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Henderson County, TX

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Henderson County was formed April 27, 1846 from parts of Houston and Nacogdoches Counties. The county seat of Henderson is Athens. This county is near the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, and is named in honor of James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of Texas after it became part of the United States.
	ONLINE DATA:   Mockingbird State Bird                                                               Updates: June 2011: Wreay Cemetery compilation and History, Obituaries (20), Henderson County Soldiers Enlisted for World War II July 2011: Obituaries (36) August 2011: Chinquapin Cemetery Survey,  November 2011:  Obituaries (130), Links to 1850-1930 Census,  March 2012: Obituaries (7),
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