My Genealogy Hound
Below is a family biography included in The History of Rutherford County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1887. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
* * * *
JAMES F. HENDERSON, a pioneer farmer of Rutherford County, was born May 4, 1811, in Lincoln County, N. C., and was the son of Logan and Margaret E. (Johnson) Henderson, natives of North Carolina. The father immigrated to this county in 1818, settling on a farm in the vicinity of Murfreesboro, and was a successful farmer, and was elected justice of the peace, which office he held for a number of years. He died in this county in the fall of 1846, leaving a large estate. The son was reared on a farm, and received a good education at Nashville University. After reaching his majority he took charge of his father’s farm for eight years, and then moved to the place where he now lives. He has been a successful farmer, giving each of his three sons a farm of over 100 acres of land. On December 20, 1832, he married Miss Amanda Veoores, a native of Tennessee, and to this union were born eleven children, seven of whom are living, namely: Medra, Octavine, Vansinderan, Hortense, Frank, Clifford C. and Estella. Mr. Henderson is a Democrat, a Royal Arch Mason, and he and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. He is a leading farmer of the county and an excellent citizen.
* * * *
This family biography is one of the numerous biographies included in The History of Rutherford County, Tennessee published in 1887 by Goodspeed. The History of Rutherford County was included within The History of Maury, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson, Bedford & Marshall Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Maury, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson, Beford and Marshall Counties of Tennessee
View additional Rutherford County, Tennessee family biographies here
View a historic 1888 map of Rutherford County, Tennessee
View family biographies for other counties and states here
Use the links at the top right of this page to search or browse thousands of other family biographies.