Marty and Karla Grant

!NOTES:Could be a son of Benjamin Hensley/Hinesly of Chatham Co., NC, Smith Co., TN, etc. for he was also from NC, and lived in same place in TN, and Benjamin did have an apparent son Azariah's age who is otherwise unidentified. Azariah named one of his sons Benjamin. More evidence needed to be certain of this connection.

One big thing against them being father and son is the spelling of the name, Azariah nor his children never used the "i" spelling as far as I've seen, but Benjamin and his other children used Hinesly and variations consistently.;

!NOTES:There is an older Azariah Hensley (1800/10 NC) who lived in Caswell Co., NC and later in Lincoln Co., TN. No known connection, but they could be related.;

!CENSUS:1810;

!CENSUS:1820 -
Benjamin Hindsley of Smith Co., TN had a son 0-9 (1810/20);

!CENSUS:1830 -
Benj. Hinesly of Smith Co., TN had a son 15-19 (1810/15);

!CENSUS:1840 Jackson Co., TN p. 302
Azariah Hensley age 20-29 (1810/20)
11001-11001*
*1f 0-4 is marked out
*Benjamin Hinesly just two houses away.;

!CENSUS:1850 Jackson Co., TN Dist No 9 # 339/339
Azariah Hensley 38 Farming $- NC
Polly Ann 37 TN
Thomas 15 Farming
Mary 14
Benjamin 12
Elizabeth 9
Katharine 7
Nancy 4
William 1
Magaret Mayfield 19
William Almey(Alney?) 12;

!!CENSUS:1860 Jackson Co., TN District No 9 So of Cumberland River, Ganesboro PO # 854/854
Acy Hensley 50 Farmer $-/- TN
Thomas 21
Mary 18
Elizabeth 16
Catherine 14
Nancy 12
William 8
Permelia 6;

!CENSUS:1870 Jackson Co., TN District No 9, Gainesboro PO # 13/13
Azariah Hensly 57 Farmer $-/100 NC
Margaret 38 Keeping House TN
Elizabeth 11
David 6;

!NOTES:Maiden name Peggy Smith per D/C of son David;

!CENSUS:1870 Jackson Co., TN District No 9, Gainesboro PO # 13/13
Azariah Hensly 57 Farmer $-/100 NC
Margaret 38 Keeping House TN
Elizabeth 11
David 6;

!CENSUS:1880 Jackson Co., TN Civil District No 9 # 145/145
James Allen 32 M Works in Wagon Shop TN-TN-TN
Amanda 24 wife M
Zara T. 9 son
Wm J. 5 son
Mary F. 4 dau
Martha P. 1 dau
Margaret Hensely 45 -- Wd At Home TN-TN-SC
Annie E. 18 dau S TN-TN-TN;

!CENSUS:1900 x

!CENSUS:1870 Jackson Co., TN District No 9, Gainesboro PO # 13/13
Azariah Hensly 57 Farmer $-/100 NC
Margaret 38 Keeping House TN
Elizabeth 11
David 6;

!CENSUS:1880 Jackson Co., TN Civil District No 9 # 145/145
James Allen 32 M Works in Wagon Shop TN-TN-TN
Amanda 24 wife M
Zara T. 9 son
Wm J. 5 son
Mary F. 4 dau
Martha P. 1 dau
Margaret Hensely 45 -- Wd At Home TN-TN-SC
Annie E. 18 dau S TN-TN-TN;