John Henry and Rebecca L. Garver

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Husband John Henry ¹

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           Born: 24 May 1830 - Brown Twp, Mifflin Co, PA 1
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         Father: John Henry (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Rhoda Taylor (1804-      ) 2 3

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       Marriage: 12 Jan 1870 1

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Wife Rebecca L. Garver ¹

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           Born: 8 Sep 1842 1
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         Father: Benjamin Garver, Esq. (      -1860) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Rudy (Abt 1810-1896) 1

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Children

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1 F Rhoda Taylor Henry ¹

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General Notes: Husband - John Henry

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He was born on the family homestead in Brown township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, near the head of Coffee run. After laying the foundation of his education in the common schools, he became a pupil at the Tuscarora Academy, in Juniata County. His course at that institution was suddenly terminated, on the destruction of the academy building by fire, after which he returned to his home, and remained there until he reached the age of twenty-two. He then began farming on his own account, on the farm originally owned by his grandfather, William Henry, but continued there only two years, and then cultivated a part of his father's farm until the autumn of 1855; at this time he went to California, to join two of his brothers, James Beatty and Samuel W. T. Henry, who had gone there a year or two before him. After an uneventful voyage to Panama, he crossed the isthmus by rail to Aspinwall, it being only the second trip made in that manner between the two ports. He reached California on Thanksgiving Day, landing at San Francisco, and going at once to Nevada county, where he joined his brothers. In the following spring he took charge of the repairing of a reservoir. After five years of prospecting and of camp life, he returned home, and was there for a year, during which time he sent his brother, Davis Henry, out to California for the benefit of his health, going back to the Pacific coast himself in 1861. He was at this time made superintendent of the system of reservoirs, in the repairing of which he had formerly been employed. He remained until 1866, and then finally went home, and settled down to cultivate the homestead. Later, his parents bought the tract owned by the pioneer William Henry. Mr. Henry was a very prosperous farmer, and later enjoyed the comfortable leisure of a life retired from active business.
In 1878 he was the nominee of the Republican party for county commissioner, and was elected by a large majority. Before being commissioner, he had served one term as auditor of the county.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 587.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 583.

3 —, History of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys (Philadelphia, PA: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886), Pg 620.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 588.