Levi Alexander Henderson (1857)

Born 1857 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina

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Biography

Levi Alexander Henderson is a part of US Black heritage.

Levi Alexander was born enslaved in 1857. He is the son of Thomas Henderson and Ellen A Horah. His mother was enslaved by John M Horah and this may have been Levi's owner as well.

In the 1870 census Levi (age 13), At School, was in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina.^[1]

Levi was in a Freedman Bank record on 21 July 1873 in North Carolina.^[2]

In the 1880 census Livi (age 23), Works in Tobacco Factory, was the single son of Ellen Henderson in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1158; Page: 593A
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #26366709 (accessed 22 April 2024)
   Levi A Henderson (13), At School, in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.
2. ↑ Freedman's Bank: "U.S., Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, 1865-1874; ARC Identifier: 566522; Record Group Number: 101; Record Group: Records of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 1863-2006
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8755 #239292 (accessed 22 April 2024)
   Name: Levi Alexander Henderson; Residence Age: 16; Application Age: 16; Birth Date: 1857; Birth Place: Salisbury, North Carolina; Account Date: 21 Jul 1873; Residence Address: New St; Residence: North Carolina; Last Known Residence: Salisbury, North Carolina; Application Date: 21 Jul 1873; Bank Location: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA; Works For: John Banton; Relation to Head: Self (Head); Complexion: Medium; Occupation: Barber; Father: Thomas Henderson; Mother: Ellen Henderson; Description: Roll 18: New Bern, North Carolina; Nov 2, 1869-Jul 25, 1874; Account Number: 3712; Household (Name)
   Age
   Relationship: Levi Alexander Henderson 16 Self (Head)
   Thomas Henderson Father
   Ellen Henderson Mother
   Frances Sibling
   John Sibling
   Thomas Sibling
   Edward Sibling
   William Sibling
   Charles Sibling.
3. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: 981; Page: 398b; Enumeration District: 246
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #14950640 (accessed 22 April 2024)
   Livi Henderson (23), single son, Works in Tobacco Ftry, in household of Ellen Henderson (54) in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.