Andrew Henry

1816 - 1890  (73 years)

• Name	Andrew Henry
  Birth	15 Aug 1816	Hector, Schuyler Co., New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Jul 1890	Columbus, Platte Co., Nebraska, USA
  Burial	Ridge Cemetery, Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska, USA
  Notes	The Columbus Weekly Telegram, August 7, 1890 HENRY--The remains of A. Henry was ___ped to Fremont yesterday for interment. The burial occurred in __ afternoon. Besides the relatives of the deceased, J.J. Sullivan, J.E. __th, G.B. Speice, Gus G. Becher, __ Anderson and Rev. Worley, followed the body from this city to its final resting place. The Columbus Weekly Telegram, July 31, 1890 HENRY--Yesterday at 10:40 a.m., Andrew Henry, father of R.H. Henry, mayor of Columbus, died at his home in this city. Mr. Henry had been ill only a short time, and his complaint was dysentery. Andrew Henry was born August 15, 1816, in Schuyler county, New York, consequently had he lived until the 15th of next month, he would have been 74 years old. He located in Columbus many years ago, and engaged in the lumber business. When he closed out his lumber yard here, he went to Omaha where he engaged in the banking business. While he spent the greater portion of his time in latter years in a, yet he always retained his residence in this city. At the time of his death he was president of the Bank of Omaha. He leaves a wife and one son, R.H. Henry of this city, to mourn his demise. The deceased was a man of strict integrity and marked business ability. He made a success of the battle of his life and leaves a snug fortune as a testimonial of his years of labor and judicious management. The funeral will be held in Fremont Thursday, it being the expressed desire of the deceased before his death, that he be laid along-side his son, John C. Henry, who is buried there and who died June 12, 1880. [...and...] At the residence of the deceased, the funeral services of A. Henry will be held at 12 o'clock noon, today. The religious ceremonies will be conducted by Rev. Worley, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church. Immediately after the short ceremony at the residence, the remains will be taken to the Union Pacific depot from whence it will be shipped on the 1 p.m. train to Fremont, for burial.
  Person ID	I22867	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert Henry,   b. 1789, Ireland d. 2 Aug 1868, North Hector, Schuyler Co., New York, USA (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Akin,   b. 1794, Vermont, USA d. 25 Nov 1880, Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	30 Mar 1814	Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA
  Family ID	F4921	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elida A. Cornwell,   b. 27 Oct 1820, Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer County, New York, USA d. 1905 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1839	Hector, Schuyler Co., New York, USA
  Children	+ 1. Mayor Robert H. Henry,   b. 26 May 1842, Hector, Schuyler Co., New York, USA d. 1 Feb 1900, Columbus, Platte Co., Nebraska, USA (Age 57 years)   2. John C. Henry,   b. 16 Feb 1844, New York, USA d. 12 Jun 1880, Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska, USA (Age 36 years)
  Family ID	F12441	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 15 Aug 1816 - Hector, Schuyler Co., New York, USA Marriage - Dec 1839 - Hector, Schuyler Co., New York, USA Death - 29 Jul 1890 - Columbus, Platte Co., Nebraska, USA  = Link to Google Earth