William Hennings, born August 19, 1885, at Holstein, Wisconsin, came to North Dakota in 1901. He farmed in both Stutsman and Foster Counties. In 1912 he operated a store in Barlow. In 1939 he moved to a farm in Longview Township. On June 29, 1909 William married Agnes Davis, born in 1900.
Seven children were born to the family: Howard, Virgil, Forrest, Roy, Leona, Lillian and Dorothy.
Agnes Davis Hennings died December 23, 1923.
In 1934, Mr. Hennings married Gena Whipple, the widow of N. E. Whipple, who died November 22, 1960. She had six children by her first husband.
William Hennings died on August 14, 1962. He and both his wives are buried in the Carrington Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 68B