Church, Sarah Elizabeth

1845 - 1940  (95 years)

• Name	Church, Sarah Elizabeth
  		Sarah Elizabeth (Church) Henderson (1845-1940) Contributed by Les Higgason
  		Mamie and Sarah (Church) Caldwell Contributed by Wes and Jane Cannon
  Birth	16 Feb 1845	Meigs County, Ohio   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 09a 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 18, page 09a The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  		1930 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 04b 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 08, page 04b
  Reference Number	CHUR.S001
  _FGRAVE	18792731
  Death	17 Oct 1940	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 4]
  Burial	Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 4]
  		Headstone, Henderson, Sarah E.
  Person ID	I1622	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2026

  
  

  Father	Church, Alfred 'Bill',   b. 28 Aug 1813, Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine d. 6 Feb 1863, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Root, Jane Rose,   b. 24 Mar 1818, New York d. Aft 15 Jul 1865 (Age > 47 years)
  Marriage	Y  [5]
  Family ID	F1257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Vernon, Lampkin,   b. 1825, Ohio d. yes
  Children	+ 1. Vernon, Laura Wilmeana,   b. 13 Sep 1864   d. 3 Feb 1928 (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F21356	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

  Family 2	St. John, William W.,   b. UNKNOWN   d. Bef 1930
  Family ID	F1256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Henderson, Wiley L.,   b. 14 Mar 1828, Vermillion, La Salle County, Illinois d. 21 Nov 1879, Pittman, Illinois (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	26 Feb 1868	Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois
  		Marriage License, Wiley Henderson and Sarah Church Contributed by Les Higgason
  Age at Marriage	She : 23 years - He : 39 years and 11 months.
  Children	+ 1. Henderson, Ruth A.,   b. 11 Apr 1857, Illinois d. 28 Mar 1895 (Age 37 years) > 2. Henderson, Mary,   b. 11 Apr 1861   d. 1910 (Age 48 years)   3. Henderson, William,   b. 25 Feb 1869 + 4. Henderson, Rosa Marie 'Rose',   b. 1 Apr 1871, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois d. 18 Feb 1954, Beardstown, Cass County, Illinois (Age 82 years) > 5. Henderson, Dora N.,   b. 12 May 1874   d. 1 Jan 1971 (Age 96 years) + 6. Henderson, Charles Richard,   b. 7 Feb 1876, Wayne County, Illinois d. 8 Oct 1958, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 82 years) + 7. Henderson, Francis Marien,   b. 20 Jan 1879, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois d. 22 Nov 1965, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Feb 1845 - Meigs County, Ohio Marriage - 26 Feb 1868 - Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois Death - 17 Oct 1940 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Rosa and Sarah Henderson Contributed by Vickie Sue (Pemberton) McCracken (1960-2014)
  		Henderson Family You will notice in the photo titled Henderson Family fxd are 3 x’s on the border of the photo . The x on the extreme left of the photo is right above Jasper Henderson, Jasper is Wiley’s Henderson’s son, Jasper’s mother is Margaret. The x on the opposite side of the photo is that of Charles Henderson, Charles is Wiley’s son as…
  		Sarah Elizabeth Church and Rose Caldwell Henderson Contributed by Wes and Jane Cannon

  
  

• Sources

  [S1152] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Henderson, Sarah E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18792731/sarah-elizabeth-henderson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1149] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 18, page 9a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S877] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 08, page 4b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S489] Coy D. Taylor, Wiley and Sarah (Church) Henderson Web-site, (https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cst/taylor/wiley.htm) (Reliability: 2). [S343] Richland County Genealogical and Historical Society, Olney, Illinois, 1920 Federal Census, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois, (1994 Edition), Page 132, Family #60, none. (Reliability: 2).