Person Page 2,119

Henry Lander^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Henry Lander was born in 1794 in Kentucky.^4,5,6
• Henry married first Nancy Brasfield, daughter of Wiley B. Brasfield and Elizabeth Berry, on 10 Dec 1818 in Clark Co., Kentucky, with James Quesenbery officiating.^7,8
• A marriage bond was posted for Henry and Elizabeth Pursley on 18 Nov 1833 in Trigg Co., Kentucky. No return was posted in the record, but they were apparently subsequently married as they are recorded as husband and wife in later records.^1,9,10
• Henry died on 28 Nov 1862 in Washington Co., Illinois, at age ~68.¹¹

Citations

1. Marriage Bonds, Trigg Co., Kentucky, 1:47, no. 459, Henry Lander and Elizabeth Mims.
2. Henry Lander household, 1850 U.S. Census, Trigg Co., Kentucky.
3. Clift, G. Glenn, Remember the Raisin!, pg 143.
4. Henry Lander household, 1850 U.S. Census, Trigg Co., Kentucky, shows age 56 and state.
5. Henry Lander household, 1860 U.S. Census, Washington Co., Illinois, shows age 66 and state.
6. Bostick, Lon Arneld, Family History Book, Christian County, Kentucky, vol 2 pg 138, shows year.
7. Marriage Docket, Clark Co., Kentucky, 1W:154, Henry Lander and Nancy Brasfield, shows date and officiant.
8. Clift, G. Glenn, Remember the Raisin!, pg 143, shows date and county.
9. Henry Lander household, 1850 U.S. Census, Trigg Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
10. Henry Lander household, 1860 U.S. Census, Washington Co., Illinois, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
11. Clift, G. Glenn, Remember the Raisin!, pg 143, shows date, county, and state.