Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Jonathan Henderson and Jane Irwin




Husband Jonathan Henderson 1

           Born: 16 Jan 1806 - near Hendersonville, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Apr 1891 3
         Buried:  - Hendersonville Cemetery, Hendersonville, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA


         Father: John Carnahan Henderson (1771-1856) 1 4 5
         Mother: Mary Carroll (Abt 1780-1861) 5


       Marriage: 28 Oct 1851 3

   Other Spouse: Elizabeth Brown (1812-1849) 2 - 27 May 1830 3



Wife Jane Irwin 2

            AKA: Jane Erwin
           Born: 20 May 1821 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Sep 1887 3
         Buried:  - Hendersonville Cemetery, Hendersonville, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA


Children
1 F Clara E. Henderson 3

           Born: 15 Feb 1855 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Sep 1857 3
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


2 M John Fletcher Henderson 3 6

           Born: 30 Sep 1856 - Hendersonville, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Aug 1923 7
         Buried:  - Hendersonville Cemetery, Hendersonville, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA
         Spouse: Eunice Buckley (1866-      ) 6



General Notes: Husband - Jonathan Henderson


He was a farmer and later, following the example of his brother Robert, erected a building in Hendersonville, PA, and engaged in the tannery business, and later conducted a shoe shop. He was a Justice of the Peace for many years; a Republican and later a Prohibitionist. At two different times he served as postmaster at Hendersonville-in all about 15 years. He was one of the founders of the Hendersonville Methodist Church and contributed generously to its support.

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Sources


1 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 961.

2 Oren V. Henderson, The Descendants of Robert Henderson of Hendersonville, Pennsylvania (Durham, NH: Self-Published, 1947), Pg 31.

3 Oren V. Henderson, The Descendants of Robert Henderson of Hendersonville, Pennsylvania (Durham, NH: Self-Published, 1947), Pg 53.

4 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1077.

5 Oren V. Henderson, The Descendants of Robert Henderson of Hendersonville, Pennsylvania (Durham, NH: Self-Published, 1947), Pg 30.

6 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 771.

7 Oren V. Henderson, The Descendants of Robert Henderson of Hendersonville, Pennsylvania (Durham, NH: Self-Published, 1947), Pg 94.


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