Surnames: Henshaw, Parker, Foster, Gaddis, Work, Gibbons
William Harrison Henshaw, deceased, was one of Luzerne's prosperous farmers and stock raisers and was born in what is now North Union township, Fayette county, Penna, October 13, 1813. He is a son of William Henshaw and Ann Parker Henshaw: the former a farmer and a son of Nicholas
Henshaw, originally of western Virginia and afterwards a farmer of South Union township; the latter was a native of Fayette county.W H Henshaw was raised on a farm and trained to farm work. His school days were passed under the old subscription school system and in the almost primitive school houses of Franklin township. He was a farmer till his death in 1886.
In 1843 he married Miss Elizabeth Foster, daughter of John Foster a native of Lancaster county. To their union were born five children: Mary E Henshaw married William Gaddis and died; John M Henshaw married Miss Anna Work, daughter of John Work; Franklin P Henshaw was educated in the common schools, married January 5, 1887, Miss Hattie J Gibbons, daughter of Elisha Gibbons, half brother of the late Joshua V Gibbons, ex county superintendent--Frank P Henshaw has one child, Martha J Henshaw born September 20, 1888; Anna J Henshaw, dead; and James Henry Henshaw.
W H Henshaw was a man who gave care and attention to his business and was a very useful and much missed friend, neighbor, and citizen. IN 1881 he moved from North Union to Luzerne township where he purchased a fine farm of 330 acres of land and engaged in farming and stock raising till his death. His sons, John M Henshaw, Franklin P Henshaw, and James H Henshaw, reside upon the farm and are engaged extensively in farming and raising of fine stock. John M Henshaw is located on the old home farm in North Union.