William Douglas HENDRICKSON^[1]

1829 - 1909  (79 years)

• Name	William Douglas HENDRICKSON
  Birth	17 Sep 1829	Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Jun 1909	Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
  Burial	Middletown Cemetery   [3]
  Person ID	I7690	HHDHA
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2013

  
  

  Father	Okey HENDRICKSON,   b. 1781, Windsor, Middlesex, New Jersey d. 4 May 1841, Mt. Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Mary MCDOWELL,   b. 1793, Colerain, Lancaster, Pennsylvania d. 1860, East Donegal, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1815
  Family ID	F2682	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louisa E. KENDIG,   b. 1833, Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania d. 7 Mar 1891, Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	1857	Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania   [4]
  Children	1. Alice K. HENDRICKSON,   b. Oct 1859, Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania d. 1945, Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania (Age 85 years)   2. Anna Gertrude HENDRICKSON,   b. 24 May 1864, Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania bur. Middletown Cemetery   3. William M. HENDRICKSON,   b. Jun 1868, Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania d. 1958, Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F2718	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2018

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] Ancestry.com, Internet Archive, Research and Resource Site., Member Stories by carolecsantos Hist. of Lancaster Co., Pa., Bio. Sketches. Hendrickson, William D., Middletown was born at Mt. Joy, Lancaster Co.,Pa.,Sept 17, 1829; son of Okey and Mary [McDowell] Hendrickson. The father was a native of N.J. He kept a hotel at Mt. Joy and was the first postmaster of the place, under President Jackson, and died there in 1841. William D. was reared and educated at Mt. Joy, where he was engaged in merchandising until 1859, when he came to Middletown and engaged in the lumber business as a member of the firm of Daniel Kendig & Co., in which he continued until 1880, when he retired. In 1890 he was elected tax collector and 1894 has collected all the taxes. In earlier life he was a Whig in politics, and came into the Republican party when it was organized, having always been interested in political affairs. He has served as a member of council, and of the school board, and as judge of elections. Mr. Hendrickson was one of the original stockholders in the Middletown Water Co., and for a time served as the secretary of that organization, and was a stockholder also in the Car Works. He was married, in 1857, to Miss Louisa E., daughter of Daniel Kendig. She died in 1891, and three children survive her: Alice K., Annie G., and William, who are all at home. He and his family attend the Presbyterian Church, of Middletown. History of Lancaster County,Pennsylvania, with Biographical Sketches of Many of the Prominent Men, by Franklin Ellis and Samuel Evans [S38] Hendricks, Andrew A. MD, Hendricks and Hendrickson Family of Monmouth County, New Jersey, (November 13th-14th, 2010), Decs. of Willem Hendrickson p. 41. [S39] Findagrave.com, (www.findagrave.com), Middletown PA. Cemetery. Birth: unknown Death: Jun. 6, 1909 [S22] New Family Search, (Hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints), .