HENDERSON, Robert (1840-1928)

HENDERSON

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 9/5/2020 at 22:42:00

Robert Henderson
(January 23, 1840 - January 17, 1928)

Ida County Pioneer, Ida Grove, Iowa, Wed., Jan 21, 1925, p.1
Here's First List of Citizens Who Are Over Eighty
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Henderson of Ida Grove, before the end of the present month, will celebrate their 85th and 84th birthdays respectively. When they observed their golden wedding anniversary on October 20, 1923 the Pioneer printed the following facts concerning their lives: “Robert Henderson was born January 23, 1840 and his wife, Mary Stout, was born January 29, 1841. They were both born in Dunrossness parish, Scotland and married there October 20, 1863. They came to America in 1871, locating in Chicago. They moved into Ida County in 1880 and for nine years lived on a farm in Battle Township, then moving to Ida Grove. They have been honored and respected citizens, as well as staunch supporters of the Presbyterian Church, as long as their years permitted. They have five children: Henry and Andrew in Battle Township, Mrs. Agnes Bell of Des Moines, Mrs. Maggie Fair of Battle Township, and Robert Henderson Jr. in Texas. They also have 15 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.”