Lucy Jane (Ross) Henson (1879 - 1968)

Born Jun 1879 in New York City, New York County, New York, United States

Wife of Matthew Alexander Henson — married 5 Sep 1907 in New York City, New York County, New York, United States of America

Died 12 Mar 1968 at age 88 in New York City, New York, United States of America

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Biography

Lucy (Ross) Henson is Notable.

• soprano singer known in Baptist women's circles
• first Black clerk employed at the Manufacturers' Trust Company
• public speaker, activist, church music director

Lucy Jane Ross was born in June 1879^[1] in the city of New York, New York, a daughter of Mediator Ross and Susan (Randolph) Ross.^[2] The 1900 U.S. Census recorded Susan Ross, age 58, as a widow living on West 38th Street in Manhattan with her unmarried daughter Lucy J. Ross, age 20. Both were described as black. Susan had had four children, of whom just two were living. Susan was a nurse and her mother worked as a laundress. ^[3]

Lucy Ross married Matthew Henson in New York City on September 5, 1907.^[2] Matthew was born in Nanjemoy, Maryland on August 18, 1866, son of Lemuel Henson and Caroline Waters. Although they were married for 48 years, they had no children.

Lucy Henson died in New York City on March 12, 1968, and was initially buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. In 1988, her remains and those of her husband Matthew Henson were disinterred and reinterred in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Date according to 1900 U.S. Census
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24HG-9X3 : 10 February 2018), Mediator Ross in entry for Matthew Henson and Lucy Ross, 05 Sep 1907; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,452,205.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSVH-S7D : accessed 4 January 2022), Susan Ross, Borough of Manhattan, Election District 16 New York City Ward 11, New York County, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 267, sheet 1B, family 15, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,093.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #122091239

• "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24HG-9X9) : 10 February 2018, Caroline Waters in entry for Matthew Henson and Lucy Ross, 05 Sep 1907; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,452,205.

See also:

• Wikipedia : Lucy Ross Henson
• Wikidata: Item Q105622412, en:Wikipedia