Cora Belle (Humphrey) Henry (1895 - 1980)

Born 28 May 1895 in Bowie, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Harrison Henry — married 29 Aug 1916 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Jan 1980 at age 84 in Chico, Butte, California, United States

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Biography

Cora (Humphrey) Henry was born in Texas.

Cora was born in 1895 in Bowie, Texas ^[1][2] She grew up poor in rural Texas, but remembered having lots of fun with her sisters and the horses. The family seems to have migrated back and forth from Texas to Missouri, I have not found birth records, except family bibles, for any of the 10 children born to her parents (still searching).^[3][4]

Cora and her sisters worked as switchboard operators when in their teens. In 1916 Cora married John Harrison Henry (Henry-3786), from Missouri.^[5][6]

Two infant girls came and were stillborn or died very quickly, the first in 1917. This information came from Cora directly to me, but I have found no official records. Cora's son Jack (John William Henry) (Henry-3787) was born in Missouri and was part of the family migration to California in the early 1920s. Cora and John along with all the Humphreys sisters and families, and a family called Delo, went to California ^[7] in several cars, traveling together. They camped along the way, sleeping on the ground.

Another girl, Martha Eva (Henry-3785), was born in 1924. Cora sewed and sewed, their clothes, curtains, made slip covers. During the Depression she did piecework, sewing at home for department stores. Her son Jack ( Henry-3787) was killed in WWII. She built the things she needed for the house with John's help. In 1946 while using the table saw she cut off the top joint of her thumb. She loved to fish and to pick berries to can.

Cora and John lived in Los Angeles ^[8] until Johnʻs death. She relocated to Chico, California to live near her daughter, Martha (Henry-3785) and grandchildren.

Cora died in Chico, California in 1980 ^[9]Cora was in an obituary in 1980 in Butte, California, United States. She died (age 84) on 26 January 1980 in Chico.^[10] Cora Belle used the name Tex after moving to California, folks called her Tex because she had that accent (she kept a little of it all her life).

Sources

1. ↑ Memory of my grandmother, Cora Belle Humphrey(s) Henry, and family bible.
2. ↑ Records of Patricia Friend Newman (daughter of Humphrey-1940). Patricia cites interviews with family, family bible and census records.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M356-D73 : accessed 24 May 2015), Bessie E Humphreys in household of Joe G Humphreys, Justice Precinct 1 Abilene city Ward 1-2, Taylor, Texas, United States; citing sheet 7A, family 114, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,672.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M238-D31 : accessed 24 May 2015), Cecil W Humphreys in household of Joe G Humphreys, Abilene Ward 1, Taylor, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 264, sheet 18B, family 361, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,606.
5. ↑ Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 29 Aug 1916 Event Place: Webster, Missouri, United States Event Place (Original): Webster, Missouri Name: John H Henry Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Cora B Humphrey Spouse's Sex: Female Digital Folder Number: 007067153 Image Number: 00511 Citing this Record "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCW-3GW5 : 12 August 2020), John H Henry and Cora B Humphrey, 29 Aug 1916; citing Marriage, Webster, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007067153.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M842-SLC : accessed 28 April 2015), Cora B Henry in household of John H Henry, Springfield Ward 2, Greene, Missouri, United States; citing sheet 4B, family 103, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,915.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCJV-ZGQ : accessed 12 March 2015), Jack W Henry in household of John H Henry, Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1020, sheet 10B, family 168, line 68, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 128; FHL microfilm 2,339,863.
8. ↑ The 1940 Census, California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles lists John Henry, wife Cora and children John W. and Martha
9. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPCK-6G3 : accessed 24 May 2015), Humphreys in entry for Cora Belle Henry, 25 Jan 1980; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
10. ↑ Obituary: "California, Napa and Butte Counties, Obituaries, 1866-1992"
    citing Butte, California, United States, Paradise Genealogical Society, Paradise, and Napa Valley Genealogical and Biographical Society, Napa; FHL microfilm 1,819,841
    FamilySearch Record: Q2Q1-XQH3 (accessed 11 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89JG-M9R3 Image number 01980
    Name: Cora Belle Henry; Obituary Date: 1980; Obituary Place: Butte, California, United States; Birth Date: 28 May 1895; Birth Place: Bowie, Texas, United States; Death Date: 26 Jan 1980; Death Place: Chico; Age: 84; Note Source: Butte County obituary index 1963-1990; Relationship To Head: Deceased.