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Harriet Vanhays Henderson

Female 1804 - 1882  (77 years)

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  • Name Harriet Vanhays Henderson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Birth 13 Sep 1804  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Gender Female 
    Will 12 Aug 1835  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Mentioned in Father's Will 
    Residence 1860  Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Western Division 
    Burial 1882  Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 10 Sep 1882  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I1617  MontyHistNotes_2014
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Father Andrew Henderson,   b. 6 Apr 1753, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Oct 1837, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Robison,   b. Jun 1759, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1843, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1780  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Family ID F6195  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Ramsey Alexander,   b. 24 May 1801, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1873, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 19 Dec 1823  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 9] 
    Children 
     1. Violet Amanda Alexander,   b. 28 Aug 1824, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jun 1859, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Andrew Henderson Alexander,   b. 16 Jul 1829, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1907 (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Nancy Alexander,   b. 2 Nov 1835, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1906 (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Sophia Caroline Alexander,   b. 20 Oct 1838, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Capt Francis Ramsey Alexander,   b. 28 Mar 1841, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jun 1864, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Harriet Emma Alexander,   b. 1844   d. 1 Apr 1845 (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3379  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Sep 1804 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Dec 1823 - North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in Father's Will - 12 Aug 1835 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Western Division - 1860 - Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1882 - Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Sep 1882 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S301] John McKnitt Alexander Descendants, (Name: Location:http://genealogytrails.com/ncar/mecklenburg/fam_alexander_john_mcknitt_desc.html;;), http://genealogytrails.com/ncar/mecklenburg/fam_alexander_john_mcknitt_desc.html.
      Source: Mecklenburg County Biographical Sketches of the EarlySettlers of the Hopewell Section, by J. B. Alexander, M.D. Charlotte, NC, 1897, Chapter 2, Page 10-23, Transcribed and submitted by Nancy Piper

    2. [S659] Bible Records of Sarah Davidson Alexander, Family Details listed in Bible of Sarah Davidson Alexander.

    3. [S334] Ancestry.com, North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2007;;), Database online. Data Source: County Court Records - FHL #0546461-0546466.
      Record for Harriet Henderson

    4. [S671] Ferguson, Herman White, Will Abstracts 1791-1868, (Name: Ferguson, Herman White; Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Date: 1993;), "Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, *Will Abstracts 1791-1868 BooksA-J, *Tax Lists, 17978, 1798, 1799, 1806 & 1807" book located at Charlotte Public Library, ISBN 0-9620770-2-X.
      After son James died in 1833, Joseph added a codicil to his will

    5. [S3938] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Western Division, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: M653_906; Page: 94; Family History Library Film: 803906.
      Record for John R Alexander
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7667&h=38990460&indiv=try

    6. [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Harriette Vanhays Alexander
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=26693198&indiv=try

    7. [S1197] DAR Ancestor A054757, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), Carnes Henderson.

    8. [S1368] Bass, L D,Jr, Mecklenburg County, NC, Hendersons, (Name: Name: Olde Mecklenburg Genealogy Society; Location: Charlotte,Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Date: 1998;;).

    9. [S271] Clemens, William Montgomery, North and South Carolina Marriage Records, (Name: Name: Genealogical Publishing Company; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date:1927;;), From the Earliest Colonial Days to the Civil War Alphabetical Listing of North Carolina Marriages, ISBN 978-0-8063-0555-4.
      Montgomerys are on pages 196-197
      Clarks pages 60-61
      Alexanders page 5-7
      Catheys are page 57



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