no image
Privacy Level: Open (White)

Viola May (Shadd) Henderson (1910 - 2012)

Viola May Henderson formerly Shadd
Born in Kent, Ontario, Canadamap
Ancestors ancestors
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 101 [location unknown]
Problems/Questions
Profile last modified
This page has been accessed 22 times.

Biography

Viola May Shadd was born on 25 February 1910 in Kent, Ontario, Canada. She is the daughter of Flavius Shadd and Mary Doo.[1] In the 1911 census Viola (age 1) was the daughter of Flavius Shadd in Raleigh, Kent, Ontario.[2] In the 1921 census Viola (age 11), Student, was the daughter of Flavius Shadd at 12 Raleigh Twp, Kent, Ontario, Canada.[3]

Viola (age 18) married William Arthur Henderson on 7 January 1929 in Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada.[4] In the 1930 census Viola (age 20) was the wife of William Henderson at 1006 E Catherine Street, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States.[5] In the 1940 census Viola (age 30), Housework, was the wife of William Henderson in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan.[6] In the 1950 census Viola (age 40), Cook, was the wife of William R Henderson in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States.[7]

Viola died on 12 January 2012 and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States.[8]

Sources

  1. Birth: "Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916"
    Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-1913; Reel: 210; Record Group: Rg 80-2
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8838 #2392392 (accessed 6 January 2023)
    Viola May Shadd born on 25 Feb 1910, daughter of Flavius Garrison Shadd & Mary Frances Doo, in Kent, Ontario, Canada.
  2. 1911 Census: "1911 Census of Canada"
    Year: 1911; Census Place: 29 - Raleigh, Kent West, Ontario; Page: 8; Family No: 93
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1911Canada #4944338 (accessed 6 January 2023)
    Viola Shadd (1), single daughter, NG, in household of Flavins Shadd (36) in Ontario. Born in Ontario.
  3. 1921 Census: "1921 Census of Canada"
    Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 66; Census Place: 66, Kent, Ontario; Page Number: 1; Line Number: 49
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8991 #838174 (accessed 6 January 2023)
    Viola Shadd (11), single daughter, Student, in household of Flavius Shadd (46) at 12 Raleigh Twp, Kent, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ontario.
  4. Marriage: "Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938"
    Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS 932; Reel: 895
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7921 #114443362 (accessed 6 January 2023)
    Viola Shadd (18) marriage to William Arthur Henderson on 7 Jan 1929 in Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada.
  5. 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1930; Census Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2340764
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #11696359 (accessed 6 January 2023)
    Viola Henderson (20), wife, in household of William Henderson (23) at 1006 E Catherine Street, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA. Born in Canada English.
  6. 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1940; Census Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01823; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 81-10
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #83020057 (accessed 6 January 2023)
    Viola Henderson (30), wife, Housework, in household of William Henderson (33) in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan. Born in Michigan.
  7. 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
    United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan; Roll: 3217; Sheet Number: 27; Enumeration District: 81-45
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #178468748 (accessed 6 January 2023)
    Viola M Henderson (40), wife, Cook, in household of William R Henderson (43) in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA. Born in Canada, Other.
  8. Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current"
    URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #90402521
    Ancestry Record 60525 #38545098 (accessed 6 January 2023)
    Viola Mae Henderson burial (died on 12 Jan 2012) in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America.




Is Viola your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Viola by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Viola:

Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.



Comments

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.

S  >  Shadd  |  H  >  Henderson  >  Viola May (Shadd) Henderson

Categories: Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Michigan | Black History Canada