Henderson, Harold Gould.

Walter DeWitt Henderson was born in Plano, Texas, on November 14, 1893, the son of Alpheus F. and Mary Henderson. He was appointed to the United States Geological Survey in August 1917. During World War I, he served in France as a topographical draftsman for the United States Army's 419th Depot Detachment of Engineers and 447th Depot Detachment of Engineers. After the war, Henderson worked as a geologist in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He and his wife, Osa Jean Jones ("Jean") (1889-1974), were married in Gallipolis, Ohio, on December 14, 1921, and had two sons, Robert and Thomas. Walter D. and Jean Henderson later lived in Wichita, Kansas. Walter D. Henderson died in San Francisco, California, on November 15, 1976.

From the guide to the Walter D. Henderson collection, Henderson, Walter D. collection, 1917-1951, 1917-1919, (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan)