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A prominent and popular
official of Cardston is William Henderson, police magistrate. He was
born in Scotland, on the 11th of February, 1851, a son of Robert and
Mary (Ross) Henderson, likewise natives of Scotland. The paternal
great-grandfather was twice married. His first wife was Jeanette Lumsden
and his second wife was Elizabeth Weir; the maternal great-grandfather,
William Hogg, married Catherine Wilson; the paternal grandfather, James
Henderson, was born in Leadhills, Scotland, and he married Christina
Dalzell, and both died in the land of their birth; the maternal
grandfather, Peter Ross, married Marion Hogg. All of these ancestors
were natives of Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, the parents of William
Henderson, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in
1852 and came to America in 1863. They came direct to Logan, Utah, by
ox-team, the journey taking eight weeks. They secured land and engaged
in general farming and stock raising near Logan. Later he disposed of
his land and devoted his entire time and attention to work in the
church. He was active in the Temple at Logan and was holding the office
of high priest at the time of his demise, at the age of sixty-five
years. When he first joined the church he did some mission work in
Scotland and he was president of the branch church in his birthplace.
Mrs. Henderson died in her sixty-eighth year. To them nine children were
born, two of whom are living: William, of this review; and Jeanette, the
wife of Andrew Anderson. The following have passed away: James;
Catherine, who was the wife of William Ellis; Christina, who was the
wife of Andrew Nyman; Mary, who was the wife of Anthony Anderson; Eliza,
who died in girlhood; Thomas; and Robert, who died on board ship.
In the acquirement of his education William Henderson attended the Free
Church School at Tranent, Scotland, and came to the United States with
his parents in 1863. He crossed the plains with them, driving an ox
team, and after locating near Logan he attended the schools in that
community for a short time. Subsequently he homesteaded some land near
Robin, Idaho. Previous to this he worked in the mountains, getting
timber. He arrived in Idaho in 1875 and farmed and raised stock for some
time, achieving substantial success from the start. He was one of the
organizers of the Cooperative Company at Arirno, Idaho, and he managed
the store for some two years. In 1885 he was called on a mission by the
church and he went to Scotland, where he remained two years. At the
termination of that time he returned to Idaho and resumed farming until
he came to Alberta in 1898, and located at Mountain View. He made the
trip with horses and a covered wagon and he homesteaded some one hundred
and sixty acres of raw prairie land near Mountain View. He hauled logs
from the mountains to make his home and he made trips to Lethbridge and
Macleod for supplies. He broke part of his land and specialized in
raising cattle and horses, of which he had as many as two hundred head.
He was one of the founders of the Mountain View Trading Company and
managed the store successfully for some time. From 1915 to 1917 he
served as Park ranger near Mountain View and in the winter of 1917 he
was called to California on missionary work. He remained there until
1918, when he returned to Alberta and located at Cardston, where he
built a home and has since resided. He has been police magistrate for
two years, in which position he is satisfactorily discharging the many
duties devolving upon him.
Mr. Henderson has been
married three times. His first wife was Martha Pearson, who was born in
Farmington, Utah, and to their union eight children were born: Mary, the
wife of George Allen of Ogden, Utah; Catherine, who is decease(];
Josephine, the wife of Joseph Tippets of Ogden, Utah; Janett, whose
demise occurred in infancy; William, who is living in Ashton, Idaho;
Robert, who is living in Idaho; Christina, who is the wife of Abel
Larsen of Ashton, Idaho; aIl(1 Albert G., who is a resident of Mountain
View. Mr. Hen(lerson's second wife, Keziah Capell, was born in
Lancashire, England, in 1882. To their union five children were born:
Orsen E., who is living in Idaho; Jane, whose demise occurred in
infancy; Clara, who is deceased, was the wife of Ben Hudson; Thomas
Joseph is a resident of Salt Lake City, and served on a mission in the
southern states, most of the time in Georgia, from 1916 to 1917. He is a
veteran of the World war, having served with the United States Marines;
and Ross, who is living at Robin, Idaho. Mr. Henderson's third wife was
Eliza Easthope, a native of Bountiful, Utah.
Mr. Henderson gives his
political allegiance to the Conservative party and is quite active in
local affairs. He is essentially public-spirited and is never too busy
to give his aid in the furtherance of any movement for the benefit of
the community at large. He devotes a great deal of his spare time to the
church and is clerk of the second ward of Cardston, secretary of the
High Priest Quorum of the Alberta Stake representative of the
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