Inscription:
HUGH L. HENSHAW
Born in Berkley County, Va.
October 23, 1819
Died Nov. 25, 1861
Aged 42 years
Hugh L. Henshaw
Birth: 23 October 1819, Berkeley County, Virginia
Death: 25 November 1861
Burial: Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri
Family members buried in Cold Water Cemetery:
Parent In-laws: William Patterson and Assenath Piggott Patterson
Notes:
•Hugh L. Henshaw married Cynthia Francis Patterson, the daughter of William and Assenath Piggott Patterson, on March 26, 1846. They were the parents of six children.
• Hugh Henshaw was born in a part of Virginia which is now West Virginia. He was killed when he was kicked by a horse and left his widow with five children under the age of fourteen.
Sources:
•Death: The Patterson Family History by William B. Putman, Jr., p 21.
•National Society United States Daughters of 1812, Grave Locations Project, Soldiers of War of 1812. A copy is in possession of Marilyn P. Devaney. It lists the names of children of William Patterson, their birth dates, name of spouses and dates of marriage.
Census:
1860 Census: St Ferdinand, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: M653_656; Page: 1073. Household Members: H.L. Henshaw 41, Frances Henshaw 37, William Henshaw 12, Crayton Henshaw 1, Mary Henshaw 8, and Tom Murphy 27. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
