Name/Title
Jenison/Henshaw Family PhotosEntry/Object ID
2023.29.3Description
Jenison and Henshaw family photo collection
2023.29.3.1- Left- B.F. Henshaw, Right- William Mick
2023.29.3.2- Sarah and John Jenison with baby
John E. Jenison
2023.29.3.3- Sarah Jenison (grandmother of June)
2023.29.3.4- John F. Jenison and Mary- Great-
grandparents of June
2023.29.3.5- Home (farm) of John W. Jenison and
Sarah on Orchard St in Hammonton in
1917
2023.29.3.6- Home (Farm) of John W. and later
John E. on Main Rd, later, White Horse
Pike
2023.29.3.7- Unknown- ? Friend of Sarah Henshaw
Benjamin Franklin Henshaw arrived in Hammonton in 1857 and was one of the earliest settlers per the book "The Story of Hammonton" written by William McMahon, reference pages 8 and 9. He was my great grandfather. He was married to Rebecca A. Hewitt, they were married in 1869 and had five daughters. The youngest, Sarah A. Henshaw, was married to my grandfather, John William Jenison. They married in 1916 and had one son, John Elsworth Jenison, who was my father.
My grandfather, John W. Jenison, was the son of John Francis Jenison and Mary Clarke Jenison. John Francis and Mary settled in Hammonton around 1866. They eventually settled on a small ten acre farm on Main Road which is now the White Horse Pike. Mary eventually turned the farm over to my grandfather, John W. Jenison in 1926 following the passing of her husband. My father inherited the farm after my grandfather's passing and the farm was eventually sold in 2003.
I wish I knew exactly which ancestor built the set but I believe it is a wonderful example of the ingenuity and craftsmanship of he time and it is time it is in a place others can enjoy it for years to come and is back to the town it belongs.
Attest: June Elizabeth Jenison-ShimpAcquisition
Accession
2023.29Acquisition Method
Gift
