Researching William Hendricks
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 23 people with the Hendricks surname? In that year Hendricks was ranked number 3556 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Hendricks on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Hendricks and the Hendricks Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 405 people with the Hendricks surname in the UK? Hendricks is now ranked number 3659 for popularity in the UK. |
Hendricks Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 45574 people with the Hendricks surname in the USA? Hendricks is ranked number 142 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called William Hendricks
William Hendricks
William Hendricks (November 12, 1782 – May 16, 1850) was a Democratic-Republican member of the House of Representatives from 1816 to 1822, the third Governor of Indiana from 1822 to 1825, and an Anti-Jacksonian member of the U.S. Senate from 1825 to 1837. He led much of his family into politics and founded one of the largest political families in Indiana. He was the uncle of Thomas Andrews Hendricks, who was also Governor of Indiana and Vice President of the United States. Hendricks County was named in his honor. His term as governor was spent repairing the state's finances to later enable large scale internal improvements. The establishment of the basic framework of the state's public school system and the transfer of the capital from Corydon to Indianapolis also occurred during his term.
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Other names that sound a bit like Hendricks
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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