William H. Henderson b. 16 Dec 1839 , Callaway, Missouri, USA d. 1911 San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA: Albemarle to Callaway, a Herring Family Journey

1839 - 1911

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Birth	16 Dec 1839	, Callaway, Missouri, USA
Gender	Male
Died	1911	San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
Person ID	I10362	Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
Last Modified	09 Jan 2009

Father	David Henderson, b. 6 Sep 1806, , , Kentucky, USA , d. 16 Jan 1876
Mother	Mary Reed Blattenburg, b. 2 Sep 1814, , , Kentucky, USA , d. 4 Nov 1911, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
Married	11 Dec 1834	, Callaway, Missouri, USA
Family ID	F1563	Group Sheet

Notes	Brothers William and Alexander went west in 1858, driving Government teams to Salt Lake City, Utah, and pushed on to Carson City, Nevada, and on finding no work, they went to Carson Valley, Nev. An inventory of their possessions showed them seventy-five cents to the good. They hired themselves to Mr. Mott to make fence posts during the winter, at $40.00 per month and board. The following spring (1859) gold was discovered at Gold Hill, Nev., and they joined the rush, taking up a claim on what is known as "Gold Hill, which developed into a rich mine. In 1860, Alexander sold his interest for $40,000. William retained his share until the mine was worked out and realized more than a million dollars. They moved to San Jose, Cal., in the early "sixties" and retired from business