Born in Morgantown, Monongalia, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert Henderson
and Margaret (Gibson) Henderson
Sister of
Elizabeth (Henderson) Linn, Margaret (Henderson) Rudy, Anne (Henderson) Reese, Thomas Black Henderson, Samuel William Henderson and Sarah Ann (Henderson) Hayhurst
Wife of
George Bailey Lake
— married
8 Apr 1811 in Monongalia, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Jane (Lake) Musgrave, Ila Asbury Lake, Elizabeth (Lake) Hayhurst, Margaret Lake, Sarah (Lake) Henderson, Robert Lake, Nimrod A Lake, George Washington Lake and Thomas Gibson Lake
Died
at age 80
in Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jul 2020
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Biography
Mary Ellen (Henderson) Lake was born on 8 Nov 1793, daughter of Robert Henderson (1766 - 1853) and Margaret (Gibson) Henderson (1767 - 1840).
Her siblings were:
- Elizabeth (Henderson) Linn (1798 - 1874)
- Margaret (Henderson) Rudy (1801 - 1884)
- Anne (Henderson) Reese (1804 - 1878)
- Thomas Black Henderson (1810 - 1866)
- Samuel William Henderson (1813 - 1888)
- Sarah Ann (Henderson) Hayhurst (1816 - 1886)
Mary (17) married George Bailey Lake (26) (1784 - 1846) on 8 Apr 1811 in Monongalia, Virginia, United States. Their children were:
- Jane (Lake) Musgrave (1812 - 1899)
- Ila Asbury Lake (1819-1862)
- Margaret Lake (1820 - 1882)
- Sarah (Lake) Henderson (1822 - 1891)
- Robert Lake (1827 - 1842)
- Nimrod A. Lake (1829 - 1904)
- George Washington Lake (1832 - 1899)
- Thomas Gibson Lake (1835 - 1907).
Mary died on 7 Oct 1874 in Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States aged 80. She is buried in Glady Creek Cemetery, Marion County, West Virginia.
Sources
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/2WD8-KMC
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85293154/mary-e-lake: accessed 11 December 2023), memorial page for Mary E. “Polly” Henderson Lake (8 Nov 1793–7 Oct 1874), Find a Grave Memorial ID 85293154, citing Glady Creek Cemetery, Marion County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Human (contributor 46894071).
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