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THE NATIONAL SOCIETY of the CHILDREN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION,
Washington, D.C.

PAPERS FILED Feb. 10, 1928 with "Application for Membership"
by Elinor Edith HENRY (16 years old)  National number 29858
Residence: 1387 Onyx, Eugene, Oregon
Signed by Ruth E. Richardson, President Local Society,
Helen Aileen Gilmore, Secretary Local Society
Richard O. Brooke, Registrar Local Society
Application examined and approved by Sue O'N. Maxwell, National Registrar
Accepted by the National Board of Management (Stamped) Oct 11, 1928
Signed by Blanche H. Ray, National Recording Secretary

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, MISSOURI, MAY 19, 1928
To Whom It May Concern:
  This is to certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this is a true statement of facts concerning the direct line of descendants of Benjamin Henry who has a certified record of service for the Colonies in the War of the American Revolution, and his wife, Ruth Steere Henry, daughter of John Steere of Gloucester, R.I.,
the following records being taken largely from a family Bible handed down to and now in possession of the undersigned, Clarence King Henry, of Mountain View, MO.
   Therefore, be it known that:
Elinor Edith Henry, born Oct. 5, 1911 in Gold Hill, Jackson County, Oregon, and
David Haggard Henry, born July 17, 1913  "     "        "           "            "          "
Winifred Elsie Henry, born July 29, 1916 in Hamilton, Skagit County, Washington
    are children of
Mabel Haggard Henry, born Dec 21, 1879 near Eagle Lake, Minn.,
     married Aug 3, 1910, Eugene, Oreg. to
David Chauncy Henry, born Aug. 10, 1879 near Tina, Carroll Co, MO,
     he being the only son of
Lois Riffe (Lois Rife) born Jan. 1, 1857 near Chillicothe, MO,
     married Nov. 11, 1878 to
Clarence King Henry, born May 27, 1855 near Sacramento, Calif.,
     he being the eldest son of
Melissa Amanda Stanley Henry, born June 17, 1827 in Smyrna, Chenango Co, NY and
     died Dec 13, 1913 at the home of her son, C.K. Henry, near Mountain View, MO.
     (She being the first child of Dyer Diadebt Stanley, descendant of John Stanley who served the Colonies in the American Revolutionary war which service and line is proven in the D.A.R. by Emma B. Stanley Kennedy of Okemah, Okla., Nat'l No. 162955)
married July 12, 1953 to William Lucas Henry, born March 13, 1826 in Cambria, Niagara Co., NY, died Dec 19, 1908, near Cillicothe, Livingston Co., Missouri, and he being the eldest son of
Charity Jenkins Henry, born Dec. 24, 1806 in "York State" married in NY 1825 to
King Henry, born July 17, 1798 near Providence, R.I. died __,
    being the 4th son and 9th child of
Ruth Steere Henry, born Feb. 5, 1762 in Gloucester, R.I., and died in Michigan with her
son James Henry about 1846-7.  She was the only daughter of John Steere, married June 30, 1782 to Benjamin Henry "of Smithfield", born Dec. 25, 1760 near Providence, R.I., died Oct. 17, 1824 in Cambria, NY. He was a son of Samuel Henry "of Johnston" R.I.
Signed Clarence King Henry, May 19th, 1928.
and Jay Rinehart, Notary Public for Howell County, Missouri
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Note:  Alan Henry (3/25/2000) comments:
"According to my files Ruth, age 89, was living with son James in Groveland Twp, Oakland, MI
in the 1850 census. According to James Root in the Steere genealogy, published 1890, she died 5 May 1853."
Library of Congress:
                  Root, James Pierce, 1829-1887.
                  Steere genealogy [microform] : a record of the descendants of John Steere, who settled in Providence,
                  Rhode Island, about the year 1660 : with some account of the Steeres of England / by James Pierce Root.
                  Cambridge [Mass.] : Riverside Press, 1890.
                  vi, 216 p., [27] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., coats of arms, facsims., geneal. table, map ; 33 cm.

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Clarence King Henry d. 30 Apr 1931, Minerva, Lane Co OR (buried in Oak Hill Cem, Eugene, OR)
Found on the NET, references to Minerva, OR, near Florence on the Oregon Coast:
Mapleton Hill Pioneer Trail
http://www.pacific101.com/oregon/recreation/trails.htm
Mapleton Hill Pioneer Trail   Once known as the North Fork Trail, this trail offers a colorful history,
 making it eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Interpretive signs along the
3500-foot easy to moderate hike. One mile east of Florence on Hwy 126 to North Fork Road
(5070), then 14.3 miles northeast and make a right turn at Minerva. 541-268-4473

Mapleton Ranger District trails:
http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/siuslaw/mapleton/trails.htm

Mapleton Hill Pioneer Trail - offers a bit of history to the visitor. The trailhead may be accessed
from Mapleton, Oregon by driving approximately 3 1/2 miles on Forest Road 5070 from Highway 126
at Brickerville. From Florence, Oregon, drive northeast approximately 17 miles on the North Fork
Siuslaw Road (Forest Road 5070).
 The trail is a self guided tour through a bit of history of the area. It takes you on a discovery of the
North Fork Trail, which later became the Mapleton Hill Road. As you walk the trail, you'll learn how it  developed from a path cut by animals to a road that helped link Eugene and Florence.
The road's colorful history includes a covered bridge that collapsed during a snowstorm, and Model T's crashing down steep embankments while trying to negotiate sharp switchbacks.
The history of the original road makes it eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
Today's trail covers a portion of the old trail, as well as part of the original road.
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PAWN Old Growth - trailhead is located approximately 18 miles
 north east of Florence, Oregon. ....
 PAWN is an acronym for the four families who were instrumental in
 establishing a post office on the upper portion of the North Fork Siuslaw River above Minerva. The four families were, the Pooles, Akerleys, Worthingtons, and Nolands. Marion Woosley ran the post office so the "W" eventually came to stand for Woosley.
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