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Clyde William Henderson was born on May 4, 1895. [One source has the birth year as 1896 but the 1895 comes from a direct descendant.]. He was the son of Jonas Ervin Henderson and Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Gould. Clyde William Henderson married Ina Clara Lamb, daughter of James Abraham Lamb and Rilza Frances Carpenter, on March 7, 1925. Clyde William Henderson died on April 9, 1974 at Delight, Pike County, AR, at age 78.

     Children of Clyde William Henderson and Ina Clara Lamb:

William Carl Henderson Sr+   b. May 5, 1927, d. January 28, 1983
Melvin Dewey Henderson+   b. April 25, 1935, d. April 4, 1961
Kenneth Levon Henderson+   b. August 29, 1937, d. October 12, 1989

Ina Clara Lamb was born on March 27, 1908. She was the daughter of James Abraham Lamb and Rilza Frances Carpenter. Ina Clara Lamb married Clyde William Henderson, son of Jonas Ervin Henderson and Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Gould, on March 7, 1925. Ina Clara Lamb died on January 4, 1980 at age 71. She was buried at Delight Cemetery, Delight, Pike County, AR.

     Children of Ina Clara Lamb and Clyde William Henderson:

William Carl Henderson Sr+   b. May 5, 1927, d. January 28, 1983
Melvin Dewey Henderson+   b. April 25, 1935, d. April 4, 1961
Kenneth Levon Henderson+   b. August 29, 1937, d. October 12, 1989

William Carl Henderson Sr was born on May 5, 1927. He was the son of Clyde William Henderson and Ina Clara Lamb. William Carl Henderson Sr died on January 28, 1983 at age 55. He was buried at Delight Cemetery, Delight, Pike County, AR.

Louis Elijah Henderson was born on November 17, 1868 at Murfreesboro, Pike County, AR. He was the son of William Pleas Henderson and Frances Caroline Burkett.      He was enumerated with William Pleas Henderson on the Pike County, AR census dated August 4, 1870; Louis E. was shown at age 1 as a white male born in Arkansas.      He was enumerated with William Pleas Henderson on the Pike County, AR census dated June 9, 1880; Louis E. was shown at age 11 as a single white male, son of William, born in Arkansas. His parents were born in Alabama. He could neither read nor write. Louis Elijah Henderson married Cynthia J. Walston, daughter of James Wheeler Walston and Mary Ann Stanley, in 1890 at Pike County, AR. Louis Elijah Henderson died on January 22, 1950 at Murfreesboro, Pike County, AR, at age 81. He was buried at Pike City, Pike County, AR.

     Children of Louis Elijah Henderson and Cynthia J. Walston:

James Arthur Henderson+   b. May 13, 1891, d. February 24, 1972
David D. Henderson   b. February, 1894
Lena E. Henderson   b. February, 1897
Beulah Henderson   b. January, 1899
Dollie Henderson   b. 1902

1. [one source has the middlie name as Espy].

Cynthia J. Walston was born on August 26, 1867 at Coosa County, AL. She was the daughter of James Wheeler Walston and Mary Ann Stanley.      She was enumerated with James Wheeler Walston on the Coosa County, AL census dated August 8, 1870; S.J. was shown at age 2 as a white female born in Alabama.      She was enumerated with Mary Ann Stanley on the Pike County, AR census dated June 14, 1880; Cynthia J. was shown at age 12 as a single white female, daughter of Mary A., born in Alabama. Her father was born in Alabama. Her mother was born in Georgia. Her occupation was working on a farm. She could neither read nor write. She attended school within the past year. Cynthia J. Walston married Louis Elijah Henderson, son of William Pleas Henderson and Frances Caroline Burkett, in 1890 at Pike County, AR. Cynthia J. Walston died on September 22, 1934 at Murfreesboro, Pike County, AR, at age 67. She was buried at Pike City, Pike County, AR.

     Children of Cynthia J. Walston and Louis Elijah Henderson:

James Arthur Henderson+   b. May 13, 1891, d. February 24, 1972
David D. Henderson   b. February, 1894
Lena E. Henderson   b. February, 1897
Beulah Henderson   b. January, 1899
Dollie Henderson   b. 1902

James Arthur Henderson was born on May 13, 1891. He was the son of Louis Elijah Henderson and Cynthia J. Walston. James Arthur Henderson married Hattie Harris on May 14, 1919 at Delight, Pike County, AR. James Arthur Henderson died on February 24, 1972 at age 80.

Hattie Harris was born in 1901. She married James Arthur Henderson, son of Louis Elijah Henderson and Cynthia J. Walston, on May 14, 1919 at Delight, Pike County, AR.

David D. Henderson was born in February, 1894. He was the son of Louis Elijah Henderson and Cynthia J. Walston.

Lena E. Henderson was born in February, 1897. She was the daughter of Louis Elijah Henderson and Cynthia J. Walston.

Beulah Henderson was born in January, 1899. She was the daughter of Louis Elijah Henderson and Cynthia J. Walston.

Dollie Henderson was born in 1902. She was the daughter of Louis Elijah Henderson and Cynthia J. Walston. Dollie Henderson married James Oscar "S. O." Trout on August 21, 1921 at Pike County, AR. He was 37. She was 19.

James Oscar "S. O." Trout was born on September 6, 1906. He married Dollie Henderson, daughter of Louis Elijah Henderson and Cynthia J. Walston, on August 21, 1921 at Pike County, AR. He was 37. She was 19. James Oscar "S. O." Trout died on January 19, 1970 at age 63.

Loudie F. Henderson was born on March 26, 1882 at Pike County, AR. [One source shows her birth year as 1872 but the 1900 Pike County AR Census shows she was born in 1882. This latter date fits better with the age given for her in the Pike County Marriage Book.]. She was the daughter of Jonas Ervin Henderson and Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Gould. Loudie F. Henderson married Felix Errett Copeland, son of James David Copeland and Nancy Kansas Womack, on March 12, 1899 at Pike City, Pike County, AR. [One source shows the marriage date as 12/3/1889 but if that is true then Felix would have only been 10 years old. The Pike County Marriage Book A page 378 shows an F. E. Copeland (age 21) and a Loredia Henderson (age 18) being married on 3/12/1899. Both people lived in Pike County prior to the wedding.].      The 1900 Pike County AR Census indicates Loudie (as a daughter of Jonas) and her husband Felix Copeland living with Jonas E Henderson. Felix is listed as a son-in-law. Loudie F. Henderson died on September 2, 1900 at Pike County, AR, at age 18. She was buried at Brocktown Cemetery, Pike County, AR.

     Child of Loudie F. Henderson and Felix Errett Copeland:

Homer Copeland   b. August 15, 1900

1. [The name is also shown as Loredia.].

Felix Errett Copeland was born on April 3, 1879 at Corinth, Howard County, AR. He was the son of James David Copeland and Nancy Kansas Womack. Felix Errett Copeland married Loudie F. Henderson, daughter of Jonas Ervin Henderson and Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Gould, on March 12, 1899 at Pike City, Pike County, AR. [One source shows the marriage date as 12/3/1889 but if that is true then Felix would have only been 10 years old. The Pike County Marriage Book A page 378 shows an F. E. Copeland (age 21) and a Loredia Henderson (age 18) being married on 3/12/1899. Both people lived in Pike County prior to the wedding.]. Felix Errett Copeland married Cora Cornelia Wingfield, daughter of Joel Saunders Wingfield and Nancy Emoline Kelley, on October 4, 1903 at Pike City, Pike County, AR. [He was 24. She was 24. This is his second marriage. Both people lived in Pike County prior to the wedding.]. Felix Errett Copeland married Laura Shipp after 1920. Felix Errett Copeland died in 1958.

     Child of Felix Errett Copeland and Loudie F. Henderson:

Homer Copeland   b. August 15, 1900

Eula Ellen Henderson was born in 1873 at Pike County, AR. She was the daughter of William Pleas Henderson and Frances Caroline Burkett.      She was enumerated with William Pleas Henderson on the Pike County, AR census dated June 9, 1880; Eulalie E. was shown at age 6 as a single white female, daughter of William, born in Arkansas. Her parents were born in Alabama. Eula Ellen Henderson married Thomas Jefferson Sparks on September 18, 1891 at Pike County, AR. Eula Ellen Henderson died on June 17, 1963 at TN.

     Child of Eula Ellen Henderson and Thomas Jefferson Sparks:

William Pleas Sparks+   b. 1900

1. [One source has name as Eulila.].

Thomas Jefferson Sparks married Eula Ellen Henderson, daughter of William Pleas Henderson and Frances Caroline Burkett, on September 18, 1891 at Pike County, AR.

     Child of Thomas Jefferson Sparks and Eula Ellen Henderson:

William Pleas Sparks+   b. 1900

William Pleas Sparks was born in 1900 at AR. He was the son of Thomas Jefferson Sparks and Eula Ellen Henderson. William Pleas Sparks married Cora L. Pettiet.

Cora L. Pettiet married William Pleas Sparks, son of Thomas Jefferson Sparks and Eula Ellen Henderson.

Sophronia Henderson was born after June 9, 1880 at Pike County, AR. She was the daughter of William Pleas Henderson and Frances Caroline Burkett. Sophronia Henderson married Toleton Eugene Cox on August 27, 1898. Sophronia Henderson died in 1960 at Pike County, AR.

Toleton Eugene Cox married Sophronia Henderson, daughter of William Pleas Henderson and Frances Caroline Burkett, on August 27, 1898.

Alice Emma Henderson was born in December, 1882 at Pike County, AR. She was the daughter of William Pleas Henderson and Frances Caroline Burkett. Alice Emma Henderson married Jessie Jackson Hill circa 1900 at AR.      She was enumerated with William Pleas Henderson on the Pike County, AR census dated June 4, 1900; Alice E. Hill was shown at age 17 as a married white female, daughter of William, born in December 1882 in Arkansas. Her parents were born in Alabama. She could read and write and she spoke English. She was married within the past year and had no children.      She was enumerated with Jessie Jackson Hill on the Pike County, AR census dated April 23, 1910; Alice was shown at age 27 as a married white female, wife of Jess, born in Arkansas. Her parents were born in Alabama. She had no occupation. She could read and write and she spoke English. She had been married 10 years. She had five children two of whom were still living at the time of the census.      She was enumerated with Jessie Jackson Hill on the Pike County, AR census dated January 16, 1920; Alice E. was shown at age 37 as a married white female, wife of Jess J., born in Arkansas. Her father was born in Alabama. Her mother was born in Tennessee. She had no occupation. She could read and write and she spoke English. Alice Emma Henderson died in 1971. She was buried at Brocktown Cemetery, Pike County, AR.

     Children of Alice Emma Henderson and Jessie Jackson Hill:

Callie Francis Hill   b. September 10, 1900, d. August 15, 1902
Effie Marie Hill   b. 1902, d. 1908
Autrey Brian Hill   b. September 20, 1905
Clarence Hill   b. November 14, 1908, d. April 20, 1992
Roy Hill   b. May 7, 1911
Edna Adelle Hill   b. March 12, 1914, d. October 26, 1920

Jessie Jackson Hill was born in January, 1874 at AR. He married Alice Emma Henderson, daughter of William Pleas Henderson and Frances Caroline Burkett, circa 1900 at AR.      He was enumerated with William Pleas Henderson on the Pike County, AR census dated June 4, 1900; Jessee J. Hill was shown at age 26 as a married white male, son-in-law to William, born in January 1874 in Arkansas. His father was born in Mississippi. His mother was born in Arkansas. His occupation was day laborer. He could read and write and he spoke English. He was married within the past year.      He was listed as a head of household on the Pike County, AR census dated April 23, 1910. He was found in Missouri Township, page 327A, sheet 8A, ED 94, Dwelling 180, Family 109; Jess was shown at age 36 as a married white male born in Arkansas. The birthplace of his parents was listed as unknown. His occupation was farmer on a home farm. He owned his farm free of a mortgage. He could read and write and he spoke English. He had been married 10 years at the time of the census.      He was listed as a head of household on the Pike County, AR census dated January 16, 1920. He was found in Missouri Township, Page 19B, Sheet 7B, ED 93, Dwelling 139, Family 144; Jess J. was shown at age 45 as a married white male born in Arkansas. His parents were born in Arkansas. His occupation was farmer on a general farm. He was an employer. He rented his farm located on the Pike and Delight Road. He could read and write and he spoke English. Jessie Jackson Hill died in 1958. He was buried at Brocktown Cemetery, Pike County, AR.

     Children of Jessie Jackson Hill and Alice Emma Henderson:

Callie Francis Hill   b. September 10, 1900, d. August 15, 1902
Effie Marie Hill   b. 1902, d. 1908
Autrey Brian Hill   b. September 20, 1905
Clarence Hill   b. November 14, 1908, d. April 20, 1992
Roy Hill   b. May 7, 1911
Edna Adelle Hill   b. March 12, 1914, d. October 26, 1920

1. [He is shown as Jessee L. in the 1900 Pike County Arkansas Census.].

Callie Francis Hill was born on September 10, 1900 at Pike County, AR. She was the daughter of Jessie Jackson Hill and Alice Emma Henderson. Callie Francis Hill died on August 15, 1902 at Pike County, AR, at age 1. She was buried at Brocktown Cemetery, Pike County, AR.

Effie Marie Hill was born in 1902 at Pike County, AR. She was the daughter of Jessie Jackson Hill and Alice Emma Henderson. Effie Marie Hill died in 1908 at Pike County, AR. She was buried at Brocktown Cemetery, Pike County, AR. [Marker has name as Effie Mae.].

Autrey Brian Hill was born on September 20, 1905 at Pike County, AR. He was the son of Jessie Jackson Hill and Alice Emma Henderson. Autrey Brian Hill married Ruby Jenkins. Autrey Brian Hill married Juanita Harris.      He was enumerated with Jessie Jackson Hill on the Pike County, AR census dated April 23, 1910; Autry was shown at age 4 as a single white male, son of Jess, born in Arkansas. His parents were born in Arkansas. He had no occupation.      He was enumerated with Jessie Jackson Hill on the Pike County, AR census dated January 16, 1920; Autry was shown at age 14 as a single white male, son of Jess J., born in Arkansas. His parents were born in Arkansas. He had no occupation. He could read and write and he spoke English. He attended school within the past year.

Ruby Jenkins married Autrey Brian Hill, son of Jessie Jackson Hill and Alice Emma Henderson.

Juanita Harris married Autrey Brian Hill, son of Jessie Jackson Hill and Alice Emma Henderson.

Clarence Hill was born on November 14, 1908 at Pike County, AR. He was the son of Jessie Jackson Hill and Alice Emma Henderson.      He was enumerated with Jessie Jackson Hill on the Pike County, AR census dated April 23, 1910; Clarence was shown at age 1 as a single white male, son of Jess, born in Arkansas. His parents were born in Arkansas. He had no occupation.      He was enumerated with Jessie Jackson Hill on the Pike County, AR census dated January 16, 1920; Clarence was shown at age 11 as a single white male, son of Jess J., born in Arkansas. His parents were born in Arkansas. He had no occupation. He could read and write and he spoke English. He attended school within the past year. Clarence Hill died on April 20, 1992 at age 83.

Roy Hill was born on May 7, 1911 at Pike County, AR. He was the son of Jessie Jackson Hill and Alice Emma Henderson. Roy Hill married Purna East.      He was enumerated with Jessie Jackson Hill on the Pike County, AR census dated January 16, 1920; Roy was shown at age 8 as a single white male, son of Jess J., born in Arkansas. His parents were born in Arkansas. He had no occupation. He spoke English. He attended school within the past year.

Purna East married Roy Hill, son of Jessie Jackson Hill and Alice Emma Henderson.

Edna Adelle Hill was born on March 12, 1914 at Pike County, AR. She was the daughter of Jessie Jackson Hill and Alice Emma Henderson.      She was enumerated with Jessie Jackson Hill on the Pike County, AR census dated January 16, 1920; Adell was shown at age 5 as a single white female, daughter of Jess J., born in Arkansas. Her parents were born in Arkansas. Edna Adelle Hill died on October 26, 1920 at Pike County, AR, at age 6. She was buried at Brocktown Cemetery, Pike County, AR. [Marker has names as Edna Adell.].

Abner Newton Henderson Jr was born on May 4, 1838 at Morgan County, AL. He was the son of Abner Newton Henderson Sr and Levisa "Vicey" Alford.      He was enumerated with Abner Newton Henderson Sr on the Morgan County, AL census dated 1840; Abner was shown at age 2 as a white male.      He was enumerated with Abner Newton Henderson Sr on the Pike County, AR census dated November 13, 1850; Abner was shown at age 13 as a white male born in Alabama. He attended school within the year. Abner Newton Henderson Jr married Matilda Jane "Tildy" Davis, daughter of John Davis I and Nancy ______, on December 31, 1857 at Pike City, Pike County, AR.      He was listed as a head of household on the Pike County, AR census dated August 9, 1860. He was found in Missouri Township, Antoine PO, Roll 47, Book 1, Page 498A, Dwelling 427, Family 427; A.N. was shown at age 22 as a white male born in Alabama. His occupation was farmer. He owned real estate valued at $200. His personal estate was valued at $272.      During the Civil War he served in the Confederate Army, enlisting in 1862.      He was listed as a head of household on the Pike County, AR census dated August 4, 1870. He was found in Missouri Township, Brocktown PO, Roll 60, Book 1, Page 213A, Sheet 1, Dwelling 5, Family 5; Abner N. was shown at age 32 as a white male born in Alabama. His occupation was farmer. He owned real estate valued at $500. His personal estate was valued at $375.      He was listed as a head of household on the Pike County, AR census dated June 9, 1880. He was found in Missouri Township, Roll 53, Book 1, Page 434A, Sheet 1, ED 124, Dwelling 1, Family 1; Abner N. was shown at age 42 as a married white male born in Alabama. His father was born in North Carolina. His mother was born in Alabama. His occupation was farmer. He could read and write.      He was the subject of the following sketch at The Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas, page 329,:      "Abner N. Henderson, Missouri Township, Brocktown post-office, Pike County. This prominent planter was born in Morgan County, Ala., May 4, 1838, a son of Abner and Levica (Alford) Henderson, natives of North Carolina and Alabama, respectively. His parents had a family of six children -four boys and two girls - viz., John W. (married Miss Elizabeth Covington), William P. (married Miss Caroline Burkitt), Abner N. (the subject of this sketch), Martha A. (deceased), Lewis M. (married Victoria Elam), Andrew J. (deceased), and Mary A. (deceased). The father was a farmer and millwright by occupation, and at his death owned 320 acres of land. He emigrated from Alabama to Arkansas, in December 18[4]4, locating in Pike County, and was prominently identified with the interests of this county until his death, which occurred in 1865; his widow followed him in 1881. He and [his] wife were both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The subject of this sketch was reared in Arkansas, and received such an education as the schools of that time afforded. After attaining his majority he engaged in agricultural pursuits. December 31, 1857, he married Miss Matilda Davis, a native of Tennessee (born August 19, 1837), by whom he has a family of nine children, viz., John M. (deceased), Emeriah D. (deceased), Abner L. (married Catherine Deal), Lucy A., and Richard F. (twins, married David M. Watson and Elizabeth Allen), Alcie A. (married Robert O. Patterson), Flora A., Samuel, J.T., and Rosa L. (deceased). Mr. Henderson now owns a well-stocked farm of 240 acres of land, with ninety acres under cultivation. He served in the Confederate army in the late (Civil) war, enlisting July 18, 1862, under Gen. Churchill, and participated in many of the principal battles of that war. He was captured at Arkansas Post, and carried to Chicago, where he remained for four months. He was exchanged at City Point, Va., then went to Tennessee, and joined the Tennessee army, and fell back with the army into Georgia, being detailed a cook, at the time of the Chickamauga battle. Again he was with the army, participated in the battles of Missionary Ridge, Resaca, Ga., and at Atlanta, was again captured at Jonesboro, Ga., and was carried to Nashville, Tenn., being just one month away from his command. After his exchange he went with the command on the raid into Tennessee one month after he was a prisoner at Nashville. He was with his command in the battle of Nashville, and fell back with the army and crossed the Tennessee River on Christmas day, 1864, the army falling back to Corinth, Miss. There he obtained a furlough and returned home, where he found nothing but his wife and one child. He soon resumed farming. Both Mr. and Mrs. Henderson are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in which he serves as class-leader. Mr. Henderson has served as justice of the peace for eleven years, and as postmaster, at Brocktown, for twenty-four years. He is a good citizen, and is highly esteemed by all who know him."      He is listed in the 1900 Pike County AR Census in dwelling 32, Missouri Township. He is shown with his wife, Matilda J. (age 61) and two children: Flora A. (Nancy A., age 27) and James B. (James Tilden, age 23). Is James Tilden the same person listed in the 1880 Census as Samuel? (There is no James listed in 1880 and no Samuel listed in the 1900 Census.)      Abner is listed in the 1910 Pike County AR Census in dwelling 142, Missouri Township. He is shown with his wife, Tildy (Matilda, age 72), his single daughter Flora (Nancy Ann Flora, age 36) and Tom Alford, a grandson.      There is something amiss here. Nancy Ann Flora is listed as single living with her parents in every census since her birth yet in the 1910 Census she is shown as having one child and the child was still living. There is no mention in earlier Pike County Census data of this child or his father [the AAFA database indicates the father to be Samuel Thomas Alford]. Who is this Samuel Thomas Alford? Where and when was he born? Did he and Nancy have an illegitimate child named Tom? Abner Newton Henderson Jr appeared as head of household in the census enumerated January 22, 1920 at Pike County, AR. Information was found on Page 21B, sheet 9B, ED 93, Missouri Township, Dwelling 187, Family 192. Abner was shown at age 81 as a widowed white male, born in Alabama. His father was born in North Carolina. His mother was born in Alabama. Also shown was his daughter Flora at age 46, a single white female. He died on October 29, 1926 at Brocktown, Pike County, AR, at age 88. He was buried at Brocktown Cemetery, Pike County, AR. The following obituary was published in The Pike County Courier, Pike County, AR, on November 5, 1926:      "Old Time Citizen Passes Away. - A.N. Henderson, aged 88, died at the family home at Brocktown last Friday night (October 29, 1926). Mr. Henderson was born in Morgan county, Ala., May 4, 1838, and came to Murfreesboro with his father when he was 5 years of age. In 1858, he married to Miss Matilda Davis. He enlisted in the war in 1862 and at Arkansas Post he was captured and taken to Chicago as a prisoner. He was later released on exchange but was kept on the east side of the Mississippi river, and was in seven big battles of the Civil war. In the spring of 1865 he came home and engaged in farming, settling on his present farm where he resided until his death. In 1867 he was appointed postmaster at Brocktown, which position he held until the office was discontinued in 1911. During his long residence at Brocktown, he served 40 years as justice of the peace. He was a member of the Methodist church and a good citizen. He is survived by three sons - Abner L., Richard F., and James T. Two daughters - Mrs. Alcie Patterson of Gurdon and Miss Flora Henderson of Brocktown. One brother - W.P. Henderson of Knox City, Texas. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. G.L. Cagle at the Brocktown cemetery Saturday, a large number of citizens of Murfreesboro attending." The following obituary was published in The Pike County Tribune, Pike County, AR, on November 12, 1926:      "Aged Citizen Passes Away - Had Been Southern Soldier, Postmaster, J.P. - A.N. Henderson, age 88, died at the family home at Brocktown Friday night, Oct. 29. Mr. Henderson was born in Morgan county, Ala. May 4, 1838, and came to Murfreesboro with his father when he was 5 years of age. In 1858 he was married to Miss Matilda Davis. He enlisted in the war in 1862, and at Arkansas Post he was captured and taken to Chicago as a prisoner. He was later released on exchange but was kept on the east side of the Mississippi river, and was in seven big battles of the Civil war. In the spring of 1865 he came home and engaged in farming, settling on his present farm where he resided until his death.      "In 1867 he was appointed post master at Brocktown, which position he held until the office was discontinued in 1911.      "During his long residence at Brocktown, he served 46 years as justice of the peace. He was a member of the Methodist church and a good citizen.      "He is survived by three sons - Abner L., Richard F. and James T. Two daughters - Mrs. Alcie Patterson of Gurdon and Miss Flora Henderson, of Brocktown. One brother - W.P. Henderson of Knox City, Texas.      "Funeral services were conducted by Rev. G.L. Cagle of Murfreesboro at the Brocktown cemetery Saturday.      "The above news item was intended for last week but on account of an unusual rush with our work it was overlooked."

     Children of Abner Newton Henderson Jr and Matilda Jane "Tildy" Davis:

John Marion Henderson   b. 1858, d. 1859
Emeriah David Henderson   b. 1860, d. before August 4, 1870
Abner Luther Martin Henderson+   b. January 30, 1863, d. August 30, 1943
Richard Franklin Henderson+   b. November 1, 1866, d. July 7, 1961
Lucy Ann America Henderson+   b. November 1, 1866, d. April 9, 1898
Alsie Ann Elizabeth "Alice" Henderson+   b. September 5, 1868, d. May 16, 1959
Nancy Ann Flora Henderson+   b. July 18, 1873, d. January 27, 1940
Samuel James Tilden "Jim" Henderson+   b. September 26, 1876, d. January 13, 1968
Rosa Levisa Henderson   b. circa 1879, d. after June 19, 1880

Matilda Jane "Tildy" Davis was born on August 19, 1837 at TN. She was the daughter of John Davis I and Nancy ______.      She was enumerated with John Davis I on the Smith County, TN census dated October 1, 1850; Matilda was shown at age 14 as a single white female born in Tennessee. She was listed as attending school. Matilda Jane "Tildy" Davis married Abner Newton Henderson Jr, son of Abner Newton Henderson Sr and Levisa "Vicey" Alford, on December 31, 1857 at Pike City, Pike County, AR.      She was enumerated with Abner Newton Henderson Jr on the Pike County, AR census dated August 9, 1860; M.J. was shown at age 23 as a white female born in Tennessee.      She was enumerated with Abner Newton Henderson Jr on the Pike County, AR census dated August 4, 1870; Matilda J. was shown at age 32 as a white female born in Tennessee. Her occupation was keeping house.      She was enumerated with Abner Newton Henderson Jr on the Pike County, AR census dated June 9, 1880; Matilda J. was shown at age 42 as a married white female, wife of Abner N., born in Tennessee. Her father's birth place is not shown. Her mother was born in North Carolina. Her occupation was keeping house. She could read and write. Matilda Jane "Tildy" Davis died on April 27, 1919 at Pike County, AR, at age 81. She was buried at Brocktown Cemetery, Pike County, AR.

     Children of Matilda Jane "Tildy" Davis and Abner Newton Henderson Jr:

John Marion Henderson   b. 1858, d. 1859
Emeriah David Henderson   b. 1860, d. before August 4, 1870
Abner Luther Martin Henderson+   b. January 30, 1863, d. August 30, 1943
Richard Franklin Henderson+   b. November 1, 1866, d. July 7, 1961
Lucy Ann America Henderson+   b. November 1, 1866, d. April 9, 1898
Alsie Ann Elizabeth "Alice" Henderson+   b. September 5, 1868, d. May 16, 1959
Nancy Ann Flora Henderson+   b. July 18, 1873, d. January 27, 1940
Samuel James Tilden "Jim" Henderson+   b. September 26, 1876, d. January 13, 1968
Rosa Levisa Henderson   b. circa 1879, d. after June 19, 1880

John Marion Henderson was born in 1858 at Pike County, AR. He was the son of Abner Newton Henderson Jr and Matilda Jane "Tildy" Davis. John Marion Henderson died in 1859 at Pike County, AR.

Alsie Ann Elizabeth "Alice" Henderson was born on September 5, 1868 at Brocktown, Pike County, AR. She was the daughter of Abner Newton Henderson Jr and Matilda Jane "Tildy" Davis.      She was enumerated with Abner Newton Henderson Jr on the Pike County, AR census dated August 4, 1870; Alcy Ann was shown at age 2 as a white female born in Arkansas.      She was enumerated with Abner Newton Henderson Jr on the Pike County, AR census dated June 9, 1880; Alcy A. was shown at age 11 as a single white female, daughter of Abner N., born in Arkansas. Her father was born in Alabama. Her mother was born in Tennessee. Alsie Ann Elizabeth "Alice" Henderson married Robert Olynthus Patterson, son of John Wright Patterson and Cornelia Ann McMurray, on March 9, 1886 at Pike County, AR. Alsie Ann Elizabeth "Alice" Henderson died on May 16, 1959 at Clark County, AR, at age 90. She was buried at Dobyville Cemetery, Clark County, AR.

     Children of Alsie Ann Elizabeth "Alice" Henderson and Robert Olynthus Patterson:

Cornelia Alsie Patterson   b. December 10, 1886, d. February 19, 1979
Hattie Saphronia Patterson   b. February 17, 1888, d. February 11, 1911
Robert Henderson Patterson+   b. April 8, 1892, d. March 8, 1992
Bertha Elizabeth Patterson+   b. May 16, 1895, d. December 19, 1978
Ruth Boyd Patterson   b. July 1, 1897, d. March 8, 1922
James Olynthus Patterson   b. April 9, 1899, d. August 13, 1918
Lucy Doris Patterson   b. August 13, 1902, d. February 23, 1998
Abner Wright Patterson+   b. May 26, 1904, d. February 28, 1967
Donald Ian Patterson+   b. July 28, 1907
Margaret Janet Patterson+   b. April 29, 1910, d. October 9, 1994

Robert Olynthus Patterson was born on November 30, 1855 at Box Springs, Talbot County, GA. [One source has the birth month as December.]. He was the son of John Wright Patterson and Cornelia Ann McMurray. Robert Olynthus Patterson married Alsie Ann Elizabeth "Alice" Henderson, daughter of Abner Newton Henderson Jr and Matilda Jane "Tildy" Davis, on March 9, 1886 at Pike County, AR. Robert Olynthus Patterson died on July 29, 1931 at Clark County, AR, at age 75. [One source has the death date as July 28, 1932.]. He was buried at Dobyville Cemetery, Clark County, AR.      He was the subject of the following sketch at Clark County: Past and Present; Wendy Richter Editor, pp 659-660,:      Robert Olynthus Patterson was born 30 November 1855 in Talbot County, GA, a son of John Wright and Cornelia McMurray Patterson. John's parents were Robert (1759-1824) and Eleanor Wright Patterson; Robert's father was William Patterson, who was born in Ireland in 1743 and died in Georgia in 1801.      Robert 0., already having become well-read, left a destitute postwar Georgia at age twenty-one and worked in orange groves on the St. John's River in Florida. Six months later, having saved enough money to pay passage, he journeyed from Key West across the Gulf of Mexico and up the rivers to Camden. He walked to Arkadelphia and then back to his Uncle John Cheatham's house in Dobyville, a trip of four days. After working several years as a hired hand and farming a small place of his own nearby, he departed for Oklahoma to better his life.      Enroute, in Pike County, he found a homestead and was able to buy an adjoining claim with a house. Here he lived, and in 1886 married the Brockton postmaster's daughter, Alsie Henderson, born 5 September 1868. Soon children arrived. Robert 0. moved to Smithton to work in the huge sawmill. Shortly the mill went bankrupt, but he was able to get a job as a fireman on the Smithton-Pike City railroad. About 1897, he was able to buy 320 acres near Dobyville.      In 1903, the family moved to the Dobyville farm. Robert 0. Patterson soon expanded his holdings to 543 acres and had several tenant families on his place. He had one of the first dairies, and at the time of his death was buying and upgrading a herd of whiteface Herefords. He was also involved in community and school affairs, serving as a member of the school board.      Indicative of Robert Patterson's courage was his involvement in the 11926 vote on the Full Crew Law, which required an extra brakeman to be added to all trains entering and operating in Arkansas. Patterson, an ex-brakeman, did not believe the extra brakeman- was necessary. This position led to the union's advice to Gurdon merchants not to buy Patterson's produce, thereby depriving him of a market. He, in turn, wrote a letter to the Arkansas Democrat explaining his plight. A headline, Boycotting the Farmer, followed by an article naming the merchants involved, brought on a boycott of them by the union workers and resulted in Patterson being attacked by an irate merchant. The railroad office at St. Louis asked Patterson to speak at rallies, which he did. A full-page ad appeared in the paper with Patterson's stern-faced picture, his story, and testimonials by his friends. However, the efforts of this seventy-six year-old were in vain, as the law was not repealed for many years and the extra brakeman was not dropped until the 1980s.      Robert 0. Patterson died 28 July 1932; his wife, Alsie, died on 16 May 1959. Both are buried along with many descendants in the Dobyville Cemetery.      Robert and Alsie had ten children and five grandchildren at the time of his death: (1) Cornelia Alsie, born 10 December 1886, died 19 February 1979, married Garland Wilmot Ruth; (2) Hattie Saphronia, born 17 February 1888, died 11 February 1911; (3) Robert Henderson, born 8 April 1892, died 8 March 1992, married Alice Tidball, second Sarah Martha Patterson; (4) Bertha Elizabeth, born 16 May 1895, died 19 December 1978, married Dr. Frederick Loe; (5) Ruth Boyd, born 1 July 1897, died 8 March 1922; (6) James Olynthus, born 9 April 1899, died 13 August 1918; (7) Lucy Doris, born 13 August 1902; (8) Abner Wright, born 26 May 1904, died 28 February 1967, married Annie Pearl Terrell; (9) Donald Ian, born 28 June 1907, married Lennie May Dillard; and (10) Margaret Janet, born 29 April 1910, married Carl Nealus Baumgardner.

     Children of Robert Olynthus Patterson and Alsie Ann Elizabeth "Alice" Henderson:

Cornelia Alsie Patterson   b. December 10, 1886, d. February 19, 1979
Hattie Saphronia Patterson   b. February 17, 1888, d. February 11, 1911
Robert Henderson Patterson+   b. April 8, 1892, d. March 8, 1992
Bertha Elizabeth Patterson+   b. May 16, 1895, d. December 19, 1978
Ruth Boyd Patterson   b. July 1, 1897, d. March 8, 1922
James Olynthus Patterson   b. April 9, 1899, d. August 13, 1918
Lucy Doris Patterson   b. August 13, 1902, d. February 23, 1998
Abner Wright Patterson+   b. May 26, 1904, d. February 28, 1967
Donald Ian Patterson+   b. July 28, 1907
Margaret Janet Patterson+   b. April 29, 1910, d. October 9, 1994

1. [Some sources have the name as Olenthus.].

Cornelia Alsie Patterson was born on December 10, 1886. She was the daughter of Robert Olynthus Patterson and Alsie Ann Elizabeth "Alice" Henderson. Cornelia Alsie Patterson married Wilmot Garland Ruth on November 17, 1911. Cornelia Alsie Patterson died on February 19, 1979 at age 92.

Wilmot Garland Ruth married Cornelia Alsie Patterson, daughter of Robert Olynthus Patterson and Alsie Ann Elizabeth "Alice" Henderson, on November 17, 1911.

Hattie Saphronia Patterson was born on February 17, 1888. She was the daughter of Robert Olynthus Patterson and Alsie Ann Elizabeth "Alice" Henderson. Hattie Saphronia Patterson died on February 11, 1911 at age 22.

Robert Henderson Patterson was born on April 8, 1892 at Brockton, Pike County, AR. He was the son of Robert Olynthus Patterson and Alsie Ann Elizabeth "Alice" Henderson.      Robert served during World War I as a member of the United States Marine Corps. He enlisted on July 6, 1917 and served through May 31, 1919. he was awarded a good conduct medal on September 13, 1920 by which time he had earned the rank of Sergeant. Robert Henderson Patterson married Alice Tidball on June 2, 1920 at Washington County, AR. Robert Henderson Patterson and Alice Tidball were divorced; [According to Gail Lies, Alice was admitted to a state mental facility and Robert divorced her.]. Robert Henderson Patterson married Sarah Martha Patterson on April 8, 1928. [Sarah is a distant cousin from GA.].      He was the subject of the following sketch at Clark County: Past and Present; Wendy Richter Editor, pp 658-659,:      Robert Henderson Patterson was born in 1892 at Brockton, Pike County, AR. He was one of ten children born to Robert Olynthius and Alsie Henderson Patterson. Robert 0. was a son of John Wright and Cornelia McMurry Patterson. R. 0. originally moved to Clark County in the 1870s, went to Oklahoma for a time, and in 1903 the family moved back to their farm and resumed farming.      Robert H. was able to resume his schooling in a one-room structure, going three to four months in winter, and another few months in summer when the crops were laid by. In winter, a long walk, the cold, and crossing overflowed creeks waist deep made an education a painful affair.      Robert H. continued working for his father and was promised a colt and two years of school somewhere if he would stay on until he was twenty-one. He agreed and went to an Academy at Port Gibson, MS. His school day started at 4:00 A.M. with cows to milk, change clothes, go to class, and study until ten or eleven at night, seven days a week. Even with this schedule he was in line for the gold medal. In the middle of the second year he collapsed from exhaustion and returned home.      Fortunately for Robert, World War I had started, and when the corn was laid by in June, 1917, he joined the Marines---a waiver being necessary for his five-feet eleven inch 155-pound frame. The rigorous boot camp must have seemed a vacation to him. Afterward in Haiti, with no cooking experience, he was made mess sergeant, his predecessor having been caught misusing mess funds. Needless to say, not only was he a good Marine, he was an honest Marine; the mess fare improved markedly.      After the war was over Robert returned and in 1920 married Alice Tidball who was teaching at Dobyville. Moving to Hempstead County, they had two children, Robinette, born 1921, and Allen James, born in 1925. After a divorce, Robert married Sarah Patterson (1899-1978) and they resided in the Dobyville area where he farmed until retirement. A leader in community affairs he helped establish the Dobyville Cemetery Trust Fund. He compiled from memory and through research an outstanding history of his beloved Dobyville area, including occurrences such as the deep freeze of '99 and the flood of '05. His many newspaper articles and "Memoirs" have provided us a good picture of the waxing and waning of a small rural community. Would that each community had had a Robert H. Patterson.      Robert died in 1992 and was buried in Dobyville Cemetery, mourned by many friends. Always a gentleman, when once queried about space in the Cemetery, he replied: There are eight lots available, if you don't mind sleeping at my feet. Robert Henderson Patterson died on March 8, 1992 at Dobyville, Clark County, AR, at age 99. He was buried at Dobyville Cemetery, Dobyville, Clark County, AR.

Alice Tidball was born on May 13, 1894. She married Robert Henderson Patterson, son of Robert Olynthus Patterson and Alsie Ann Elizabeth "Alice" Henderson, on June 2, 1920 at Washington County, AR. Alice Tidball and Robert Henderson Patterson were divorced; [According to Gail Lies, Alice was admitted to a state mental facility and Robert divorced her.]. Alice Tidball died on October 26, 1977 at Hot Spring County, AR, at age 83.

Sarah Martha Patterson was born in 1899. She married Robert Henderson Patterson, son of Robert Olynthus Patterson and Alsie Ann Elizabeth "Alice" Henderson, on April 8, 1928. [Sarah is a distant cousin from GA.]. Sarah Martha Patterson died on August 28, 1978.

Eugene Morton Cruise was born on August 29, 1907. He died in November, 1970 at age 63.

Bertha Elizabeth Patterson was born on May 16, 1895 at Smithton, Clark County, AR. She was the daughter of Robert Olynthus Patterson and Alsie Ann Elizabeth "Alice" Henderson.      Bertha was a teacher in the public school system of Davis, Oklahoma. When she retired she was the Principal of the Davis High School. The then current school board sent her a letter on March 18, 1924 offering her a position for the following year. The letter is included below as a testament to her character and their respect.           "Dear Miss Patterson:           "Following the instructions of the Board of Education of Davis, I am sending you this letter, written in appreciation of your excellent services as Principal of the Davis High School.           "All teachers this year are accepted on the recommendation of the superintendent. You have been recommended, and your present position is offered you for another year.           "Tho [sic] you have repeatedly told us that you did not plan to teach another year, we are sending you this letter and offer, in appreciation of your Christian influence as a teacher, your competent supervision, and your devoted service as an instructor.           "We have appreciated your splendid cooperation in those activities that make for the common good, and a proof of our sincerity we say again that we want you with us another year." Bertha Elizabeth Patterson married Dr. Fred Loe, son of Anderson Loe and Sarah ______, after October 9, 1939. [Bertha was a nurse in Talihina, Oklahoma in October when, as Miss Patterson she applied for a birth certificate from the State of Arkansas.]. Bertha Elizabeth Patterson died on December 19, 1978 at age 83.

Dr. Fred Loe was born on May 13, 1884 at Mercer County, MO. He was the son of Anderson Loe and Sarah ______. Dr. Fred Loe married Bertha Elizabeth Patterson, daughter of Robert Olynthus Patterson and Alsie Ann Elizabeth "Alice" Henderson, after October 9, 1939. [Bertha was a nurse in Talihina, Oklahoma in October when, as Miss Patterson she applied for a birth certificate from the State of Arkansas.]. Dr. Fred Loe died on December 19, 1965 at St. Joseph Hospital, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, NM, at age 81. The following obituary was published after December 19, 1965:      Dr. Fred Loe died at St. Joseph Hospital Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock, December 19, 1965, following a long illness. He was born May 13, 1884 in Mercer County, Missouri. The youngest of five children of Anderson and Sarah Loe. Dr. Loe was graduated by the College of Physicians and Surgeons (now Washington University) St. Louis Missouri, with the degree of M.D. 1908. Since that time ha has specialized in ophthalmology.      For many years, he was employed as the only physician on the White River Apache reservation, White River, Arizona. He visited his patients horseback, taking to them understanding of the White Man's medicine and its healing. He cared for all types of diseases, doing whatever needed to be done, often having to invent instruments and equipment from whatever was at hand in the primitive homes. (Winning the Indians over to the idea of taking the sick to the hospital was a slow, gradual process but his success in healing as well as his personality won them over. So well, in fact, that when he was transferred to Phoenix, later, the White Mountain Apache petitioned the Washington office to leave him at White River).      While working with the Indians he found that one of his major problems with them was Trachoma, a communicable disease of the eye which was not only painful but caused a diminution of visual acuity or blindness. He was privileged to work with Dr. Phillip Thygeson in isolating the causative agent of the disease.      Later, while on the Sioux Reservation at Rosebud, South Dakota, he was the first to cure trachoma by using sulfanilamide. This led him into the Indian Bureau's program for the Eradication of Trachoma among the American Indians. With headquarters at Minneapolis, he traveled from Indian boarding school to Indian boarding school, diagnosing and treating trachomatous eyes, keeping a careful record and returning at stated intervals in order to check and re-check the results of the treatment. The results were spectacularly successful. Within a matter of fourteen days, under treatment with sulfanilamide, the disease was cured and the patient free from pain, his vision improved and many times good vision was restored. it was like magic.      When Dr. Loe retired from the Government Service in 1946 he became director of State Heath Department of Nevada, holding that position until he resigned to open an office in ophthalmology at Gallup, in association with Dr. Vincent Accondi. About six years ago, finding his practice too great for his physical strength he closed his office and moved to Albuquerque hoping to take work at the University in electricity, and eventually to become a 'ham' radio operator, long an ambition of his. He was licensed in 1962 and became one of the earliest members of the 'Eye Bank', an organization of hams, going on the air at 7 a.m. every week-day morning to help find where corneas were needed and where they were available, reporting each time to the Eye Bank, here in Albuquerque. He enjoyed this work very much and the contacts thus made, until illness forced him to give it up, finally.      However, he never lost his interest in Sight Conservation work and many times expressed the hope that, instead of flowers his friends would contribute to the:           New Mexico Lions Eye Bank           5200 Gibson Boulevard, S.E.           Albuquerque, New Mexico      (Mrs. C.R. Cordell is secretary-treasurer)      [Note this information was current in 1965 and probably has changed since then.]      Dr. Loe was a member of the Canterbury Episcopal Chapel for the University Students and always enjoyed his association with the students he met there. He was a member of the American Medical Association and the International College of Surgeons. He also belonged to various Masonic bodies: Ballut Abijad Temple, Albuquerque; Arizona Lodge #2, F.&A.M., Phoenix; Phoenix Commandery #3 K.T. Phoenix; and Zuni Council #3 Gallup.      He is survived by his wife, by two sons, Dr. Fred Loe, Jr., Los Angeles; Dr. john W. A. Loe, Gallup; and by a daughter, Mrs. John Sullivan, of Superior, Wisconsin. Also, he is survived by 12 grandchildren and one great-grandson, by seven nieces and one nephew.      French's Mortuary will be in charge of funeral arrangements, which will be Tuesday Dec. 21, 1965 at the Canterbury Episcopal Chapel at 2 p.m.      Pallbearers will be Frank Parker, M.D., Vincent Accondi, M.d.., R.K. Seltzer, M.D., A.E. Pecsok, Loyt L. Lathrop and R.C. Techlenburg.

Ruth Boyd Patterson was born on July 1, 1897. She was the daughter of Robert Olynthus Patterson and Alsie Ann Elizabeth "Alice" Henderson. Ruth Boyd Patterson died on March 8, 1922 at age 24.

James Olynthus Patterson was born on April 9, 1899. He was the son of Robert Olynthus Patterson and Alsie Ann Elizabeth "Alice" Henderson. James Olynthus Patterson died on August 13, 1918 at age 19.

Lucy Doris Patterson was born on August 13, 1902 at Smithton, Clark County, AR. She was the daughter of Robert Olynthus Patterson and Alsie Ann Elizabeth "Alice" Henderson. Lucy Doris Patterson died on February 23, 1998 at Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR, at age 95. [She was hospitalized at the time of her death.].      According to Gail Lies: She was never married but was lovingly called "Auntie" by many nephews and nieces. She was a special lady.