Hester Ann "Hettie" Smith was born July 20, 1832 in Noble Twp, Shelby County, Indiana the daughter of James & Margaret (Jones) Smith.
Feb 22, 1849 at the age of 16, Hester married Joseph W. Hendrickson in Shelby County, Indiana. To this union 8 children were born:
1) Sarah Margaret (Hendrickson) Youngman (1851–1927)
2) Thomas H Hendrickson (1854–1932)
3) Malinda (Hendrickson) Brooks (1856–1938)
4) Mildred "Millie" (Hendrickson) Mount Spellman (1859–1945)
5) James Hendrickson (1861–1873)
6) William H Hendrickson (1864–1865)
7) Benjamin Joseph Hendrickson (1865–1960)
8) Almira A "Mira" (Hendrickson) Miller (1868–1908)
Hester died Oct 2, 1873 most likely in Tipton County, Indiana. She & Joseph had lived in Tipton County since at least 1860 and had buried there son James Hendrickson @ Jackson Cemetery in Tipton in July 1873 just 3 months before Hester passed away. Hester was buried near her parents on her parents plot in Shelby County, the County where she was born and raised.
MARKER INSCRIPTION:
"Hettie Hendrickson"
"Wife of Jos. Hendrickson"
"Born July 20, 1832"
"Died Oct 2, 1873"
Feb 22, 1849 at the age of 16, Hester married Joseph W. Hendrickson in Shelby County, Indiana. To this union 8 children were born:
1) Sarah Margaret (Hendrickson) Youngman (1851–1927)
2) Thomas H Hendrickson (1854–1932)
3) Malinda (Hendrickson) Brooks (1856–1938)
4) Mildred "Millie" (Hendrickson) Mount Spellman (1859–1945)
5) James Hendrickson (1861–1873)
6) William H Hendrickson (1864–1865)
7) Benjamin Joseph Hendrickson (1865–1960)
8) Almira A "Mira" (Hendrickson) Miller (1868–1908)
Hester died Oct 2, 1873 most likely in Tipton County, Indiana. She & Joseph had lived in Tipton County since at least 1860 and had buried there son James Hendrickson @ Jackson Cemetery in Tipton in July 1873 just 3 months before Hester passed away. Hester was buried near her parents on her parents plot in Shelby County, the County where she was born and raised.
MARKER INSCRIPTION:
"Hettie Hendrickson"
"Wife of Jos. Hendrickson"
"Born July 20, 1832"
"Died Oct 2, 1873"
Hester Ann "Hettie" Smith was born July 20, 1832 in Noble Twp, Shelby County, Indiana the daughter of James & Margaret (Jones) Smith.
Feb 22, 1849 at the age of 16, Hester married Joseph W. Hendrickson in Shelby County, Indiana. To this union 8 children were born:
1) Sarah Margaret (Hendrickson) Youngman (1851–1927)
2) Thomas H Hendrickson (1854–1932)
3) Malinda (Hendrickson) Brooks (1856–1938)
4) Mildred "Millie" (Hendrickson) Mount Spellman (1859–1945)
5) James Hendrickson (1861–1873)
6) William H Hendrickson (1864–1865)
7) Benjamin Joseph Hendrickson (1865–1960)
8) Almira A "Mira" (Hendrickson) Miller (1868–1908)
Hester died Oct 2, 1873 most likely in Tipton County, Indiana. She & Joseph had lived in Tipton County since at least 1860 and had buried there son James Hendrickson @ Jackson Cemetery in Tipton in July 1873 just 3 months before Hester passed away. Hester was buried near her parents on her parents plot in Shelby County, the County where she was born and raised.
MARKER INSCRIPTION:
"Hettie Hendrickson"
"Wife of Jos. Hendrickson"
"Born July 20, 1832"
"Died Oct 2, 1873"
Feb 22, 1849 at the age of 16, Hester married Joseph W. Hendrickson in Shelby County, Indiana. To this union 8 children were born:
1) Sarah Margaret (Hendrickson) Youngman (1851–1927)
2) Thomas H Hendrickson (1854–1932)
3) Malinda (Hendrickson) Brooks (1856–1938)
4) Mildred "Millie" (Hendrickson) Mount Spellman (1859–1945)
5) James Hendrickson (1861–1873)
6) William H Hendrickson (1864–1865)
7) Benjamin Joseph Hendrickson (1865–1960)
8) Almira A "Mira" (Hendrickson) Miller (1868–1908)
Hester died Oct 2, 1873 most likely in Tipton County, Indiana. She & Joseph had lived in Tipton County since at least 1860 and had buried there son James Hendrickson @ Jackson Cemetery in Tipton in July 1873 just 3 months before Hester passed away. Hester was buried near her parents on her parents plot in Shelby County, the County where she was born and raised.
MARKER INSCRIPTION:
"Hettie Hendrickson"
"Wife of Jos. Hendrickson"
"Born July 20, 1832"
"Died Oct 2, 1873"
Gravesite Details
Hettie is buried between her sisters Kiziah (Smith) Boyer & Mary Smith, which is in same section & row as their parents James & Margaret Smith. Stone standing but barely legible. Verifed facts w/ cemetery records.
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- Pleasant Grove Cemetery Hendrickson or Smith
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- Indiana Hendrickson or Smith
- USA Hendrickson or Smith
- Find a Grave Hendrickson or Smith
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