George William Henderson
(1866-)
Margaret Jane Kirk
(1864-1963)
Rear Admiral Harry Havelock Henderson
(1904-1976)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Virginia Beecher

Rear Admiral Harry Havelock Henderson 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 12 Oct 1904, Weston, Middlesex, MA, USA 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Mary Virginia Beecher
  • Died: 7 May 1976, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA, USA at age 71 2 3
  • Buried: Norfolk: Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Norfolk, VA, USA 2 3

   FamilySearch ID: LYDN-K33.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: Commander of the Middle East Force, U.S. Navy on 23 Sep 1954 in Alexandria, Alexandria, VA. 6

2. Cause of Death: Harry died at Naval Hospital from acute pulmonary edema and congestion, secondary to old myocardial infarction, arteriosclerosis oliterans, 5 May 1976, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA, USA. 2

3. Occupation: Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy on 5 May 1976 in Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA, USA. 1


Harry married Mary Virginia Beecher, daughter of William Gordon Beecher Sr. and Mary Gertrude Robertson. (Mary Virginia Beecher was born on 20 Jan 1906 in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD,1 8 9 died on 12 Aug 1980 in Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach, VA 4 9 and was buried on 14 Aug 1980 in Norfolk: Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Norfolk, VA, USA 1 4 9.)

Sources

1 Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014 (Original data: Virginia, Deaths, 1912–2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.), Death Certificate 228 533 80-025473 Virginia Beecher Henderson, father William Gordon Beecher, mother Mary Gertrude, spouse Harry Havelock Henderson, informant neice Mrs. Virginia W. Delauney.

2 Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014 (Original data: Virginia, Deaths, 1912–2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.), Death Certificate 220 516 76-015494 Harry Havelock Henderson, father George William Henderson, mother Margaret Kirk, spouse Virginia Henderson, informant.

3 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185457993.

4 Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD), 14 Aug 1980, page 38. Obituary of Mrs. Mary Virginia Beecher Henderson.

5 Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD), 28 Jan 1963, pages 1 and 11, obituary of William Gordon Beecher.

6 Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD), 24 Sep 1954, page 17. Obituary of Mrs. Gertrude Beecher.

7 Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD), 23 Dec 1975, page 12. Funers of Mrs.H. Graham Wood.

8 1910 United States Census, Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore District 1, Series: T624 Roll: 550 Page: 42.

9 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185458056.


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