Individual Details

Leslie Guy Hendrickson

(10 Jun 1887 - 22 May 1989)

He was a carpenter and millwright, retiring in 1955. He was a member and past master of Anchor Masonic Lodge. He was past worthy patron of the Danville Chapter Order of Eastern Star. He was a former member of the Danville Lions Club and American Legion Post 210. He enjoyed vegetable gardening, hunting and fishing.

Events

Birth10 Jun 1887Palestine, Crawford, Illinois, United States
Census1900Lamotte Township, Crawford, Illinois, United States
Census1910Newell Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Marriage24 Sep 1911Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States - Della Valentine
Census1920Danville Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Living14 May 1923Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Living31 Aug 1929Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Census1930Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Living1938727 McReynolds, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Living1940727 McReynolds, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Census1940727 McReynolds, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Living6 Sep 1982Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Death22 May 1989Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Burial25 May 1989Atherton Cemetery, Danville Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States

Families

SpouseDella Valentine (1889 - 1981)
ChildMerle Dean Hendrickson (1914 - 1916)
ChildLowell Roger Hendrickson (1919 - 2000)
ChildMarilyn D. Hendrickson (1926 - 1993)
FatherJames Perry Hendrickson (1848 - 1929)
MotherEthe Linda Martin (1862 - 1923)
SiblingFleda Mae Hendrickson (1881 - 1937)
SiblingBertha Joy Hendrickson (1882 - 1962)
SiblingLuther Ray Hendrickson (1883 - 1967)
SiblingWalter Lee Hendrickson (1885 - 1982)
SiblingPaul B Hendrickson (1896 - 1990)

Notes

Census

In the return, he is reported to have attended school 8 months within the census year.

Census

He is listed in the household of his father and his occupation was reported as carpenter working in cabinet making.

Census

His occupation is given as carpenter - house.

Census

In the return, his occupation is given as draftsman at lumber yard, he owns his home valued at $5,000, he owns a radio set but not a farm and he is a veteran of World War I.

Living

His occupation is given as draftsman and his spouse as Della. There is one child in the household under the age to be listed in the directory.

Living

His occupation is given as draftsman, Elliott Lumber Co., and his wife as Della. There is one child in the household under the age to be listed in the directory.

Census

Census shows Lesley Hendrickson owns his home valued at $4,000, he is a male, married, has 8 years of education and lived in the same house in 1935. His is employed for pay, working 48 hours in the week prior to the census. His occupation is mill foreman - lumber company. He worked 52 weeks in 1939 and his income was $1,500.

Endnotes

1. 1910 U.S. Census (Population Schedule), Vermilion Co., Illinois.

2. "Hendrickson family records compiled by Paul and Cecil Hendrickson" (Typescript in possession of James V. GIllinois).

3. Obituary of Leslie Guy Hendrickson. (The Commercial-News (Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois) undated clipping.).

4. 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Vermilion Co., Illinois.

5. 1940 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Danville, enumeration district (ED) 92-37, p. 9B, household 224, Lesley Hendrickson household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 April 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 898.

6. 1920 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Danville [Twp.], enumeration district (ED) 148, p. 7B, dwelling 145, family 149, Charles Valentine household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 April 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 411.

7. 1900 census, Crawford Co., Illinois, population schedule, Lamotte Twp., enumeration district (ED) 41, p. 5A, dwelling 94, family 94, James P. Hendrickson household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 April 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 295.

8. 1900 census, Crawford Co., Illinois, population schedule, Lamotte Twp., enumeration district (ED) 41, p. 5A, dwelling 94, family 94, James P. Hendrickson household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 April 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 295.

9. 1910 U.S. Census (Population Schedule), Vermilion Co., Illinois.

10. "Hendrickson family records compiled by Paul and Cecil Hendrickson" (Typescript in possession of James V. GIllinois).

11. Obituary of Leslie Guy Hendrickson. (The Commercial-News (Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois) undated clipping.).

12. 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Vermilion Co., Illinois.

13. 1940 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Danville, enumeration district (ED) 92-37, p. 9B, household 224, Lesley Hendrickson household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 April 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 898.

14. 1920 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Danville [Twp.], enumeration district (ED) 148, p. 7B, dwelling 145, family 149, Charles Valentine household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 April 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 411.

15. 1920 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Danville [Twp.], enumeration district (ED) 148, p. 7B, dwelling 145, family 149, Charles Valentine household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 April 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 411.

16. Obituary of Mrs. Ethelinda Hendrickson. (The Commercial-News (Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois) 15 May 1923.).

17. "J. P. Hendrickson of Danville Dies". (The Commercial-News (Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois) 1 Sep. 1929.).

18. 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Vermilion Co., Illinois.

19. Ancestry.com, "U.S. City Directories," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 July 2011), Hendrickson listings; Polk's Danville (Vermilion County, Ill.) City Directory 1938 (Chicago: R. L. Polk, 1937).

20. Ancestry.com, "U.S. City Directories," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 July 2011), all Hendrickson listings; Polk's Danville (Vermilion County, Ill.) City Directory 1940 (St. Louis: R. L. Polk, 1939), pp 133, 203, 463.

21. 1940 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Danville, enumeration district (ED) 92-37, p. 9B, household 224, Lesley Hendrickson household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 April 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 898.

22. Obituary of Walter Hendrickson. (The Commercial-News (Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois) undated clipping.).

23. Obituary of Leslie Guy Hendrickson. (The Commercial-News (Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois) undated clipping.).

24. Obituary of Leslie Guy Hendrickson. (The Commercial-News (Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois) undated clipping.).