[Harriet Elizabeth Smiley Henderson]

Harriet Smiley was born in Vermont in 1838; her family included Revolutionary War officer Colonel John Barrett. She graduated from the Knoxville Female Academy and married William Henderson in November 1866. Harriet’s fashionable dress dates this image to the early 1860s. She may have intended her portrait for William to carry with him while he fought in the war. The Hendersons were married 55 years. Their daughters Mary and Anna, born in 1867 and 1869, trained in Boston and Berlin to become accomplished musicians.