George W. Hendry
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George Washington "Wash" Hendry (1838 – March 2, 1914),[1][2] was an American writer, farmer, and land developer, who was from an early settler family in Southwest Florida.[3][4] Hendry served in the Seminole Wars,[2] and in the American Civil War for the Confederate States Army.[2] He was also known as G.W. Hendry, and Wash Hendry.
Biography
The Hendrys were a prominent family in Southwest Florida.[5] His older brother was Captain Francis Asbury "Berry" Hendry (1833–1917), one of the founders of Fort Myers and the namesake of Hendry County, Florida.[6][7][8] The family was of English and Scotch ancestry.[9] He arrived in the Fort Meade area at age fourteen in 1853.[6]
Hendry had dealt in land development, he farmed citrus fruit but lost his crops during a freeze which left him poor.[1] He is credited with building the first residence in the area, a log cabin used by cattle herders and for hunting and fishing by him and his friends.[10] In 1883, he authored a book on the history of Polk County, Florida.[1][6] Hendry was married three times.[1]
The Wash Hendry Branch of the Peace River was named for the area that once housed his former cabin and land; and the nearby Berry Hendry Branch of the Peace River was named for his older brothers former cabin and land.[11]
Writings
- Hendry, George Washington (1883). Polk County, Florida, its Lands and Products. Jacksonville, Fla.: Ashmead Bros. OCLC 25604428. Search this book on
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hawes, Leland (1990-04-15). "New Book Explores Giant Hendry Family". The Tampa Tribune. p. 114. Retrieved 2023-10-26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 South Florida Pioneers. Richard M. Livingston. 1984. p. 26. Search this book on
- ↑ Grismer, Karl Hiram (1949). The Story of Fort Myers: The History of the Land of the Caloosahatchee and Southwest Florida. St. Petersburg Print. Company. p. 91. Search this book on
- ↑ Stone, Spessard, ed. (1989). John and William, Sons of Robert Hendry. Genie Plus. p. 171. Search this book on
- ↑ "Hon George W Hendry died". The News-Press. March 4, 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Brown, Canter (1995). Fort Meade, 1849–1900. University of Alabama Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-8173-0763-9. Search this book on
- ↑ National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (Captain Francis A. Hendry House) (PDF) (Report). National Park Service. 2016.
- ↑ Amrhein, Saundra (October 23, 2013). "Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch: A cattle drive into history". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ↑ "Capt. F.A. Hendry Pioneer of Lee County Is Dead". The News-Press. 1917-02-13. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-10-26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Frisbie, Louise (1976). Yesterday's Polk County. E.A. Seemann Pub. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-912458-64-9. Search this book on
- ↑ "United States Land Map of 1855 Lists Many Polk Pioneer Families". The Tampa Tribune. 1958-12-14. Retrieved 2023-10-26 – via Newspapers.com.
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