Thomas R. Preston Henderson1
b. 7 September 1857, d. 16 August 1863
Birth | 7 Sep 1857 | Thomas R. Preston Henderson was born on 7 Sep 1857.1,3 |
Ward | 25 Apr 1859 | Thomas was one year old when his father died in 1858. The following Spring, on 25 Apr 1859 William Armstrong Clark, his mother's brother, became Thomas's guardian.2 |
Ward | 28 Oct 1861 | But in August, 1861, William was killed during a Civil War battle. On 28 Oct 1861 Lilburn Breckenridge Porterfield, Thomas's cousin, once removed, became his guardian. |
Death | 16 Aug 1863 | Thomas died on 16 Aug 1863 at age 5, probably of flux.3,1,4 |
Burial | | He was buried at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.1 |
Citations
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 181. Transcription states: Thomas R. P. Henderson, s/o Capt. R. H. & Mary H. Henderson, b. 7 Sept. 1857, d. 16 Aug. 1863.
- [S28] Gerald H. Clark, Guardian Bonds Washington Co., VA, p. 57. William A. Clark named guardian of Thomas Preston Henderson, orphan of Robert H. Henderson, deceased. Bond: $3,000. Surety: William McRyburn.
- [S2996] "Complaint", Martha Elizabeth Henderson by her guardian Wm B. Ryburn vs James S. Buchanan, Washington Co., Virginia Ended Chancery Causes 1869-017, reel 117, Library of Virginia.
- [S13] Aleta Spicer, Smyth, From writings of Rachel Smyth Scott, p. 19. States her aunt's son Thomas died of flux the year after the death of Rachel's mother (which occured in 1862).