Edwin R. HENDRICKSON

1838 - 1917  (79 years)

• Name	Edwin R. HENDRICKSON
  Birth	8 Feb 1838	Franklin, Warren, Ohio
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Aug 1917	Rochester, Fulton, Indiana
  Burial	Grass Creek Cemetery, Fulton, Indiana   [1]
  Person ID	I9135	HHDHA
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	Jacob HENDRICKSON,   b. 25 Apr 1807, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey d. 27 Dec 1889, Wayne, Fulton, Indiana (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Catherine Conover SCHENCK,   b. 24 Mar 1812, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey d. 6 Apr 1875, Wayne, Fulton, Indiana (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	23 Feb 1832	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey   [2]
  Family ID	F3016	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S39] Findagrave.com, (www.findagrave.com). Edwin R. Hendrickson Birth: Feb. 8, 1838 Death: Aug. 2, 1917 Published in The Rochester News-SentinelFriday, August 3, 1917Edwin R. HENDRICKSON, 79, ex-county treasurer and a pioneer resident of the county, died Thursday evening at 10 o'clock in his home on South Monroe St., after suffering intense agony for five weeks due to a cancer of the liver. He had been in declining health for some time.Mr. Hendrickson was born in Butler county, Ohio, Feb. 8, 1838, the son of Jacob and Katherine HENDRICKSON. He was on of 13 children. When he was three years old, the parents moved to Wayne township, where they lived until death. On October 6, 1870, Mr. Hendrickson married Miss Caroline ESTABROOK, who died in 1884. They were the parents of five children, four of whom are living: William H. [HENDRICKSON], who lives on the old home place near Kewanna; Mrs. John SWARTWOOD, of Rochester; Oren M. [HENDRICKSON] of Rochester and Mrs. J. B. BARNETT, of near Rochester. The youngest child died 10 years ago, the mother having passed away three weeks after she was born. In March 1907, Mr. Hendrickson married Mrs. Susan SMITH, who survives. He also leaves two brothers and two sisters: Isaac HENDRICKSON, of Kewanna, who is now very ill, Mathias [HENDRICKSON], of Kewanna and Miss Sarah HENDRICKSON and Mrs. Katherine MURRAY of Kewanna.Mr. Hendrickson, when active, took a deep interest in community life and in politics. He was a supporter of the democratic party and about 36 years ago, served two terms as trustee of Wayne township. In 1899 he was elected county treasurer, serving two terms. He then moved to Rochester, where he resided the rest of his life. He was a member of the Masonic lodge.Funeral Sunday afternoon at 1:30 at the house, Rev. S. A. STEWART in charge. Burial at the Blue Grass cemetery, near Grass Creek, the procession to leave the house at 2:30.SOURCE:Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1917by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh [S49] LDS Family Search Family Tree, (https://familysearch.org/tree).