When William Elmore Hendricks was born on December 14, 1889, in Canton, Ohio, his father, Maurice, was 19 and his mother, Jennie, was 25. He married Hazel L Salisbury on May 15, 1909. They had two children during their marriage. He died on January 20, 1913, in Elyria, Ohio, at the age of 23, and was buried there.
1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Erie Ward 3, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1408; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1241408.
Household Members: Home in 1900: Erie Ward 3, Erie, Pennsylvania. Home is rented.
Moises Hendricks; Age, 30; Birth Year, Dec 1869; Birthplace, Illinois; Race, White; Gender, Male; Relation to Head of House, Head; Marital Status, Married; Marriage Year, 1885; Years Married, 15; Father's Birthplace, Germany; Mother's Birthplace, Pennsylvania; Occupation, Toolmaker.
Junnie Hendricks; Age, 29; Birth Year, Jun 1870; Birthplace, Illinois; Race, White; Gender, Female; Relation to Head of House, Wife; Marital Status, Married; Marriage Year, 1885; Years Married, 15; Number of Children Born, 2; Number of Children Living, 2; Father's Birthplace, New York; Mother's Birthplace, New York.
Albert Hendricks; Age, 11; Birth Year, Jul 1888; Birthplace, Illinois; Race, White; Gender, Male; Relation to Head of House, Son; Marital Status, Single; Father's Birthplace, Illinois; Mother's Birthplace, Illinois.
Willie Hendricks; Age, 8; Birth Year, Dec 1891; Birthplace, Illinois; Race, White; Gender, Male; Relation to Head of House, Son; Marital Status, Single; Father's Birthplace, Illinois; Mother's Birthplace, Illinois.
1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Elyria Ward 4, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: T624_1206; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0114; FHL microfilm: 1375219.
Household Members: Home in 1910: Elyria Ward 4, Lorain, Ohio, 307 West Seventh Street. Home Owned or Rented: Own. Home Free or Mortgaged: Free. Farm or House: House.
Charles F Sailsbury; Age, 58 [50]; Birth Year, abt 1852 [abt 1860]; Birthplace, Ohio; Race, White; Gender, Male; Relation to Head of House, Head; Marital Status, Married; Years Married, 33; Father's Birthplace, England; Mother's Birthplace, Ohio; Occupation, Own Income; Able to Read, Yes; Able to Write, Yes.
Lorretta J Sailsbury; Age, 50 [58]; Birth Year, abt 1860 [abt 1852]; Birthplace, Ohio; Race, White; Gender, Female; Relation to Head of House, Wife; Marital Status, Married; Years Married, 33; Number of Children Born, 5; Number of Children Living, 4; Father's Birthplace, Pennsylvania; Mother's Birthplace, Pennsylvania; Able to Read, Yes; Able to Write, Yes.
Will E Hendricks; Age, 20; Birth Year, act 1890; Birthplace, Ohio; Race, White; Gender, Male; Relation to Head of House, Son-in-law; Marital Status, Married; Father's Birthplace, Illinois; Mother's Birthplace, Ohio; Occupation, Tool Maker; Employer, Employee or Other, Wage Earner; Attended School, No; Able to Read, Yes; Able to Write, Yes.
Hazel L Hendricks; Age, 18; Birth Year, abt 1892; Birthplace, Ohio; Race, White; Gender, Female; Relation to Head of House, Daughter; Marital Status, Married; Years Married, 1; Number of Children Born, 0; Number of Children Living, 0; Father's Birthplace, Ohio; Mother's Birthplace, Ohio; Able to Read, Yes; Able to Write, Yes.
Ancestry.com, Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962. Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2011. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
Wm. E. Hendricks [William Elmore Hendricks]; Gender, Male; Birth Date, 14 Dec 1889; Birth Place, Canton, Stark, Ohio; Father, M. E. Hendricks; Mother, Jennie Elwood; FHL Film Number, 897619.
Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
Marriage Date, 15 May 1909; Marriage Place, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada;
William E Hendricks; Profession, Toolmaker; Age, 21; Birth Year, abt 1888; Religious Denomination, Baptist; Usual Residence, Elyria, Ohio; Father, Morris Hendricks; Father's Profession, Toolmaker; Mother, Jennie Elmore.
Hazel L Salisbury; Profession, None; Age, 18; Birth Year, abt 1891; Religious Denomination, Episcopalian; Usual Residence, Elyria, Ohio; Father, Charles F Salisbury; Father's Profession, Realestate; Mother, Loretta Gibson.
During his residence in Elyria Mr [Maurice E.] Hendricks has also identified himself closely with the civic and social life of the city. He is a member of the Elyria Chamber of Commerce, and of St Andrew’s Episcopal Church. On January 3, 1890, at Elgin, he married Miss Jennie I Ellmore, daughter of William C and Elmira (Dedrich) Ellmore, both of whom are now living at South Bend, Indiana. Mr and Mrs Hendricks became the parents of two sons. Albert Ellwood Hendricks, who was born at Elgin, is a mechanical engineer and lives in Chicago, Illinois. William Ellmore Hendricks, the younger son was born in Canton, and died at the age of twenty-three in Elyria January 20, 1913. He was also a mechanical engineer, and both sons were educated in the public schools of Erie, Pennsylvania, and Elyria, Ohio. William E Hendricks at his death left a widow, whose maiden name was Miss Hazel Salisbury of Elyria, and two children, named Maurice Charles Hendricks and Maxine Eleanor Hendricks.
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