I remember the family referring to Joe David as Jodie. This was also a childhood name of his grandfather Joseph Asa Jenkins. I remember visiting the Hendrons on a family vacation in 1956, when I was 8 years old. Joe was reported with his parents and older brother Charles Jr in the 1964 Santa Barbara City Directory. Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005 Joe David Hendron Karen L Brodarick Marriage 6 Sep 1964 Recorded Clark County, Page D08 They were listed in the city directory the next year. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Santa Barbara, California, City Directory 1964, p 308 Hendron C R Co (Charles R Hendron) concrete contr h 2305 Calle Noguera h do (also Home address) Hendron Chas constn wrkr Hendron C R Co h 3960 Via Lucero apt 10 Hendron Chas R (Lahoma; Hendron C R Co) concrete contr h 3305 Calle Noguera Hendron Joe stdnt h 3305 Calle Noguera In September 1964, Joe married Karen Broaderick. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Santa Barbara, California, City Directory 1965, p 308 Hendron C R Jr stdnt h 2305 Calle Noguera Hendron C R Co (Charles R Hendron) concrete contr h 2305 Calle Noguera Hendron Charles R (Lahoma; Hendron C R Co) concrete contr h 175 Harvard la Hendron Joe (Karen) form sitter C R Hendron h 122 Los Aguejes av apt 1 Joe David's former sister-in-law, Sue Briggs, former wife of Charles Robert Junior, told me in February 2008 that Joe David had been married twice and that he had twins from each of these marriages. But the only child I could find any information on at that time was his son with Margaret Thorpe, born in 1974, also named Joe David. Further information was obtained from Joe D's daughter Lenae, who wrote me in April 2008 to introduce herself, as well as a twin brother of Joe David Jr, Jason Charles. "His first wife's name was Karen and he had twin girls; names are Mia and Tina" -- Lenae Hendron, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 25 April 2008 "My name is Lenae Hendron. I am the oldest child of my father's 2nd marriage. I have twin half sisters that I have not met since I was a toddler. I have one living brother, Joe David Hendron and one deceased brother, Jason Charles Hendron who died in a tragic car accident at the age of 22." -- Lenae Hendron, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 24 April 2008 The birth record for Jason Charles was elusive. I did find it with his name entered as Jason C. I had earlier found a Social Security Death Index entry recording his birth and death. Joe married Margaret (Peggy) Thorpe in 1970 in Las Vegas. Nevada Marriage Index Joe David Hendron, Residence California Spouse Margaret Marie Thorpe, Residence California Marriage 3 Apr 1970, Las Vegas Civil celebrant, Recorded date 13 Apr 1970 Joe and Margaret were listed in the 1973 Santa Barbara City Directory. Margaret was listed under her nickname Peggy that year as well as in 1974. Joe's middle initial is reported here as E, instead D for David. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Santa Barbara, California, City Directory, 1973, p 298 Hendron G Lahoma h 175 Harvard Av Hendron Joe E [Joe D] (Peggy M) form str Hendron Associates h 536c W Pedregosa St In and 1974, one other name is Robt D Hendron, a name not otherwise known in this nuclear famliy. This may be an error for Ruddell D (Russell Dean), Joe's youngerst brother. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Santa Barbara, California, City Directory, 1974, p 343 Hendron G Lahoma h 175 Harvard Av Hendron Joe E [Joe D] (Peggy M) form str Hendron Associates h 536c W Pedregosa St Hendron Robert D h 6671 Berkshire Terr (Goleta) Apt 12 In 2006, I found a burial entry for Joe David Hendron in Goleta Cemetery, in Santa Barbara County, where the family lived, and where I last saw his mother, my Aunt Lahoma. This was the first public record I found for Joe David. -- Goleta Cemtery Records, http://www.cagenweb.com/santabarbara/sbcgs/goleta_h.htm I found the California Death Index listing in July 2007, along with the California Birth Index listing. The California Birth Index tells us that Joe David was born in Los Angeles County. I had already found the date from other sources before finding the Birth Index record in February 2008. His birth date was 18 April 1945. I found matching information in the Social Security Death Index. According to the SSDI, Joe David died in November 1975. This index lacks an address at the time of death, which is normally included. The month of death matches the exact date of 14 November 1975 reported by the California Death Index. Joe David died in Solano County, in northern California. Family members tell me, in email exchanges February-April 2008, Joe David died in prison, under suspicious circumstances. Some thought he was murdered. He died just 2 weeks before he was to be released. His daughter Lenae reports (person email communication) that her mother told her that Joe David had indicated he was happy to be getting out and excited about seeing his family again in just a few days. California Death Index, 1940-1997 Joe D Hendron Birth 18 Apr 1945 California Death 14 Nov 1975 Solano County, California Social Security #565-60-8920 I had also found in February 2008 a report that he and his wife had divorced in September that same year. I found it odd that he would be divorced and then die two months later. The California Divorce Index had told me that he was divorced from Margaret Thorpe in September 1975. The California Divorce Index has an entry for Joe D and Margaret, dated September 1975. California Divorce Index, 1966-1984, Santa Barbara County Hendron Joe D b 1945 Thorpe Margaret M b 1949 Married 1970 Divorce 09 75 In email exchanges in April 2008, Joe D's daughter Lenae said she asked her mother about the divorce. Margaret (called Peggy by the family) said they were never divorced. "I spoke with my mom last night regarding the divorce. She told me they were never divorced so I'm a little confused on that. My father died while incarcerated .... The facts are a little shady on his death. Some say he committed suicide while others say he was murdered. He was to be released two weeks before he died and from what my mom says, he was very excited [at the prospect of being] home with his wife and children." -- Lenae Hendron, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 25 April 2008 What a mystery we have, then, finding such an entry in the official California records! A divorce that never happened!? How did such an entry get entered into the California records, with all the right information for these two persons? The divorce was registered in Santa Barbara County, in southern California. Two months later he died in prison in Solano County, northern California, on 14 Nov 1975. [Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: US) Hendron, Joe Birth 18 April 1945 Death November 1975 [No day's date or address at time of death reported] Social Security #565-60-8920 Issued in California Joe David was buried in Santa Barbara County, where he had previously been living. The Goleta Cemetery Registry reports he was buried on 19 November 1975. Santa Barbara Genealogical Society, Goleta Cemetery Registry HA HENDRON, JOE DAVID Apr 18, 1945 Nov 14, 1975 30 years old Place of death Solano County Buried Nov 19, 1975, Section 5 East, Lot 128, Space 7 Joe David Hendron Birth Apr 18, 1945 Los Angeles County, California Death Nov 14, 1975 Solano County, California Parents: Charles Robert Hendron (1915 - 1991) Gladys Lahoma Jenkins Hendron (1914 - 1991) Burial Goleta Cemetery, Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California Created by Damien Mar 25, 2006 -- Find A Grave Memorial #13730889, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13730889
California Birth Index, 1905-1995 Russell Dean Hendron Birth 1 Jul 1954 Los Angeles County Gender Male Mother's Maiden Name Jenkins Russell was listed in the 1972 Santa Barbara City Directory with his mother. His father is also lited with his business, at a different address, because Russell's parents had divorced in 1970. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Santa Barbara, California, City Directory, 1972, p 284 Hendron Associates concrt [concrete] contrs 4710 Dexter Dr Apt 23 Tel 964-4419 Hendron Charles R h 4710 Dexter Dr Apt 23 Tel 964-4419 Hendron G La Homa h 175 Harvard La Tel 964-5121 Hendron Russell h 175 Harvard La Tel 964-5121 Russell does not appear in any other city directories with his parents. Howver, an entry in 1974 may be for hikm, with an error in the name. Lahoma and Joe with Joe's wife Peggy are reported, along with a Robt D Hendron. They have been the only Hendron family in Santa Barbara, but no one named Robert is associated with Charles and Lahoma's family. Santa Barbara, California, City Directory, 1974, p 343 Hendron G Lahoma h 175 Harvard Av Hendron Joe E [Joe D] (Peggy M) form str Hendron Associates h 536c W Pedregosa St Hendron Robert D h 6671 Berkshire Terr (Goleta) Apt 12 Public Records Index compilations report addresses for Russell D Hendron in the following places, approximately in this order. No dates are given to place these residences on a timeline. A record or two below give more specific information on an address or two. The addresses given all match residence of other family members until we get to Oregon and Montana. Public Records Index Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida Glide, Douglas County, Oregon Flathead County, Montana (Montana Death Index) Russ was living in Florida when he was married in 1976. Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001 Russell Dean Hendron Spouse Barbara Jean Rosati Marriage Date 18 Mar 1978 Lee County Florida Department of Health, Volume 4232, Certificate #015597 U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2 Russell Hendron Birth Date 1 Jul 1954 RR 8 , P O Box 40, Fort Myers, FL, 33909 Oregon, Divorce Records, 1961-1985 Barbara Rosati Spouse Russell Hendron Divorce 26 Jun 1981 Douglas, Oregon, USA Certificate #07530 He was in Oregon when he married again in 1994. Oregon, Marriage Indexes, 1906-1924, 1946-2008 Russell Dean Hendron Spouse Name Debra Ann Marshall Marriage 10 Jun 1994 Douglas County A Directory listing reports Russell in Glide, Oregon in 1996. This matches a direcotry listing in 1991 for his mother there, at the same address. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 G L Hendron 5965 Little River Rd, Glide, OR, 97443-9787 (1991) U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002 Russell Hendron 5965 Little River Rd, Glide, Oregon 97443-9787 Phone #541-496-3889 Residence 1996 I have found no City Directory entries in Glide for Russ or his mother. The Social Security Death Index records Russell's birth and death information. I had been told that Russ had been living in Montana, and it was thought he died there. SSDI records report no address at the time of either birth or death. Family sources inform us that Russ died by suicide. Social Security Death Index Russell D. Hendron Born 1 Jul 1954 [no location reported] Died 17 Apr 1998 [no location reported] SSN 549-15-8879, issued California (1972) The Montana Death Index confirms that Russell died in Montana and gives details, except for cause of death. From this we learn that he was living in Flathead County and died there on 17 April 1998. Montana Death Index Index #2401 Russell D Hendron, Age 43 Estimated Birth Year 1955 Death 17 Apr 1998 Flathead County Residence Flathead County Social Security #549158879 Married Or Separated -- Source: Montana State Genealogical Society An obituary index provides the place of death in Montana. Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current Russell Hendron Dean Age at Death 43 Birth Abt 1955 Santa Barbara CA Death abt 1998 Ferndale MT Publication The News-Review, Roseburg OR, 28 Apr 1998 Two sisters-in-law report that Dicky died by suicide. "Russell, the youngest boy, committed suicide in Montana. He was married but never had children. ... Russ inherited all of Lahomaâs money when she died and he went into several businesses that failed. He was a very gentle, sensitive man; not sure why he would end his life." -- Susanne Briggs, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 8 February 2008 "Chuck informed me that Russell committed suicide. We think he lived in Oregon or Montana" -- Andrea Hendron Scheffler Volland, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 22 January 2008 "We were very close to my Uncle Russ when were we kids because we moved to the small town he lived in. When I was 22 or so my Uncle Russ moved to Montana with his wife and step son. Less than a year later he committed suicide. We were all very shocked of course." -- Lenae Hendron, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 25 April 2008 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Russell Dean Hendron [Russell D Hendron] Birth 1 Jul 1954 Pasadena Los, California Death Date 17 Apr 1998 SSN 549158879 Aug 1972 Name listed as RUSSELL DEAN HENDRON; 23 Apr 1998 Name listed as RUSSELL D HENDRON
In his marriage records, his name was simply Starling Hendron. Madison County, Kentucky, Marriage Index, 1786-1844 Starling Hendron Marriage 12 Jan 1830 Madison, Kentucky Spouse Polly Sanders Volume III, page 177, Index p 512 On his son's death certificate, he was reported as the father under the name Brooklyn Hendfron. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 Benjamin Callen Hendran Age 76 yrs, 3 days; Shoe Maker Birth 14 Mar 1847 Kentucky [census age reports place birth more like 1852-1854] Married, Spouse and informant Susan Hendran Father Brooklyn Hendran, born Kentucky Mother Mary Sanders, born Kentucky Death 7 Mar 1923 at home, 527 E Market St, Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana Cause of Death Chronic Tuberculosis for 1 year Burial 8 March Eastern Cemetery [Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana] Filed 29 March 1923 On his daughter's birth certificate he was reported as Sterling Hendron. A member of the Hendron family commented on Straling in a comment about research into the family. She refers to him as Starling Brook Hendron. "...Starling Brook Hendron, Uncle Newt's father." -- Carolyn Humphreys, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 23 August 2016 Though Carolyn uses the nickname short form of Brooklyn, this name order is confirmed in his military record, which has his name as Starling B Hendron. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 Starling B Hendron Civil War, Company I, 25th Kentucky Cavalry Filed 25 July 1890 Kentucky Kentucky, Birth Records, 1847-1911 Mary F Hendron Birth 11 Apr 1854 Washington, Kentucky, USA Father Sterling Hendron Mother Mary Sanders Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1963 Alford Hendron Age 20, Single Birth abt 1834 Madison County Death Sep 1854 Kentucky, USA Cause Typhoid Fever Residence Washington County Father Sterling Hendron Mother Mary Hendron
The Rogers genealogy by Nicole Wiebe provides some basic information on Charles, including his marriage to Cynthia Strange. Charles HENRY Birth 15 Jun 1898 Death 5 Feb 1976 Father Nathaniel L HENRY b 9 Jun 1866 in Jefferson Co Tennessee, Mother Martha L CHAMBERS Marriage Cynthia STRANGE b 16 Jun 1899 -- Nicole Wiebe, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1643067&id=I73774117 There are discrepances in the records for Charlie or Charles Henry. These apepars on vrious records of marriage and recidence as married to a Cynthia Strange, who appear to be different individuals, daughters of related Strange parents. There are two marriage recores distinguishing these tow women form each other, on e record in Cocke County and the other in Jefferson County, where they both apparently lived, and their two spouses both named Charles Henry. The marriage in 1918 appears to be for the daughter of John and Mary (Beeson) Strange. The other couple marriedin 1920 in Jefferson County. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Cynthia Strange, age 18 Charlie Henry, age 18 Marriage bond of $1250 signed by Charley Henry and W J Strange Marriage 21 February 1918 Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA Ceremony performed by W C Lyle, JP Recorded in Jefferson County Marriage Book, p 49 A WWI draft registration in September 1918 for Charlie Henry in Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee reports his birth date as 19 July 1899, while a birth date of a gravestone in Hills Unon Cemetery, Dandridge, reports Charles Henry, husband of Cynthia S Henry, as 15 June 1898. Birth dates on WWI draft records, for some reason, often report a birth year one year off from later records. But the birth date is usually the same. This birth record confirms their earlier marriage as reported in the above record, reporting Charlie's wife as Sinth Strange. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Charlie Henry Birth Date 19 Jun 1899 Residence (Rt 1) Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA Self-Employed Farmer Nearest Relative Sinth Henry (Wife) Blue Eyes, Brown Hair, Medium Build, Medium Height Registered 12 September 1918 Jefferson City, Tennessee the birth date here differs slightly from that reported on a gravestone in Hills Union Cemetery for a Charles Henry, whose wife inthe joint grave isalso named Cynthia. The grave reports an eerily-close birth date of 15 June 1898. Though this date and teh corrsponding death date on the grave have been reoported by some genealogies for the Charles Henry who married the daughter of John and Masry Stragne, it appears the grave is in fact that of another person of the same name and age who married the same-name daughter of Porter and Sarah (Hale) Strange in the same broader family, who also lived in the same area of Jefferson County. The latter couple were married in nearby Cocke County, where many stranges of this clan were also married.
It appears the following 1920 census is for this Charlie who married Porter Strange's daughter Cynthia. But the age reported is younger than the reported birth date for him in 1898. But ages vary in censuses so this is not definitive. The Civil District 8 is the same as Charlie and Cynthia are later reported living in. Genealogies report the son of Nat is the one of this name who married Cynthia, daughter of Porter. They married in September, which fits with this census. Another marriage record reports the marriage of two individuals of the same two names in neighboring Cocke County in 1918. That Charlie Henry appears to have been born in 1900 or 1899. 1920 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 8 January, Civil District 8, Enumeration District 78, page 3B, Channel Hill Rd, Hse/Fam #56 Strange, Nat Head Owns M W 42 Widowed TN TN TN Farm Laborer [b abt 1877] Strange, Charlie Son M W 20 Single TN TN TN [b abt 1899] 1940 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 23 April, District 8, Enumeration District 45-16, page 13A, Hse #320, Owns $300, Farm Henry, Richard Head M W 40 M Married Grade 2 b Tennessee same house in 1935 Farming [b abt 1900] Henry, Cynthia Wife F W 40 Married Grade 2 b Tennessee same house in 1935 [b abt 1900] Henry, Dooley Nephew M W 17 Single Grade 5 b Tennessee same house in 1935 Laborer [b abt 1923] Social Security Death Index Charles Henry SSN 414-60-6992 Born 15 Jun 1898 Died Feb 1976 Last Residence Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee 37725 Charles Henry Birth 15 Jun 1898 Death 5 Feb 1976 (aged 77) Spouse Cynthia S. Henry (1899 - 1990) Burial Hills Union Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee Created by Virgil & DeAnna Hancock-Cooley 31 Mar 2003 -- Find A Grave Memorial #7313411, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7313411?memorialUpdated=Yes
1930 Federal Census, Cocke County, Tennessee, 10 April, Civil District 5, Enumeration District 8, page 5B, Hse #97, Family #98, Henry, David Head M W 65 married at age 22 TN TN TN General Laborer Henry, Rebecca S Wife F W 61 married at age 19 TN TN TN None Henry, Hazel Dau F W 19 Single TN TN TN None