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Frances <I>Cox</I> Henderson

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Frances Cox Henderson

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
25 Jan 1897 (aged 76)
East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
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First Lady of Texas; She married J. Pinckney Henderson in London, England, in 1839, and became the first First Lady of Texas when he was elected the first Governor of the State of Texas, serving from 1846 to 1847. Her husband, who died in 1858, is buried in the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, Texas.
First Lady of Texas; She married J. Pinckney Henderson in London, England, in 1839, and became the first First Lady of Texas when he was elected the first Governor of the State of Texas, serving from 1846 to 1847. Her husband, who died in 1858, is buried in the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, Texas.


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