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Andrew Gillespie Henderson

Birth	:	4 Jan 1823 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	16 Feb 1899 Washington, USA
Burial	:	Mount Hope Cemetery, Maquoketa, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0615616, -90.6619720
Description	:	A. G. Henderson In Spokane Falls, Washington, February 16, 1899, A. G. Henderson, aged 70 years. Deceased was the father of John T. and James Q. Henderson and Mrs. C. E. Hatfield, all of Sioux City; Mrs. H. M. Miles of Maquoketa, Iowa, and Mrs. T. J. Morgan of Spokane, Washington. The remains will be taken to Maquoketa and interred beside those of Sarah Ann Henderson, wife of the deceased. Mr. Henderson was a member of the A. F. & A. M., I. O. O. F. and the G. A. R. He was a cousin of Theodore N. Morrison,... Read More	A. G. Henderson In Spokane Falls, Washington, February 16, 1899, A. G. Henderson, aged 70 years. Deceased was the father of John T. and James Q. Henderson and Mrs. C. E. Hatfield, all of Sioux City; Mrs. H. M. Miles of Maquoketa, Iowa, and Mrs. T. J. Morgan of Spokane, Washington. The remains will be taken to Maquoketa and interred beside those of Sarah Ann Henderson, wife of the deceased. Mr. Henderson was a member of the A. F. & A. M., I. O. O. F. and the G. A. R. He was a cousin of Theodore N. Morrison, Bishop-elect of the Episcopel Diocese of Iowa and was a lifelong friend of E. B. Washburn, Minister to France under Grant's administration. He was married in 1846 at Council Hill, Illinois to Sarah Ann Barrow. Their five children are all living. Andrew Gillespie Henderson was born at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania January 4, 1823. In 1833 he removed to Springfield, Illinois, where he entered the office of the State Journal as an apprentice. At the age of 14 he finished his trade on the Galena Gazette, which paper he finally conducted. In 1854 he conducted the Dubuque Tribune. In 1855 he removed to Maquoketa, where he resided forty-four years, being one of the founders of the Maquoketa Excelsior, he being at one time manager of the state printing of Iowa. In 1857 he was a candidate for representative, but was defeated by a small majority, the district being overwhelming democratic. In 1862 he enlisted in Company F., Thirty-first Iowa Regiment, being elected first lieutenant and served nearly three years, participating at the siege of Vicksburg, the battle of Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Chickamauga, Ringgold and Atlanta, serving in the 15th Army Corps under General John A. Logan. Published in the Sioux City Journal, February 19, 1899 Contributor Linda Linn (46913843) notes that a stone exists for Mr. Henderson at Greenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane, Washington. The nature of that marker, and whether a cenotaph exists for Mr. Henderson, is unresolved. She notes that a stone was ordered for the Greenwood location from the Vermont Marble Company, Proctor Vermont on March 8, 1901 July 10, 2014 1863: Andrew Gillespie Henderson to Sarah Ann (Barrow) Henderson This letter was written by Andrew Gillespie Henderson (1823-1899) of Maquoketa, Iowa. At the time the war broke out, Andrew Henderson was a 39 year-old married former gold rusher and newspaperman from Maquoketa, Iowa; his wife Sarah Ann Barrow was pregnant with their 7th child. He was appointed 1st Lt. Aug. 13, 1862 in Company F, 31st Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry in Maquoketa; the unit mustered Oct. 13, 1862. Henderson’s unit was first sent to the Southern theater. While he and his unit were the Battle of Fort Hindman (Jan 1863), his wife Sarah was delivering their daughter, Anna Gillespie Henderson. In Mississippi, On May 22, 1863, Henderson was severely wounded in the right leg while charging the Rebel works at Vicksburg and was sent home to recover. After his return to the regiment, his leg wound hampered his mobility and ability to keep up with his unit’s movements. At one point, he applied for a transfer to become one of the officers in charge of a “colored” regiment, apparently feeling the disability would be less of a hindrance for some reason. However, this was turned down. He participated in the month-long siege of Atlanta but resigned on Sept. 22, 1864, at East Point, Georgia, and went home to Iowa to recover from his wounds. An on-line biography says of him: A native of Franklin Co., Pennsylvania, Andrew Gillespie Henderson was born Jan. 4, 1823; when 11 years of age, his parents came to Illinois and located at Pekin, Tazewell Co., he began to learn the printer’s trade; in 1838, he went to Springfield, Ill., where he finished learning his trade and lived until the spring of 1843; then went to Ogle Co. and began publishing the Rock River Register; he afterward sold out his interest and removed to Galena; in January. 1846. he engaged in mercantile business in Wisconsin. He married Miss Sarah Ann Barrow, a native of Madison Co., Ill., Oct. 6, 1846. In October, 1849, he went to California, and returned in March, 1851; in 1853, he moved to Dubuque and bought one-half interest in the Dubuque Tribune; in December, 1854, he came to Maquoketa and has lived here twenty-five years; he enlisted, in August, 1862, in the 31st I. V. I., and was commissioned First Lieutenant, Co. F; he was wounded before Vicksburg May 22, 1863; he resigned his commission Sept. 22, 1864; he has held the offices of Alderman, Town Clerk, etc. [The History of Jackson County Iowa, Published November 1879. Transcribed by Mary Kay Krogman] TRANSCRIPTION Stevenson, Alabama December 22, 1863 My Dear Ones, Our regiment reached here yesterday evening having started from our camp at Bridgeport yesterday morning. The distance is only 12 miles and the regiment got into camp by 2 P.M., but some of our teams did not get in until 2 this morning on account of the bad roads. The team that my blankets were in, however, did get in by 10½ so that I had a pretty good night’s sleep. We all slept in the open air, of course, without any tents, and this morning the ground was frozen so that it would carry heavily loaded teams. In Iowa, you would think such usage would kill one, but here we do not think anything of it. I slept very comfortable. We are now on our road back to Larkinsville, Jackson County, Alabama, where I presume we shall winter. It is 25 miles from here and is quite a pleasant place. We will start again, I presume, tomorrow morning. My health is first rate and my appetite such as I would be ashamed of if I was at home. We have plenty to eat and little to do, and I am afraid I shall be very lazy when I get home. Some days ago, Lt. [Franklin] Amos ¹ started for Maquoketa, and he will give you particulars of our situation &c. I want to get another letter from you very much. I do not want you to play another trick on me by not writing for two weeks. Don’t you do it again! I write this letter in Capt. W. A. Warren’s ² office in this town. He is Post Quartermaster here and Frank Bettis ³ is his head clerk. They are both old acquaintances from Bellevue. Col. [Jeremiah W.] Jenkins is in the office with me at the present time. His health is first rate. I hope you will have a pleasant Christmas and New Year’s. God bless you, my dear ones. May God watch over and protect you. Let me know whether Santa Claus visits the children on Christmas Eve or not. My respects to all enquiring friends. Who is dead or married lately? Write as often as you possibly can. Your affectionate husband and father, — A. G. Henderson P.S. Have you sold any of them gold pens and pencil holders yet? — A. G. H.

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Andrew Gillespie Henderson death on 16 Feb 1899 in Washington, USA
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Latitude: 42.0615616
Longitude: -90.6619720

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1. Mount Hope Cemetery
Maquoketa, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0615616, -90.6619720

2. Sacred Heart Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9897003, -90.6057968

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Coordinate: 41.9935989, -90.7307968

14. Risinger Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1241787, -90.5548475

15. Union Center Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0546989, -90.5246964

16. Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1509760, -90.5888680

17. Andrew Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1519430, -90.5895330

18. Busch Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9996986, -90.7818985

19. Pence Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0746994, -90.8106003

20. East Iron Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1465797, -90.7591019

21. Sutton Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1677000, -90.7143000

22. West Iron Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1460000, -90.7686000

23. Bloomfield Cemetery
Clinton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9458008, -90.6194000

24. Springbrook Amish-Mennonite Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1570340, -90.5515440