Lake County Obituaries

Lewis Henderson

Submitted by Anita Crabtree

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Lake County Bee, January 31, 1917

Lewis Henderson is dead, according to a telephone message received in Lakeport 
yesterday morning. His death occured at San Diego where Mr. Henderson and his 
wife have been for several weeks in the hope of a change of climate benefiting 
his health. He had been troubled with tonsilitis, but a report to his home in 
Kelseyville the first of the week stated that he had pneumonia and was seriously 
sick, the message calling his children to the bedside. The three children, Mrs. 
F. W. Dorn, Wendell and Homer Henderson, the last-named of whom attends high 
school in Lakeport, left Monday for San Diego. 
Lewis Henderson was for years one of Lake county’s most prominent and respected 
citizens. He was supervisor from the Kelseyville district continuously for 
twenty-four years, from 1885 to 1908, and retired practically of his own 
volition. In 1910 he accepted the Democratic nomination for county assessor, but 
was defeated by Fred H. Merritt. 
Mr. Henderson was one of the pioneers in the pear-raising industry of Lake 
county, taking a pride in the production of good fruit and gradually increasing 
his acreage in Bartletts until at present the Henderson orchard is of about 100 
acres. He maintained extensive packing sheds on his place and furnished 
employment for many people. It is estimated his ranch and other property is 
worth at least $100,000. 
He was a native of California, but at the age of six months his parents moved 
east and remained for some years, returning later to this State. Mr. Henderson 
was about 65 years of age. His first wife died May 25, 1907, and the eldest 
daughter, Mrs. Jessie H. Church, died May 19, 1912. His present wife was Miss 
Armstrong, whom Mr. Henderson married about four years ago. 
An upright and honest, hard-working and efficient citizen, with a shrewd but 
kindly disposition, Lewis Henderson made many friends in the county, who will 
deeply regret his passing. His record in public office made him the name of 
being the best road-builder in the county. He was a member of Hartley Lodge of 
Masons of Lakeport, and of Lupyoma Lodge of Odd Fellows at Kelseyville. 
It is reported that the remains will be cremated at San Diego.