(69) iii John Steele Henderson, b 7, Jan. 1810, Augusta Co.,. Va. ; d 23, May 1895, Callaway Co., Mo.;
m (1st), 20, Apr. 1841, Mary E. Snell, (dau Maj. W. W. Snell and sister of Col. Wm. Snell) b 21, Nov. 1817, Scotts Co. Ky. ; d 21, June 1858, Callaway Co., Mo.;
m (2nd) 15, March 1860, Elizabeth Pratt (dau Wm. Pratt of Tenn. and Ann Burchett) b 17, Jan. 1820; d 1901, Callaway Co., Mo.
Mr. Henderson was long a ruling elder in the Old AuxVasse Presbyterian church. Connected with his brother, Judge Jas. Henderson of Fulton, in the mercantile business for ten years. A man of deep thought, and like Gen. Von Moltke, was distinguished for his silence.