John Lazarus Henson Jr (1925 - 2011)

Born 7 May 1925 in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri

Ancestors

Died 20 Jul 2011 at age 86 in Defiance, St. Charles, Missouri

Biography

John was born in 1925. He was the son of John Henson and Lizzie Sparkman. He passed away in 2011. ^[1]

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Census

Name: John L Hensan Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States District: 0016 Gender: Male Age: 4 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1926 Birthplace: Missouri Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Missouri Sheet Number and Letter: 23B Household ID: 579 Line Number: 68 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T626 Affiliate Film Number: 1179 GS Film number: 2340914 Digital Folder Number: 004662315 Image Number: 00862 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head John L Hensan M 51 Tennessee Wife Lizie Hensan F 48 Missouri Son John L Hensan M 4 Missouri 1930 United States Census

Death

Burial: Memorial Gardens Cemetery 77419922

John L. Henson, Jr., a native and long-time resident of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at the home of his son in Defiance, Missouri.

Mr. Henson was born May 7, 1925 in Poplar Bluff to the late John L. Henson, Sr. and Elizabeth Jane (Sparkman) Henson. He worked most of his life in the field of construction and had retired as an engineer with Missouri Pacific Railroad. The last years of his life were spent in retirement in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Henson was a member of First Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife Martha Lucille (Jones) Henson, children Dr. John L. Henson, III, Martha Corbin, Susan Young and Keith W. Henson, 7 grandchildren and 14 great-grand children.

Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the funeral chapel with Dr. William Vail officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Nancy Brown, Tuesday, October 8, 2013.

Acknowledgments

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