DOB/DOD: June 9, 1896 (Nashville, TN) – February 21, 1979 (Charlottesville, VA); 82 years old.
MARITAL STATUS: Married Kenyon Stockwell Congdon [1894-1942] in 1921 in Italy. Divorced in 1926.
CHILDREN: One son, Mark Henderson Congdon [1922-2011].
LOCAL ADDRESS: 1 Park Street, Norwalk
FAMILY: Born to John R. Frizzell [1860-1898] and Josie Duncan Frizzell Henderson [1871-1958]. Josie remarried Mark Henderson [1868-1957] in 1900. Three brothers, John R. [1890-1977], Charles R. [1891-1970], and Duncan H. [1893-1933]. It is unknown why she took her stepfather’s last name.
SERVICE DATES: Worked for the YMCA in Romorantin, France, from October 2018 until April 1919.
Passport photo from July 1918.
From The Norwalk Hour April 16, 1919
Miss Martha Henderson, who has been working in YMCA canteens in France, has returned to her home at 1 Park Street.
Photo with her first and only husband, Kenyon Congdon. Photo from Ancestry.com.
Per Martha Henderson’s wishes, her body was donated to science through the State Anatomical Program in Richmond, Virginia.
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