Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Henderson, Thom Williamson September 5, 1919
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Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch September 5, 1919
THOM W. HENDERSON.
Thom Williamson Henderson, who died this morning at his home on Olney Road, was 
born in this city, February 25, 1845. He was the son of Capt. James L. 
Henderson, of the old U.S. Navy, and later of the Confederate Navy, and Sarah 
Williamson Henderson. His early youth was spent principally in Norfolk. On the 
breaking out of the Civil War, he enlisted as master's mate in the Confederate 
Navy, being first stationed at Fort Magruder, Yorktown, Va. He was later ordered 
to Selma Ala., where he served under his father in the arsenal, returning to 
Virginia in 1862. He then enlisted in Richardson's battalion of Scouts, Guides 
and Couriers, sometimes called "Lee's Bodyguard." After Chancellorsville, he was 
detailed as special courier with the staff of General Lee, and served in that 
capacity for the remainder of the war, surrendering at Appomattox, after which 
time he made his home with his uncle, Dr. Robert B. Tunstall.
After a varied business experience, Mr. Henderson received an appointment in the 
Navy Yard here, where he served nearly thirty years, for fifteen years of which 
time he was Chief Clerk in the Equipment Department.
Mr. Henderson was thrice married, first to Miss Mary McMurdo, of Richmond, the 
son being Mr. J. McMurdo Henderson of this city; then to Miss Molly Shepherd, of 
Norfolk; and then to Miss Grace Coggin, of Norfolk, who survives him.
The oldest inhabitants of Norfolk will long recall Mr. Henderson as a constant 
contributor to the joy and sweetness of life. An inexhaustible fund of good 
spirits, a sense of humor expressing itself through a ready wit and a clever 
tongue, combined with unfailing tenderness and sweetness and unselfishness to 
produce a character arresting in its appeal. He was lovable and he was loved. To 
him, no achievement could have been higher than this.
The funeral takes place from the residence at 4 p.m. tomorrow.

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