Descendants of John Calvin Henderson

Generation No. 1

1.  JOHN CALVIN³ HENDERSON  (THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born April 25, 1837 in Johnson County, IN, and died October 14, 1922 in Tipton County, IN.  He married LUCY WILLIA THOMPSON October 18, 1866, daughter of JOHN THOMPSON and ELIZABETH VANARSDAL.  She was born March 26, 1851 in Mercer County, KY, and died November 22, 1921 in Tipton County, IN.

Notes for JOHN CALVIN HENDERSON:

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #2523, Date of Import: Sep 9, 1996]

John Calvin Henderson served in Company F Seventh Indiana Regiment, Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War, 1861-1865, Captain Thomas A. Jeffrey. He had been blind several years before his death. A few weeks before he died he broke his leg and died at the home of his daughter, Lula Belle (Henderson) Bowlby in Tipton County. His funeral was held in the Hopewell Church with burial in the Hopewell Cemetery. He had been very much interested in the Henderson family record and had prepared a short history of the family that was read at one of the family reunions and a copy of it is included in this book.

--Nella Hawkins Henderson (Mrs. Ulysses Grant Henderson)

Children of JOHN HENDERSON and LUCY THOMPSON are:

2.                i.    LULA BELLE⁴ HENDERSON, b. October 06, 1867, Johnson County, IN; d. 1951, Vallejo, CA.

                  ii.    ISAAC MARION HENDERSON, b. May 10, 1870, Johnson County, IN; d. September 05, 1944, Kokomo, IN; m. (1) VELMA HAWKINS PRATT, WFT Est. 1914-1939; b. October 09, 1886, Tipton County, IN; d. WFT Est. 1914-1980; m. (2) CORA JAN THOMPSON, July 04, 1922; b. 1890; d. September 1927.

3.              iii.    ULYSSES GRANT HENDERSON, b. November 26, 1876; d. WFT Est. 1908-1967.

                 iv.    JOHN SIMON HENDERSON, b. November 10, 1885, Sharpsville, IN; d. February 25, 1889, Sharpsville, IN.

4.               v.    EVERETT THOMAS HENDERSON, b. March 29, 1891, Sharpsville, IN; d. WFT Est. 1935-1983.

Generation No. 2

2.  LULA BELLE⁴ HENDERSON (JOHN CALVIN³, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born October 06, 1867 in Johnson County, IN, and died 1951 in Vallejo, CA.  She married WILLIAM MORTON BOWLBY December 28, 1892 in Whiteland, Johnson County, IN, son of WILLIAM BOWLBY and PHOEBE SIPPY.  He was born October 07, 1866 in Indiana, and died 1943 in Forks, WA.

Notes for WILLIAM MORTON BOWLBY:

                                                WILLIAM MORTON BOWLBY 

                                                ( 07 Oct. 1866 - 29 Jul 1948 )

                     (William Morton Bowlby 11, William 10, Joseph 9, Thomas 8)

Funeral services for William Morton Bowlby, West End pioneer and beloved resident of Forks, were held Wednesday afternoon at the Congregational Church in Forks at 2pm. Rev. Robert Baldwin, Pastor at the Neah Bay Presbyterian Church, conducted the services. Musical selection were rendered by Mrs. Thomas Mansfield who was accompanied by Mrs. U S Ford at the piano.

William Morton Bowlby passed away in a Port Angeles Hospital Sunday evening following a lingering illness of several years and was at the time of his death 81 years, nine months and eighteen days old.

Born in Sharpsville, IN October 7, 1866, he attended school there and later went to college at Indianapolis.

December 28, 1892 he was married to Lula B Henderson at Whiteland, Indiana and to this union was born 3 children, 2 daughters and a son.

Mr. Bowlby first came to Port Angeles 50 years ago and shortly after that time came to Forks with Harvey Lesure. It was here that he took up a homestead and timber claim. In 1901 his wife and 2 children came west to Forks. The trip was made from Seattle to Clallam Bay via boat. From there the party continued in a covered wagon and after a hard day of travel over "punching" road spent the night at the half-way house near what is now Sappho. Bright and early the next morning the travelers continued on to Forks, reaching here in the evening. the family remained here and also lived at Quillayute, returning to the east in 1901. Mr. Bowlby returned to Forks in a short time to look after business interests.

It was in 1902 that Mr. Bowlby was appointed deputy county assessor and later deputy county treasurer.

In 1903 he again left for the east where he was employed until 1925 at various positions which included being a salesman in charge of a large area, a reporter on the Indianapolis News; court reporter at Indianapolis and a buyer for a livestock yard at St. Louis, IL.

Returning to Forks in 1925, he was employed on a number of different jobs. In the 30's he was appointed Justice of the Peace for the area surrounding Forks and it was from this position that he gained the name "Judge" by which he was always called until his death.

Judge Bowlby had a great love for the ocean and in the later 30's he and his partner built a cabin at Jackson Creek to which they retreated in 1937 "to get away from the world." They lived there for more than a year and then moved back to Forks. However, every summer until just recently the Judge spent a vacation at his cabin usually accompanied by one of his grandsons.

Judge Bowlby was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge, the Sons of the American Revolution, and the Presbyterian Church in Port Angeles.

Surviving relatives include his 2 daughters, Ruth H Spaulding of Sharpsville, IN and Lucy Phoebe Gehres of CA and his son Wm H Bowlby of Clallam Bay; 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

SOURCE:  http://www.olypen.com/rfoss/pioneerobitb.html#bowlbywm

transcripts of obituaries for some early Clallam County (Washington) citizens who were advanced in years, and therefore, the pioneers of this county. They come from the Port Angeles Evening News and it's successors, The Daily News, and The Peninsula Daily News unless otherwise noted. They often contain interesting bits of local color and history. 

Children of LULA HENDERSON and WILLIAM BOWLBY are:

5.                i.    RUTH HERRIOTT⁵ BOWLBY, b. November 16, 1893, East St. Louis, IL; d. March 28, 1963, Kokomo, IN.

6.               ii.    WILLIAM HENDERSON BOWLBY, b. March 30, 1897, East St. Louis, IL; d. March 21, 1973, Sequim, Washington.

7.              iii.    LUCY PHOEBE BOWLBY, b. May 30, 1901, Clallam County, Washington; d. November 25, 1980, Sequim, Washington.

3.  ULYSSES GRANT⁴ HENDERSON (JOHN CALVIN³, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born November 26, 1876, and died WFT Est. 1908-1967.  He married NELLA ANN HAWKINS February 05, 1902.  She was born August 30, 1882, and died WFT Est. 1908-1976.

Child of ULYSSES HENDERSON and NELLA HAWKINS is:

                   i.    PAULINE LAVERNA⁵ HENDERSON, b. Private.

4.  EVERETT THOMAS⁴ HENDERSON (JOHN CALVIN³, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born March 29, 1891 in Sharpsville, IN, and died WFT Est. 1935-1983.  He married CAROLINE FRANCES MCCORMICO Private.  She was born Private, and died Unknown.

Children of EVERETT HENDERSON and CAROLINE MCCORMICO are:

                   i.    CAROLINE FRANCES⁵ HENDERSON, b. Private.

                  ii.    JOHN THOMAS HENDERSON, b. Private.

                 iii.    WILLIAM HENDERSON, b. Private.

                 iv.    ROBERT HENDERSON, b. Private.

                  v.    MARY JANE HENDERSON, b. Private.

Generation No. 3

5.  RUTH HERRIOTT⁵ BOWLBY (LULA BELLE⁴ HENDERSON, JOHN CALVIN³, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born November 16, 1893 in East St. Louis, IL, and died March 28, 1963 in Kokomo, IN.  She married CHARLES EARL SPAULDING December 23, 1911.  He was born August 01, 1885, and died WFT Est. 1923-1976.

Children of RUTH BOWLBY and CHARLES SPAULDING are:

8.                i.    PEARL ELENORIA⁶ SPAULDING, b. Private.

                  ii.    RALPH EARL SPAULDING, b. Private.

                 iii.    GLENN EDWARD SPAULDING, b. Private.

                 iv.    BERYL EILENE SPAULDING, b. Private.

                  v.    SHIRLEY ESTHER SPAULDING, b. Private.

6.  WILLIAM HENDERSON⁵ BOWLBY (LULA BELLE⁴ HENDERSON, JOHN CALVIN³, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born March 30, 1897 in East St. Louis, IL, and died March 21, 1973 in Sequim, Washington.  He married (1) BEATRICE MAY SANDS June 23, 1915.  She was born May 03, 1898 in Bucyrus, Washington, and died February 18, 1984 in Port Angeles, Washington.  He married (2) CLARA JOSEPHINE PETRANEK Private, daughter of JOSEF PETRANEK and ANNA HOMOLKA.  She was born Private.

Notes for WILLIAM HENDERSON BOWLBY:

Notes for BEATRICE MAY SANDS:

Nickname:  "Bessie"

Children of WILLIAM BOWLBY and BEATRICE SANDS are:

9.                i.    WILLIAM RAYMOND⁶ BOWLBY, b. July 13, 1917, Sharpsville, Indiana; d. April 18, 1986, Anacortes, Washington.

                  ii.    GEORGE DENNIS BOWLBY, b. Private; m. PEARL, Private; b. Private.

                 iii.    WILBER EUGENE BOWLBY, b. April 19, 1921; d. March 02, 1942, USS Houston, Pacific Ocean WWII.

Notes for WILBER EUGENE BOWLBY:

During World War II, "Gene" enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served aboard the Cruiser, USS Houston (CA-30).  This ship was originally commissioned 17 June 1930 and was sunk on 1 March 1942 by the Japanese Navy.  Gene was originally among the survivors in the water after the ship went down.  An excellent swimmer, Gene carried messages between lifeboats for a time, but unfortunately disappeared and was presumed drowned during one of these trips.  Many of the other survivors were captured and interned by the Japanese.

                 iv.    JAMES FRANKLIN BOWLBY, b. Private.

                  v.    ROBERT ROSS BOWLBY, b. Private; m. JUNE, Private; b. Private.

7.  LUCY PHOEBE⁵ BOWLBY (LULA BELLE⁴ HENDERSON, JOHN CALVIN³, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born May 30, 1901 in Clallam County, Washington, and died November 25, 1980 in Sequim, Washington.  She married PAUL EDMOND (GEHRES) MYLES December 23, 1921, son of ALVIN GEHRES and MAUDE SHARP.  He was born December 29, 1897, and died 1978 in Ohio.

Notes for LUCY PHOEBE BOWLBY:

(Lucy Phoebe always prefered to be known as "Lucille")

Lucille's mom, Lulu, just happened to be on an indian reservation on the Olympic Peninsula in western Washington when Lucille was born.  And almost immediately after her birth, she and her mother traveled by covered wagon around the Hood Canal and up to Seattle to catch a train back East where they would join Lulu's husband.  Lucille had an excellent education and completed "finishing school" which was "higher" education in those days!  And she was a most beautiful woman, judging by a photo taken when she was eighteen.

Deserted during the depression years by her husband, Lucille managed to successfully raise her 4 children.  During WWII while her oldest son, Paul, was on a destroyer in the Pacific, she worked hard at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California.  After the war, she held a sewing job at "Rough Ryder" in Napa, California. 

The times and circumstances molded Lucille into a strong, dominant matriarchal (sp?) figure, and one not always easy to live with....but fiercely loyal to her family, she was always appreciated for her position and accomplishments.  And she was greatly appreciated for her help in raising my brother and myself while living with my mom for many years in my youth.  Best of all she was a Christian, a fact I only came to appreciate after her death when I found Christ rather late in life.

        .....................memories of her grandson, Roy Allen Hudgens Jr.

                     recorded September 11, 1996

Notes for PAUL EDMOND (GEHRES) MYLES:

I guess everyone's got at least one black sheep in the family......and here's one now! 

Paul was an eminently successful lawyer in California, but not a successful husband.  He divorced his wife (my grandmother) to marry his secretary (name unknown).  This new wife didn't live long.  Later, for some reason, he embezzled $5,000 of a client's money during the depression and took off for parts unknown.  He changed his surname to "MYLES".  As luck would have it, "Myles" was drafted into WWII and served in Europe.  He returned with an English War Bride who would subsequently give him 3 more sons.   I believe it was during the 1950's that the authorities located him in Ohio, remarried with this new family and working as a service manager in a car dealership in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Attempts to extradite him were not successful.  Family records of his brother, Fay Gehres in Indiana, report that Paul made settlement and all charges were dropped.

I never knew him nor was he talked about much as I grew up.  Understandable since he deserted his wife and 4 kids during the depression. 

        ..............memories (second hand) of a grandson, Roy Allen Hudgens Jr. recorded September 11, 1996      

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A daughter's memories from Roberta Faye Gehres Varney related Oct 5, 1997:

Paul joined the U.S. Army in Indiana upon our entry into World War I and served in France.  While carrying messages on a motorcycle at night with his lights off in "no man's land" between the lines, he had a wreck.  On another occasion during an enemy gas attack, his gas mask developed a leak and he suffered permanent lung damage as a result.

Also during his stay in France, he helped minister to a village heavily stricken by the worldwide flu epidemic occuring at that time.  For his efforts, he was decorated by the French government.

                       recorded by Roy Allen Hudgens, Jr.  October 5, 1997

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Children of LUCY BOWLBY and PAUL MYLES are:

10.              i.    WINIFRED JEAN⁶ GEHRES, b. Private.

                  ii.    PAUL EDMOND GEHRES, JR., b. April 20, 1924, Sharpsville, Indiana; d. April 1987, Reno, Nevada; m. (1) RITA, Private; b. Private; m. (2) VIRGINIA, Private; b. Private; m. (3) BETH, Private; b. Private.

Notes for PAUL EDMOND GEHRES, JR.:

Paul was one of 4 children raised by his mother during the depression years.  During WWII, Paul enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served at the San Diego Naval Base.

He worked hard at Henry's Bar in Stockton, California to put himself through law school, but after completing everything........his decided not to take the bar exam, but to stay in the line of work he'd grown accustomed to at Henry's!  He eventually bought his own tavern in San Francisco in the 1960's and named it, "The Oar House".  It was a quaint, friendly little place, but alas, not a successful venture in the long run.

In my impoverished childhood, Paul provided a carbonated oasis for me.  In those days a kid could sit in a bar, and it was a real treat to be able to visit him at his workplace where I would sit and drink glasses of free coke and 7-up as fast as he could dispense it!  Paul had been married 3 times, but was single at his passing and left no children.

       (memories of a grateful nephew, Roy Allen Hudgens Jr. Sept. 11, 1996)

11.            iii.    ROBERTA FAYE GEHRES, b. December 02, 1928, Stockton, California; d. October 10, 2006, Reno, Nevada.

12.            iv.    BYRON KENDIG GEHRES, b. Private.

Generation No. 4

8.  PEARL ELENORIA⁶ SPAULDING (RUTH HERRIOTT⁵ BOWLBY, LULA BELLE⁴ HENDERSON, JOHN CALVIN³, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born Private.  She married WOODROW DUNCAN Private.  He was born Private.

Child of PEARL SPAULDING and WOODROW DUNCAN is:

                   i.    KENNETH EUGENE⁷ DUNCAN, b. Private.

9.  WILLIAM RAYMOND⁶ BOWLBY (WILLIAM HENDERSON⁵, LULA BELLE⁴ HENDERSON, JOHN CALVIN³, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born July 13, 1917 in Sharpsville, Indiana, and died April 18, 1986 in Anacortes, Washington.  He married MARION VIRGINIA WILLIAMS Private.  She was born Private.

Children of WILLIAM BOWLBY and MARION WILLIAMS are:

                   i.    GARY BRYAN⁷ BOWLBY, b. Private.

                  ii.    SUSAN CHARLOTTE BOWLBY, b. Private.

10.  WINIFRED JEAN⁶ GEHRES (LUCY PHOEBE⁵ BOWLBY, LULA BELLE⁴ HENDERSON, JOHN CALVIN³, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born Private.  She married (1) WESLEY MURRAY Private.  He was born Private.  She married (2) ROY ALLEN HUDGENS Private.  He was born February 07, 1922 in Fort Worth, Texas, and died December 12, 1996 in Orinda, California.  She married (3) STANLEY ROSEBERRY Private.  He was born Abt. 1918, and died 1980 in Southern California.  She married (4) ROBERT KITCHENS Private.  He was born Private.  She married (5) CHARLES SNOW Private.  He was born September 19, 1920 in Jersey City, New Jersey, and died May 11, 1997 in Napa, California.

Notes for ROY ALLEN HUDGENS:

Retired Inspector/Detective from Berkeley, California P.D.

Retired Wells Fargo Bank, San Francisco, California from their security dept.

having to do with fraud and bad check investigation.

Notes for CHARLES SNOW:

  Charles' surname at birth was Sniegocki, but was legally changed to Snow in the late 1970's or early 1980's.  He said that Sniegocki was Polish for the English word "snow".  His parents emigrated from Poland (date unknown) to the U.S., and the rest of his immediate family in Poland were reportedly killed by the Germans in WWII.

Child of WINIFRED GEHRES and WESLEY MURRAY is:

13.              i.    DENNIS GENE⁷ MURRAY, b. Private.

Child of WINIFRED GEHRES and ROY HUDGENS is:

14.             ii.    ROY ALLEN⁷ HUDGENS, JR., b. Private.

Child of WINIFRED GEHRES and STANLEY ROSEBERRY is:

15.            iii.    BONNIE ELITA⁷ SNOW, b. Private.

11.  ROBERTA FAYE⁶ GEHRES (LUCY PHOEBE⁵ BOWLBY, LULA BELLE⁴ HENDERSON, JOHN CALVIN³, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born December 02, 1928 in Stockton, California, and died October 10, 2006 in Reno, Nevada.  She married (1) PARLEY LEON VARNEY, son of JACK VARNEY and WANDA.  He was born November 24, 1926 in American Fork, Utah, and died February 02, 1980 in Reno, Nevada.  She married (2) JAMES CLEMENT Private.  He was born Private.

Child of ROBERTA GEHRES and PARLEY VARNEY is:

16.              i.    PARLEY LEON⁷ VARNEY,  JR., b. Private.

12.  BYRON KENDIG⁶ GEHRES (LUCY PHOEBE⁵ BOWLBY, LULA BELLE⁴ HENDERSON, JOHN CALVIN³, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born Private.  He married ELIZABETH INEZ WICKDAHL Private, daughter of UNKNOWN WICKDAHL and IDA HAUK.  She was born Private.

Children of BYRON GEHRES and ELIZABETH WICKDAHL are:

17.              i.    BYRON KENDIG⁷ GEHRES II, b. Private.

                  ii.    SHELBY LYNN GEHRES, b. Private.

18.            iii.    TANI GEHRES, b. Private.

Generation No. 5

13.  DENNIS GENE⁷ MURRAY (WINIFRED JEAN⁶ GEHRES, LUCY PHOEBE⁵ BOWLBY, LULA BELLE⁴ HENDERSON, JOHN CALVIN³, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born Private.  He married (1) PENNY ANITA BABCOCK Private.  She was born Private.  He married (2) MAUREEN PAULA COLLINS Private, daughter of ROBERT COLLINS and CAROL (UNKNOWN).  She was born Private.

Children of DENNIS MURRAY and PENNY BABCOCK are:

                   i.    AARON MICHAEL⁸ MURRAY, b. Private.

                  ii.    SEAN URION MURRAY, b. Private.

Child of DENNIS MURRAY and MAUREEN COLLINS is:

                 iii.    JENNIFER⁸ MURRAY, b. Private.

14.  ROY ALLEN⁷ HUDGENS, JR. (WINIFRED JEAN⁶ GEHRES, LUCY PHOEBE⁵ BOWLBY, LULA BELLE⁴ HENDERSON, JOHN CALVIN³, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born Private.  He married (1) SANDRA ARLENE Private.  She was born Private.  He married (2) SHARRON JOY JOHNSON Private.  She was born Private.  He married (3) KATHERINE DIANE ST. GEORGE Private, daughter of LOUIS ST. GEORGE and JESSIE HORN.  She was born Private.

Child of ROY HUDGENS and SANDRA is:

                   i.    DAVID WARD⁸ HUDGENS, b. Private.

Child of ROY HUDGENS and SHARRON JOHNSON is:

                  ii.    REBECCA LYNN⁸ HUDGENS, b. Private.

15.  BONNIE ELITA⁷ SNOW (WINIFRED JEAN⁶ GEHRES, LUCY PHOEBE⁵ BOWLBY, LULA BELLE⁴ HENDERSON, JOHN CALVIN³, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born Private.  She married JOHN KEVIN ESCAMILLA Private.  He was born Private.

Child of BONNIE SNOW and JOHN ESCAMILLA is:

                   i.    ANGELA CHRISTINE⁸ SNOW, b. Private.

16.  PARLEY LEON⁷ VARNEY,  JR. (ROBERTA FAYE⁶ GEHRES, LUCY PHOEBE⁵ BOWLBY, LULA BELLE⁴ HENDERSON, JOHN CALVIN³, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born Private.  He married (1) RONNIE YETTA FRANKEL Private, daughter of PAUL FRANKEL and RUTH.  She was born Private.  He married (2) DESIREE Private.  She was born Private.

Children of PARLEY VARNEY and RONNIE FRANKEL are:

                   i.    MELISSA RUTH⁸ VARNEY, b. Private.

                  ii.    BRIDGET CECELIA VARNEY, b. Private.

17.  BYRON KENDIG⁷ GEHRES II (BYRON KENDIG⁶, LUCY PHOEBE⁵ BOWLBY, LULA BELLE⁴ HENDERSON, JOHN CALVIN³, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born Private.  He married PU-SUN PARK Private.  She was born Private.

Children of BYRON GEHRES and PU-SUN PARK are:

                   i.    RICKY CRISTIAN⁸ GEHRES, b. Private.

                  ii.    SUZETTE INA GEHRES, b. Private.

18.  TANI⁷ GEHRES (BYRON KENDIG⁶, LUCY PHOEBE⁵ BOWLBY, LULA BELLE⁴ HENDERSON, JOHN CALVIN³, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born Private.  She married CLAY HALTOM Private.  He was born Private.

Children of TANI GEHRES and CLAY HALTOM are:

                   i.    CHRISTOPHER⁸ HALTOM, b. Private.

                  ii.    TASIA HALTOM, b. Private.