Individual Details

James Woodson Henry

(10 Mar 1932 - 7 Oct 1950)

Killed during a routine traffic stop by a rookie officer. Woodson was a student at John Muier Jr College in Los Angeles.
Birth: Mar. 10, 1932
Death: Oct. 7, 1950


 
Burial:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
Glendale
Los Angeles County
California, USA
Plot: Memory Slope, Map F24, Lot 855, Space 5



    Events

    Birth10 Mar 1932Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
    Residence1935Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
    Residence1935Same Place
    Residence1940Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
    Burial1950Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
    Residence1950Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
    Death7 Oct 1950Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States
    Cause of Death:7 Oct 1950Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States
    FIND-A-GRAVEhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85422929/james-woodson-henry

    Families

    FatherMack "Mack" Henry (1888 - 1969)
    MotherMargaret Tassa "Della" Timmons (1891 - 1977)

    Notes

    Residence

    "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9HY-FGF : accessed 12 May 2017), Mack Henry, Councilmanic District 14, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-1123, sheet 10A, line 10, family 239, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 382. Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Mack Henry Head M 52 Oklahoma Margaret Henry Wife F 38 Kansas James W Henry Son M 8 California Maybelle G Spencer Boarder F 35 Utah

    Burial

    https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=henry&GSfn=james&GSmn=woodson&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=6&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=85422929&df=all&

    Birth: Mar. 10, 1932
    Death: Oct. 7, 1950



    Burial:
    Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
    Glendale
    Los Angeles County
    California, USA
    Plot: Memory Slope, Map F24, Lot 855, Space 5

    Death

    https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=177936875Shot by a rookie cop while reaching for his wallet of his ID.

    Cause of Death:

    Shot in his car, a rookie police officer mistakingly thought he made an aggressive movement when reaching for is wallet.

    Endnotes

    1. Ancestry.com, California, Death Index, 1940-1997 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Date: 1950-10-07.

    2. Ancestry.com, California Birth Index, 1905-1995 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Birthdate: 10 Mar 1932; Birth County: Los Angeles.

    3. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_382; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 60-1123.

    4. "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1P-YZ9J : 22 October 2019), James Woodson Henry, 1950..

    5. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_382; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 60-1123.

    6. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9HY-FGF : accessed 16 January 2017), Mack Henry, Councilmanic District 14, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-1123, sheet 10A, line 10, family 239, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 382..

    7. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_382; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 60-1123.

    8. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=henry&GSfn=james&GSmn=woodson&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=6&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=85422929&df=all&.

    9. Ancestry.com, U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Woodrow Wilson High School; Year: 1950.

    10. Ancestry.com, California, Death Index, 1940-1997 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Date: 1950-10-07.

    11. "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1P-YZ9J : 22 October 2019), James Woodson Henry, 1950..