John Alexander Henderson

1864 - 1935  (70 years)

• Name	John Alexander Henderson
  Born	7 Dec 1864	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	C. Presb.
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Occupation	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-132101
  Died	27 Nov 1935	Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	30 Nov 1935	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I132101	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	James Henderson,   b. 25 Jun 1835, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jul 1913, Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Catharine Jamima "Jemima" Reid,   b. CALC 13 Jul 1831, Atlantic Ocean ,   d. 1 Apr 1894, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Family ID	F34567	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Fairgrieve,   b. 23 Mar 1875, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Nov 1947, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	19 Jan 1898	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Mildred Stuart Henderson,   b. 24 Dec 1898, Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Oct 1965, St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)   2. Dorothy Fairgrieve Henderson,   b. 28 Nov 1907, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Aug 1908, Aylmer, Malahide Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F30777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Former Reidsville Resident - Death of John A. Henderson, Ingersoll, in His 71st Year - The death occurred at his home in Ingersoll late Wednesday night of John A. Henderson, a native of Reidsville, in his 71st year. Deceased had been in failing health for almost a year and had been confined to his bed for the past two weeks. He was born at Reidsville, where he remained until 1897, when he removed to Ingersoll. He returned the following year and was employed at the Reid sawmill for one year, after which he went back to Ingersoll, where he subsequently resided. Deceased had many relatives in this vicinity and made frequent visits to Ayr, the last being a few weeks previous to his demise. His widow, whose maiden name was Sarah Fairgrieve was a native of Ayr. The funeral took place to the Ayr Cemetery on Saturday afternoon. The following obituary notice is taken from the Ingersoll page of the Woodstock Sentinel - Review of Thursday - "The death occurred late last night of a widely-known and respected Ingersoll resident in the person of John A. Henderson, Wonham Street, in his 71st year. Deceased had been in failing health for almost a year, and had been confined to his bed for the past two weeks. "Mr. Henderson was born near Ayr, coming to Ingersol 36 years ago. He was engaged in the Borden Company factory here when it was constructed and has been in the employ of that firm practically ever since that time s engineer. He was with the firm at Aylmer for some time also. "Deceased was a member of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church here, also of the I.O.F. and Samaritan Lodge, I.O.O.F. He was an ardent curler and bowler here for a considerable number of years. "Besides his widow, he is survived by three daughters and two sons as follows: Mrs. Earl Bowman, London; Mrs. H. R. Byerlay, Detroit; Miss Gladys, Ewart and Thomas, at home." The Ayr News Dec 5 1935 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 67. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 16. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 34. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/East] Mildred S. Henderson/ Dec. 24, 1898 - Oct. 16, 1965/ wife of/ E. Earl Bowman/ Feb. 14, 1895 - Feb. 25, 1992 [Back/West] John A. Henderson/ Dec. 7, 1864 - Nov. 27, 1935/ his wife/ Sarah Fairgrieve/ Mar. 23, 1875 - Nov. 26, 1947/ Dorothy F. Henderson/ Nov. 28, 1907 - Aug. 16, 1908/ Henderson [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: John A Henderson Age: 33 Birth Date: abt 1865 Birth Place: North Dumfries Marriage Date: 19 Jan 1898 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: James Henderson Mother: Catharine J Reid Henderson Spouse: Sarah Fairgrieve Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1875 Spouse Birth Place: Guelph Spouse Father: Thos Fairgrieve Spouse Mother: Annie Haid

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Dec 1864 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presb. - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 Jan 1898 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Nov 1935 - Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Buried - 30 Nov 1935 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth