Lake County Obituaries

William Martin Henry

Submitted by Anita Crabtree

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Lake County Bee, July 2, 1915

PASS AWAY FIFTEEN DAYS APART - William Martin Henry Dies June 15, Joseph A. 
Henry June 25 
 
The town of Upper Lake has lost three of its prominent citizens this past month 
by death. Col. Charles Mifflin Hammond, William Martin Henry, and his son Joseph 
A. Henry. The partiulars of the passing of Mr. Hammond we have already told, but 
owing to the change in this office and consequent confusion, our last issue did 
not chronicle the death of W. M. Henry. 
William Martin Henry was born in Kentucky, February 4, 1826, to Abraham and 
Elizabeth Henry. He fought in the Mexican war, spending a year in the army. 
Finally he came to California settling in Humboldt county in 1872, and moving to 
Upper Lake in 1873. He married in Illinois in 1847, six children being born to 
the couple. The wife passed away on April 18, 1914, and the following children 
survived him: Mrs. Mikesell of Fairfield, Solano County; Mrs. Alpha Jantzen of 
Los Angeles, Mrs. Sarah Howard; Frank, George W. and Joseph A. Henry of Upper 
Lake. The funeral services were held from the Upper Lake Methodist Church, 
Wednesday, June 16th at 2 p.m. and interment made in the Upper Lake cemetery. 
Joseph A. Henry, a son of the deceased passed away at his home in Upper Lake 
last Friday, June 25th, after a brief illness, the cause of death being from La 
Grippe, the fatal consequences being induced by worry and overwork. Deceased was 
born in Illinois, February 21, 1853, and came to Upper Lake with his parents in 
1873 where he has since resided. He was a single man, but leaves three sisters 
and two brothers to mourn his loss. The funeral ceremony was conducted from the 
Methodist Church on Sunday and interment made in the Upper Lake cemetery. 
These gentlemen were well known and universally liked in that part of the 
county, and their passing is regretted by all.