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• Charles Newton Hendron was the son of Benjamin C Hendren/Hendron and Susan Mary Smith.  He was born in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana.  In the 1900 census, when Charley is 13 years old, they are living in Port Fulton.  Later they are in Jeffersonville. in the same township.  His father Benjamin was a shoemaker, working in the home, while Charles was a Painter, working odd jobs.
  
  1900 Federal Census, Clark County, Indiana, 6 June, Port Fulton, District 13, page 5B, 120 Market St, Hse #93, Fam #296
  Hendren, Benjamin C W M  Mar 1852 48 Married 19 yrs [mar abt 1881] KY KY KY Shoemaker Rents
  Hendren, Sue M Wife W F Mar 1864  36 Married 19 yrs 6 children/5 living KY KY KY Seamstress
  Hendren, Charley Son W M Aug 1886  13 IN KY KY At School.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Clark County, Indiana, 21 April, Jeffersonville, 932 Maple St, Hse #230, Fam #243
  Hendron, Benjamin C  Head M W 56  Married 29 yrs  KY KY KY Shoemaker, at home  Rents Home
  Hendron, Susan  Wife F W 46  Married 29 yrs  Borne 6 children, 5 living KY KY KY
  Hendron, Charles Son M W 22 Single IN KY KY Painter, odd jobs
  Hendron, Flossie Dau F W 15 Single IN KY KY
  
  In 1911, Charles married Virginia Long.
  
  Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941
  Virginia E Long
  Charles Hendron
  Marriage 9 Jan 1911 Clark County
  
  Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993
  Virginia E Long
  Birth 13 Sep 1890 Clark Co, Ind
  Marriage 9 Jan 1911 Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana
  Marriage Age 21
  Father Wm H Long
  Mother Julia Kell
  Spouse Charles L Hendron
  
  In 1917, Charles N is a Foreman for the United States Quartermaster Depot in Jeffersonville.
  
  WWI Draft Registration
  Charles Hendron
  Residence Jeffersonville, Indiana
  Birth 24 August 1889 Jeffersonville, Indiana
  Employed as Foreman, US Army Quartermaster
  Married with one child
  Medium Height and Build, Dark Brown Eyes, Black Hair
  Registered 5 June 1917 Jeffersonville, Indiana
  Signed Chas Hendron
  
  The birth certificate of their fourth child gives us the full name of Charles' wife, Virginia Estelle Long.
  
  Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940
  Jane Aley Hendron
  Parents:
  Charles N Hendron, age 32, born in Jeffersonville, Occupation Riverter Foreman
  Virginia Estelle Long, age 30, born in Charlestown, Indiana, Occupation Housewife
  4 children born to this mother, including this child
  913 E Court, Jeffersonville, Indiana
  Birth 18 January 1921
  Certificate #5641, Roll #002
  Indiana State Dept. of Health
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
  Jefersonville, Indiana, City Directory, 1931, p 692
  Hendron Chas N (Estelle) asst chief Jeff Fire Dept h 312 Walnut
  Hendron Dale E painter h 525 E Mkt
  Hendron Lola B wid H C h 938 E Chestnut
  Hendron Susan wid Benj r 525 E Mkt
  Hendron Wilbur G clk h 938 E Chestnut
  
  The WWII registration says his birthday was in August 1889.  But in the 1900 census he was already 13 years old, and in 1910 his age was reported as 22.  The year of 1887 seems the right one.
  
  WWII Draft Registration
  Charles Newton Hendron
  Residence 428 Walnut St, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana
  Birth 24 August 1888 Jeffersonville, Indiana
  Employer Jeffersonville City Fire Dept
  Signed Charles Newton Henrdron
  
  U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  Charles Newton Hendron
  Birth 24 Aug 1888 Jeffersonville, Indiana
  Father Benjamin Hendron
  Mother Susan M Smith
  May 1937 Name listed as CHARLES NEWTON HENDRON
  
  Charles' death certificate has the name Charled Leonard Hendron.  All the details match the person we know as Charles Newton in so many other other records.  His wife was the informant, so it seems unlikely she would have been mistaken on his middle name.  It may be that Charles changed his name, or perhaps had four names instead of three, but I doubt this.  But the certificate is typed.  So the typist reducing the doctor's original handwriting may have misread the handwriting or absently typed the wrong middle name.
  
  Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
  Charles Leonard Hendron
  Age 56, Retired Fireman
  Birth 24 August 1888 Jeffersonville, Indiana
  Married, Spouse Estelle Hendron
  Residence 938 E Chestnut St, Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana
  Father Benjamin C Hendron, b Mercer County, Kentucky
  Mother Susan Mary Smith, b Washington County, Kentucky
  Informant Mrs Estelle Hendron, 938 E Chestnut St, Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana
  Death 1 December 1944 at home, Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, USA
  Cause of Death Cardiac Renal Vascular Disease, Cirrhosis of the Liver
  Burial December (no date stated) 1944 in Eastern Cemetery
  Certificate #35933 filed 4 January 1945
  
  The name they used for the burial record was that on the death certificate.  No other records have been discovered that support the name Charles Leonard Hendron.  A memorial has been established for Charles on Find a Grave.  His grave/burial record has no birth date.  The memorial has no photo of the gravestone.
  
  Charles Leonard Hendron
  Birth unknown
  Death Dec 1, 1944 Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, USA
  Mother Susan Mary Smith Hendron (1863 - 1951)
  Buried Eastern Cemetery per Clark Co., Indiana Death Record Book CH-8, page 48-49
  age 56 years, married
  Burial Eastern Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, USA
  Created by Bill Durham Mar 22, 2014
  --  Find a Grave Memorial #126703425, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=126703425&ref=acom

Sources

• 1. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
• 2. 1900 Federal Census, Clark County, Indiana
  • 6 June, Port Fulton, District 13, page 5B, 120 Market St, Hse #93, Fam #296
• 3. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• 4. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
• 5. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
• 6. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 7. Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941
• 8. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
  • Jeffersonville, Indiana, City Directory, 1941, p 781
• 9. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
  • Jefersonville, Indiana, City Directory, 1931, p 692
• 10. Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993
• 11. 1920 Federal Census, Clark County, Indiana
  • 2 January, Jeffersonville, Hse #23, Fam #25
• 12. 1930 Federal Census, Clark County, Indiana
  • 9 April, Jeffersonville, [No Street Name given] Hse #126, Fam #132
• 13. California, Divorce Index, 1966-1984
• 14. Santa Barbara Genealogical Society, Goleta Cemetery Registry
• 15. Nevada, Death Index, 1980-2012
• 16. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • El Monte, Calif City Directory 1953, p 65