Irwin-Worth County GaArchives Biographies.....Henderson, Manasseh January 1 1843 - living in 1895
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Author: Southern Historical Association, pub.
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Memoirs of Georgia;
containing historical accounts of the state's civil, military, industrial and
professional interests, and personal sketches of many of its people.

p. 427

Manasseh Henderson, planter and popular county official, Ocilla, Irwin Co., Ga.,
was born in Irwin county Jan 1, 1843. His father Daniel Henderson, was a farmer,
and Worth county was formed, including a part of Irwin, he was cut off into
Worth county. Manasseh Henderson received a good common school education, but
about the time he was ready to enter upon the active business of life the war
between the states began in the spring of 1861, and he enlisted as a private in
Company G, Fourteenth Georgia regiment. The following fall he was discharged
from that command on account of sickness. Having regained his health, in the
early part of 1862, he again enlisted – this time as a private in Company B,
Tenth Georgia battalion, of which company he was afterward made first
lieutenant, and was promoted to the captaincy before the close of the war. He
passed through the entire war – was never wounded nor captured till the
surrender at Appomattox court house. Returning to Worth county after the
surrender, he was the following fall married to Miss Mary V., daughter of Rev.
Jacob Young, of Irwin county, to which county he soon removed and engaged in
farming, which he still followswith interest and profit. Since then Mr.
Henderson has been elected clerk of the superior court, in which capacity he
served the county four years. He was also elected county treasurer, but resigned
the office before the expiration of the term. In 1888 he was elected to
represent the Fifteenth senatorial district in the general assembly, in which
body he was chairman of the committee on enrollment, a member of the special
judiciary and other important committees of that body. He is now serving as
county commissioner, a position he has filled for two terms. He is a member of
the Primitive Baptist church, and is a member of the Masonic fraternity, having
been made a Mason in Military lodge No. 7, during the war, and has presided in
the east. He was exalted to the royal arch degree at Petersburg, Va., during the
war.

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