Henderson, Eugene Melvin

1906 - 1978  (72 years)

• Name	Henderson, Eugene Melvin
  Birth	16 Feb 1906	Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (Township), page 1a The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  Occupation	Farmer, Highway Commissioner  [3]
  Reference Number	HEND.E004
  Death	7 Jul 1978	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 4]
  Burial	Zif Cemetery, Enterprise, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Henderson, Velma B. and Eugene M.
  Person ID	I16935	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Herdes - Minard Joseph Herdes and Mary Ann Minard Descendants, Stanford - Emmott John Thomas Stanford and Bathsheba Austin 'Bessie' Emmott Descendants, Stanford - Kenley David Stanford and Amanda J. Kenley Descendants, Stanford - Wickersham David Stanford and Rebecca L. Wickersham Descendants
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Henderson, Charles Richard,   b. 7 Feb 1876, Wayne County, Illinois d. 8 Oct 1958, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Herdes, Maggie,   b. 27 Jan 1884, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 21 Jul 1973, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Y  [5]
  Family ID	F1272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bissey, Velma Blanche,   b. 16 May 1905, Wayne County, Illinois d. 24 Oct 1998, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	6 Nov 1924  [1, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He was 18 years and 9 months - She was 19 years and 6 months.
  Children	1. Henderson, A.P.   2. Henderson, Elmo Eugene,   b. Nov 1931   d. Nov 1931 (Age 0 years)   3. Henderson, Catharine Louise,   b. Nov 1932   d. Jan 1933 (Age 0 years)   4. Henderson, M.R. + 5. Henderson, Richard 'Ray',   b. 1 Apr 1939, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 29 Apr 2007, Swansea, St. Clair, Illinois (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F7554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Feb 1906 - Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Death - 7 Jul 1978 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Zif Cemetery, Enterprise, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4095] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Henderson, Velma B. and Eugene M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19223559/velma-b.-henderson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16069] 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (Township), page 1a (Reliability: 3). [S2641] Coy D. Taylor, The Life and Times of Eugene Melvin Henderson and Velma Blanche Bissey (Web-site), (Coy D. Taylor, http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cst/taylor/eandv.htm) (Reliability: 2). [S4097] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Henderson, Richard "Ray", 68, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19234304), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1160] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 08, page 4a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S4096] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 1, page 1a, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/M-T0627-00769-00087?ssrc=&backlabel=Return) (Reliability: 3).