Harold Cullen Henshaw

1. William Henshaw (1742-1796) m Elizabeth Gilbert (1746-1826) 2.. Joshua Henshaw (1775-1847) m Betsy King (c1785-1862) 3... James Steuben Henshaw (1802-1872) m Palmyra Hall (1807-1863) 4.... George Henry Henshaw (1837-1907) m Nancy Amelia Howard (1841-1882) 5..... Walter George Henshaw (1869-1911) m Lou Heyden (1874-1960) 6...... Harold Cullen Henshaw (1899-1965) +Buena Vista Speers (1903-1993) +Orlow C. - (1904-1965)

On Sep 10 1918 Harold Cullen Henshaw, age 18, registered for the World War I draft in city hall, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He declared he was born Oct 26 1899, and was then residing at 733 Academy, Kalamazoo, where he was a student. He declared his nearest relative was Luna Henshaw of the same address. He was recorded as medium height, medium build, brown eyes, brown hair.⁴

Harold and family were shown in the 1917 city directory of Kalamazoo, Michigan:⁹

He married Buena Vista Speers^7,8,10 [Buena Vista Spiers¹¹], Jan 27 1928^7,8,10, Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan^7,8,10. Buena, daughter of William Ward Speers & Buena Vista Tompkins, was born Feb 22 1903, Princeton, Illinois.^{7,8,10,11,12,13,14,15}

After they were married, Harold and Buena Vista moved to Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan, where Buena Vista was a school teacher.¹²

Harold and Buena Vista were shown in the 1930 census (Apr 16 1930), 187 West 15th Street, Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan:⁸

Buena Vista apparently remarried to a Cornelius W. Blom (1892-1971).¹⁵ Buena died Jan 22 1993, Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan.^14,15,17,18

Harold and Orlow were shown in the 1939 city directory of Kalamazoo, Michigan:⁹

Harold and Orlow were shown in the 1940 census (Apr 16 1940), 1176 North Side, West Lake, Kalamazoo County, Michigan:⁶

Harold and Orlow were shown in the 1945 city directory of Kalamazoo, Michigan:⁹

Harold and Orlow were shown in the 1959 city directory of Kalamazoo, Michigan:⁹

Harold Cullen Henshaw died Jul - 1965, buried Lot K Sec 478 Grave 8, Mountain Home Cemetery, 1402 W Main St., Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.²¹

Orlow died Oct 1 1965, buried Indian Fields Cemetery, 2027 East Milham Avenue (O Avenue), east of Lovers Lane, Portage, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.^19,20

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