Rev. Lawson Henderson

Abt 1939 - 1999  (~ 60 years)

• Name	Lawson Henderson
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	Abt 1939	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 2, Cocke County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	11 Aug 1999	Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I440842	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	James H. Henderson,   b. 15 Apr 1900, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Mar 1969  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Synda E. Dorsey,   b. 5 May 1906, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Feb 1984  (Age 77 years)
  Married	15 Jan 1922	Cocke County, Tennessee   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F176849	Group Sheet

  
  

  Children	1. Loretta Henderson   2. Dennis Henderson   3. Kenneth Henderson   4. Jerome Henderson   5. Jeffery Henderson   6. Gary Henderson
  Family ID	F176860	Group Sheet

  
  

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  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1940. Name Lawson Henderson Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 2, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Sex Male Age 1 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Relationship to Head of Household Son Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1939 Last Place of Residence , , Household Role Sex Age Birthplace James H Henderson Head M 38 Tennessee Sindy E Henderson Wife F 35 Tennessee Carrie Henderson Daughter F 18 Tennessee Grace Henderson Daughter F 10 Tennessee Mafield Henderson Son M 5 Tennessee Lawson Henderson Son M 1 Tennessee [S142] Newspaper Article, The Rogersville Review (TN), 11 Aug 1999. Rev. Lawson Henderson, age 60, Surgoinsville, died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 1999, at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, following an extended illness. He was just elected pastor of Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church. He proclaimed the gospel of Jesus Christ for 29 years throughout East Tennessee and surrounding areas. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Cindy Dorsey Henderson; brothers, Raymond Henderson, Mayfield Henderson, Wade Henderson, Wayne Henderson, and Clifford Henderson; and sisters, Grace Little, Carrie Adkins and Geraldine Henderson. He is survived by his wife, Gladys Depew Henderson of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Darrell (Loretta) Duncan, Surgoinsville; five sons, Dennis Henderson, Defiance, OH, Kenneth Henderson, Surgoinsville, Jerome Henderson and Jeffery Henderson, both of the home, and Gary Henderson, Rogersville; six grandchildren, James henderson, Danielle Henderson, Angelia Henderson, Crystal Henderson, Kelly Henderson and Brittany Henderson; three sisters, Mary Cox, Dandridge, Carolyn Ladd, Jefferson City, and Martha Ignace, Monistique, MI; and a brother, Ted Henderson, Gladwin, MI. Calling hours will be 6 - 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13, 1999, at Broome Funeral Home, Rogersville. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, 1999, at Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church with Revs. Arry Hickman, Dan Brown and Powell Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the funeral service. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name James Henderson Event Type Marriage Event Date 15 Jan 1922 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Synda Dorsey Spouse's Gender Female Page 285 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-65X9-S1Z?cc=1619127&wc=Q6SB-21X%3A1589264474%2C1589372862 : 22 December 2016), Cocke > Marriage registers, 1920-1924, vol 16-17 > image 182 of 672; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name James Henderson Event Type Marriage Event Date 15 Jan 1922 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Sindey Darsey Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Father's Name M D Darsey Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms Mr Spouse's Mother's Name Mary Darsey Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms Mrs "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-X3D3-ZQP?cc=1619127&wc=Q6SB-L9N%3A1589264474%2C1589372869 : 22 December 2016), Cocke > Marriage licenses, 1920-1929, Adam, Arch to Rector, Lucy-Hux, Robert to Shell, Robbie > image 2548 of 2932; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.