Peg, Parents of Louise/a Henson are Anderson D. Henson and Cynthia Thompson. Louisa must have been born shortly after 1860 census was taken (1860--61?) Thompson comes from the marriage license of Louisa Henson to Samuel Crain. Cynthia Henson has probate records listing her children as Boon, Jacob, and Louisa. Others say Cynthia was a Whitson. ? Trying to sort out the Hensons of Jackson County . . . Alice

Anderson D. HENSON married Cynthia Ann WHITSON. Their children were Cyrene Jane, Boon, Jacob, and Laura. Cynthia is listed as a widow in the Jul 1870 census Killion Twp., Jackson, IL family 49. With her are her four children. Her son Boon was named for the close family connection between the WHITSON family and the BOON family. Cynthia Ann WHITSON's brother, William Boone WHITSON, married Sarah BOON. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 6:36 PM Subject: Re: [ILJACKSON] Louisa Henson > Peg, > > Parents of Louise/a Henson are Anderson D. Henson and Cynthia Thompson. > Louisa must have been born shortly after 1860 census was taken (1860--61?) > Thompson comes from the marriage license of Louisa Henson to Samuel Crain. > Cynthia Henson has probate records listing her children as Boon, Jacob, and > Louisa. > > Others say Cynthia was a Whitson. ? > > Trying to sort out the Hensons of Jackson County . . . > > Alice > > > ==== ILJACKSO Mailing List ==== > Karima, List Administrator mailto:[email protected] > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >