You might want to reconsider your doubts In a number of Ameican publications of note including the Johnson Publications it was well established that two of Peary s and Henson s sons have survived into their eighties as of the 1978 publishing of these and other articles commenerating Mr Henson I don t know how you Wiki scholars authenticate the existence of living persons but of these descendants there hasn t been one refutation since And understand these two had the intelligence and physical evidence to back up their claim They might have long passed now I ll try to get details and post them Otherwise feel free to utilize the online resources of the Shomburg Library and Museum for African American history http Veryverser