Fourth Generation

77. Walter Lee Hendrickson was born on 20 Nov 1885 in Palestine, Crawford Co., Illinois.^{337,347,492,493} He appeared in the census in 1900 in Lamotte Twp., Crawford Co., Illinois.³⁴⁷ In the return, he is reported to have attended school 7 months within the census year. He was living on 14 May 1923 in Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois.²⁸⁹ He was living on 31 Aug 1929 in Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois.²⁹⁰ He appeared in the census in 1930 in Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois.⁴⁹⁴ His occupation is given as building contractor and he owns his home valued at $4,000. He died on 6 Sep 1982 in Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois.^492,495 He was living on 6 Sep 1982 in 403 N. Bowman, Danville, Illinois.⁴⁹² He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Lamotte Twp., Crawford Co., Illinois.⁴⁹² obit: A contractor, carpenter and cabinet maker, he retired in the late 1960s from Elliott Lumber Mill where he had been employed 15 years. He was a member of the Second Church of Christ. He attended rural grade schools near Palestine, Ill. He enjoyed woodworking.

Walter Lee Hendrickson and Nellie Maude Jordan were married on 11 Jun 1905 in Palestine, Crawford Co., Illinois.^337,492,496 Nellie Maude Jordan⁴⁹⁷ (daughter of William Frederick Jordan and Chloe Susannah Stoner) was born on 6 May 1881 in Palestine, Crawford Co., Illinois.^{337,498,499,500} She appeared in the census in 1930 in Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois.⁴⁹⁴ She died on 26 Aug 1958 in Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois.⁴⁹² Walter Lee Hendrickson and Nellie Maude Jordan had the following children:

104	i.	Hendrickson was born on 16 Oct 1906 in Palestine, Crawford Co., Illinois. He died on 17 Oct 1906 in Palestine, Crawford Co., Illinois.
+105	ii.	Chloe Madge Hendrickson.
+106	iii.	Brooks L. Hendrickson.

Walter Lee Hendrickson and Carrie B. Gordon were married on 13 Oct 1961 in Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois.^492,495 Carrie B. Gordon⁴⁹⁵ (daughter of Thomas Gordon and Amanda Porter) was born on 1 Dec 1895 in Effingham, Effingham Co., Illinois.⁴⁹⁵ She died on 4 Mar 1983 in Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois.⁴⁹⁵ She was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois.⁴⁹⁵ Before moving to the nursing home, she lived at 403 N. Bowman in Danville.
She was a member of Second Church of Christ.