Marty and Karla Grant

!CENSUS:1840;

!CENSUS:1850 Washington Co, TN # 1371 John HENSLY, 9 (1840/41) born *;

!CENSUS:1860 Washington Co, TN # 152 John HENSLEY, 20 (1839/40) born *;

!MARRIAGE:23 Jan 1864 Washington Co, TN John HENSLEY and Mary EDWARDS, bond dated 20 Jan 1864;

!CENSUS:1870 Washington Co, TN pg 381 John HENSLEY, 29 (1840/41) born NC;

!CENSUS:1880 Unicoi Co, TN Coffee Ridge pg 102D
John HENSLEY Self M M W 40 NC/NC/NC
Mary K. HENSLEY Wife F M W 36 TN/TN/TN
Nancy E. HENSLEY Dau F S W 15 TN/NC/TN
Martha C. HENSLEY Dau F S W 13 TN
Lucinda E. HENSLEY Dau F S W 12 TN
Thomas W. HENSLEY Son M S W 4 TN
Robert B. HENSLEY Son M S W 2 TN;

!NOTE:Here is some data on this John shared by Jean Davenport:
In my previous email, I told you about having the death certificate of a John Hensley which I is not my John Henry Hensley. I am passing this info directly from the death certificate for your files.
State of Tennessee
Certificate of Death #6787
Unicoi Co., Civil District 8
Registration Dist. # 48708, File #4
John Hensley, white male
DOB: March 19, 1840
DOD: March 28, 1927
age at death: 87 yrs., 28 days
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: NC
Father: W. A. Hensley (birthplace: NC)
Mother: Linda Higgins (birthplace: NC)
Informant: R. B. Hensley, Clear Branch, TN
Place of burial: C. E. Hensley, Clear Branch, TN
Date of burial: March 28, 1927
Cause of death: blank with the words "No Medical Attendance" written diagonally across face of certificate.
Registrar: J. E. Huskins
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I believe this to be the same John Hensley who is buried in the Hensley family cemetary off Spivey Mt. Road (left jus before Mt. Dale Church and Little Bald Creek Road) located near the Unicoi, TN and Yancey, NC county line.
This headstone reads:
John Hensley
Mar 10, 1840 - Mar 29, 1927
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On the 1920 Census for Unicoi Co,. Civil District 8, an 80 year old male (name illegible) is listed in Robert B. Hensley's household. I conclude this is John.
The informant on the above death certificate, R. B. Hensley, I believe to be the Robert B. Hensley who appears on the 1910 Census for Unicoi Co., Civil District 8
#130 Hensley, Robert B. age 31
Nilla C. age 31
John age 70 (father)
Sinda J. age 11 (name believed to be Lucinda)
John F. age 8
Worley age 6
Minnie age 4
On the 1900 Census for Unicoi Co., Civil District 8, this same John Henry appears as:
#106 John Hensley age 60
Mary Hensley age 56
Lizzie Higgins age 8 (servant)

!CENSUS:1870 Washington Co, TN pg 381 Mary HENSLEY, 25 (1844/45) born NC;

!CENSUS:1880 Unicoi Co, TN Coffee Ridge pg 102D
John HENSLEY Self M M W 40 NC/NC/NC
Mary K. HENSLEY Wife F M W 36 TN/TN/TN
Nancy E. HENSLEY Dau F S W 15 TN/NC/TN
Martha C. HENSLEY Dau F S W 13 TN
Lucinda E. HENSLEY Dau F S W 12 TN
Thomas W. HENSLEY Son M S W 4 TN
Robert B. HENSLEY Son M S W 2 TN;

!CENSUS:1870 Washington Co, TN pg 381 Nancy E. HENSLEY, 5 (1864/65) born TN;

!CENSUS:1880 Unicoi Co, TN Coffee Ridge pg 102D
John HENSLEY Self M M W 40 NC/NC/NC
Mary K. HENSLEY Wife F M W 36 TN/TN/TN
Nancy E. HENSLEY Dau F S W 15 TN/NC/TN
Martha C. HENSLEY Dau F S W 13 TN
Lucinda E. HENSLEY Dau F S W 12 TN
Thomas W. HENSLEY Son M S W 4 TN
Robert B. HENSLEY Son M S W 2 TN;

!CENSUS:1870 Washington Co, TN pg 381 Martha C. HENSLEY, 3 (1866/67) born TN;

!CENSUS:1880 Unicoi Co, TN Coffee Ridge pg 102D
John HENSLEY Self M M W 40 NC/NC/NC
Mary K. HENSLEY Wife F M W 36 TN/TN/TN
Nancy E. HENSLEY Dau F S W 15 TN/NC/TN
Martha C. HENSLEY Dau F S W 13 TN
Lucinda E. HENSLEY Dau F S W 12 TN
Thomas W. HENSLEY Son M S W 4 TN
Robert B. HENSLEY Son M S W 2 TN;

!CENSUS:1870 Washington Co, TN pg 381 Lucinda HENSLEY, 2 (1867/68) born TN;

!CENSUS:1880 Unicoi Co, TN Coffee Ridge pg 102D
John HENSLEY Self M M W 40 NC/NC/NC
Mary K. HENSLEY Wife F M W 36 TN/TN/TN
Nancy E. HENSLEY Dau F S W 15 TN/NC/TN
Martha C. HENSLEY Dau F S W 13 TN
Lucinda E. HENSLEY Dau F S W 12 TN
Thomas W. HENSLEY Son M S W 4 TN
Robert B. HENSLEY Son M S W 2 TN;

!CENSUS:1880 Unicoi Co, TN Coffee Ridge pg 102D
John HENSLEY Self M M W 40 NC/NC/NC
Mary K. HENSLEY Wife F M W 36 TN/TN/TN
Nancy E. HENSLEY Dau F S W 15 TN/NC/TN
Martha C. HENSLEY Dau F S W 13 TN
Lucinda E. HENSLEY Dau F S W 12 TN
Thomas W. HENSLEY Son M S W 4 TN
Robert B. HENSLEY Son M S W 2 TN;

!CENSUS:1880 Unicoi Co, TN Coffee Ridge pg 102D
John HENSLEY Self M M W 40 NC/NC/NC
Mary K. HENSLEY Wife F M W 36 TN/TN/TN
Nancy E. HENSLEY Dau F S W 15 TN/NC/TN
Martha C. HENSLEY Dau F S W 13 TN
Lucinda E. HENSLEY Dau F S W 12 TN
Thomas W. HENSLEY Son M S W 4 TN
Robert B. HENSLEY Son M S W 2 TN;