Mary Alberta Henderson

1836 - 1927  (90 years)

• Name	Mary Alberta Henderson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Birth	13 Oct 1836	Adair County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1850	Adair County, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  	Age: 13; Daughter of Emiline and Reuben Henderson; Married to Pyrrhus Nelson
  Census	1860	Adair County, Kentucky, USA   [4, 5]
  	Age: 23; Daughter of Emiline and Reuben Henderson; Married to Pyrrhus Nelson
  Census	1870	Gradyville, Adair, Kentucky, USA   [8]
  	Mary and Pyrrhus Nelson
  Census	1880	Gradyville, Adair, Kentucky, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Pyrrhus
  Census	1900	Keltner, Adair, Kentucky, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
  Census	1910	Keltner, Adair, Kentucky, USA   [9]
  	Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Head
  Census	1920	Keltner, Adair, Kentucky, USA   [10]
  	Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Sister of Alison Henderson
  FSID	LZXJ-VPD
  Death	14 Jun 1927	Adair County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 12]
  Burial	Henderson Cemetery, Adair County, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I27391	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Reuben Berrington Henderson,   b. 1 Aug 1809, Kentucky, USA d. 10 May 1888, Adair County, Kentucky, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Emeline Mercer,   b. 24 Oct 1816, Adair County, Kentucky, USA d. 24 Jan 1894, Adair County, Kentucky, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 Jan 1836	Adair County, Kentucky, USA   [13]
  	Emiline Atkinson and Reuben Henderson
  Family ID	F12035	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pyrrhus Euphrates Nelson,   b. 24 May 1824, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA d. 5 May 1901, Adair County, Kentucky, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1850  [1, 7]
  	Pyrrhus Nelson was a 25 year-old teacher and Mary Henderson was his 13 year-old student
  Children	1. Maud Elizabeth Bradford Nelsen,   b. 27 Sep 1863, Kentucky, USA d. 4 Dec 1935, Jackson Township, Jackson, Indiana, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F12120	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Oct 1836 - Adair County, Kentucky, USA Census - Age: 13; Daughter of Emiline and Reuben Henderson; Married to Pyrrhus Nelson - 1850 - Adair County, Kentucky, USA Census - Age: 23; Daughter of Emiline and Reuben Henderson; Married to Pyrrhus Nelson - 1860 - Adair County, Kentucky, USA Census - Mary and Pyrrhus Nelson - 1870 - Gradyville, Adair, Kentucky, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Pyrrhus - 1880 - Gradyville, Adair, Kentucky, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - 1900 - Keltner, Adair, Kentucky, USA Census - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Head - 1910 - Keltner, Adair, Kentucky, USA Census - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Sister of Alison Henderson - 1920 - Keltner, Adair, Kentucky, USA Death - 14 Jun 1927 - Adair County, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• DNA Matches

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

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