Jacob Henney
Born: December 31, 1821 in Summit Co., Ohio1
Died: March 14, 1866 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 187
Married: Susanah Katherine Bentz on July 8, 18501 in Summit Co., Ohio
Children: William O., Louisa Broomhall, John F., S Melissa Watkins, LeVerne, Josephine Wilcox, and Etta J. Cope4
Parents: Philip and Catherine Henney1
Family Group Sheet: Jacob and Susan Henney
Susanah Katherine (Bentz) Henney
Born: August 30, 1829 in Pennsylvania3
Died: October 8, 1874 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 187
Married: Jacob Henney on July 8, 18501 in Summit Co., Ohio
Children: William O., Louisa Broomhall, John F., S Melissa Watkins, LeVerne, Josephine Wilcox, and Etta J. Cope
Parents: Jacob and Salome Alspach Bentz 1
William Oliver Henney
Born: February 25, 1851 in Summit Co., Ohio2
Died: January 4, 1928 in Jasper Co., Iowa2
Buried: Lot 166, plot 22
Married: Nancy Jane Miller on November 28, 1900 in Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Hazel Gibson and William Wayne Henney
Parents: Jacob and Susanah Bentz Henney
Biography: Atlas of Jasper Co., Iowa, 1901.
Will Hold Rites for W. O. Henney Friday Afternoon
William Oliver Henney, pioneer farmer of the Sugar Grove neighborhood died this morning following an illness of two years. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Murdoch funeral home and burial will be in the Sugar Grove cemetery.
Rev. ?. H. Paeterson, pastor of the Baptist church will have charge of the services.
Henney was born February 25, 1851. He is survived by one daughter Mrs. Gibson of the Sugar Grove neighborhood and one son, Wayne, now in the Unites States Army. Mrs. Henney died July 20, 1927. ~ The Newton Daily News, January 4, 1928.
1. World Connect submitted by Fran Burnett cjbfgh@aol.com
2. Jasper Co., Death Record, Book 1, page 158
3. Date calculated from tombstone; census says she was born in Pennslyvania
4. Children's names from census and obit of John F. Henney
Nancy Jane (Miller) Henney
Born: April 19, 1862 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: July 20, 1927 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 166, plot 23
Married: William O. Henney on November 28, 1900 in Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Hazel Gibson and William Wayne Henney
Parents: John and Lucritia Cannon Miller
Mrs. Henney Dies Today
Mrs. Henney of Metz Dies today. No Funeral Arrangements made pending word from son in the west.
Mrs. Nancy Jane Henney of near Metz, died suddenly this morning at 2:15 o'clock at the Skiff Memorial hospital. Mrs. Henney was 65 years old. Funeral services will be held at the Murdoch Funeral Home. The time has not yet been set pending word from her son in the west.
Mrs. Henney is survived by her husband, W.O. Henney, one daughter, Mrs. Orie Gibson of near Metz, who made her home with her mother, one son William Wayne Henney, a sailor on board the U.S.S. Maryland which is now on the western coast, and one granddaughter, Lola Florence Gibson. Mrs. Henney has been in poor health for a number of months but her condition had not been thought serious by her immediate relatives. She took suddenly ill last Monday evening and was taken to Skiff Memorial hospital Tuesday evening where her condition grew rapidly worse and she died early this morning.
Mrs. Henney was born April 19, 1863, and has lived practically her entire life in this vicinity and was well known throughout Jasper county. She lived for many years on the old Miller homestead near Metz. ~ Newton Daily News, July 20, 1927.
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Funeral Services for Mrs. Henney
To Hold Funeral Services Sunday: Rites for Mrs. Nancy Jane Henney to be Conducted at Murdoch Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Jane Henney of near Metz, who died suddenly early Wednesday morning in the Skiff Memorial hospital, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Murdoch Funeral home.
The rites will be conducted by the Rev. P. H. Peterson, pastor of the local Baptist church and burial will be made in the Sugar Grove cemetery which originally was a part of her father's homestead.
Fred Hough will sing two selections including "Crossing the Bar" and "Face to Face" and will be accompanied on the piano by his daughter, Miss Marjorie Hough. Pallbearers will be W.M. Brock, Clarence Miller, John Hitchler, Elmer Emmack, Henry Cannon and Fred Engle. Mrs. W. J. Miller will have charge of the flowers.
Mrs. Henney has been in ill health for several months but her condition has not been considered serious by her immediate relatives. She became suddenly ill at her home last Monday evening and on Tuesday evening she was taken to the Skiff Memorial hospital where her condition grew rapidly worse and where she died early Wednesday morning at the age of 65 years.
Nancy Jane Miller was born April 19, 1862 on a farm several miles west of this city. She was the last of a family of eight children born to John and Lucretia Jane Miller, pioneers of Jasper county and later, Mr. Miller with his family moved to a farm near Metz. Following the death of her parents, the family home became the property of Mrs. Henney, where she spent practically her entire life.
She was united in marriage to W. O. Henney on Nov 28, 1900 and to this union two children were born both of whom survive her. They are Mrs. Hazel Gibson of near Metz and one son William Wayne. Mrs. Gibson with her husband Orie Gibson and five year old daughter have been living at the Henney home. William Henney, for the last two and half years has been on the U.S.S. Maryland, now stationed at Seattle, Wash. and he is expected to arrive here Sunday morning. ~ Newton Daily News, July, 1927.