Josephine Kirby (Williamson) Henry (1843 - 1928)

Born 22 Feb 1843 in Newport, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William H Henry — married 10 Mar 1868 in Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Died 8 Jan 1928 at age 84 in Woodford, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Josephine (Williamson) Henry is Notable.

Josephine Kirby (Williamson) Henry (February 22, 1843 – January 8, 1928) was an American Progressive Era women's rights leader, suffragist, social reformer, and writer from Versailles, Kentucky

Josephine Kirby (Williamson) Henry was born on the 22nd of February 1846 in Newport, Kentucky. Her parents were Euclid Williamson and Mary () Williamson. In the 1850 census Josephene (age 7) was living in Newport, Campbell, Kentucky.^[1] In the 1860 census Josephine (age 17) was in Newport, Campbell, Kentucky.^[2]

In the 1870 census Josie (age 24), music teacher, was in Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky.^[3]

In the 1880 census Josephine (age 34), teaching music, was the wife of William Henry in Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky.^[4]

In the 1900 census Josephine (age 48) was the wife of William Henry in Versailles Ward 2, Woodford, Kentucky.^[5] She and Henry were the only ones in the home.

They had a son, Frederick Henry, who died in a railroad accident around 1893. The Lexington Herald erroneously calls him Edward.^[6]

Josephine, daughter of Euclid Williamson and Mary Kirby, died (age 84) on 8 January 1928 in Woodford, Kentucky.^{[7][8][9][6][10]}

Research Notes

What's the source for the birth? The date is 1846. She would have been 4 in 1850, but she was 7 in the census. Can that be reconciled? The obituary in the Lexington Herald gives the year of death as 1843, but the print is unclear and could be read as 1846. It also gives her place of birth as Newport, Kentucky but doesn't specify which county.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census", database with images, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Newport, Campbell, Kentucky; Roll: 195; Page: 42a; Line Number: 6, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #16960690 (accessed 12 June 2023), Josaphene Williamson (7) in Newport, Campbell, Kentucky, USA. Born in Ohio.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census", database with images, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Newport, Campbell, Kentucky; Roll: M653_360; Page: 634; Family History Library Film: 803360, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #39613685 (accessed 12 June 2023), Josephine Williamson (17) in Newport, Campbell, Kentucky. Born in Ohio.
3. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census", database with images, Year: 1870; Census Place: Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky; Roll: M593_504; Page: 524B, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #18939354 (accessed 12 June 2023), Josie Henry (24), Music Teacher, in Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky. Born in Kentucky.
4. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census", database with images, Year: 1880; Census Place: Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky; Roll: 446; Page: 378C; Enumeration District: 198, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #12432875 (accessed 12 June 2023), Josephine Henry (34), wife, Teaching Music, in household of William Henry (40) in Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA. Born in Kentucky.
5. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census", database with images, Year: 1900; Census Place: Versailles Ward 2, Woodford, Kentucky; Roll: 555; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0082, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #21941655 (accessed 12 June 2023), Josephine K Henry (48), wife, in household of William Henry (50) in Versailles Ward 2, Woodford, Kentucky. Born in Ohio, USA.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} "Former Woman Candidate for President Dies." The Lexington Herald, Lexington, Kentucky · Monday, January 09, 1928 [1]
7. ↑ Death: "Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965", database with images, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1222 #467094 (accessed 12 June 2023), Josephine Henry death 8 Jan 1928 (born 22 Feb 1843), daughter of Euclid Williamson & Mary Kirby, in Woodford, Kentucky, USA.
8. ↑ Death: "Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000", database, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Divisision of Epidemiology and Health Planning. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present. Frankfort, KY, USA: Kentucky Department of Information Systems; Volume: 6, Ancestry Record 3077 #1107337 (accessed 12 June 2023), Josephine Henry death 8 Jan 1928 (age 84) in Woodford.
9. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current", database, The Owensboro Messenger; Publication Date: 10 Jan 1928; Publication Place: Owensboro, Kentucky, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/375725840/?article=b5eb4d28-3c72-4ba5-b6b6-9480a1ac4b51&focus=0.3870829,0.3147628,0.50462055,0.39197657&xid=3355, Ancestry Record 61843 #569106028 (accessed 12 June 2023), Name: Josephine K. Henry; Gender: Female; Death Age: 85; Birth Date: abt 1843; Death Date: 9 Jan 1928; Death Place: Versailles; Obituary Date: 10 Jan 1928; Obituary Place: Owensboro, Kentucky, USA; Newspaper Title: The Owensboro Messenger; Child: Ophelia T. Hoppins.
10. ↑ "Pioneer Woman Leader is Dead." The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky · Monday, January 09, 1928 [2]

• Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93572813/josephine-kirby-henry: accessed 22 June 2023), memorial page for Josephine Kirby -Josie- Williamson Henry (22 Feb 1843–8 Jan 1928), Find A Grave: Memorial #93572813, citing Versailles Cemetery, Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by jlk (contributor 46543270).