Shortly after Albert Henry’s mother Mary Elizabeth Morton died in childbirth in 1885, Albert’s father Hiram Levi Henry remarried Hannah M. Evans. The marriage took place on 17 October 1885 in Adams County, Illinois. The couple had half a dozen or so children.
Children of Hannah M. Evans and Hiram L. Henry:
- Franklin Hurley Henry b. Sep 1886, Denver IL, m. Mona M. Sudduth, d. 20 Dec 1946, Jefferson, Kentucky
- Earl Howard Henry b. 20 Feb 1887, IL, m. Edith Pearle Larison, d. 23 Nov 1944, Waukegan, Lake County, IL
- Lawrence H. Henry b. Aug 1893
- Bessie Mary (Henry) Wages b. 13 Jan 1895 in Breeds, Fulton County, IL; m. James Estie Wages; d. 25 Aug 1991 in Canton, Fulton County, IL.
- Jesse Martin Henry b. 6 Feb 1897, Breeds Township, Fulton County, IL, M. Patti Adeline, d. 14 Mar 1941, Proviso Township, Cook County, IL.
- Gladys M Henry, b. 6 Mar 1889 in Canton, Fulton County, IL; d. 12 Apr 1932 in Canton, Fulton County, IL, unmarried with no children.
- Helen M (Henry) Rasch b. 10 Apr 1901, New Philadelphia, IL; m. William E. Rasch 6 Mar 1951 in Cook County, IL; d. 13 Mar 1966. in Gold Beach, Curry County, Oregon.
The 1900 US Census recorded the family living in Mound Township, McDonough County, Illinois.
Hannah M. Evans was born 30 January 1869 in Brown County, IL to Daniel Evans and Mary Ann Adams. Daniel was a farmer, born in Pennsylvania in 1844; his mother was born in Germany and father in Pennsylvania. Mary was born in Versailles, Brown County, Illinois in 1843; her father was born in Vermont and mother in Victor, NY.
Children of Daniel Evans and Mary Ann Adams:
- Hannah M. Evans b. 30 January 1869, m. Hiram L. Henry
- Amos F. Evans b. 3 January 1871, m. Laura Ann Ackerman
- Elisabeth Ann Evans b. November 1873, m. William Carver
Hannah died 29 Nov 1928 in Canton and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Canton with Hiram, who died in 1910. Their daughters Bessie (1895-1991), Gladys (1899-1932), and Helen (1901-1966), and son Jesse Martin Henry (1897-1941) are also buried there.
