Henshaw, Rena Bestervelt, 1903-1988
Person
Biography
Rena Bestervelt (1903-1988) and John H. Henshaw (1902-1994) were married on November 26, 1926. John worked as a draftsman at Brown Company. Rena and John had three children, Fred, Linda, and Margaret. Margaret (1939-2014) lived in the Kalamazoo area and worked with Catholic Family Services and Girl Scouts of Kalamazoo. She married twice, first to G. Wendel Swain and then to Walter Heath.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Rena Bestervelt Henshaw Diary
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-4083
Scope and Contents
The diary was written by Rena Bestervelt Henshaw (1903-1988) who was married to John H. Henshaw (1902-1994.) They had three children: Fred, Linda and Margaret. They got married on November 26, 1926. John H. Henshaw worked as a draftsman from Brown Co. and was a carpenter once he retired in 1966.
In 1955, Margaret Henshaw (1939-2014) was diagnosed with polio, which at the time was a devastating disease which had symptoms of paralysis and could be fatal. Margaret’s mother, Rena...
Dates:
1955