Frank Melvin Henderson (1914 - 1997)

Born 3 Oct 1914 in Winner, Tripp, South Dakota, United States

Ancestors

Died 10 Feb 1997 at age 82 in Santa Clara, California, United States

Biography

Frank was born 3 Oct 1914 in Winner, Tripp, South Dakota. He was the son of Myron Clinton Henderson and Margaret Loraine Beals.

In 1920 he was living in Pennington, South Dakota.^[1] The household included Clinton Henderson 32, wife Margaret L Henderson 28, daughter Mona D Henderson 6 and son Francis M Henderson 5. Clinton was a house plasterer.

In 1930 he was living in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas.^[2] The household included Margaret L Bird 38, daughter Dolores L Henderson 16, son Frank M Henderson 15 and daughter Mildred E Henderson 10. Margaret was divorced and working as a servant in a hospital. Dolores was a nursemaid in a private house.

He registered for the World War II draft in Fresno, Fresno, California.^[3]

He died 10 Feb 1997 in Santa Clara, California.^[4][5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6JV-7RC : 3 February 2021), Francis M Henderson in entry for Clinton Henderson, 1920.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X77Z-194 : accessed 15 April 2021), Frank M Henderson in household of Margaret L Bird, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 55, sheet 4A, line 28, family 85, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 720; FHL microfilm 2,340,455.
3. ↑ The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 786. Frank Melvin Henderson Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Name: Frank Melvin Henderson [Frank M Henderson] Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 3 Oct 1914 Birth Place: Winner, South Dakota Death Date: 10 Feb 1997 Father: Myron C Henderson Mother: Margaret L Beals
5. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGYC-ZPV : 26 November 2014), Frank Melvin Henderson, 10 Feb 1997; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
6. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JG77-T38 : 11 January 2021), Frank M Henderson, 10 Feb 1997; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).