Fred Henson was my great uncle: his brother John was my grandfather, who married my grandmother Ruth Ann Webb Henson. John was a drifter who abandoned his wife Ruth and my father, Darold, in Lincoln, IL, where my father stayed. I have much enjoyed this thread and was happy beyond words to find the links to Fred Henson's folk songs. Here is part of the story of the family John Henson left behind:

http://findinglincolnillinois.com/ruthhensons.html

Leigh Henson