He was the son of Matthew Schropp Henry and Esther Tyrril Berg. He was the husband of Sarah Anna Plum.
OBITUARY:
William Henry Sr., 88, one of the oldest residents of Haddonfield, died yesterday at his home, 417 Warwick Road, after an illness of five weeks. He would have been 89 on Aug. 29.
Mr. Henry, who was born in Easton, Pa., Aug. 29, 1853, had lived in Haddonfield for 69 years. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Haddonfield, of which he was the historian.
With his wife, Mrs. Sarah Plum Henry, who survives, he celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary May 15.
Mr. Henry rose from office boy to owner of one of the biggest worsted mills of its day, the Camden Woolen Mills, later merged with the Highland Worsted Mills. His career began when he graduated from Girard College on April 12, 1871. He went to work for Seth B. Stitt as office boy and made trips from the Philadelphia office of his employer to the woolen mills here, carrying dyestuffs which came from Europe by clipper ship.
In later years he became secretary of the Highland mills and still later also treasurer and general manager. Mr. Stitt died and Mr. Henry finally acquired all of the stock in the company. He retired in 1919, after selling his interest in the Highland Mills.
Mr. Henry was a member of the Haddonfield Lodge 130, FAM; Damascus Chapter of Royal Arch Masons and the Haddonfield Commandery. He was also a member of the Pennsylvania Historical Society, Historical Society of Northampton County, PA., and the Moravian Historical Society of Nazareth, Pa. He was also the historian of the Haddonfield lodge of Masons.
In addition to his widow he is survived by five sons, William Henry Jr.., of Rising Sun, Md.; V. Russell Henry and Charles G. Henry, both of Los Angeles; Robert P. Henry, of Haddonfield, and Morton H. Henry of Chicago; a daughter, Mrs. Isabel Hillman, of Ashland, and 13 grandchildren.
SOURCE: "Courier-Post", Camden, New Jersey, Thursday, 9 July 1942, p. 4, c. 2.
He was the son of Matthew Schropp Henry and Esther Tyrril Berg. He was the husband of Sarah Anna Plum.
OBITUARY:
William Henry Sr., 88, one of the oldest residents of Haddonfield, died yesterday at his home, 417 Warwick Road, after an illness of five weeks. He would have been 89 on Aug. 29.
Mr. Henry, who was born in Easton, Pa., Aug. 29, 1853, had lived in Haddonfield for 69 years. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Haddonfield, of which he was the historian.
With his wife, Mrs. Sarah Plum Henry, who survives, he celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary May 15.
Mr. Henry rose from office boy to owner of one of the biggest worsted mills of its day, the Camden Woolen Mills, later merged with the Highland Worsted Mills. His career began when he graduated from Girard College on April 12, 1871. He went to work for Seth B. Stitt as office boy and made trips from the Philadelphia office of his employer to the woolen mills here, carrying dyestuffs which came from Europe by clipper ship.
In later years he became secretary of the Highland mills and still later also treasurer and general manager. Mr. Stitt died and Mr. Henry finally acquired all of the stock in the company. He retired in 1919, after selling his interest in the Highland Mills.
Mr. Henry was a member of the Haddonfield Lodge 130, FAM; Damascus Chapter of Royal Arch Masons and the Haddonfield Commandery. He was also a member of the Pennsylvania Historical Society, Historical Society of Northampton County, PA., and the Moravian Historical Society of Nazareth, Pa. He was also the historian of the Haddonfield lodge of Masons.
In addition to his widow he is survived by five sons, William Henry Jr.., of Rising Sun, Md.; V. Russell Henry and Charles G. Henry, both of Los Angeles; Robert P. Henry, of Haddonfield, and Morton H. Henry of Chicago; a daughter, Mrs. Isabel Hillman, of Ashland, and 13 grandchildren.
SOURCE: "Courier-Post", Camden, New Jersey, Thursday, 9 July 1942, p. 4, c. 2.
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