Ex-County Judge Dead
William H. Henrichs Resident of Sherman Since Early '80s.
Moro, Or., March 21 – (Special) – William H. Henrichs, ex-judge of Sherman county, died at his home here Saturday night from an affliction of the heart. He was born September 16, 1860, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and was brought to America when 2 years old. The family settled near Davenport, Ia., where Mr. Henrichs grew to manhood and lived until he came west to California, where he lived a few years before settling in what is now Sherman county in the early '80s.
In 1887 he was married to Henrietta Medler, daughter of an old Sherman county family. Six children were born to them, three of whom survive. They are Mrs. Gertrude Brown of Hillsboro, Mrs. Wilma Hansen of Wasco, and Raymond of Camp Sherman. Arthur and Lawrence Henrichs died as children. Dayton Henrichs was killed in an auto accident. Mrs. Henrietta Henrichs died in 1902. On April 29, 1905 Mr. Henrichs married Jessie Wilkins LaCrosse, who survives him. A brother, John, of Lewiston, Idaho, and a sister, Mrs. Arnold Buhmann of Hermiston, remain of the family.
In addition to serving as county judge, Mr. Henrichs was assessor for two terms, was clerk of the county and also laid out many of the roads of the county as surveyor.
The funeral will be held tomorrow at Moro, with the Masonic lodge in charge.
Source: The Morning Oregonian (Portland, OR) - Tuesday, March 22, 1932
William H. Henrichs Resident of Sherman Since Early '80s.
Moro, Or., March 21 – (Special) – William H. Henrichs, ex-judge of Sherman county, died at his home here Saturday night from an affliction of the heart. He was born September 16, 1860, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and was brought to America when 2 years old. The family settled near Davenport, Ia., where Mr. Henrichs grew to manhood and lived until he came west to California, where he lived a few years before settling in what is now Sherman county in the early '80s.
In 1887 he was married to Henrietta Medler, daughter of an old Sherman county family. Six children were born to them, three of whom survive. They are Mrs. Gertrude Brown of Hillsboro, Mrs. Wilma Hansen of Wasco, and Raymond of Camp Sherman. Arthur and Lawrence Henrichs died as children. Dayton Henrichs was killed in an auto accident. Mrs. Henrietta Henrichs died in 1902. On April 29, 1905 Mr. Henrichs married Jessie Wilkins LaCrosse, who survives him. A brother, John, of Lewiston, Idaho, and a sister, Mrs. Arnold Buhmann of Hermiston, remain of the family.
In addition to serving as county judge, Mr. Henrichs was assessor for two terms, was clerk of the county and also laid out many of the roads of the county as surveyor.
The funeral will be held tomorrow at Moro, with the Masonic lodge in charge.
Source: The Morning Oregonian (Portland, OR) - Tuesday, March 22, 1932
Ex-County Judge Dead
William H. Henrichs Resident of Sherman Since Early '80s.
Moro, Or., March 21 – (Special) – William H. Henrichs, ex-judge of Sherman county, died at his home here Saturday night from an affliction of the heart. He was born September 16, 1860, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and was brought to America when 2 years old. The family settled near Davenport, Ia., where Mr. Henrichs grew to manhood and lived until he came west to California, where he lived a few years before settling in what is now Sherman county in the early '80s.
In 1887 he was married to Henrietta Medler, daughter of an old Sherman county family. Six children were born to them, three of whom survive. They are Mrs. Gertrude Brown of Hillsboro, Mrs. Wilma Hansen of Wasco, and Raymond of Camp Sherman. Arthur and Lawrence Henrichs died as children. Dayton Henrichs was killed in an auto accident. Mrs. Henrietta Henrichs died in 1902. On April 29, 1905 Mr. Henrichs married Jessie Wilkins LaCrosse, who survives him. A brother, John, of Lewiston, Idaho, and a sister, Mrs. Arnold Buhmann of Hermiston, remain of the family.
In addition to serving as county judge, Mr. Henrichs was assessor for two terms, was clerk of the county and also laid out many of the roads of the county as surveyor.
The funeral will be held tomorrow at Moro, with the Masonic lodge in charge.
Source: The Morning Oregonian (Portland, OR) - Tuesday, March 22, 1932
William H. Henrichs Resident of Sherman Since Early '80s.
Moro, Or., March 21 – (Special) – William H. Henrichs, ex-judge of Sherman county, died at his home here Saturday night from an affliction of the heart. He was born September 16, 1860, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and was brought to America when 2 years old. The family settled near Davenport, Ia., where Mr. Henrichs grew to manhood and lived until he came west to California, where he lived a few years before settling in what is now Sherman county in the early '80s.
In 1887 he was married to Henrietta Medler, daughter of an old Sherman county family. Six children were born to them, three of whom survive. They are Mrs. Gertrude Brown of Hillsboro, Mrs. Wilma Hansen of Wasco, and Raymond of Camp Sherman. Arthur and Lawrence Henrichs died as children. Dayton Henrichs was killed in an auto accident. Mrs. Henrietta Henrichs died in 1902. On April 29, 1905 Mr. Henrichs married Jessie Wilkins LaCrosse, who survives him. A brother, John, of Lewiston, Idaho, and a sister, Mrs. Arnold Buhmann of Hermiston, remain of the family.
In addition to serving as county judge, Mr. Henrichs was assessor for two terms, was clerk of the county and also laid out many of the roads of the county as surveyor.
The funeral will be held tomorrow at Moro, with the Masonic lodge in charge.
Source: The Morning Oregonian (Portland, OR) - Tuesday, March 22, 1932
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