Henry
Benham
Hendershot
aka Hendershott
Born in Piqua, Miami, Ohio, United States
Ancestors 
Son of David Hendershot
and Catherine (Benham) Hendershott
Brother of
Thomas Hendershot [half], Rachel Hendershot [half], Jonathon Hendershott, Catherine Hendershott, Elizabeth Hendershott, Minerva Hendershott, Isaac Hendershott, Sarah Ann (Hendershot) Monroe, Matilda (Hendershot) Camp, Lavina Hendershot [half], Elvira Hendershott, John B Hendershot [half], Edward Carl Hendershott, Lydia Hendershot [half], Sarah Hendershot [half], Eliza Jane Hendershot [half], Charles Benham Hendershot, William Hendershot, Rachel Hendershot [half], James Hendershott, Sidney B. Hendershott, Jackson David Hendershot [half], Ava Elizabeth Hendershott, Hannah Hendershot [half], Jacob Hendershot [half], Catherine Hendershott [half], Cyrus W. Hendershot [half] and Eliza Elvira Harriet Hendershot [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Lewis Cass Hendershott and William Waldo Hendershott
Died
at age 84
in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jan 2013
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Biography
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. [1]
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8143774/henry-benham-hendershott: accessed 21 January 2023), memorial page for Henry Benham Hendershott (15 May 1816–10 Aug 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8143774, citing Ottumwa Cemetery, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by IRISH EYES ARE SMILING (contributor 46591610).
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDL2-JYD : 14 January 2022), Henry B. Hindershote, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 64, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- Family History Or Pedigree: "History of Wapello County, Iowa"
History of Wapello County, Iowa. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1914
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 19984 #220 (accessed 21 January 2023)
- ↑ FindAGrave
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Mark Hopkins for creating WikiTree profile Hendershot-85 through the import of Hopkins-Vengard-Jimenez (1).ged on Jan 22, 2013.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
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~1.56%
~12.50%
K (Hunter) Sullivan 
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~1.56%
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