Stephen Henderson and Family - 1860 Census Grainger Co, TN

 According to the 1860 Census in Grainger, Co, Tennessee: (link)

 HENDERSON, Ann E.      22    F     W            P046-10    pg040
 HENDERSON, Calvin      9     M     W            P169-23    pg160
 HENDERSON, Caroline    35    F     W            P169-23    pg160
 HENDERSON, Felix       20    M     W            P098-12    pg080
 HENDERSON, Henry       16    M     W            P169-23    pg160
 HENDERSON, James       13    M     W            P169-23    pg160
 HENDERSON, John        23    M     W            P169-23    pg160
 HENDERSON, Robt.       3     M     W            P169-23    pg160
 HENDERSON, Saml.       7     M     W            P169-23    pg160
 HENDERSON, Stephen     51    M     W            P169-23    pg160
 HENDERSON, Thomas      11    M     W            P169-23    pg160

I Found this interesting. I was also going through the 1900 census and I found in Grainger that Caroline

was still alive in 1900.

 P169-23           HENDERSON Dist 10, Rutledge P O, Grainger Co., Tenn., Aug. 11, 1860- 1212/ 1212
                      Stephen       51    M     W     Farmer            500   Tn I
                      Caroline      35    F     W                             Tn
                      John          23    M     W                             Tn
                      Henry         16    M     W                             Tn
                      James         13    M     W                             Tn
                      Thomas        11    M     W                             Tn
                      Calvin        9     M     W                             Tn
                      Saml.         7     M     W                             Tn
                      Robt.         3     M     W                             Tn 

Note: The Surname is in Caps, along with the date of the census page, the census district, 
the Post Office, and the information from Column 1 and Column 2. 

The information from Columns 11, 12, 13 was encoded following the Column 10 information, 
Place of Birth.  

The encoding is: 
   M, for married within the year, 
   S, for attending school within the year, and 
   I, for illiterate for a check in Column 13 for persons over 20 who could not read 
      or write.

Sadly, it appears that Stephen was Illiterate. But then again we cannot prove that he was or wasn't.

Because normally when the census records are taken, they come to the house and the wife is at home with the kids

and the hubby is working.

Although he was a farmer....he could have been home. Or maybe the wife was? Again w do not know.

I just know that my gggreat grandfather Thomas could read and write. And his son William could also

do the same. 

Also William (Thomas' son) was a Baptist Minister.