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WE are still working on this family--I found this on a 1997 message board..Hoping Larry Cox is still out there hunting.
Jane Martin
Jamesport, Mo (Amish country)
rugshop@grm.net
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The Mystery of Ruben Marion Henderson
Looking for information on Ruben Marion Henderson (sometimes spelled
Reuben). His history is somewhat mysterious. Information that he
passed on to his descendents after 1910: He lived in Illinois as a
young man. He attended Rush Medical College. He served as a surgeon
in the Civil War from Illinois. He lived several years in Missouri. He
was a country doctor, store owner, and postmaster in Hendersons Ferry,
Baxter Co Arkansas.
He was married to my great-grandmother, Nancy Jane Berry. She was his
second (or possibly 3rd) wife.
Modern day descendents all insist that he was well over 100 years old
when he died. The most repeated age was estimated at 102 to 104 by some
elderly aunts who had seen him while they were children. Yet, census
records indicate that he may have been 79 or 85 or 95 or 102. The
mystery is centered on his past in Illinois. If he was in fact as old
as descendents insist, then he lied about his age for a few census
periods. If he was older, then he apparently had five wives instead of
the four known about.
Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who
served in organizations from the state of Illinois:
Reuben M Henderson Co G 31 IL Infantry
The 1860 Saline Co IL census has Ruben M Henderson age 21 with wife
Edith age 22 (if this is him, this would be wife number one of four)
The 1870 Wayne Co MO census has Ruben Henderson age 29 born IL - Farmer
& Physician with wife Nancy J. Abadiah Henderson, apparently a younger
brother, was living with him. (this is the correct person)
The 1880 Baxter Co AR census shows him as Dr R.M. Henderson with wife
Nancy. It says both parents born KY & his profession was Doctor. (this
is the correct person)
The 1900 Baxter Co AR census AR shows him as Ruben M Henderson age 65
(married 35yrs). (this is the correct person and where I base his
birth date as March 20,1835)
Factors that indicate that he may well have been older as modern day
relatives insist:
1) Illinois land records show that Ruben M Henderson owned land in
Douglas Co IL in June 1850. (not sure if this is him)
2) The 1850 Coles Co IL census has Reuben Henderson age 32 born in TN.
(not sure if this is him)
3) The 1850 Johnson Co IL census has Reuben Henderson age 25 born in
IL. Wife was listed as Martha w/ daughter Jane. (not sure if this is
him, but if it is then Martha would have been wife #1 of 5 and he did
later name one daughter Martha and another Jane)
Descendants of Dr Ruben Marion Henderson
Ruben Marion Henderson b:Mar 20, 1835 IL d:1920 Wake AR Barry Cemetery
+Edith Unknownm: Bef 1860
*2nd Wife of Ruben Marion Henderson:
+Nancy Jane Berryb: Jan 1840 in TNm: Abt 1875
Father: John M Berry Mother: Emily C Unknown
children
1. Dolia "Dolly" Hendersonb: Abt 1869 in MO
+Charlie Tanner
2. Martha J Hendersonb: Feb 1872 in MO
William Hendersonb: Abt 1873 in MO
3. Tully / Trilia Hendersonb: Abt 1874 in MO
+Robert Lee Alley
Children of R and T Alley
Jannie Alley--Ruby Alley--Paul Henderson Alley
4. Elizabeth Jane Henderson b:Jul 1877 Henderson AR d:1909 AR
+Robert Bayless "Dee" Coxb:B.Mar 9, 1861 in GA d: Aft 1915
Austin F Hendersonb: Abt 1878 in AR
5. Genettie "Nettie" Henderson b: Aug 11, 1881 Henderson's Ferry
Baxter Co AR d:May 19, 1951
Springfield Greene Co MO
+John Franklin Cox b: Jan 7, 1864 in GA m:1902 Baxter Co AR
6. Austin F. B.1878
*3rd Wife of Ruben Marion Henderson:
+Unknown m. abt. 1905 (a heavy lady and they had no children)
*4th Wife of Ruben Marion Henderson:
+Lizzy Light Forrester m: Abt 1913 in Wake Arkansas
Zelda Henderson b: Abt 1917 in Henderson's Ferry AR
Does anyone recognize any of these Hendersons? I would like to find
his siblings or his parents.
Larry Cox jlarryc@ix.netcom.com ( this was posted in 1997)
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