Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 946
PETER C. HENDERSON

Peter C. HENDERSON, became a pioneer of Harrison County in April, 1853, accompanying his parents to this county, and at first settled on section 24, in Jefferson Township, buying a little Mormon hut and entering land on sections 24 and 25, remaining there about one year, then removed to section 25, near where his father now lives.

He was born in Illinois January 3, 1843; his parents were James W., and Elizabeth M. (PETERS) HENDERSON. Our subject is the eldest of child in a family of twelve. He attended school in Illinois, also in Harrison County, and was married May 12, 1872 to Amanda BILLETER, a native of Indiana and the daughter of William and Mary Ann (WELLS) BILLETER, she being the eldest of a family of nine children. Our subject and his wife are the parents of nine children.

Our subject remained at his parents’ home until he had reached the years of his majority and then commenced working out by the month, on a farm, but being convinced that there was a more rapid road to financial success than by this farm labor, he began buying calves and the second year he commenced farming for himself, and in 1869 bought land on section 13, of Jefferson Township, which he held three years and then exchanged the same for a part of his present place; he moved into the latter in 1874, where he has made substantial improvements providing his place with a fine growing orchard, etc.

In 1869 he went to Saunders County, Neb., and there pre-empted a piece of land, remaining there for two years traded his land to an old soldier, simply getting pay for the improvements he had put on the same.

J. W. HENDERSON, the father of our subject, was born in Ohio February 10, 1817, and was the son of James and Mary (WHITE) HENDERSON who came to Greene County, Ill. He started for himself when he was married, March 30, 1842, is wife being Elizabeth M. PETEERS by whom twelve children were born. There has never been a death under this family’s roof but two daughters died away from home after growing to womanhood.

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