Brown Family Tree - Person Sheet
Brown Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameWilliam J. Hendrickson 
, GGG Uncle, M
, GGG Uncle, MBirth Date1823
Birth PlaceMonmouth, NJ
Death Date15 Feb 1893 Age: 70
Death PlaceHamilton Twp., NJ
FatherPeter G. Hendrickson , M (1786-1862)
MotherCatherine Cox , F (1781-1868)
Notes for William J. Hendrickson
The following story is an excerpt from p. 808-809, Genealogical and Personal Memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey, Vol. 2, Francis B. Lee (ed.), Lewis Publishing Company, New York, 1907.
Charles Taylor Hendrickson was born at Blueball, now Adelpha, Monmouth county, New Jersey, March 30, 1846. He is a son of William J. and Mary (Coward) Hendrickson, and grandson of Peter G. and Catherine (Cox) Hendrickson, who were the parents of seven children, as follows: William J, Reuben, Keziah, Clayton, Israel, Gilbert, and Lydia. Peter G. Hendrickson (grandfather) was born in Monmouth county, New Jersey, followed the trade of cooper, and died in his native county.
William J hendrickson (father) was born in Monmouth county, 1823, followed the occupation of farming, and died in Hamilton township, Mercer county, February 15, 1893. His wife, Mary (Coward) Hendrickson, who is now (1907) living at the age of ninety-three, bore him four children as follows: 1. Charles T., see forward; 2. William H, married Maria Pomeroy Ahl, one child, Emma, married Frank Smedley, one child, Harold Smedley; 3. Kathryn L, married Frank Tantum, six children, William, married Annie Matthews, one child, Augusta, married a Mr. Livingston, Emma, principal of a school, Elizabeth, employed in a bank, John, a resident of New York City, Horace, engaged i the Adams Express Company; 4. James, married Ella Marvin, married (second) _____.
Charles T. Hendrickson was only two years of age when his parents moved to a farm at Upper Freehold township, adjoining the Yellow Church, and there he was reared and obtained his educaiton entering the Pennington Seminary, where he completed his studies at the age of nineteen. His first employment was as clerk in his father's general store at Allentown. He then clerked in the general store of Clark Perrin at Freehold and from there went to Philadelphia and clerked for a period of seven years in a grocery store. He then returned to Upper Freehold and resided on the Asher Borden farm of one hundred and thirty acres for one year, and the following year resided on the Henry Wall farm. He once more took up his residence in Philadelphia and accepted a posiiton as foreman for Butcher Ice Company, serving in that capacity one year. He then located on the James Ward farm in Washington township, consisting of one hundred and sixteen acres, where he remained six years. He then removed to Hunterdon county and located at Ringoes, on the D.C. Young farm, consisting of one hundred acres, where he remained two years. He then returned to the Asher Borden farm, remaining for two years. In March, 1893, he took up his residence on his present farm near Yardville, he conducts general farming, and being practical and progressive in his ideas, has made a success of his undertaking. He also conducts a wholesale dairy, from which he derives a goodly income. In 1893 he was appointed superintendent of the almshouse, a township poor farm, but ony has an average of three paupers per year. Mr. Hendrickson is a Baptist in religion, a Republican in politics, and a member of Lodge No. 248, I. O. O. F., at Yardville, also secretary of same.
Mr. Hendrickson married in Philadelphia, March 31, 1879, Jennie Fenton, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Cummings) Fenton and granddaughter of William and Jane (Hackett) Fenton, and Elizabeth (Carr) Cummings. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Hendrickson are Anna T., married Charles W. Davis, one child, Edward, and James, unmarried.
Charles Taylor Hendrickson was born at Blueball, now Adelpha, Monmouth county, New Jersey, March 30, 1846. He is a son of William J. and Mary (Coward) Hendrickson, and grandson of Peter G. and Catherine (Cox) Hendrickson, who were the parents of seven children, as follows: William J, Reuben, Keziah, Clayton, Israel, Gilbert, and Lydia. Peter G. Hendrickson (grandfather) was born in Monmouth county, New Jersey, followed the trade of cooper, and died in his native county.
William J hendrickson (father) was born in Monmouth county, 1823, followed the occupation of farming, and died in Hamilton township, Mercer county, February 15, 1893. His wife, Mary (Coward) Hendrickson, who is now (1907) living at the age of ninety-three, bore him four children as follows: 1. Charles T., see forward; 2. William H, married Maria Pomeroy Ahl, one child, Emma, married Frank Smedley, one child, Harold Smedley; 3. Kathryn L, married Frank Tantum, six children, William, married Annie Matthews, one child, Augusta, married a Mr. Livingston, Emma, principal of a school, Elizabeth, employed in a bank, John, a resident of New York City, Horace, engaged i the Adams Express Company; 4. James, married Ella Marvin, married (second) _____.
Charles T. Hendrickson was only two years of age when his parents moved to a farm at Upper Freehold township, adjoining the Yellow Church, and there he was reared and obtained his educaiton entering the Pennington Seminary, where he completed his studies at the age of nineteen. His first employment was as clerk in his father's general store at Allentown. He then clerked in the general store of Clark Perrin at Freehold and from there went to Philadelphia and clerked for a period of seven years in a grocery store. He then returned to Upper Freehold and resided on the Asher Borden farm of one hundred and thirty acres for one year, and the following year resided on the Henry Wall farm. He once more took up his residence in Philadelphia and accepted a posiiton as foreman for Butcher Ice Company, serving in that capacity one year. He then located on the James Ward farm in Washington township, consisting of one hundred and sixteen acres, where he remained six years. He then removed to Hunterdon county and located at Ringoes, on the D.C. Young farm, consisting of one hundred acres, where he remained two years. He then returned to the Asher Borden farm, remaining for two years. In March, 1893, he took up his residence on his present farm near Yardville, he conducts general farming, and being practical and progressive in his ideas, has made a success of his undertaking. He also conducts a wholesale dairy, from which he derives a goodly income. In 1893 he was appointed superintendent of the almshouse, a township poor farm, but ony has an average of three paupers per year. Mr. Hendrickson is a Baptist in religion, a Republican in politics, and a member of Lodge No. 248, I. O. O. F., at Yardville, also secretary of same.
Mr. Hendrickson married in Philadelphia, March 31, 1879, Jennie Fenton, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Cummings) Fenton and granddaughter of William and Jane (Hackett) Fenton, and Elizabeth (Carr) Cummings. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Hendrickson are Anna T., married Charles W. Davis, one child, Edward, and James, unmarried.