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Census Records

Year	Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
1860	Alen, Elen			5	Black	New York		None
1880	Washington, Ella	Wife	73 W Green St	28	Black	New York	Married	Keeping House
1900	Henderson, Ella G	Wife	305 S Plain St	40	Black	New York	Married	None
1910	Henderson, Ella	Head	305 S Plain St	53	Black	New York	Widowed	Housework

Relatives in 1860 US Census

Name	Age	Race	POB	Occupation
Alen, William	26	Black	New York	Barber
Alen, Elizabeth	24	Black	New York	None
Alen, Louisa	1	Black	New York	None
Williams, Charles	21	Black	New York	Barber
Hall, Mary	28	Black	New York	Washer Woman

Relatives in 1880 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Washington, Peter	Head	73 W Green St	38	Black	New York	Married	Barber
Washington, Birty	Son	73 W Green St	3	Black	New York	Single	None
Washington, Arthur	Son	73 W Green St	1	Black	New York	Single	None

Relatives in 1900 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Henderson, Emmet	Head	305 S Plain St	49	Black	New York	Married	Day Laborer
Henderson, Edward H	Son	305 S Plain St	6	Black	New York	Single	None
Washington, Mary A	Stepdaughter	305 S Plain St	16	Black	New York	Single	Domestic
Washington, Bessie E	Stepdaughter	305 S Plain St	7	Black	New York	Single	None

Relatives in 1910 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Washington, Bert	Son	305 S Plain St	34	Black	New York	1st Marriage	Laborer
Washington, Arthur	Son	305 S Plain St	32	Black	New York	1st Marriage	Mason
Washington, William	Son	305 S Plain St	27	Black	New York	1st Marriage	Driver
Frank, Mary	Daughter	305 S Plain St	24	Black	New York	1st Marriage	Servant
Henderson, Edward	Son	305 S Plain St	15	Black	New York	Single	None
Washington, Elizabeth	Daughter	305 S Plain St	17	Black	New York	Single	None
Allen, William	Brother	305 S Plain St	49	Black	New York	Single	Barber

Ella G Washington married Emmett Henderson in 1894.

Ella G Washington in the New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, Ancestry.com

Ella Allen Washington Henderson, 1855-1911
Daughter of Elizabeth and William Allen
First husband Peter Washington (d. 1893)
Second husband Emmett Henderson (m. 1894)

Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176434834/ella-henderson

"Mrs. Ella Henderson, aged 53 years, died at 5 o'clock Sunday morning at the City hospital. She was born and has always lived in Ithaca.
She leaves four sons, Bert Washington, William and Arthur Washington and Edward Henderson, all of Ithaca; three daughters, Mrs. Clara Brown, Mrs. Mary Franks and Miss Bessie Washington, also of this city. One brother, William L. Allen, also survive.
The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the late residence, 305 South Plain street, the Rev. J. Fulford Williams officiating, interment will be in Lake View cemetery."

"Obituary: Mrs. Ella Henderson," Ithaca Daily Journal, November 20, 1911, 8, accessed October 5, 2025, https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=idj19111120-01.1.8