Henry Benham Hendershott (1816-1900)

Henry Benham Hendershott

Birth

15 May 1816

Miami County, Ohio, USA

Death

10 Aug 1900 (aged 84)

Burial

Ottumwa Cemetery

Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, USA Add to Map

Plot

153-F

Memorial ID

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DEATH OF A PIONEER

Judge H. B. Hendershott died at Ottumwa aged 84 years. He was a pioneer of Iowa, having resided in Wapello county since 1844. He served the state as commissioner to adjust the dispute over the boundary line between Missouri and
Iowa. As judge of the district court he organized Wapello county. In 1850 he was elected to the senate and assisted in forming the code of 1851.Henry was born in Piqua, Miami County Ohio.

Democratic Delegate to Democratic Convention from Iowa 1876.
Born 15 May 1816 d. 10 Aug 1900 age 84. I got this information from Hendershot Ancestors Genealogy by Wm. E. Hendershott. His biography and photo is in Annals of Iowa. Married Mary W. Jeffries 8 Jun 1845 d/o Judge Paul C. & Mary B. (Evans) Jeffries.

POLITICAL GRAVEYARD RECORD
Hendershott, Henry Benham (b. 1816) — also known as H. B. Hendershott — of Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa. Born in Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, May 15, 1816. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1876. Interment at Ottumwa Cemetery, Ottumwa, Iowa.