Harriet Henderson, 1820-1892

HENDERSON, RUFF, ANDERSON

Posted By: Sharyl Ferrall
Date: 5/10/2005 at 14:32:07

DIED. On Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 10th, Mrs. Harriet HENDERSON passed to her reward, after an illness of only a few days. She was the widow of Thomas HENDERSON, who was killed in the battle of Shiloh, and the mother of E. T. and W. A. HENDERSON, and Mrs. RUFF and Mrs. ANDERSON, the former of whom arrived before her mother died.

~Postville Review, 2/13/1892

Died.
Harriet Henderson, widow of Thomas Henderson, Jr., died at her home in Postville, Iowa, February 10th, 1892. Mrs. Henderson was born in Banoffshire, Scotland, January, 1820. She taught school in her native land from 1840 to 1846. She was married to Thomas Henderson, Jr., May 26th, 1846, and removed to the United States the same year. They lived on a farm in Fayette Co., near Postville. On the breaking out of our Civil war her husband entered the army in 1861 to aid, as he firmly believed, in destroying the greatest curse of our age and country -- slavery. He was killed in the great batle of Shiloh, April 6, 1862. Since that memorable day the subject of our sketch devoted herself to the care of her small family. She was a member of the Baptist church in Postville during the existence of that society, and subsequently attended the M.E. church during the remainder of her days. Rev. E.J. Lockwood, pastor of the M.E. church, conducted the funeral service with an appropriate sermon from the 15th verse of the 17th Psalm.

~Postville Review, 2/20/1892

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Added by Reid R. Johnson 1/6/2013:

Postville Graphic, Thur., 18 Feb. 1892.

The death of Mrs. Thos. Henderson occurred on the 10th inst. at her residence in this city. She was an old and highly esteemed citizen. Her husband fell in the battle at Shiloh and was the veteran for whose memory Thos. Henderson Post of the G.A.R. of this city - since disbanded - was named. Congressman D. H. Henderson was a brother-in-law of the deceased.