Henderson, Charles Richard

1876 - 1958  (82 years)

• Name	Henderson, Charles Richard
  		Charles Richard Henderson (1876-1958) Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Charles Richard Henderson (1876-1958) Contributed by Les Higgason
  		Francis Henderson, Charles Henderson, Dora Trotter Photo taken in Feb 1954 while they were attending Rosa (Henderson) Caldwell’s funeral. Contributed by Les Higgason
  		Francis Henderson, Jasper Henderson, Charles Henderson Contributed by Les Higgason
  Birth	7 Feb 1876	Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 04a 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 08, page 04a
  Reference Number	HEND.C001
  _FGRAVE	18792741
  Death	8 Oct 1958	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3, 4, 5]
  	Charles Richard Henderson, the son of Wiley and Sarah Church Henderson, was born Feb. 7, 1876, in Wayne County, Illinois. He was united in marriage to Maggie ( Herdes ) Henderson, Dec. 2, 1903. To this union were born seven children, four of whom survive, two sons, Eugene and George Elmo of Clay City, and two daughters, Mae Dobbs of Cisne, and Blanche Staley of Fairfield. He also leaves his wife, Maggie; one sister, Dora Trotter, Beardstown, Ill.; one brother, Francis M. Henderson of Clay City; 21 grandchildren and 26 great-granchildren. Charles Henderson's mother is Sarah ( Church ) Henderson, Charles's father is Wiley Henderson, Wiley is buried at Madden Cemetery. I think Maggie is his wife. I believe Maggie's maiden name is Herdes . The R. in his name is for Richard
  Burial	Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [4, 5]
  		Headstone, Henderson, Maggie and Charles R.
  Person ID	I1651	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Herdes - Minard Joseph Herdes and Mary Ann Minard Descendants
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2026

  
  

  Father	Henderson, Wiley L.,   b. 14 Mar 1828, Vermillion, La Salle County, Illinois d. 21 Nov 1879, Pittman, Illinois (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Church, Sarah Elizabeth,   b. 16 Feb 1845, Meigs County, Ohio d. 17 Oct 1940, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	26 Feb 1868	Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois
  		Marriage License, Wiley Henderson and Sarah Church Contributed by Les Higgason
  Age at Marriage	He : 39 years and 11 months - She : 23 years.
  Family ID	F390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Herdes, Margaret 'Maggie',   b. 27 Jan 1884, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 21 Jul 1973, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Henderson, James Monroe 'Jim',   b. 1 Sep 1904, Illinois d. 23 Jul 1956, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 51 years) + 2. Henderson, Eugene Melvin,   b. 16 Feb 1906, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 Jul 1978, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 72 years)   3. Henderson, Lena Urcle,   b. 27 Aug 1907   d. 27 Aug 1907 (Age 0 years) + 4. Henderson, Lucy Mae,   b. 31 Dec 1908   d. 24 Nov 1969, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 60 years)   5. Henderson, Everett O.,   b. 1912   d. 1923 (Age 11 years) + 6. Henderson, George Elmo,   b. 3 Aug 1914, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 May 1993, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 78 years) + 7. Henderson, Blanche Wanda,   b. 11 Apr 1923, Clay County, Illinois d. 5 Jan 1973, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F1272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Feb 1876 - Wayne County, Illinois Death - 8 Oct 1958 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  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…

  
  

• Notes

  Charles Richard Henderson, the son of Wiley and Sarah Church Henderson, was born Feb. 7, 1876, in Wayne County, Illinois. He was united in marriage to Maggie ( Herdes ) Henderson, Dec. 2, 1903. To this union were born seven children, four of whom survive, two sons, Eugene and George Elmo of Clay City, and two daughters, Mae Dobbs of Cisne, and Blanche Staley of Fairfield. He also leaves his wife, Maggie; one sister, Dora Trotter, Beardstown, Ill.; one brother, Francis M. Henderson of Clay City; 21 grandchildren and 26 great-granchildren. Charles Henderson's mother is Sarah ( Church ) Henderson, Charles's father is Wiley Henderson, Wiley is buried at Madden Cemetery. I think Maggie is his wife. I believe Maggie's maiden name is Herdes . The R. in his name is for Richard

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 08, page 4a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S488] Mabel Cannon [janecannon@verizon.net], e-mail to Carl W. Gray, "Re: Rosa Marie Henderson help", 28 June 2009, 10:15 am, (e-mail to Carl W. Gray, "Re: Rosa Marie Henderson help", 28 June 2009, 10:15 am), none. (Reliability: 2). [S489] Coy D. Taylor, Wiley and Sarah (Church) Henderson Web-site, (https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cst/taylor/wiley.htm) (Reliability: 2). [S1161] Coy D. Taylor, Charles R and Maggie (Herdes) Henderson (Web-site), (https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cst/taylor/charles.htm) (Reliability: 2). [S1162] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Henderson, Maggie and Charles R., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18792741), none. (Reliability: 2).