"Unaware of Nearness of the Malheur River. Leaving Independence, Missouri, in May 1852, Mr. Henderson and Companion Name Unknown, Had Completed Only Part of the Journey When Their Team Died. They Were Compelled to Continue on Foot Carrying Their Few Possessions. The Twenty Miles of Desert Separating the Snake and Malheur Rivers Proved too Great a Struggle for the Weary Travelers."
"Unaware of Nearness of the Malheur River. Leaving Independence, Missouri, in May 1852, Mr. Henderson and Companion Name Unknown, Had Completed Only Part of the Journey When Their Team Died. They Were Compelled to Continue on Foot Carrying Their Few Possessions. The Twenty Miles of Desert Separating the Snake and Malheur Rivers Proved too Great a Struggle for the Weary Travelers."
Family Members
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Martha Ann Henderson Horn
1823–1860
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Martin "Uncle Mart" Henderson
1826–1917
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William Jackson Henderson
1831–1929
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Cynthia Jane Henderson Brumfield
1832–1900
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Lewis Melvin Henderson
1838–1929
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Harriet Reid Henderson Mulkey
1842–1869
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Keziah Emaly Henderson Gibbs
1843–1912
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James Perman Goulden Henderson
1848–1933
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