Dr Joseph McKnitt Henderson, Sr
1828 - 1877 (48 years)-
Name Joseph McKnitt Henderson [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Title Dr Suffix Sr Birth 23 Nov 1828 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA 
[1, 3, 5] Gender Male Will 1 Nov 1845 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA [2] Mentioned in Father's Will Will 25 Mar 1854 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA [2] Mentioned in Mother's Will Burial 1877 Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA [1, 5] - Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church; Burial Ground # 3
Death 5 Jan 1877 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA [1, 3, 5] Person ID I24820 MontyHistNotes_2014 Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
Father David Robison Henderson, b. 11 Sep 1793, Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA d. 9 Feb 1846, Marengo County, Alabama, USA (Age 52 years) Relationship natural Mother Margaret Davidson Alexander, b. 24 Nov 1797, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 14 Jul 1854, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (Age 56 years) Relationship natural Marriage 21 May 1820 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA [3, 6, 7] Family ID F3369 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lenora Emaline Simril, b. 16 Mar 1832, York County, South Carolina, USA d. 29 Jul 1907, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (Age 75 years) Marriage 11 Mar 1858 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA [3] Children > 1. Margaret Henrietta Henderson, b. 7 Jul 1859, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 16 Sep 1937, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 78 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. Frances Elizabeth Henderson, b. 29 Aug 1861, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 24 Jan 1948, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 3. Pinkney Caldwell Henderson, b. 19 Feb 1864, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 20 Jan 1919, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 54 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 4. Daisy Jane Henderson, b. 20 Jan 1867, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 25 Oct 1956 (Age 89 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 5. Simril McDowell Henderson, b. 13 Jan 1869, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 16 Apr 1935, Harnett County, North Carolina, USA (Age 66 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 6. Mary Elizabeth Henderson, b. 22 May 1871, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 5 Jul 1953 (Age 82 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 7. Lucy Bain Henderson, b. 22 Apr 1873, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 24 Feb 1948, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 74 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]8. Joseph McKnitt Henderson, Jr, b. 18 Oct 1876, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 14 Dec 1968, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 92 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F6142 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
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Birth - 23 Nov 1828 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA 
Will - Mentioned in Father's Will - 1 Nov 1845 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Will - Mentioned in Mother's Will - 25 Mar 1854 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Marriage - 11 Mar 1858 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Death - 5 Jan 1877 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S95] Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, (Name: Location: Sugaw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina;;), http://www.cmstory.org/cemetery/burialrecords.asp?id=166 This website has drill-down with more detail on each individual http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GScid=48873&GRid=42225274&CRid=48873&.
Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church
101 Sugar Creek Rd. W.
Charlotte, NC 28213
704-596-4466 - [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 - [S1197] DAR Ancestor A054757, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), Carnes Henderson.
- [S3237] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Database online.
Record for P C Henderson - [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Lucy Bain Beam
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=151877506&indiv=try - [S615] Sommerville, Charles William, History of Hopewell Presbyterian Church, (Name: Name: Hopewell Presbyterian Church; Location: Charlotte, NC; Date:1939, Reprint 1987;;), Available on ancestry.com. Has many interesting biographies ofmembers, NCR 285.1756 M43 H791 S.
- [S659] Bible Records of Sarah Davidson Alexander, Family Details listed in Bible of Sarah Davidson Alexander.
- [S95] Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, (Name: Location: Sugaw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina;;), http://www.cmstory.org/cemetery/burialrecords.asp?id=166 This website has drill-down with more detail on each individual http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GScid=48873&GRid=42225274&CRid=48873&.