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Walter Alexander Henderson

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Birth	:	24 Aug 1880 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Death	:	8 Apr 1951 Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Pleasant Valley, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate	:	43.9709091, -65.9726263
Description	:	Walter A. Henderson, Monroe Leader, Dies MONROE, April 8. -- Walter A. Henderson, 70, prominent civic and religious leader, died in the local hospital at 3 o'clock this morning after an extended illness. He was born in the Mint Hill section of Mecklenburg county August 24, 1880, son of the late J. E. Henderson and Mary Miller Henderson. With his family, he moved to Monroe in 1901 and spent the remainder of his life here. With his father, he organized the Henderson Roller Mills company and served as its secretary-treasurer from 1917 until 1949 when ill... Read More	Walter A. Henderson, Monroe Leader, Dies MONROE, April 8. -- Walter A. Henderson, 70, prominent civic and religious leader, died in the local hospital at 3 o'clock this morning after an extended illness. He was born in the Mint Hill section of Mecklenburg county August 24, 1880, son of the late J. E. Henderson and Mary Miller Henderson. With his family, he moved to Monroe in 1901 and spent the remainder of his life here. With his father, he organized the Henderson Roller Mills company and served as its secretary-treasurer from 1917 until 1949 when ill health forced his retirement. Mr. Henderson served several terms as president of the Piedmont Millers association. He was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the wheat production, marketing and control board. An active church worker, he was elected moderator of Mecklenburg presbytery in 1946 and was an elder and clerk of the session a number of years. He was one of the organizers of Benton Heights Presbyterian church and served as superintendent of the Sunday school there as well as at First Presbyterian church. He was a charter member and former president of the Monroe Rotary club and a member of the Executive club. Mr. Henderson organized the first Boy Scout unit in Monroe. Funeral services will be held at First Presbyterian church here at 4 p.m. Monday, with Dr. Roy F. Whitley and Rev. F. B. Drane officiating. Interment will be in Monroe cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Bertha Alexander Henderson, a native of the Sharon community in Mecklenburg; a daughter, Mrs. C. C. Sikes, and a son, Walter A. Henderson Jr., both of Monroe; a sister, Mrs. Hattie Medlin of Orlando, Fla, a half-sister, Mrs. Oscar D. Smith of Washington; three half-brothers, J. Virgil Henderson of Monroe, Arthur M. Henderson of Washington, and John E. Henderson of Charlotte, and two grandchildren. The Charlotte Observr Charlotte, NC April 9, 1951

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Walter Alexander Henderson's memorial is located at: Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Pleasant Valley, Yarmouth County, Canada.
When did Walter Alexander Henderson death?
Walter Alexander Henderson death on 8 Apr 1951 in Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 43.9709091
Longitude: -65.9726263

Family Members:

Parent

Joseph Eli Henderson

(1855 - 1930)

Spouse

Bertha Alexander Henderson

(1884 - 1968)

Siblings

Arthur McLees Henderson

(1890 - 1971)

Joseph Virgil Henderson

(1894 - 1962)

John Everett Henderson

(1902 - 1965)

Children

Margaret Alexander Henderson Sikes

(1909 - 1958)

Walter Alexander Henderson Jr.

(1914 - 2004)

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