Mary, According to James Henson's probate file, his heirs were: wife Mary E., Ellen Callahan, Ann Riseling, Frank Henson, Ollie Will, John Henson, Ettie Henson, Cynthia Henson and Willis Henson. According to Jack Callahan, James Henson had two wives: (1) Julianna Bower and (2) Mary E. Flood. All children were by Julianna Bower, except Willis. James married Mary E. Flood in 1872. Ann Henson married William Riseling 28 Dec 1879. She signed a receipt in James' probate file as Elizabeth A. Riseling. Her death cert is filed Anne E. Riseling 16 Sep 1926. Julia Ann Bower Henson Ledbetter died 22 July 1926 with Cynthia Whisler as informant. Trying to sort out the Hensons of Jackson County. Alice
Alice, Thank you so much for solving my mystery. My two families have just merged! Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 8:06 AM Subject: Re: [ILJACKSON] Ann Elizabeth HENSON > Mary, > > According to James Henson's probate file, his heirs were: > > wife Mary E., Ellen Callahan, Ann Riseling, Frank Henson, Ollie Will, John > Henson, Ettie Henson, Cynthia Henson and Willis Henson. > > According to Jack Callahan, James Henson had two wives: (1) Julianna Bower > and (2) Mary E. Flood. All children were by Julianna Bower, except Willis. > James married Mary E. Flood in 1872. > > Ann Henson married William Riseling 28 Dec 1879. She signed a receipt in > James' probate file as Elizabeth A. Riseling. Her death cert is filed Anne > E. Riseling 16 Sep 1926. > > Julia Ann Bower Henson Ledbetter died 22 July 1926 with Cynthia Whisler as > informant. > > Trying to sort out the Hensons of Jackson County. > > Alice > > > ==== ILJACKSO Mailing List ==== > If you don't know where or when, in Illinois, an event in your ancestor's life might have occurred, you might be able to find a clue in how to search for this information at the Illinois GenWeb Project's - Unknown IL Counties Web Site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilunknow/ > > ============================== > 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 > > >