My Genealogy Hound

William Henry, superintendent of round-house at Chester, is a son of Thomas and Honoria (Morgan) Henry, natives of Ireland, who came to this country when young. For many years the father engaged in railroading, and having made his way to Franklin County, Mo., he bought land there and interested himself in farm life. He and his wife were members of the Catholic Church, and of their family our subject and a sister are the only children now living. William Henry was born in Franklin County, Mo., September 17, 1861, and attended school in Pacific, Franklin County, and the Washington University at St. Louis. In 1879 he was apprenticed in the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad shops at Springfield, Mo., and after learning his trade served in the capacities of fireman, machinist, etc. In March, 1887, he took charge of the shops at Springfield, and in July of the same year became the superintendent at Chester, and has since filled that position with credit, to the complete satisfaction of his employers. June 5, 1887, he married Miss Bertha Duff, a native of Jefferson County, Mo., and is now the father of a son, James W. Both Mr. and Mrs. Henry are Catholics, and he is a member of the order of Catholic Knights. In politics he is conservative.