Henderson, D. W.

HENDERSON, WALKER, ALLEN

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Date: 5/25/2021 at 15:21:37

D. W. Henderson, farmer and stock-dealer, resides on section 23, Oregon Township, where he owns 180 acres of land which is under a high state of cultivation, with a neat residence and commodious outbuildings. He was born in East Tennessee, May 2, 1835, and is the son of John J. and Margaret (Walker) Henderson, both of whom are natives of Tennessee, the former being of Scotch-Irish descent. The family came to Washington County in 1856, and settled on the farm now owned by our subject. The father died April 7, 1872, aged sixty-two, and the mother in 1844.

The parental family consisted of four children, three now living, the subject of this sketch being the oldest; Alexander, the second child, is a farmer residing in this county, and Mary J. lives with her brother, D. W. Some time after the death of his wife, John J. Henderson married Nancy Esther Allen, by whom he had three children: Margaret A., deceased; Melinda E., the wife of S. A. Sands, of this county, and Esther Caroline, the wife of J. N. Sands, also of this county. On coming to Washington County he purchased 160 acres, and at his death left 200 acres of the fine land. On his death the county lost one of its best citizens, and the family a kind and indulgent father.

The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm and adopted that occupation as his business through life. At present he is engaged in farming and handling stock. He is a member of the United Presbyterian Church, and in politics is a Republican.

Source: Portrait and Biographical Album of Washington County, Iowa (1887). Excerpt from Biographical Sketch of D. W. Henderson, page 449.