I am searching for anyone who knows or knew Mrs. V. D. Campbell (living in Burlington, NC as of 1970). Mrs. Campbell was the person last known to own the Henderson family Bible which belonged to Obediah Henderson b. 1799, son of Isaac Henderson b. 1753, who was in turn the son of Argalus / Argaleus Henderson b. ca. 1727 of Chatham (formerly Orange) County, NC.
According to my aunt Thelma Henderson Schoolfield: "The Henderson family Bible exists, printed in 1815 and containing recorded births in the 1700’s. It is owned by Mrs. V. D. Campbell, 1144 Church Street, Burlington, N. C. (1970). Mrs. Campbell’s ancestor, Obediah Henderson, gained possession of the Bible at his mother’s sale of household property following her death (Henrietta Henderson). It has remained in that branch of the family since."
If anyone knows of Mrs. V. D. Campbell or any of her relatives or descendants, or what Mrs. Campbell did with the Bible after 1970, please contact me (Laura Henderson) at genealogy@laurahenderson.com. I am trying to prove my line back to Argalus Henderson and this Bible is the "missing link" that I seek.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Saturday, December 12, 2009
New Information on the Baltimore Hendersons (G1-K0961)
We've made some significant progress on the Baltimore Hendersons since first learning of their relationship to the G1 Family Group. Credit goes to Carol B. for inviting cousin Joyce E. to share her excellent research with the group. Joyce has been working on the G1-K096 (Baltimore) family for many years and has traced the line back to John W. Henderson, born in Scotland (or possibly Ireland)...OR...Alexandria VA...OR...Baltimore MD. The trick now is to find out which place!
A cursory examination of the book Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Baltimore 1820-1834 (transcribed by Elizabeth P. Bentley, edited by Michael Tepper) shows sixty Henderson immigrants. All but seven of these Henderson immigrants are listed as having come from Ireland, but there is no way to be sure which of the John Hendersons (if any) on this list might be our John W. Henderson. (Three of the seven non-Irish Hendersons are Johns). I will blog more about this resource in my next entry.
According to Joyce's work, John W. Henderson married Kiturah/Keturah Bowen on 31 July 1827 in Baltimore, Maryland. Their large family appears regularly throughout mid-to-late 19th century Baltimore census records, but those records appear to indicate that John W. died prior to 1850.
I am currently working on inputting Joyce's notes into my database and will add a summary of information on this line as soon as I have had a chance to absorb and summarize the implications of what I learn there.
A cursory examination of the book Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Baltimore 1820-1834 (transcribed by Elizabeth P. Bentley, edited by Michael Tepper) shows sixty Henderson immigrants. All but seven of these Henderson immigrants are listed as having come from Ireland, but there is no way to be sure which of the John Hendersons (if any) on this list might be our John W. Henderson. (Three of the seven non-Irish Hendersons are Johns). I will blog more about this resource in my next entry.
According to Joyce's work, John W. Henderson married Kiturah/Keturah Bowen on 31 July 1827 in Baltimore, Maryland. Their large family appears regularly throughout mid-to-late 19th century Baltimore census records, but those records appear to indicate that John W. died prior to 1850.
I am currently working on inputting Joyce's notes into my database and will add a summary of information on this line as soon as I have had a chance to absorb and summarize the implications of what I learn there.
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