Hon. James Henry,
The History of Calhoun County Michigan.
Washington Gardner
The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York, 1913, pp. 820-821.
HON. JAMES HENRY, of Battle Creek, who has been a resident of the city for the
past thirty years, is especially well known for his participation in public affairs. He
is an able and popular citizen, and has given much valuable service in return for
the public honors bestowed upon him.
Mr. Henry was born at Pittsburg, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania,
December 12, 1859. He comes of Scotch-Irish ancestry, the stock which was most
prominent in the early settlement of western Pennsylvania. At Pittsburg he
received his education in the public schools, and at the age of twenty-three, in
1882, came to Battle Creek, with which city his life and interests have since been
identified.
As an influential unwavering Republican he has been promoted from one
degree of public responsibility to another. His first office was as justice of the
peace. Then he was a member of the board of supervisors for twelve years, and
during that time was chairman of the board for several years. As a member of the
board in 1899 he insisted on an investigation of the County Officers and as a result
of his efforts as chairman of an investigating committee, there was $4,800.00,
money misappropriated, returned to the county treasury. In 1900, 1903 and 1906
he was elected to the office of city assessor. In 1900 the unanimous nomination of
his party was given him for the office of probate judge, but he was defeated in the
election. In 1906 he was first elected as representative from the second district of
Calhoun county, and his subsequent service in the legislature is well known to all
and has given him a place among the leading legislators at the capital. Mr. Henry
was the first man from his district to be given a third term and at this writing he has
been renominated by his party without opposition for the fourth.
In 1902, Mr. Henry platted Urbandale, a beautiful and prosperous village,
just west of Battle Creek and so well has he fathered and promoted the growth of
the town that he has been dubbed "King Henry of Urbandale" and many people of
the county know him by no other name.
Mr. Henry resides at No. 247 West Van Buren street, city of Battle Creek,
and has a wife and two sons, T. J. Henry and David R. Henry.
Michigan, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995
Name: James Henry
Birth Date: abt 1860
Birth Place: PA.
Death Date: 27 Jan 1925
Death Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan
Death Age: 65
Occupation: State Senator
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Gender: Male
Father Name: William Henry
Father Birth Place: Ireland
Mother Birth Place: Ireland
FHL Film Number: 1009293
Son of James & Marie (King) Henry of Ireland. The family was living in South Fayette (Noblestown), Pennsylvania in 1870. It is the only definitive record found for them. His son Theodore (death certificate informant), reported James's birth in Noblestown.
James married Susan H "Susie" Beddo in Battle Creek on April 13, 1892, when he was 32 years old. Theodore was their only known child. James reported to be divorced in 1900, and Theodore was living with Caleb & Eunice Moore in Hastings, Barry County.
James married Lillian G "Lillie" Jeffery in Battle Creek on December 31, 1902, when he was 43 years old. Theo probably rejoined his father once he remarried, as they were all together in 1910.
Contributor: KLSchwark (47809899)
The History of Calhoun County Michigan.
Washington Gardner
The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York, 1913, pp. 820-821.
HON. JAMES HENRY, of Battle Creek, who has been a resident of the city for the
past thirty years, is especially well known for his participation in public affairs. He
is an able and popular citizen, and has given much valuable service in return for
the public honors bestowed upon him.
Mr. Henry was born at Pittsburg, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania,
December 12, 1859. He comes of Scotch-Irish ancestry, the stock which was most
prominent in the early settlement of western Pennsylvania. At Pittsburg he
received his education in the public schools, and at the age of twenty-three, in
1882, came to Battle Creek, with which city his life and interests have since been
identified.
As an influential unwavering Republican he has been promoted from one
degree of public responsibility to another. His first office was as justice of the
peace. Then he was a member of the board of supervisors for twelve years, and
during that time was chairman of the board for several years. As a member of the
board in 1899 he insisted on an investigation of the County Officers and as a result
of his efforts as chairman of an investigating committee, there was $4,800.00,
money misappropriated, returned to the county treasury. In 1900, 1903 and 1906
he was elected to the office of city assessor. In 1900 the unanimous nomination of
his party was given him for the office of probate judge, but he was defeated in the
election. In 1906 he was first elected as representative from the second district of
Calhoun county, and his subsequent service in the legislature is well known to all
and has given him a place among the leading legislators at the capital. Mr. Henry
was the first man from his district to be given a third term and at this writing he has
been renominated by his party without opposition for the fourth.
In 1902, Mr. Henry platted Urbandale, a beautiful and prosperous village,
just west of Battle Creek and so well has he fathered and promoted the growth of
the town that he has been dubbed "King Henry of Urbandale" and many people of
the county know him by no other name.
Mr. Henry resides at No. 247 West Van Buren street, city of Battle Creek,
and has a wife and two sons, T. J. Henry and David R. Henry.
Michigan, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995
Name: James Henry
Birth Date: abt 1860
Birth Place: PA.
Death Date: 27 Jan 1925
Death Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan
Death Age: 65
Occupation: State Senator
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Gender: Male
Father Name: William Henry
Father Birth Place: Ireland
Mother Birth Place: Ireland
FHL Film Number: 1009293
Son of James & Marie (King) Henry of Ireland. The family was living in South Fayette (Noblestown), Pennsylvania in 1870. It is the only definitive record found for them. His son Theodore (death certificate informant), reported James's birth in Noblestown.
James married Susan H "Susie" Beddo in Battle Creek on April 13, 1892, when he was 32 years old. Theodore was their only known child. James reported to be divorced in 1900, and Theodore was living with Caleb & Eunice Moore in Hastings, Barry County.
James married Lillian G "Lillie" Jeffery in Battle Creek on December 31, 1902, when he was 43 years old. Theo probably rejoined his father once he remarried, as they were all together in 1910.
Contributor: KLSchwark (47809899)
Hon. James Henry,
The History of Calhoun County Michigan.
Washington Gardner
The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York, 1913, pp. 820-821.
HON. JAMES HENRY, of Battle Creek, who has been a resident of the city for the
past thirty years, is especially well known for his participation in public affairs. He
is an able and popular citizen, and has given much valuable service in return for
the public honors bestowed upon him.
Mr. Henry was born at Pittsburg, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania,
December 12, 1859. He comes of Scotch-Irish ancestry, the stock which was most
prominent in the early settlement of western Pennsylvania. At Pittsburg he
received his education in the public schools, and at the age of twenty-three, in
1882, came to Battle Creek, with which city his life and interests have since been
identified.
As an influential unwavering Republican he has been promoted from one
degree of public responsibility to another. His first office was as justice of the
peace. Then he was a member of the board of supervisors for twelve years, and
during that time was chairman of the board for several years. As a member of the
board in 1899 he insisted on an investigation of the County Officers and as a result
of his efforts as chairman of an investigating committee, there was $4,800.00,
money misappropriated, returned to the county treasury. In 1900, 1903 and 1906
he was elected to the office of city assessor. In 1900 the unanimous nomination of
his party was given him for the office of probate judge, but he was defeated in the
election. In 1906 he was first elected as representative from the second district of
Calhoun county, and his subsequent service in the legislature is well known to all
and has given him a place among the leading legislators at the capital. Mr. Henry
was the first man from his district to be given a third term and at this writing he has
been renominated by his party without opposition for the fourth.
In 1902, Mr. Henry platted Urbandale, a beautiful and prosperous village,
just west of Battle Creek and so well has he fathered and promoted the growth of
the town that he has been dubbed "King Henry of Urbandale" and many people of
the county know him by no other name.
Mr. Henry resides at No. 247 West Van Buren street, city of Battle Creek,
and has a wife and two sons, T. J. Henry and David R. Henry.
Michigan, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995
Name: James Henry
Birth Date: abt 1860
Birth Place: PA.
Death Date: 27 Jan 1925
Death Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan
Death Age: 65
Occupation: State Senator
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Gender: Male
Father Name: William Henry
Father Birth Place: Ireland
Mother Birth Place: Ireland
FHL Film Number: 1009293
Son of James & Marie (King) Henry of Ireland. The family was living in South Fayette (Noblestown), Pennsylvania in 1870. It is the only definitive record found for them. His son Theodore (death certificate informant), reported James's birth in Noblestown.
James married Susan H "Susie" Beddo in Battle Creek on April 13, 1892, when he was 32 years old. Theodore was their only known child. James reported to be divorced in 1900, and Theodore was living with Caleb & Eunice Moore in Hastings, Barry County.
James married Lillian G "Lillie" Jeffery in Battle Creek on December 31, 1902, when he was 43 years old. Theo probably rejoined his father once he remarried, as they were all together in 1910.
Contributor: KLSchwark (47809899)
The History of Calhoun County Michigan.
Washington Gardner
The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York, 1913, pp. 820-821.
HON. JAMES HENRY, of Battle Creek, who has been a resident of the city for the
past thirty years, is especially well known for his participation in public affairs. He
is an able and popular citizen, and has given much valuable service in return for
the public honors bestowed upon him.
Mr. Henry was born at Pittsburg, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania,
December 12, 1859. He comes of Scotch-Irish ancestry, the stock which was most
prominent in the early settlement of western Pennsylvania. At Pittsburg he
received his education in the public schools, and at the age of twenty-three, in
1882, came to Battle Creek, with which city his life and interests have since been
identified.
As an influential unwavering Republican he has been promoted from one
degree of public responsibility to another. His first office was as justice of the
peace. Then he was a member of the board of supervisors for twelve years, and
during that time was chairman of the board for several years. As a member of the
board in 1899 he insisted on an investigation of the County Officers and as a result
of his efforts as chairman of an investigating committee, there was $4,800.00,
money misappropriated, returned to the county treasury. In 1900, 1903 and 1906
he was elected to the office of city assessor. In 1900 the unanimous nomination of
his party was given him for the office of probate judge, but he was defeated in the
election. In 1906 he was first elected as representative from the second district of
Calhoun county, and his subsequent service in the legislature is well known to all
and has given him a place among the leading legislators at the capital. Mr. Henry
was the first man from his district to be given a third term and at this writing he has
been renominated by his party without opposition for the fourth.
In 1902, Mr. Henry platted Urbandale, a beautiful and prosperous village,
just west of Battle Creek and so well has he fathered and promoted the growth of
the town that he has been dubbed "King Henry of Urbandale" and many people of
the county know him by no other name.
Mr. Henry resides at No. 247 West Van Buren street, city of Battle Creek,
and has a wife and two sons, T. J. Henry and David R. Henry.
Michigan, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995
Name: James Henry
Birth Date: abt 1860
Birth Place: PA.
Death Date: 27 Jan 1925
Death Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan
Death Age: 65
Occupation: State Senator
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Gender: Male
Father Name: William Henry
Father Birth Place: Ireland
Mother Birth Place: Ireland
FHL Film Number: 1009293
Son of James & Marie (King) Henry of Ireland. The family was living in South Fayette (Noblestown), Pennsylvania in 1870. It is the only definitive record found for them. His son Theodore (death certificate informant), reported James's birth in Noblestown.
James married Susan H "Susie" Beddo in Battle Creek on April 13, 1892, when he was 32 years old. Theodore was their only known child. James reported to be divorced in 1900, and Theodore was living with Caleb & Eunice Moore in Hastings, Barry County.
James married Lillian G "Lillie" Jeffery in Battle Creek on December 31, 1902, when he was 43 years old. Theo probably rejoined his father once he remarried, as they were all together in 1910.
Contributor: KLSchwark (47809899)
Gravesite Details
Disinterred from Hamilton Mausoleum. Reinterred here October of 1978.
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