Richmond Henshaw

Richmond Henshaw

 1. William Henshall  m Margerie Gyll 
 2.. Thomas Henshall (?-(c1631)
 3... William Henshawe (c1608-1644) m Katherine Houghton (1615-1651)
 4.... Joshua Henshawe (1643-1717) m Elizabeth Sumner (?-1728)
 5..... Joshua Henshaw (1672-1747) m Mary Hay Webster (1672-1747)
 6...... Daniel Henshaw (1701-1781) m Elizabeth Allen Bass (1703-1774)
 7....... Benjamin Henshaw (1730-1793) m Mrs. Huldah (Stillman) Sumner 
 8........ Daniel Henshaw (1762-1825) m Sarah Esther Printis (1770-1849)
 9......... John Prentiss Kewley Henshaw (1792-1852) m Mary Gorham (1791-1881)
10.......... Richmond Henshaw (1833-1890)
             +Ophelia L. - (1851-1913)
11...........  Gorham Henshaw (1879-1963)
11...........  Cora Millard Henshaw (1881-1976)
11...........  Grace Henshaw (1883-1967)

Richmond Henshaw [ID 06090]

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Born 1833, Maryland.^a,b (c1840).^c Christened Jun 9 1834, Saint Peters Protestant Episcopal, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland.^d

Richmond attended Brown University (class of 1855).^e

During the Civil War, Richmond served as a corporal in Tompkins' Battery, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery.^f Enlisted as a private on Apr 17 1861; mustered out Aug 6 1861.^g On Nov 1 1861 Richmond Henshaw enlisted in Binghamton, New York as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 16th Regiment, New York Light Artillery; resigned Apr 1862.^g

Richmond was shown in the 1870 census (Aug 8 1870), living/staying (probably as a boarder/lodger) in the household of a Clark L. & Frances Woodmansee in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island:^c

Henshaw, Richmond, age 30, born in Maryland; laborer.

He married Ophelia L. -.^h Ophelia was born Oct - 1851, Rhode Island.^b,i,j (1852).^a

Richmond and family were shown in the 1880 census (Jun 11 1880), Providence, Rhode Island:^b

Henshaw, Richmond, age 46, born in Maryland; father born in Connecticut; mother born in Rhode Island; manufacturer of p[..unclear..].

Henshaw, Ophelia L., wife, age 29, born in Rhode Island; parents born in Rhode Island.

Henshaw, Gorham, son, age 5 months, born Dec [1879] in Rhode Island; father born in Maryland; mother born in Rhode Island.

Richmond Henshaw died Mar 24 1890, Rhode Island; buried Grace Church Cemetery, Elmwood Ave at Broad St., Providence, Rhode Island.^a,k

Widow Ophelia was shown in the 1890 U.S. Census Veterans Schedule, Providence, Rhode Island:^l

Henshaw, Ophelia L., widow of Henshaw, Richmond; sargent, 1st. Rhode Island Light Artillery; enlisted June 1861; discharged Sept 1861; served 3 months.

On Jul 5 1890 Ophelia L. Henshaw applied for a pension as widow of Richmond Henshaw, veteran of the 16th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery, and the 1st Battery, Rhode Island Light Artillery.^m

Widow Ophelia and family were shown in the 1900 census (Jun 8 1900), Providence, Rhode Island:ⁱ

Henshaw, Ophelia, head-of-household, age 48, born Oct 1851 in Rhode Island; parents born in Rhode Island; widow; 3 children, 3 living; rented home.

Henshaw, Gorham, son, age 20, born Dec 1879 in Rhode Island; father born in Maryland; mother born in Rhode Island; occupation: architect draftsman.

Henshaw, Cora M., daughter, age 18, born Dec 1881 in Rhode Island; father born in Maryland; mother born in Rhode Island.

Henshaw, Grace, daughter, age 16, born Aug 1883 in Rhode Island; father born in Maryland; mother born in Rhode Island; attended school 8 months.

Widow Ophelia and family were shown in the 1910 census (Apr 15-16 1910), 90 Burnett St., Providence, Rhode Island:^j

Henshaw, Graham, head-of-household, age 30, born in Rhode Island; father born in Maryland; mother born in Rhode Island; single; occupation: architect; rented home.

Henshaw, Ophelia, mother, age 59, born in Rhode Island; parents born in Rhode Island; widow; 3 children, 3 living; occupation: house keeper.

Henshaw, Grace, sister, age 26, born in Rhode Island; father born in Maryland; mother born in Rhode Island; single; occupation: book keeper.

Judge, Margaret, servant, age 46, born in Massachusetts; parents born in England; widow; 6 children, 5 living; occupation: servant, private family.

Ophelia died Sep 13 1913, age 60; buried Grace Church Cemetery, Elmwood Ave. at Broad St., Providence, Rhode Island.^a,k

SOURCES

(a) "The Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project":
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/cemetery.

(b) 1880 census, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; roll T9-1212, ED 41, page 158C, line #40, dwelling #175, family #371.

(c) 1870 census, Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island; roll M593-1471, page 333, line #35, dwelling #2001, family #1936.

(d) LDS IGI - Maryland.

(e) U.S. School Yearbooks; http://www.ancestry.com.

(f) U.S. National Park Service - "Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System":
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/.

(g) American Civil War Soldiers; http://www.ancestry.com.

(h) Rhode Island Births, 1636-1930; http://www.ancestry.com.

(i) 1900 census, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; roll T623-1507, ED 60, page 7B, line #53, dwelling #116, family #166.

(j) 1910 census, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; roll T624-1444, ED 225, page 2A, line #39, dwelling #24, family #35.

(k) Rhode Island Deaths, 1630-1930; http://www.ancestry.com.

(l) 1890 Veterans Schedules; Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; roll 92, ED 67, page 1, line #9, family #32.

(m) Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; http://www.ancestry.com.

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