The Hendee Family Tree - Homer Hendee

Person Chart

Parents

Father	Date of Birth	Mother	Date of Birth
Esau Rich Hendee	10/15/1801	Electa Slusser	4/6/1803

Partners

Partner	Date of Birth	Children
Cordelia Woodworth	1827	Frank Alonzo Hendee Emma Jane Hendee (Thayer) Albert Eugene Hendee Wilbur George Hendee Clifford Hendee

Person Events

Event Type	Date	Place	Description
Birth	9/17/1825	Hume, Allegany, New York, United States
Marriage	02 Jun 1848
Marriage	22 Jun 1848	Pike, Wyoming, New York, United States
Marriage	1849	of Libertyville, Illinois
Marriage	1849	Libertyville, Illinois
Place of Residence	1850	Hume, Allegany, New York, United States
Place of Residence	1855	Hume, Allegany, New York, United States
Place of Residence	1860	The Town Of Hume, Allegany, New York, United States
Census US 1870	01 Jun 1870	Fremont, Lake, Illinois, United States	was age 44
Place of Residence	1870	Illinois, United States
Place of Residence	1880	Fremont, Lake, Illinois, United States
Place of Residence	1910	Antioch, Lake, Illinois, United States
Place of Residence	1920	Antioch, Lake, Illinois, United States
Place of Residence	18 Apr 1923	Antioch, Ill.
Race			White
Marriage
Death	4/18/1923	Antioch, Lake, Illinois, United States
Burial	21 Apr 1923

Notes


Libertyville Independent dated Thursday, April 19, 1923 Aged Resident of County Dies At His Home In Antioch Just as we go to press, word comes that Homer Hendee, aged 96, died this morning at his home in Antioch. Mr. Hendee was about the oldest resident of the county, and was well known in Libertyville. It is said that he never missed coming to the Lake County Fair, since it started. He was one of the original officials of the fair. ----- Libertyville Independent dated Thursday, April 26, 1923 Homer Hendee, 97, Oldest In Lake County Is Dead Pioneer Resident Died at Home of Daughter in Antioch, Wednesday Night Homer Hendee, 97 years old, believed to be the oldest resident of Lake county, died Wednesday, April 18, at the home of his daughter at Antioch, following a brief illness. Mr. Hendee was one of the best known men in this county, and every season for 56 years he danced a jig at the Lake County Fair to show the attendants how to keep spry. That his pleasure from dancing had much to do with his longevity and good health was shown by the fact that until two years ago he never had been ill and since that time his health was as good as ever, until three weeks ago when his memory failed. He took to his bed Wednesday and death followed a few hours later. Mr. Hendee was born at Pike, Wyoming county, N. Y., Sept. 17, 1825. His wife was Cordelie Woodruff, who died about 25 years ago. There were fived children, three of whom survive. They are: Mrs. Gideon Thayer of Antioch, where he died; Frank Hendee of Modesto, Calif., and Wilber Hendee of Waukegan. The sons who are dead are: Albert Hendee, who died three years ago at Richmond, Texas, and who was well known in Lake county, and Clifford, who died many years ago. He also is survived by six granddaughters and two grandsons, and nine great grandchildren. He came to Fremont township in 1865 and entered the farming business at Hendee station, which was named for him. He lived for a number of years at Libertyville after retiring. Until five years ago he traveled much of the time. Funeral Saturday morning at 10 o’clock from the late residence. Interment in Libertyville. ----- The online “Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths” database has him as “Homer Hindu”. The Illinois Death Index does have him as “Homer Hendee”.

Libertyville Independent dated Thursday, April 19, 1923

Aged Resident of County Dies At His Home In Antioch

Just as we go to press, word comes that Homer Hendee, aged 96, died this morning at his home in Antioch. Mr. Hendee was about the oldest resident of the county, and was well known in Libertyville. It is said that he never missed coming to the Lake County Fair, since it started. He was one of the original officials of the fair.

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Libertyville Independent dated Thursday, April 26, 1923

Homer Hendee, 97, Oldest In Lake County Is Dead

Pioneer Resident Died at Home of Daughter in Antioch, Wednesday Night

Homer Hendee, 97 years old, believed to be the oldest resident of Lake county, died Wednesday, April 18, at the home of his daughter at Antioch, following a brief illness. Mr. Hendee was one of the best known men in this county, and every season for 56 years he danced a jig at the Lake County Fair to show the attendants how to keep spry. That his pleasure from dancing had much to do with his longevity and good health was shown by the fact that until two years ago he never had been ill and since that time his health was as good as ever, until three weeks ago when his memory failed. He took to his bed Wednesday and death followed a few hours later.

Mr. Hendee was born at Pike, Wyoming county, N. Y., Sept. 17, 1825. His wife was Cordelie Woodruff, who died about 25 years ago. There were fived children, three of whom survive. They are: Mrs. Gideon Thayer of Antioch, where he died; Frank Hendee of Modesto, Calif., and Wilber Hendee of Waukegan. The sons who are dead are: Albert Hendee, who died three years ago at Richmond, Texas, and who was well known in Lake county, and Clifford, who died many years ago. He also is survived by six granddaughters and two grandsons, and nine great grandchildren.

He came to Fremont township in 1865 and entered the farming business at Hendee station, which was named for him. He lived for a number of years at Libertyville after retiring. Until five years ago he traveled much of the time.

Funeral Saturday morning at 10 o’clock from the late residence. Interment in Libertyville.

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The online “Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths” database has him as “Homer Hindu”. The Illinois Death Index does have him as “Homer Hendee”.

Sources

Description	Page	Quality	Information	Evidence
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 March 2020), memorial page for Homer R Hendee (18 Apr 1825–17 Sep 1923), Find A Grave Memorial no. 114492900, citing Lakeside Cemetery, Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Dorie (contributor 47711074) .	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114492900/homer-r-hendee	Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
Headstone image of Homer Hendee from billiongraves.com		Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
Homer Haney in household of Esau Haney, "United States Census, 1850"		Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
Homer Hendee, "BillionGraves Index"		Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
Homer Hendee, "New York State Census, 1855"		Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
Homer Hendee, "United States Census, 1860"		Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
Homer Hendee, "United States Census, 1870"		Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
Homer Hendel in household of Gigion Thayer, "United States Census, 1910"		Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
Homer Hender, "United States Census, 1880"		Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
Homer Hendu in household of Gidion S Thayer, "United States Census, 1920"		Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
Homer Hindu, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"		Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
Homer Hond... in entry for Emma Jane Thayer, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"		Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
Homer R Hendee, "Find A Grave Index"		Don't know	Don't know	Don't know

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