Chapter Four – Alexander Dawson Henderson Senior
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On February 20, 1910, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Henderson and Master Henderson were reported as staying at the Hampton Terrace Hotel, Augusta, Georgia. On May 22, 1910, A. D. Henderson took out an ad in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle: “BROUGHAM and double harness; cost $400 short while ago; sell for $125; can be seen at Weller’s: Flatbush av car. Malbone St. A. D. HENDERSON, owner, 142 Midwood St.” The 1910 Brooklyn Directory listed Henderson as "Alex D. Henderson Sec. 126 Chambers St. Manhattan. h 142 Midwood." The 1910 U.S. Census lists the Henderson family as Alexander Sr., age 45, Ella B., age 42, and their two sons, Alexander Jr., age 15, Girard B. age 5, and Lizzy Martys (servant – age 15) living at 142 Midwood Street, Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Ward 29. Suffern, New York
Suffern is a small town in Rockland County, New York, which is near the New Jersey State line. In 1993, D. H McConnell and wife, Lucy (Hays), moved to Suffern, New York. Because of the expansion of the CPC Company, in the spring of 1897, McConnell built a 3,000 square foot laboratory and plant on Fair Street in Suffern, NY to develop and manufacture his fragrances. By 1902, two large additions to the building were needed to keep pace with the demand for his products. The Erie Railroad brought summer tourists, which included Mr. and Mrs. Henderson. They came to Suffern in 1905 as summer visitors and boarders at Tilton’s Hotel, which was a very famous boarding house in those days. This hotel is on property now owned by Avon Products. They did not move The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, New York, February 20, 1910, page 41 Avon Company History, Page 1