Margaret Jane Henderson

1850 - 1914  (63 years)

• Name	Margaret Jane Henderson
  Birth	29 Sep 1850	Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Female
  Marriage Bride	3 Apr 1869	Crawford, Ohio, USA
  	Witness Role: Principal: [F29] ...of Francis M. SHERER and Margaret Jane HENDERSON Witness Role: Bride: [I2272] Margaret Jane HENDERSON Witness Role: Groom: [I3931] Francis M. SHERER
  Marriage Bride	26 Sep 1901	Crawford, Ohio, USA
  	Witness Role: Principal: [F37] ...of John COOPER and Margaret Jane HENDERSON Witness Role: Bride: [I2272] Margaret Jane HENDERSON Witness Role: Groom: [I900] John COOPER
  Note	Book Marriages of Crawford County, Ohio (1831-1989). Cooper, John DOM26 September 1901. Sherer, Maggie J. Vol. 15, Page 362. Tombstonestates: Maggie J. Cooper, wife of John Cooper, Died May 22, 1914,aged 63 years, 7 months, and 23 das. Maggie's first husband, FrancisM. Sherer, 'ran off' with Maggie's youngest sister, Belle. Theysupposedly went to California to live. This, of course, was a bigfamily scandal. F.M. Sherer and Belle were never to be mentionedagain. It is not clear whether Maggie and Francis were actuallydivorced or whether he and Belle were ever actually married. Francisdied in Dec. 1889 and Maggie married John Cooper in September 1901.This is a subject for further research. U.S. Census 1880, CrawfordCounty, Ohio, Whetstone Township, Cleveland Wards 1-4, lists F.M.Sherer; 30; farmer; POB, Ohio; POBF, Pennsylvania; POBM, Ohio: MaggieJ.; 29; wife; POB, PA.; POBF, PA.; POBM, PA.: Samuel B.; 10; son; POB,Ohio; POBF, Ohio; POBM, PA: John H.; 7; son; POB, Ohio; POBF, Ohio;POBM, PA: Adam; 5; son; POB, Ohio; POBF, Ohio; POBM, PA: Birdie B.; 2;son; (Birdie is a girl) POB, Ohio; POBF, Ohio; POBM, PA: Elsie M.;6/12; dau; POB, Ohio; POBF, Ohio; POBM,PA: Kerr, Charles; white;female ?; 21; servant; POB, Ohio; POBF, Ohio; POBM, Ohio. Since the1880 US Census for Crawford County, Ohio indicates Maggie was born inPa. and her birthdate is 1850, look for James Henderson in Pa. inthe1850 US Census. Wood Co. Atlas indicates Henderson settled in WoodCounty, Ohio in 1874. Perhaps they were in PA until then. AfterMaggie's marriage to John Cooper, she became known as Grandma Cooper,the source of Grandma Cooper's itch. Grandma Cooper, her daughter,Maude Elsie Sherer Sharp, her grandson, Robert Henderson Sharp, hergreat grandson, Robert Tadsen Sharp, and her great great grandson,Robert Reid Sharp all have it! They scratch one shoulder blade sooften that they wear the shirt material thin in that spot. Accordingto notes in the Sharp Family Bible, Maggie Jane Henderson died ofcancer. Robert Henderson Sharp said she was operated on in Toledo,Ohio. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery Bucyrus, Ohio Location: Sec/Lot:M/R5-28. U.S. Census 1910 Crawford County, Ohio Bucyrus, lists Johnand Maggie Cooper as having been married 8 years. John Cooper wasborn in Ohio as were his mother and father. John Cooper is listed asthe manager of a hardware store. W. D. Henderson, brother-in-law, isalso living with them. He and his parents were born in Pa. He iswidowed and also the manager of a hardware store. Gold watch and blackcap belonging to Maggie Jane Henderson Sherer Cooper are in thepossession of Robert and Susan Sharp. Possibly also a walnut washstandwith chocolate marble top. Check with Bob. A tintype of Maggie with asmall boy and the same image of Maggie in a gold oval frame are in theposession of her great grandson, Robert T. Sharp.
  Name	Margaret Jane Cooper
  Name	Margaret Jane Sherer
  Death	22 May 1914
  Burial	Crawford, Ohio, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James K. Henderson,   b. 23 Dec 1825, Pennsylvania, USA d. 7 Nov 1916  (Age 90 years)  (Father)  Susan Hine,   b. 21 Mar 1824, Pennsylvania, USA d. 23 Nov 1913  (Age 89 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	I2272	Hillbillies & Vikings
  Last Modified	5 May 2023

  
  

  Father	James K. Henderson,   b. 23 Dec 1825, Pennsylvania, USA d. 7 Nov 1916 (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Susan Hine,   b. 21 Mar 1824, Pennsylvania, USA d. 23 Nov 1913 (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	1848
  	Witness Role: Bride: [I2323] Susan HINE Witness Role: Groom: [I2268] James K. HENDERSON
  Family ID	F42	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Francis M. Sherer,   b. 15 Nov 1849   d. 14 Dec 1889 (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	3 Apr 1869	Crawford, Ohio, USA
  	Witness Role: Bride: [I2272] Margaret Jane HENDERSON Witness Role: Groom: [I3931] Francis M. SHERER
  Children	+ 1. Samuel Richard Sherer,   b. 12 May 1870   d. 1961 (Age 90 years) ▻ Nellie Stanley  m. 20 Dec 1888;   Maude Sampson  m. 15 Apr 1896;   Anna Maria Frank  m. 12 May 1902 + 2. John Hartman Sherer,   b. 15 Jun 1872, Ohio, USA d. 1958 (Age 85 years) ▻ Maude M. McCollister  m. 22 Aug 1895 + 3. Adam Monroe Sherer,   b. 24 Aug 1874   d. 1940 (Age 65 years) ▻ Edith M. Heckart  m. 29 Nov 1903 + 4. Bertha Blanche Sherer,   b. 4 Nov 1876, Ohio, USA d. 18 Aug 1927, Crawford, Ohio, USA (Age 50 years) ▻ Benjamin A. Collins  m. 8 Aug 1895 + 5. Maude Elsie Sherer,   b. 26 Nov 1879, Bucyrus, Crawford, Ohio, USA d. 3 Sep 1966, Niles, Trumbull, Ohio, USA (Age 86 years) ▻ Andrew Vance Sharp  m. 12 Mar 1896 + 6. Ollie Frances Sherer,   b. 6 Jun 1882   d. 25 Oct 1943 (Age 61 years) ▻ August Ludwig Gerhart  m. 6 Oct 1898
  Family ID	F29	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2022

  
  

  Family 2	John Cooper,   b. 30 Mar 1842   d. 13 Feb 1916 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	26 Sep 1901	Crawford, Ohio, USA
  	Witness Role: Bride: [I2272] Margaret Jane HENDERSON Witness Role: Groom: [I900] John COOPER
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2022

  
  

• Reference

  Carl Jón Denbow. "Margaret Jane Henderson". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I2272&tree=tree1 (accessed April 28, 2025).