Patricia Henthorn Votes - November 6, 2012

Our View: Election’s over; it’s time for national unity - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star:

Photo of Patricia Henthorn of South Beloit, WI after casting her ballot.

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Sugar Grove Church of Christ

This is a photo of the Sugar Grove Church of Christ off Hwy 14 between Richland Center, WI and Viroqua, WI. It was established over 150 years ago and one of the original members was Lyman Z. Smith married to Sarah Jane Henthorn (daughter of George Washington Henthorn & Barbara Ellen Chitwood). This picture is from 2012. This is the congregation in which Richard Earl Henthorn (now of Tamarac, Florida) was raised. He wrote, "It is a wonderful community and still very active in community needs. I was very fortunate to have grown up in such a wonderful rural community."  [Thank you Richard, for sharing.]

24 August 2012

Henthorn, Adam Jasper and Sarah

Photo posted to the Facebook wall of my friend, Richard Henthorn, by his niece, Cheryl (Henthorn) Metcalf.

Cheryl Wrote:
Here is the chair that I had done that I told you about. It looks great by our fireplace tonight! I believe that this was Adam and Sarah's rocker. 

Richard Wrote:
This rocking chair was, indeed, owned by my grandparents, Adam Jasper Henthorn and Sarah Henthorn. My parents inherited it and when my mom's mother (Emma Randall) moved into the 2nd house on our farm in Wisconsin the chair was given to her. Now the chair is possessed by Cheryl Henthorn Metcalf and her husband, Mike Metcalf. I am pleased that it is staying in the family.

Thanks for the photo. The chair looks great in your house. It brings back wonderful memories of a great time in my life. I am pleased that it is now being taken care of by your loving family. 

Dick Henthorn's Comment:
Thanks to Cheryl (Henthorn) Metcalf and Richard Henthorn for sharing this piece of Henthorn family history with all of us.  If anyone else would like to share something about your branch please contact me.

Link to another page with some information about the Henthorn family of Wisconsin and their relationship to the Gander family.
19 August 2012

Shirley York Anderson Web Page

Surname Index - Shirley York Anderson Web Page:

Visit the Surname Index page of  the Shirley York Anderson web pages to find links to Henthorn information about the Henthorn family of Wisconsin who trace their roots to Monroe County, Ohio.  Thanks to Mark Henthorne of Wisconsin who called me on 27 July 2012 to provide this information.

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Land Grant to Enoch Jennings - 18570219

Land Grant to
Enoch Jennings
of
Bad Axe County, Wisconsin
19 Feb 1857

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting:
Certificate No. 5067

Whereas, Enoch Jennings of Bad Axe County, Wisconsin has deposited in the General Land Office of the United States, a certificate of the Register of the Land Office at La Crosse whereby it appears that Full Payment has been made by the said Enoch Jennings according to the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitled, "An act making further provision for the sale of the public lands," for the South West quarter of the South West quarter of Section Seventeen, in Township Twelve, North of Range Three, in the district of lands subject to sale at La Crosse, Wisconsin, containing Forty Acres according to the Official Plat of the survey of the said lands, returned to the General Land Offices by the Surveyor General, which said Tract has been purchased by the said Enoch Jennings.

Now Know Ye, that the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, in consideration of the premises, and in conformity with the several Acts of Congress in such case made and provided, Have Given and Granted, and by these presents Do Give and Grant, unto the said Enoch Jennings and to his heirs, the said Tract above described; to Have and to Hold the same, together with all the rights, and privileges, immunities, and appurtenances, of whatsoever nature, thereunto belonging, unto the said Enoch Jennings and to his heirs and assigns forever.

In testimony whereof, I FRANKLIN PIERCE, President of the United States of America have caused these letters to be made Patent, and the Seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed.

Given under my hand, at the City of Washington, the nineteenth day of February in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven and of the Independence of the United States, the eighty first.

By The President: FRANKLIN PIERCE
by G.H. Jones Ass't. Sec'y
M. Wanger Recorder of the General
Land Office

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Recorded: Vol. 11, page 111

(The original copy of this land grant was in the possession of Eleanor Jennings McKee, great grand-daughter of Enoch and Elizabeth Woodward Jennings.)

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Eldon Henthorne In Show Biz

The Swede, The Tramp, And the Girl
Eldon Henthorne In Show Biz
by
Janice A. Sime
Epitaph - News
Viola, WI
18 Jul 1991

In April of 1928, 21 year old Eldon Henthorne was working for a roofing company in LaCrosse. He was laid off - two weeks before his wedding to Sophie Hammer of Avalanche. He accepted the only job he could find. He and Sophie joined the Dalton Show, a vaudeville company passing through this area.

The company was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dalton and was showing a combination of melodrama and acrobatics called "Sis of the Circus." Including Eldon and Sophie, the show employed fifteen people. They were people of varied talents ranging from musicians to acrobats to loose wire artists. The only problem was that the show was losing money. In the twenties, many people in small towns felt that they had been cheated by circuses and circus people. As a result they were reluctant to come to the show with the word "circus" in the title.

Mr. Dalton decided drastic measures were called for - so he laid off the entire company except for Eldon and Sophie. He then took the show to Ortonville, Minnesota where for the next two weeks they did nothing but read lines and fish. Presently, they opened in Big Stone City, South Dakota (across the lake from Ortonville) in a new show called "The Swede, the Tramp, and the Girl". Mr. Dalton played the Swede - the hero, Sophie played the Girl, and Eldon played the villain of the piece, the Tramp. Eldon also helped out by playing the piano. For their work, the Henthornes were paid $65 per week plus traveling expenses. Eldon says: "It was a good, clean show - a good show that made people laugh." The Dalton Show toured Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and Montana. They gave a performance six nights a week. Each performance was in a different opera house in a different town.

Although the Daltons had a caravan wagon in which they slept, the Henthornes lived in a tent. Eldon recalls that it was really quite comfortable. They had a bed, a camp stove, and a little cupboard.

When they weren't performing or rehearsing, the company spent a lot of time fishing. In Minnesota there were many private lakes owned by Norwegian farmers, however, these lakes were often posted for "No Fishing." Eldon would send Sophie down to the farm houses to ask if they could fish there, as she could speak Norwegian. Many times they were allowed to fish where others could not.

Eldon notes with interest that Mr. Dalton was a very nice person, although he was very superstitious. Perhaps this is a trait of many performers. He would drive miles out of his way to keep from crossing a black cat's path. Every day in a new opera house, he would count the rows of seats. If there were thirteen rows he would insist that one row be added or removed. At the end of the 1928 season, the Daltons asked Eldon and Sophie to go to Florida with them. However, the young couple decided that since they were going to start a family, they would come back to Readstown [WI]. Here Eldon got a job working in the creamery. Several years later the Dalton Show did play the Shamrock Opera House in Viola [WI]. At that time, Eldon and Sophie introduced their growing family to their former road companions.

Although Sophie's foray into show business was the season with the Daltons, Eldon had performed before. He began his musical career with a clarinet and piano duet with his sister Mildred on the platform of the Sugar Grove Church of Christ. They played "Love's Old Sweet Song." While recovering from a particularly serious appendicitis operation at the age of seven, he learned to play the clarinet. He was taught to play the instrument by Sam and Neli Asperheim, who were proprietors of the Sugar Grove store. He also took piano lessons from Helen Lake, who lived in the present day Don Krahenbuhl farm. After he finished school, one of the bands he played in was Readstown's own "Wisconsin Five." This band was headed by Leon Callaway (brother of the late Bernie Callaway) and included Elmer Mason, Orvin Salmon, Ted Callaway, and Eldon. They played at dances all over the area. In those days, bands played for a 60/40, 60% for the band and 40% for the management. A musician could average $14 per night. Admission was often $1.00 with 10› War Tax. The bands typically played waltzes, one steps, and fox trots. Popular songs included "Three o'clock in the Morning," "Sleep," "Stuttering," and "Moonlight and Roses." He played at a dance in Mt. Sterling on the night of the mysterious Clara Olson murder in that town. He remembers seeing both Clara and her husband at the dance.

Eldon was working at the village creamery in 1927 when the Rusk Comedy Show came to Readstown. They pitched their tent in the uptown park. This was a medicine show run by a son of former Governor Rusk - Frank Rusk. He sold such things as patent medicines and candy. Tickets were imprinted with the letters "SS." The buyers were told that these were the initials of the prizes the holders of the tickets would win, for example, a pair of shoe strings or a sugar shell. Once in a great while a silverware set was given away. The show was looking for a musician, so Eldon left his job with the creamery and signed on for $45 per week. The band included Eldon on clarinet, Gene Mitchell of Thorp on trumpet, Floyd Shepherd of Mt. Sterling on trombone, and Leona Barry of Alton, Illinois on piano. Leona's husband, Bert, was a tap dancer.

Eldon did not have to do any of the show's hustling and selling but the musicians did have to help put up the big tent. The show stayed about a week in each place. Eldon's last engagement was at the Viroqua Fairgrounds.

After he left the Rusk Comedy Show, Eldon and several friends (George Ewing, Pearlie Gochenaur, and "Skinny" Walters) took off for Carter, Oklahoma to pick cotton. Eldon and George had a career as cotton pickers that lasted exactly one day. Pickers were paid a penny a pound. For his day's work Eldon earned 37›. By chance Eldon and George met up with the local postmaster. He also managed the local opera house, which showed silent movies six nights a week and twice on Saturday. Week days he showed the movies in rural school houses. He hired the two boys to play for these movies and paid them $3 each for every performance. He also allowed all four boys to sleep in the opera house at night. Eldon spent several months in Oklahoma. He returned to Readstown on Thanksgiving Day.

Eldon was born in 1907 to Mertie and Herman Henthorne in the Sugar Grove, [WI] area. His parents farmed where Leroy McKittrick lives today. He attended the Coher school from grades one to seven. In 1921 his family moved to Readstown where Eldon went to eighth grade and two years of high school. After high school, Eldon did farm work and worked with his father in the creamery. He also worked in other creameries in the area, including Steuben and Soldiers Grove.

In 1932, Sophie and Eldon moved to Jump River, Wisconsin. They would later live in Ft. Atkinson and Hannibal, Wisconsin and Marquette, Michigan. Eldon retired in 1969 and the couple moved back to Readstown in 1980. Sophie passed away in 1989.

Looking back on their experiences on the road, Eldon says: "I liked it and Sophie liked it too. We saw a lot of country and got to know a lot of nice people. We saw life as it really is."

(The article appeared on page 1 and included two photos - furnished by Arthur Glick)

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Email: Dick.Henthorn@gmail.com
Posted: 25 Sep 2009
File: StoEldon.txt

George Washington Henthorn & Lucinda J. Smith

Descendant List of George Washington HENTHORN - 30 Apr 2008

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1-George Washington HENTHORN
b: 29 Dec 1848 in Washington Twp., Monroe Co., OH
d: 13 Jan 1928 in Sylvan, Richland Co., WI
+Lucinda J. SMITH
b: 21 Oct 1855 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH
m: 11 Aug 1872 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH
d: 9 Oct 1921 in , , WI
2-Minnie Myrtle HENTHORN
b: 20 Dec 1876 in Sylvan, Richland Co., WI
d: 9 Dec 1933 in La Crosse, Bad Axe Co., WI
+David Palmer GANDER
b: 8 Aug 1877 in Clayton Twp., Crawford Co., WI
m: 30 May 1900 in North Clayton, Crawford Co., WI
d: 28 Jan 1961 in Richland Center, Richland Co., WI
3-Fay Dean GANDER Sr.
b: 30 Apr 1901 in Clayton Twp., Crawford Co., WI
d: Apr 1993 in , , WI
3-Dennis Kale GANDER
b: 25 Mar 1903 in Clayton Twp., Crawford Co., WI
d: 5 Apr 1980 in Lodi, Columbia, WI
3-Anna GANDER
b: 1 Jan 1904 in , , WI
d: 1 Jan 1904 in , , WI
3-Bertha GANDER
b: 21 Dec 1905 in Clayton Twp., Crawford Co., WI
d: 6 Nov 1991
3-Elma May GANDER
b: 11 Aug 1907 in Clayton Twp., Crawford Co., WI
3-Della GANDER
b: 29 Oct 1909 in Clayton Twp., Crawford Co., WI
3-Mabel GANDER
b: 10 Mar 1911 in Clayton Twp., Crawford Co., WI
3-Lulu GANDER
b: 7 Mar 1913 in Clayton Twp., Crawford Co., WI
d: 15 Jul 1965 in Madison, Dane Co., WI
3-Ethra GANDER
b: 15 Sep 1915 in Clayton Twp., Crawford Co., WI
3-Naomi GANDER
b: 3 Oct 1916 in Clayton Twp., Crawford Co., WI
d: 10 Mar 1997 in Whitewater, Walworth Co., WI
3-Lynn GANDER
b: 17 Jan 1918 in Clayton Twp., Crawford Co., WI
3-Hubert GANDER
b: 16 Aug 1920 in Clayton Twp., Crawford Co., WI
d: 9 Jun 1995 in Sauk City, Sauk Co., WI


Prepared by:
Richard E. (Edson) Henthorn
5403 76th Avenue
Hyattsville, MD 20784-1705

Email: Dick.Henthorn@gmail.com
Revised: 26 Sep 2009

Tags: Genealogy, Henthorn

Gander & Henthorn - Ahnentafel

AHNENTAFEL CHART

16 Aug 2000

Note: 1st and 2nd Generation omitted for privacy reasons.

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3rd GENERATION

4 Harvey H. SHERWOOD: b 16 Oct 1906 Gays Mills,Crawford,WI; m 17 Nov
1928 Gays Mills,Crawford,WI; d 12 Jun 1981 Whitewater,Walworth,WI
5 Bertha GANDER: b 21 Dec 1905 Clayton Twp.,Crawford,WI; bu Nov 1991
Gays Mills,Crawford,WI
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4th GENERATION

10 David Palmer GANDER: b 8 Aug 1877 Clayton Twp.,Crawford,WI; m 30 May
1900 North Clayton,Crawford,WI; d 28 Jan 1961 Richland Center,
Richland,WI
11 Minnie Myrtle HENTHORN: b 20 Dec 1876 Sylvan,Richland,WI; d 9 Dec
1933 La Crosse,La Crosse,WI
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5th GENERATION

20 Nathan Henry GANDER
21 Sarah UNKNOWN
22 George Washington HENTHORN: b 29 Dec 1848 Washington Twp.,Monroe,OH;
m 11 Aug 1872 Cleveland,Cuyahoga,OH; d 12 Jan 1928 Kickapoo,Vernon,
WI
23 Lucinda Jane SMITH: b 21 Oct 1855 Cleveland,Cuyahoga,OH; d 9 Oct
1921 Readstown,Vernon,WI
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6th GENERATION

44 Stephen HENTHORN: b 9 Feb 1812 ,Monroe,OH; m Abt 1830 Salem Twp.,
Monroe,OH; d 9 Mar 1874 Sylvan,Richland,WI
45 Sarah RANDALL: b 31 Dec 1810 ,Greene,PA; d 29 Jan 1880 Sylvan,
Richland,WI
46 Ledger O. SMITH: b 24 Mar 1832
47 Lucinda WAITE: b 17 Aug 1836; bu Dec 1855 ,Lake,IL,Grant Cemetery
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7th GENERATION

88 James L. HENTHORN III: b 8 Jun 1775 ,,VA; m Abt 1800 Salem Twp.,
Monroe,OH; d 11 Sep 1859 Washington Twp.,Monroe,OH
89 Nancy BOWEN
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8th GENERATION

176 James HENTHORN II: b 1735 ,Baltimore,MD; m Abt 1770/1771; d Abt 1818
Newport Twp.,Monroe,OH
177 Elizabeth UNKNOWN: d Abt 1804/1820 Newport Twp.,Monroe,OH
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THE END

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