Margaret (Reid) Henderson
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Margaret Ella (Reid) Henderson (1870 - 1947)

Margaret Ella "Maggie" Henderson formerly Reid
Born in Argyle Winnebago County Illinois United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 27 Nov 1895 in Winnebago Illinois United Statesmap
Died at age 77 in Rockford Winnebago County Illinois United Statesmap
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Biography

Global Cemeteries Project
Margaret (Reid) Henderson is buried in Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Illinois.

Margaret was born in 1870. She was the daughter of William Reid and Mary Andrew. [1]

She married Robert Henderson in in 1895. [2]

Margaret passed away in 1947.

Consanguinity

Robert and Margaret are third cousins. Alexander Ralston is their second great grandfather.

Obituary

The Rev. James A. Benson, pastor of Westminster Presbyterian church, will officiate at funeral services Satuurday at 2 p. m. from the Burpee-Wood funeal home, 420 North Main street, for Mrs. Margaret E. Henderson, 77, who died unexpectedly of a heart ailment yesterday in her home. Burial will be in Argyle cemetery.

Mrs. Henderson was the widow of Robert Henderson and mother of Miss Mary L. Henderson, assistant librarian of Rockford public library.

Born on a farm near Argyle, April 21, 1879, Mrs. Henderson was a daughter of William and Mary Reid. She married Mr. Henderson Nov. 27, 1895, and the couple moved to Rockford in 1914. Mrs. Henderson was a member of Westminster church.

She leaves four daughters, Mary and Ruth Henderson, at home; Mrs. Ellen Parsons, Moline; Mrs. Clara Calvert, Gulliver, Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Cummings and Miss Elizabeth Reid, both of Rockford; two brothers, Hugh Reid, Rockford, and John Reid, Argyle. Seven grandchildren also survive. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.[3]

1940 US Census

Rockford, Illinois[4]

Name: Margaret Henderson
Age: 69
Birthplace: Illinois
Marital status: Widowed
  • Margaret Henderson Head 69 Illinois
  • Mary L Henderson Daughter 39 Illinois
  • Ruthe J Henderson Daughter 28 Illinois

Sources

  1. United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXN3-XS4 : 11 August 2017), Maggie Ried in household of Wm H Ried, Caledonia, Boone, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 6, sheet 392C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0176; FHL microfilm 1,254,176.
  2. Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X25D-6H6 : 6 November 2017), Robert H Henderson and Maggie E Reid, 1895; citing Boone, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,104.
  3. Rockford Register-Republic, Thursday, October 2, 1947
  4. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWT7-TR3 : 28 July 2019), Margaret Henderson, Ward 2, Rockford, Rockford Township, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 101-21, sheet 16B, line 74, family 379, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 912.

See also:

  • Find A Grave: Memorial #53401711 : accessed 01 December 2018), memorial page for Margaret E Reid Henderson (21 Apr 1870–1 Oct 1947), citing Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Amelia Crombie-Christy (contributor 46861625).




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