald" (Uniontown, Pennsylvania), Thursday, June 1, 1950 ¹⁷

Photo: Death of Luther Alvin Henshaw "The Morning Herald" (Uniontown, Pennsylvania), Monday, Jul 24, 1950 ¹⁸

Photo: Luther Alvin Henshaw & Haddie Cornelia Porter gravestone Wayne Presbyterian Church Cemetery ¹²

Sources

1. 1910 census, West Bethlehem Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania; roll T624-1427, ED 252, page #5A, line #10, dwelling #93, family #95.
2. Henshaw history and genealogy manuscript, original by Holmes Hart Henshaw, 1930; updated in 1995 by Donald Craig Henshaw and others.
3. 1920 census, Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio; roll T625-1448, ED 214, page #5A, line #1, dwelling #81, family #82.
4. Contribution from Jerry Richmond () citing:
   data principally from a Porter genealogy manuscript prepared in 1934 by Charles J. Stewart & Eleanor Dunaway.
5. 1930 census, Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio; roll T626-1888, ED 37, page #13A, line #42, dwelling #414, family #415.
6. 1940 census, Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio; roll T627-3168, ED 85-49, page #17A, line #10, household #319.
7. Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007; http://www.ancestry.com.
8. 1880 census, North Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania; roll T9-1130, ED 48, page 351C, line #12, dwelling #152, family #171.
9. 1900 census, North Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania; roll T623-1411, ED 48, page 1A, line #22, dwelling #4, family #5.
10. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; http://www.ancestry.com.
11. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; http://www.ancestry.com.
12. http://www.findagrave.com.
13. Ancestry Family Tree data "Federer Veedmont Family Tree" posted by "Reme12492".
14. Obituary of Anna M. Henshaw.
15. Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s-2011, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; http://www.ancestry.com.
16. "The Courier", Jul 25 1902; http://www.ancestry.com.
17. "The Morning Herald", Jun 1 1950; http://www.ancestry.com.
18. "The Morning Herald", Jul 24 1950; http://www.ancestry.com.

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