Thomas Alfred HENDERSON & Emma Verdella STRAUB & Gertrude Olive RUSSELL.

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Thomas Alfred HENDERSON
Emma Verdella STRAUB
Gertrude Olive RUSSELL

Husband: Thomas Alfred HENDERSON
Birth: 4 Sep 1889, Star, Ada Co., ID
Death: 29 Aug 1964, Coquille, Coos Co., OR
Disposition: buried 31 Aug 1964, Ocean View Memorial Gardens, Empire, Coos Co., OR
Occupation: laborer
Father: born in PA
Mother: born in IA

Marriage-1: 30 Jun 1912, Linn Co., OR

Wife-1: Emma Verdella STRAUB
Birth: 18 Sep 1890, Franklin Twp., Snyder Co., PA
Death (in the great influenza pandemic): 14 Nov 1918, Heyburn, Minidoka Co., ID
Disposition: buried Riverside Cemetery, Heyburn, Minidoka Co., ID
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Sopharus H. STRAUB
Mother: Margaret HOFFER

Marriage-2: aft. 1930 census

Wife-2: Gertrude "Gertie" Olive RUSSELL
Birth: 17 Dec 1892, Sweet Home Pct., Linn Co., OR
Death: 17 Apr 1988, Brookings, Curry Co., OR
Occupation: homemaker
Other Spouse: m1. Emmett ARRELL / ARREL (b. 1889/90, MN); ended in divorce
Children: four, surnamed ARRELL
Father: Oliver Henry RUSSELL (1858-1933) or OR; s/o Newton RUSSELL (1813-1890) of NY & Susan Laurilla POWELL (1827-1908) of OH
Mother: Grace LANGDON (1870-1900s) of MO

Children with Emma Verdella STRAUB:

1. Winnie Mary HENDERSON, b. 12 Apr 1913, Coburg, Lane Co., OR; m. Earl Manley STEWARD (1901-1980)
2. Elmer Alvin HENDERSON-JENNINGS, b. 6 Dec 1914, Florence, Lane Co., OR; d. 5 Jul 1966; last residence Cathlamet, Wahkiakum Co., WA
3. Thomas Alfred HENDERSON, Jr., b. 11 Jul 1916, Brownsville, Linn Co., OR; d. 29 Nov 1985, Eugene, Lane Co., OR; m. Leone Rose ABBOTT (1920-1981)
4. Vivian Verdella HENDERSON, b. 10 Nov 1918, Heyburn, Minidoka Co., ID; d. 7 Jul 1984, Santa Cruz Co., CA; m. John Dale JOHNS (1906-1969)
5. (Son) HENDERSON, b. 10 Nov 1918, Heyburn, Minidoka Co., ID; d. there 14 Nov 1918

Children with Gertrude Olive RUSSELL:

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Sources:

1. State of Oregon. 19__. Oregon Marriage Index, 1906-20. Oregon Health Division, Center for Health Statistics, Portland, OR (online at Ancestry.com):

Thomas Alfred Henderson 30 Jun 1912 Linn County

Emma Verdilla Stroub 30 Jun 1912 Linn County

What a screwed up database. The brides and grooms are not matched up; so, unless you already know who married whom, you won't be able to put them together!

2. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

3. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find Thomas. Gertrude RUSSELL (æ 7, b. Dec 1892, OR/OR/MO) is living in Sweet Home Pct., Linn Co., OR (p. 57B), with her parents, Oliver H. RUSSEL (æ 42, b. Apr 1858, OR/NY/OH) and Grace (æ 30, b. Mar 1870, MO/MO/MO), plus siblings.

4. 1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find Thomas. Gertrude RUSSELL (æ 17, b. OR/OR/MO) is living in Foster Pct., Linn Co., OR (p. 50B), with her widowed father, Oliver H. RUSSELL (æ 52, b. OR/NY/OH), plus two siblings.

5a. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find Thomas.

5b. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #8 of 16): Irish Bend, Monroe Pct., Benton Co., OR, Roll T625_1491 (Book 2), p. 113B, SN 4B, SD 1, ED 12, enumerated 15 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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* Fm 89 89 Herron Josiah H Head O F M W 49 M Y Y OR Ireland IL Y Farmer General OA 41

______ Lettie Wife F W 46 M Y Y OR OH OR Y none

______ Cleland Son M W 17 S Y Y Y OR OR OR Y none

______ Vernaita Dau F W 15 S Y Y Y OR OR OR Y none

______ Raymond Son M W 9 S Y Y Y OR OR OR none

Fm 90 90 Henderson Winnie Adopted Dau F W 6 S Y OR OR KS none

_________ Alfred Adopted Son M W 3 6/12 S OR OR KS none

_________ Vivian Adopted Dau F W 1 3/12 S ID OR KS none

*Irish Bend

5c. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10 of 16): Irish Bend, Monroe Pct., Penton Co., OR, Roll T625_1491 (Book 2), p. 114B, SN 5B, SD 1, eD 12, enumerated 19 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 17 18 19 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29

* Fm 116 116 Jennings Otto K Head R M W 32 M Y Y MI PA PA Y Farmer General OA 60

________ Mary Wife F W 26 M Y Y SD IL IA Y None

________ Elmer A Adopted Son M W 5 S OR US US None

________ Joseph A Father M W 65 Wd Y Y PA Ire Eng OH Y Carpenter House W

*Irish Bend

5d. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Gertrude ARRELL (æ 27, b. OR/OR/MO) and her husband, Emmett ARRELL (æ 30, b. MN/MN/MN), are living in Floras Creek Pct., Curry Co., OR (p. 271A), plus three children.

6a. 1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 16): 250 ____, Coquille City, Coos Co., OR, Roll 1942, p. 207A, SN 4A, ED 6-42, SD 6, enumerated 4 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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250 73 76 Henderson Thomas A Head R 25 R N M W 40 Wd Y Y ID PA IA Y laborer saw mill W Y N

_________ Winnie M Dau F W 16 S Y Y OR ID PA Y none

_________ Thomas A Jr Son M W 13 S Y Y OR ID PA Y none

_________ Vivian Dau F W 11 S Y Y ID ID PA Y none

For whatever reason, Winnie was enumerated twice, once here, with her widowed father, and again, with her maternal grandparents (see next source).

6b. 1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 12): 425 N 12th [St.?], Corvalis (Ward 3, Precinct 13), Benton Co., OR, p. 95A, SN 3A, ED 2-17, SD 6, enumerated 3 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 30

* 425 61 63 Straub P.H. Head O 4000 R N M W 78? M 25 N Y PA PA PA Y Janitor Church W Y N

______ Margaret Wife F W 69 M 23 N Y PA PA PA Y None

Henderson Winnie granddau F W 16 S Y Y OR OR KS Y None

*N 12th [St?]

"P.H. STRAUB" is Emma's father, Sopharus "Pharus" H. STRAUB.

6c. 1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 13): Monroe Pct., Benton Co., OR, Roll 1939 (Book 2), p. 135A, SN 5A, ED 2-25, SD 6, enumerated 25 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 30 32

119 121 Jennings Otto K Head O Y M W 42 M 26 N Y MI PA PA Y Farmer General farm E Y N 89

_______ Mary Wife F W 36 M 21 N Y SD IL IA Y None

_______ Elmer A Adopted son M W 15 S Y Y OR US US Y None

_______ Helen G Dau F W 8 S Y OR SD OR None

6d. 1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Gertie O. ARREL (æ 37, b. OR/OR/MO, divorced) is living in Coquille City, Coos Co., OR (p. 207A), with her four children.

7. Oregon Death Index, 1903-98 (online at Ancestry.com):

Name County Death Date Certificate Birth Date Age Spouse

HENDERSON, Thomas A Coos 29 Aug 1964 10892 74 Gertie

HENDERSON, Gertie Olive Curry 17 Apr 1988 88-08160 17 Dec 1892 96 Thomas

HENDERSON, Thomas Alf Lane 29 Nov 1985 85-22101 11 Jul 1916 69 Leone

8. SSDI: Social Security Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com):

Name Birth Death Last Residence Last Benefit SSN Issued Post-em

Elmer JENNINGS 06 Dec 1914 Jul 1966 98612 (Cathlamet, Wahkiakum, WA) (none specfied) 540-07-9622 OR No

9. CADI: California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online at RootsWeb.com and Ancestry.com):

Last
Name First
Name Middle Birth Date Father
Last Sex Birth
Place Death Place
(County) Death Date SSN Age Post-em

JOHNS Vivian V 11/11/1918 HENDERSON F ID Santa Cruz 07/07/1984 544-05-4128 65 Yes

10. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18. Microfilm Series M1509 (4277 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC (card images and index online at Ancestry.com):

Microfilm Roll: 1851980

1 Name in full | Age in yrs: Thomas Alfred Henderson | 27

2 Home Address: Alpine Oregon

3 Date of Birth: September 4, 1889

4 Are you (1) a natural born citizen… Natural born Citizen

5 Where were you born: Star, Idaho, USA

6 If not a citizen, of what country…

7 What is your present trade, occupation… laborer

8 By whom employed:

Where employed:

9 Have you [dependents]?: wife and three children

10 Married or Single | Race: married | Caucasian

11 What military service have you had? none

12 Do you claim exemption from draft? Just recovering from operation
for appendicitus and support of family

Signature: Thomas Alfard Henderson

1 Height (tall, medium, short): medium

Build (slender, medium, stout): slender

2 Color of Eyes | Color of Hair | Bald?: brown | brown | no

3 Physically Disabled:

Date of Registration: June 2 1917

Draft Board: Alpine Pct., Benton Co., Oregon
[Registered at Corvallis Hospital on request for reason that the said Thomas Alfred Henderson is sick and unable to go to registration place.]

11. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

Oliver Henry RUSSELL
Birth: 23 Apr 1858, Sweet Home, Linn, Or
Death: 19 Feb 1933, Sweet Home, Linn, Or
Father: Newton RUSSELL (1813-1890); Mother: Susan Laurilla POWELL (1827-1908)
Marriage: 25 Dec 1891, Linn, Oregon
Spouse: Grace LANGDON
Death: 26 Dec 1902
Source: patron submission

12. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

13. Email and GEDCOM from descendant, Sue Steward.

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