James was the son of George Washington Henshaw & Callie Henshaw. He married Mary Safronia (Rainwater) Speers 7/02/1905.

They had thirteen boys:
1-Dewey L (Jack) Speer
2-George Henry (Chic) Henshaw
3-Edward (Red) Henshaw,
....B 4/01/1908-12/17/1965
4-Lonnie H (Con) Henshaw, B 1912
5-Milfred (Bill) Henshaw
6-Marvin J (Preacher) Henshaw
7-Jms Odell (Doc) Henshaw, 1914-1955
8-R C Henshaw
9-Carl (Fat) Henshaw
10-Sam Henshaw
11-Othello (Otis) Henshaw,
....B 1/16/1922-11/09/1992, Seymour, TX
12-Archie (Ninie) Henshaw, B 1924
13-Wallace (Scamp) Henshaw, B 1928

Siblings:
1 boy (self) -
James Washington Henshaw & wife Safronia

8 girls (sisters)
1-Sarah Ida Jane (Henshaw) Ford
2-Willie Itasca (Henshaw) Rose
3-Maggie Lee Henshaw died at age three
4-Mary Ann Elizabeth (Henshaw) Scott
5-Bessie Lee (Henshaw) Piland
6-Georgia May (Henshaw) Rose
7-Lillian Vale (Henshaw) Spinks
8-Callie Rebecca Leona (Henshaw) Phillips
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Obit-
J.W. Henshaw, 71, Succumbs After Long Illness
J.W. Henshaw, 71, retired farmer and longtime resident of Haskell County, , TXdied in the Haskell Hospital at noon Thursday, Dec. 3. He had been in ill health for three years and entered the hospital about 5 weeks ago due to a heart ailment.

Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church, with the Rev. J.M. Edge, pastor of the Central Baptist Church, and the Rev. Sid Davis, assistant pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating.

Burial was in Willow Cemetery under the direction of Holden Funeral Home.

Mr. Henshaw was born June 20, 1882 in Bell County, TX, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Henshaw. The family came to Haskell County from Bell County, TX in 1906. Mr. Henshaw was married July 5, 1905, to Mrs. Mary Rainwater Speer, also of Bell County.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife; one step-son, Jack Speer of Haskell, TX.
Eleven sons: G.H. Henshaw of Abilene, TX.
E.B., C.M., H.S. and Wallace J. Henshaw, all of Ft. Worth, TX.
L.H. Henshaw of Kermit, TX.
M.F., J.O. and O.H. Henshaw, all of Haskell, TX.
R.C. Henshaw of Tulsa, Okla.
A. A. Henshaw of Medicine Bow, Wyo.

With 19 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Seven sisters, Mrs. Ida Ford of Abernathy, TX, Mrs. J.A. Rose of Rochester, TX, Mrs. H.G. Scott, Mrs. G.W. Piland and Mrs. C.C. Rose, all of Haskell, TX. Mrs. R.W. Spinks of Stafford, Arizona, and Mrs. E.L. Phillips of Amarillo, TX.

One son, Lt. J.M. Henshaw was a casualty in World War II. Eight of Mr. Henshaw's sons were in the service during the war.

Pallbearers were Bob Herren, Buford Cox, Henry Atchison, Rice Alvis, Trav Everett, Bob Sego, T.E. Lusk, and Bill Pennington.