Birth Name: Florence Agnes Henderson
Place of Birth: Dale, Indiana, United States
Date of Birth: February 14, 1934
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Death: November 24, 2016
Ethnicity: English, Irish, remote Scottish and French
Florence Henderson was an American actress and singer. She was the daughter of Elizabeth Pauline ‘Bessie’ (Elder) and Joseph Robert Henderson.
Florence’s paternal grandfather was Daniel Thomas Henderson (the son of Baylor Henderson and Elizabeth Milby). Baylor was the son of James Henderson and Elizabeth Barkley. Elizabeth was the daughter of John Wilson Milby and Catherine Larimore.
Florence’s paternal grandmother was Teresa Laha (the daughter of Daniel Laha and Catherine Holm). Daniel and Catherine were Irish immigrants.
Florence’s maternal grandfather was William Walter Elder (the son of Francis Xavier Elder and Margaret Molohon). Francis was the son of William W. Elder and Sarah Elizabeth Mattingly. Margaret was the daughter of James Molohon and Elizabeth Speake.
Florence’s maternal grandmother was Anna Justine Newton (the daughter of Henry Isaac Newton and Margarette Matilda Lewis). Henry was the son of Benedict Newton and Elizabeth Jane Cheshire. Margarette was the daughter of Joseph O. Lewis and Ann Nancy Hinton.
Source: Genealogy of Florence Henderson
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