Ohio Family Group Sheet for the William E. HENRY I Family

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Husband: William E. HENRY
Birthdate: 25 DEC 1794
Birthplace: England
Death date: 28 APR 1846
Place of death: Dry Grove Twp, McLean Co. IL
Burial: in East Twin Grove Cemetery, McLean CO IL
Father:
Mother:

Marriage date: 13 MAY 1819
Marriage place: Oxford, Butler Co OH, Rev Thos Crockwell

Wife: Mary "Polly" BEELER
Birthdate: 05 OCT 1797
Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky
Death date: 26 JUL 1881
Place of death: Dry Grove Twp. McLean Co. Il
Burial: in East Twin Grove Cemetery, McLean CO IL
Father: SAMUEL WASHINGTON BEELER SR.
Mother: MARY GRAVES

CHILDREN

Child 1: WILLIAM E. HENRY II
Sex: M
Birthdate: 06 FEB 1819 in Oxford, Butler Co. Ohio
Death date: 20 AUG 1895 in Twin Grove, McLean Co. IL
Burial: 22 AUG 1895 in East Twin Grove Cemetery, McLean CO IL
Spouses' names: MARY E. SNELL b. 02 APR 1824 d. 22 FEB 1899
Marriage date: 25 NOV 1844 in Knox Co IL

Child 2: GEORGE WASHINGTON HENRY
Sex: M
Birthdate: 27 JUN 1825 in Oxford, Butler Co. Ohio
Death date: 26 MAR 1916 in Dry Grove Twp, McLean Co. IL
Burial: in East Twin Grove Cemetery, McLean CO IL
Spouses' names: HARRIET SUSAN BUSH b. 27 MAY 1830 d. 03 MAR 1887
Marriage date: 23 OCT 1851 in Dry Grove Twp, McLean Co IL

Child 3: MARY ELIZABETH HENRY
Sex: F
Birthdate: 23 MAR 1828 in Oxford, Butler Co. Ohio
Death date: 07 JAN 1901 in Dry Grove Twp, McLean Co. IL
Burial: in East Twin Grove Cemetery
Spouses' names: SAMUEL H. BROWN b. 12 AUG 1815 d. 05 JUN 1898
Marriage date: 25 DEC 1850 in McLean Co IL Book C Page 34

Child 4: EDWARD HENRY I
Sex: M
Birthdate:
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Child 5: JOHN WESLEY HENRY
Sex: M
Birthdate: 05 JUL 1832 in Oxford, Butler Co. Ohio
Death date: 08 JAN 1926 in Yale, Iowa
Burial: in East Twin Grove Cemetery, McLean CO IL
Spouses' names: HANNAH V. McALESTER b. 05 JUN 1833 d. 05 SEP 1869
Marriage date: 11 NOV 1858 in McLean Co IL Book C Page 470

Child 6: CAROLINE HENRY
Sex: F
Birthdate: (details excluded)
Death date:
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Spouses' names: JOHN D. HAMILTON
Marriage date:

Child 7: JULIET (JULIA) HENRY
Sex: F
Birthdate: (details excluded)
Death date:
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Spouses' names: RUSH W. GRAHAM
Marriage date:

Documentation:
William E. HENRY
* Occupation Farmer
* Immigrated to Baltimore MD when a young man.
* During the War of 1812, he served on the privateer "Joseph and Mary"; was taken prisoner when that vessel was captured by the British 25-NOV-1812; escaped near Jamaica by cutting a hole in the side of the ship and returned to the US.
* He enlisted in the 1st Rifle Battalion (Pinkney's) Maryland Militia as a private in Captain Edward Aisquith's Company of Riflemen and served from 19 Aug to 18 Oct 1814. This information is from the National Archives and from the biography of his son George Washington Henry.

Mary BEELER
* On 21-Apr-1879, 2 years before her death, a jury found Mary Beeler to be a distracted person and appointed a conservator. This and other data is on file with her will.
* Marriage date verified by Probate Court 12 Mar 1879

WILLIAM E. HENRY II
* Occupation Farmer
* The will is in Box 151 Case 5105; McLean Co IL County Office Building.

GEORGE WASHINGTON HENRY
* Occupation Carpenter

MARY ELIZABETH HENRY
* Will was filed 14 JAN 1901 in Box 211 Case 6305 McLean Co Office Bldg

JOHN WESLEY HENRY
* Occupation Farmer
* John Wesley Henry died intestate on Friday 08 Jan 1926. His final papers are deposited in Box 630 Case 15650 in the McLean Co IL county office building in Bloomington, IL. See separate file which list 2 daughters and 11 grandchildren as the only heirs. Will was filed 22 APR 1926.