Biography of John W. Henderson, pages 653/654. History of DeKalb County, Indiana; B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, 1914. John W. Henderson The gentleman whose life history is here taken under consideration is one of the strong, sturdy characters who has contributed largely to the welfare of the community where he lives, being a public-spirited citizen and progressive in the largest meaning of the word. He ranks as one of the leaders in agricultural circles in DeKalb county and one of the most representative citizens of Concord township, and yet is a plain, unassuming, straightforward gentleman whom to know is to respect and admire. But when we consider the excellent quality of his Hoosier blood, drawn from sterling pioneer ancestry, it is no surprising that he has developed into a man that does things. John W. Henderson is the son of William and Matilda (Watson) Henderson and was born close to his present residence on May 23, 1851. He was reared under the parental roof, and received his education in the district schools of his immediate neighborhood, his vacation periods being spent in labor on the home farm, in the cultivation and improvement of which he was an important factor, being the only son and assistant of his father in the work. At the age of nineteen years, Mr. Henderson completed his school studies, and thereafter gave his undivided attention to farm work, in which he has achieved most profound success during the subsequent years. He has a splendid farm located in Concord township, and he has so conducted it as to make it one of the best farms of the township. He raises all the crops common to this locality, carry on very extensive farming, and also gives some attention to live stock, in which he has also been successful. Up-to-date, progressive in his ideas, he does not hesitate to adopt new methods when their practicability and superiority over old methods have been demonstrated. On July 30, 1872, Mr. Henderson married Alice Nusbaum, the daughter of George and Mary Nusbaum, of Harlan, Allen county, Indiana, and to this union have been born three sons, Charles, William and George. Politically, Mr. Henderson is affiliated with the Republican party, and in 1892 he was elected trustee of Concord township, serving in that capacity for five years and three months. In 1904 Mr. Henderson was elected recorder of DeKalb county, discharging the duties of his office for four years, to the entire satisfaction of his fellow citizens. In 1908 he was the nominee of his party for representative to the Legislature, but, owing to peculiar local conditions, he met defeat with the rest of his ticket. Mr. Henderson has in him many of the elements that always win in the battle of life, no matter where fought out, and because of his upright life and commendable habits he enjoys in its entirety the esteem and respect of the community. Submitted by: Arlene Goodwin Auburn, Indiana Agoodwin@ctlnet.com