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Facts and Events
| Name |
Lyonard Lewis Henry |
| Alt Name |
Hank _____ |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
31 Aug 1915 |
Bluford, Jefferson Co., Illinois |
| Census[2] |
1920 |
John's Street, Fithian, Oakwood Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois |
| Census[5] |
1930 |
Dist. 35, Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois |
| Residence[3][4] |
From 1929 to 1938 |
Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois |
| Other[6] |
From 1932 to 1933 |
Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinoisattended Danville High School Education |
| Occupation[7][8] |
1939 |
Danville, Vermilion Co., IllinoisDelivery Truck Driver for Piggly-Wiggly Grocery |
| Residence[9] |
From 1939 to 1942 |
940 Cleveland Ave., Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois |
| Occupation[10] |
From 1942 to 1944 |
Detroit, Wayne Co., MichiganAuto worker |
| Residence[11] |
From 1942 to 1945 |
15 E. Voorhees, Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois |
| Other[7][1][12] |
From 1943 to 1945 |
Ft. Dix, Ocean Co., New JerseyNational Guard/Army Military Service |
| Occupation[7] |
From 1945 to 1950 |
Edgar Co., IllinoisFarm hand |
| Residence[7] |
From 1945 to 1954 |
Various, Edgar Co., Illinois |
| Other[13] |
1949 |
Ridge Farm, Vermilion Co., IllinoisCar accident which permanently injured one of his legs Illness |
| Occupation[14] |
From 1950 to 1954 |
Chrisman, Edgar Co., IllinoisLinotype Operator at Printers |
| Occupation[7] |
Abt 1952 |
Chrisman, Edgar Co., IllinoisYouth center director |
| Death[1] |
22 Nov 1954 |
Chrisman, Edgar Co., IllinoisCause: Accidental shooting |
| Burial[1] |
24 Nov 1954 |
Woodlawn Cem., Chrisman, Edgar Co., Illinois |
| Physical Description? |
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Tall and thin, had injured leg for many years |
Geneive told a story of how during the Depression, after he drove truck for Piggly-Wiggly, he was unemployed for awhile. Then he got a job at the coal mine in Hegler, but the first day on the job, the mine went out on strike.
Geneive also told that during the cold months during the Depression. Hank and other men would go out at night along the railroad tracks and as the coal trains went north to Chicago they threw rocks on the mounded coal in the coal cars to knock it off. They would come back in daylight to get the coal to heat their homes.
After the accident to his leg, he could not get a job because back then, people did not hire folks with disabilities. A former Edgar Co. Democratic Party Chairman, told about taking Hank to Springfield, Illinois to try and get him a state job. It was very frustrating, because Hank was going up and down steps, walking circles around the well folks on his crutches, but they would not hire him because he was crippled.
A former Edgar Co. Democratic Party Chairman, told that he appreciated Hank's loyalty and support to the party. He remembered that right after the family moved to Edgar County, Hank registered to vote in both Vermilion and Edgar Counties and voted in both during at least one election.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chrisman Leader. L. L. Henry Obituary. (November 1954).
- ↑ 1920 Vermilion County, Illinois Federal Census
p. 254 A, Jan 1920.
Henry, Frank rents home male white Age 34 Married reads & writes b. IL Father b. KY Mother b. IL; bailing straw & hay.
Etta wife female white Age 30 reads & writes b. IL Father b. TN Mother b. TN
Murl son Age 13 b. IL
Elsie daug. Age 12 b. IL
Gussie daug. Age 10 b. OK
Ona daug. Age 7 b. IL
Lynard son Age 4 b. IL
Paul son Age 1 9/12 b. IL
Pearl son Age 1 9/12 b. IL
- ↑ County Clerk. Marriage Record - Vigo County, IN. (Nov. 9, 1935).
Lewis Lyonard Henry was to marry Lucille Morrison. He was born in Bluford, IL on Aug. 31, 1914. He resides in Danville, IL now and is a clerk. His father is Frank Henry, born in Illinois. He is a contractor living in Danville, IL. His mother is Etta Davis, born in Illinois. She is at home and lives in Danville, IL. This was dated 9 Nov. 1935. Lucille Morrison was born in Great Creek, IL on Sept. 9, 1914. She was a factory worker in Danville, IL. Her parents, John and Okie Solomon Morrison, were living in Great Creek, IL and he was a miner. They were married by Edward F. Griffith.
- ↑ Danville City Directories
1929-1939.
1929
4 Children are living with Frank G. & Etta Henry at 1418 Oakwood Ave. (Vermilion Heights)
1930
4 Children are living with Frank G. & Etta Henry at 1418 Oakwood Ave. (Vermilion Heights)
1932
Henry, Lyonard L. student resides 223 Cunningham Ave. (Vermilion Heights)
1935
No mention of Lyonard or of children for Frank
1936
Henry, Lyonard L. resides 715 N. Walnut
1937
Henry, Lyonard laborer resides 940 Cleveland
1938
No mention of Lyonard, three youngest children are living with Frank & Etta - Ethel, Burl and Gloria.
1939
Henry, Leonard resides 940 Cleveland; Paul also lives here.
Henry, Lewis clerk at Piggly Wiggly Vermilion Co. No. 4
- ↑ 1930 Vermilion County Illinois Federal Census. (Ancestry.com)
ED 92; SD 16; p. 3A, 4 Apr 1930.
1418 Oakwood Ave., House 62 Family 64
Henry, Frank G. Rents home $7/month No radio Age 46 first married at 19 yrs. b. IL par. b. IL Laborer Odd Jobs Not Vet
Etta M. wife age 42 first married at age 16 b. IL par. b. TN
Gussie L. dau age 20 single b. OK
Lyonard L. son age 14 single b. IL
Paul F. son age 11 single b. IL
Ethel E. dau age 7 b. IL
Burl D. son age 5 b. IL
Ratliff, Truman C. son-in-law age 27 first married at age 22 b. IL fath. b. KY moth. b. IL Trucking at Foundry Not Vet
Elsie dau age 22 first married at age 17 b. IL Waiter at restaurant
- ↑ Danville High School Medley Yearbooks
1932 & 1933.
1932
Lyonard Henry is listed with Freshman Class.
1933
Lyonard Henry is listed with Sophomore Class.
1934-1935
No mention of him in the book.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Renee or Gary Henry. Personal Knowledge.
- ↑ Danville City Directories
1939.
Henry, Leonard resides 940 Cleveland
Henry, Lewis clerk Piggly Wiggly, Vermilion Co. No. 4
- ↑ Danville City Directories
1939.
1939
Henry, Paul resides 940 Cleveland with Lyonard.
- ↑ Renee or Gary Henry. Personal Knowledge.
Hank took jobs in the auto plants in Detroit in the early years of the war because it was well paying. This meant that he had to leave his family behind in Danville, Illinois.
- ↑ Renee Henry. Interview with Gloria Fauver. (10/12/2000(?)).
She remembered that she and her parents lived at 13 E. Voorhees in the back when she was 11-12 years old. Lyonard and Genieve lived in the front.
- ↑ Vermilion Co. Selective Service Registrations Given Numbers. (Danville Commercial News, Oct. 30, 1940).
Henry, Lewis Lyonard page 10 Selective Service #473
- ↑ Renee or Gary Henry. Personal Knowledge.
Hank was driving a car somewhere near Ridge Farm, Illinois on Route 1 and the tie rod broke, so he had no control over the steering. There was an accident, a crash. He broke a leg. Geneive said he was taken to Lakeview Hospital in Danville, Illinois. She went to visit him and the room was empty and he was gone. She thought he had died and no one had told her. Hospital people said he insisted on being transfered to the Veterans Administration Hospital in Danville, because he wouldn't have to pay there. During that move, a piece of muscle got caught in the fracture and it wouldn't heal properly. He had a metal rod in his leg which would always poke him in the hip leaving a permanent bruise. He always used crutches from this point on.
- ↑ Renee or Gary Henry. Personal Knowledge.
He went to school in Louisville, Kentucky to learn the Linotype trade.
He never worked in a full-time job for this occupation, however, he would help at the Chrisman Courier when they needed extra work.
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