My Genealogy Hound

ALLEN HENDRIXSON, P. O. Georgetown, an honored pioneer farmer of this township, was born in Fleming Co., Ky., May 14, 1817. His father, Enoch Hendrixson, was a native of Sweden, who emigrated to America about the commencement of the nineteenth century; he was a farmer by occupation, and located in Brown County, when our subject was but five years of age; he resided near New Hope, in Scott Township, till his death, which occurred about 1828. He married Nancy Fryman, a native of Kentucky. They were the parents of nine children, four of whom are living. After father’s death, mother married Alvin Newton, and both are now deceased, the former dying in March, 1856. When about fourteen years of age, Mr. Hendrixson was put out to learn the cabinet trade, following that about fifteen years; he then learned the carpenter’s trade, at which he worked until 1866; he was a resident of Washington Township many years. In 1866, he bought his present farm, of 121 ¼ acres, on the Ripley & Arnheim pike, where he has since resided and engaged in farming. Mr. Hendrixson became a member of the Methodist Episcopal denomination while a resident of Sardinia, and remained in that body about forty years. When he removed to his present farm, he still wished to continue his worship with that denomination, but there being no church near, he united with the Christian Union Church for the sake of convenience, and a realization that a membership with some religious denomination is better than none. He is a strong Democrat, and while a resident of Sardinia was Trustee of Washington Township for six years. He was married, in 1839, to Sarah Wright, a native of this county. They had eight children; six living — Elizabeth, wife of John Webber, a blacksmith, residing near Buford, Highland Co., Ohio; George W., a farmer of Franklin Township, who married Amy Kendall; William Marion, a prominent young farmer of Franklin Township, who was united in marriage to Mary A. Berger; Nancy, wife of Phillip Dunn, also a farmer of Franklin Township; Susannah, wife of Henry Swibold, residing in Kansas, and Ira, who married Mary Ann Berry. Mrs. Hendrixson departed this life in 1858. Mr. Hendrixson was again married, September 6, 1858, to Mrs. Elizabeth Parker. They have one child, Henry, a farmer of Scott Township. Mr. Hendrixson’s first wife was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, as is also his present wife.