James Killough Henry (1856 - 1942)

Born 8 Sep 1856 in Chester, South Carolina, United States

Husband of Sarah Ella Hamilton — married about 7 Feb 1888 in Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 18 Nov 1942 at age 86 in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

James Killough [Killoch as written on his marker] Henry was born on his parents' farm, including land on the banks of Rocky Creek all lying in the Hazelwood section of Chester District, SC. While still an infant the family moved to what had been the William Ross farm near Old Purity, almost certainly part of the original 400 acre 1772 Ross grant, but this needs to be documented.

James Killough or J. Killough Henry was one of at least eight children of William John and Sarah Torbit Henry. James became a noted Chester area lawyer and his brother Hugh McMaster Henry became a noted ARP minister having graduated from Erskine Seminary in Due West, South Carolina. Killough had a successful career as a lawyer, later becoming solictor and judge in the Sixth Judicial Circuit serving Chester County.

At the Chester County Courthouse a plaque honoring Judge Henry is enscribed:

"He did justly, loved mercy, and walked humbly with his God."

J. K. Henry married Sarah Ella Hamilton of Marissa, Illinois, only daughter of John Carmichael and Margaret Meek Hamilton, from families formerly residing in Chester District. Ella and Killough were married in Winnsboro, Fairfield County, SC on Tuesday, February 7, 1888. From this union were born nine children with the majority married and providing many grandchildren and descendants.

Judge J. K. Henry and wife Ella Hamilton Henry celebrated their 50th anniversary with most all of these descendants and their spouses present and there is a photo at that time probably of the entire family, with the long-time employee Jack Archie, and the family dog, Monk on the front porch steps of the Henry home published in the local heritage book, some twenty-five years ago.

James was born in 1856 in Chester County to William John Henry and Sara Torbit. He passed away in 1942 in the city of Chester. A retired judge, he was the widowed husband of Ella Hamilton Henry.^[1]

1900 - Chester, Chester, South Carolina^[2]

1910 - Chester, Chester, South Carolina^[3]

1940 - Chester, Chester, South Carolina^[4]

James K (83), Sara E (78)

Research Notes

Info from Find a Grave^[5]

James Killough [Killoch as written on his marker] Henry was born on his parents' farm, including land on the banks of Rocky Creek all lying in the Hazelwood section of Chester District, SC. While still an infant the family moved to what had been the William Ross farm near Old Purity, almost certainly part of the original 400 acre 1772 Ross grant, but this needs to be documented. He was one of at least eight children of William John and Sarah Torbit Henry. James became a noted Chester area lawyer and his brother Hugh McMaster Henry became a noted ARP minister having graduated from Erskine Seminary in Due West, South Carolina. Killough had a successful career as a lawyer, later becoming solictor and judge in the Sixth Judicial Circuit serving Chester County. J. K. Henry married Sarah Ella Hamilton of Marissa, Illinois, only daughter of John Carmichael and Margaret Meek Hamilton, from families formerly residing in Chester District. Ella and Killough were married in Winnsboro, Fairfield County, SC on Tuesday, February 7, 1888. From this union were born nine children with the majority married and providing many grandchildren and descendants.

Sources

1. ↑ "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N92H-VHV : 26 March 2020), James Killough Henry, 28 Nov 1942; citing , Henry, James Killough, 1942, Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,943,911.
2. ↑ Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Year: 1900; Census Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1241522. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Free Image Link 1900 - Chester, Chester, South Carolina

   Name	Age
   James Henry	43
   Sarah E Henry	38
   Margaret H Henry	11
   William J Henry	9
   Albert ?? Henry	8
   Sarah D Henry	4
   James K Henry	2
   Hellen R Henry	4/12
   Charles K Bell	18
   John Archer	20
   Dinah Archer	20

3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5D2-LTT : accessed 20 June 2020), James K Henry, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 11B, family 260, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1455; FHL microfilm 1,375,468. 1910 - Chester, Chester, South Carolina

   Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
   James K Henry	Head	Male	53	South Carolina
   Sarah E Henry	Wife	Female	48	South Carolina
   Margaret H Henry	Daughter	Female	21	South Carolina
   William J Henry	Son	Male	19	South Carolina
   Albert T Henry	Son	Male	18	South Carolina
   Sarah E Henry Jr.	Daughter	Female	14	South Carolina
   James K Henry	Son	Male	12	South Carolina
   Helen R Henry	Daughter	Female	10	South Carolina
   Mary C Henry	Daughter	Female	8	South Carolina
   Mary J Elder	Cousin	Female	60	South Carolina

4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K48P-QQS : 30 May 2020), James K Henry, Ward 3, Chester, Chester Township, Chester, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 12-7B, sheet 7A, line 19, family 124, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3798.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 June 2020), memorial page for James Killough Henry (8 Sep 1856–28 Nov 1942), Find A Grave: Memorial #17686615, citing Old Purity Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Nancy Ziemba Gleaton (contributor 47276959) .

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.