Memorials & Locations
Grave locations of families descending from Wm. W. Williams, settler, & James Henderson, pioneer.
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Alberta Turner Thorpe obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thetelegraph/name/alberta-thorpe-obituary?id=58873293 Our condolence to her family.
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…………. update dated 12/27/2024 adds no new data, simply removes the “stickey notes”. “My, my – good help is hard to find these days!” Merry Christmas to all! ….. Trusting this finds ya’ll in good health and ready to enjoy Christmas 2024. We had a great Thanksgiving with Susie’s son, Mike, who surprised us with…
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Nov. 6, 2024– This day I first thank God for answered prayer. The election for President of the USA is complete – all in one night – unless a truckload of ballots are found in a ditch somewhere. ….. and I thank God for appointing the nominee’s, for the highest office, who most reflected the…
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The Henderson family history I share with you is based on a book passed to me from Kay Henderson Rasmussen, daughter of Hobert Henderson. The book (as I recall) is titled “The History of Mercy Shreve” and was authored by a nephew of Edwin Henderson. I saved the pages relating to the “lines” leading from…
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The descendants of Edwin Lee and Eliza Jane Williams Henderson Hello all; west central Illinois is enjoying cooler weather and much needed rain, which began on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 21 (I started this post on the 24th of September). The harvest in this area began earlier in the month and the rain provides…
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I now realize I am unable to put together a WordPress site with photographs and documents which clearly portrays the subject I hoped to share. This WordPress agreement will expire August, 2025. I had considered publishing the obituaries that apply, the mini bio’s of the pioneers and settlers of our family, and the few photos…
Descendants of Edwin Lee & Eliza Williams Henderson - story of the lost burial site. 