Looking For Henderson Connection - To Find Real Surname I'm trying to gather ALL information on any HENDERSON in all counties of AL. The mystery is either my 2nd g-grandfather Joseph William Henderson b. around 1850-1860 or his father (name unknown). Family stories go like this: 1st family story is that this HENDERSON (who really wasn't a Henderson at all) as a boy lived on huge plantation in AL, his father died and law wouldn't allow a woman to own land? Anyway she remarried a HENDERSON and he took the name, the step- father was very mean to him so he ran away at young age. 2nd family story is that he didn't get along with mean step-father ran away to a family named HENDERSON and took their name. I was also told that these Henderson were or related to a Fox Henderson and another who was a Govenor Henderson of AL. I would love to discover what his real name was. If someone runs across a Henderson on a census connected with another family or has some knowledge of mother who lost/remarried to keep plantation. Would be 1830-1875 in AL. This has had family stumped for years. Your help would be very appreciated. Pamela in FLorida