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1 1860 US Census ([Sparta Post Office], Township 5 Range 4W, Perry County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists William Henderson (age 49, b. Scotland), wife Sarah (age 43, b. Scotland) and children William R. (age 20, b. NY), Saml J. (age 17, b. NY), Mary (age 15, b. NY), Christine (age 13, b. NY) and Sarah J. (age 7, b. IL), living in Perry County, Illinois. Also in the household is James Thompson (age 40, b. Scotland), who is Sarah's brother. William Sr. is listed as "farming." William Jr. and Samuel are listed as "farm laborers." James Thompson is listed as a "carpenter." This record indicates that the family emigrated from New York to Perry County, Illinois around 1851.

2 1850 US Census (District 7, Perry County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists William Henderson (age 39, b. Scotland), wife Sarah (age 35, b. Scotland) and children William (age 10, b. NY), Samuel J. (age 8, b. NY), Mary (age 5, b. NY), Christianna (age 3, b. NY) and Henry R. (age 1, b. WI), living in Perry County, Illinois. Also in the household is James Thompson (age 25, b. Scotland), who is Sarah's brother. William Sr. and James Thompson are both listed as "farmers." This record indicates that the family emigrated from New York to Wisconsin around 1847, then to Perry County, Illinois by 1850.

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