Husband Joseph Buffington Henderson 1 2
Born: 14 Sep 1842 - Brookville, Jefferson Co, PA 2
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Father: Hon. Joseph Washington Henderson (1814-1896) 1 3
Mother: Nancy Wilson (1819-1917) 1 3
Marriage: 13 Jul 1863 4
Wife Mary S. Bennett 4
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1 F Ella Henderson 4
Born: 10 Sep 1864 4
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Spouse: B. Mack Marlin ( - ) 4
2 F Blanch Henderson 4
Born: 11 Feb 1869 4
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Died: 18 May 1895 4
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3 M Frank B. Henderson 4
Born: 22 Oct 1870 4
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Spouse: Anna Arthurs ( - ) 4
4 F Alice Henderson 4
Born: 24 Jun 1872 4
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Spouse: R. Van Tassel ( - ) 4
5 F Mary J. Henderson 4
Born: 30 Aug 1884 4
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General Notes: Husband - Joseph Buffington Henderson
He received his early education in Brookville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. After attending common schools until fourteen years of age, he went to work in the office of the Jefferson Star (now the Brookville Republican), published by John Scott, until 1858. Then for a short time he attended the Brookville Academy. In the fall or winter of 1858 he went to Clarion, Pennsylvania, and became foreman in the office of The Clarion Democrat, published by William G. Alexander, printing twelve hundred papers on an old Washington hand press. In the winter of 1860 or spring of 1861 he took a course of bookkeeping at the Iron City Commercial College, Pittsburgh, where he heard Abraham Lincoln make an address when on his way to Washington to be inaugurated president. He was a youth of eighteen when the Civil war broke out, and he enlisted April 24, 1861, on the first call for troops, in Company I, 8th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, serving three months and receiving an honorable discharge at Harrisburg July 29, 1861. In the fall of 1861 Mr. Henderson entered the prothonotary's office as clerk for his father, being so engaged until the fall of 1863, when appointed clerk to the board of enrollment located at Waterford, Erie County. The office was removed to Ridgway, Elk County, in 1864. The officers of the board were Colonel Campbell, Jerome Powell and Dr. C. M. Matson. Mr. Henderson remained in this service until August, 1865, resigning to accept a position in the First National Bank of Brookville as bookkeeper and teller. He continued this association with that institution until October, 1872, when, having been elected prothonotary of Jefferson County, he resigned to assume his official responsibilities. At that time the work of register, recorder and clerk of the several courts was combined with the prothonotary's office, and he discharged its numerous duties for two successive terms; having been honored with reelection in 1875. Meantime, when the Jefferson County National Bank of Brookville was organized, July 27, 1878, he was active in the organization, and became cashier, in which capacity he was retained until made president, on Jan. 9, 1883. He filled that position without interruption for over thirty years. With others he was also instrumental in organizing the First National Bank of Punxsutawney, the First National Bank of Reynoldsville, and the Union Banking and Trust Company of DuBois, and was for a time a stockholder and director in each. Aside from banking, his most important business interest was as one of the owners of the Pocahontas Lumber Company, which had large timber holdings in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, and a mill at Burner, that county. His brother Samuel S. Henderson was one of his partners in this concern. He had engaged in the coal as well as the lumber business in company with others. As a young man he made many trips on rafts and fleets on the creek and river to Pittsburgh.
Mr. Henderson was always associated with the Republican party, and attended National, State and Congressional conventions as a delegate. For about thirty years, from the time he was elected to office in the seventies, he took a very active part in politics, and perhaps there was no other local Republican more frequently consulted or influential than he in political affairs.
General Notes: Wife - Mary S. Bennett
from Brookville, Jefferson Co, PA