____________________________________________________________________________ Old Time Citizen Passes Away. A.N. Henderson, aged 88, died at the family home at Brocktown last Friday night (October 29, 1926). Mr. Henderson was born in Morgan county, Ala., May 4, 1838, and came to Murfreesboro with his father when he was 5 years of age. In 1858, he married to Miss Matilda Davis. He enlisted in the war in 1862 and at Arkansas Post he was captured and taken to Chicago as a prisoner. He was later released on exchange but was kept on the east side of the Mississippi river, and was in seven big battles of the Civil war. In the spring of 1865 he came home and engaged in farming, settling on his present farm where he resided until his death. In 1867 he was appointed postmaster at Brocktown, which position he held until the office was discontinued in 1911. During his long residence at Brocktown, he served 40 years as justice of the peace. He was a member of the Methodist church and a good citizen. He is survived by three sons - Abner L., Richard F., and James T. Two daughters - Mrs. Alcie Patterson of Gurdon and Miss Flora Henderson of Brocktown. One brother - W.P. Henderson of Knox City, Texas. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. G.L. Cagle at the Brocktown cemetery Saturday, a large number of citizens of Murfreesboro attending. ____________________________________________________________________________ Pike County Courier, Volume 38, Number 45, November 5, 1926, page 1, column 6. ____________________________________________________________________________ Aged Citizen Passes Away Had Been Southern Soldier, Postmaster, J.P. A.N. Henderson, age 88, died at the family home at Brocktown Friday night, Oct. 29. Mr. Henderson was born in Morgan county, Ala. May 4, 1838, and came to Murfreesboro with his father when he was 5 years of age. In 1858 he was married to Miss Matilda Davis. He enlisted in the war in 1862, and at Arkansas Post he was captured and taken to Chicago as a prisoner. He was later released on exchange but was kept on the east side of the Mississippi river, and was in seven big battles of the Civil war. In the spring of 1865 he came home and engaged in farming, settling on his present farm where he resided until his death. In 1867 he was appointed post master at Brocktown, which position he held until the office was discontinued in 1911. During his long residence at Brocktown, he served 46 years as justice of the peace. He was a member of the Methodist church and a good citizen. He is survived by three sons - Abner L., Richard F. and James T. Two daughters - Mrs. Alcie Patterson of Gurdon and Miss Flora Henderson, of Brocktown. One brother - W.P. Henderson of Knox City, Texas. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. G.L. Cagle of Murfreesboro at the Brocktown cemetery Saturday. The above news item was intended for last week but on account of an unusual rush with our work it was overlooked. ____________________________________________________________________________ Pike County Tribune, Volume 5, Number 38, November 12, 1926, page 1, column 2. ____________________________________________________________________________ HTML file and design by David Kelley, 1997. All rights reserved.