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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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).

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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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laborer

saw mill

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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).
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*	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).

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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.