John Henderson Sr was born about 1774, in Virginia, United States, his father, John Henderson Jr., was 42 and his mother, Elizabeth Basnett, was 40. He married Rachel Parman on 4 December 1800, in Greene, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Greene, Tennessee, United States in 1830. He died on 9 May 1846, in Platte, Missouri, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Platte, Missouri, United States.
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