Marty and Karla Grant

!NOTES:Parents unknown. Champion was born in South Carolina per the 1850 and 1860 census. There weren't many Hensleys there in the early years, but I still don't know which family he was part of, or which section of SC he was born in. He was in Jefferson Co., AL in 1844 when he married, and in neighboring Blount Co., AL by 1850 and there for the rest of his life. No other Hensleys in Blount during his time there.;


!CENSUS:1810 x
* Assuming he was still in South Carolina where he was born, the only Hensley in the state with any sons his age was Enoch Hensley (c1775) in Laurens District. He had three boys under 10 (born 1800/10), one of whom could be Champion Hensley, but this is highly circumstantial. He and his family could be another state by this time.;


!CENSUS:1820 x
* The South Carolina Hensley households in 1820 are few and none have any sons Champion's age, possibly excepting Judith Hensley in Greenville District who had a boy aged 10-15 (born ca 1804/10), which could be him.;

* Enoch Hensley (c1775) from 1810 Laurens was in Jackson Co., TN by 1820, and he had two boys with him aged 10-15 (c1804/10) and two aged 16-25 (c1794/1804), any of whom could be Champion, but we have no evidence Champion was ever in Tennessee.;


!CENSUS:1830 x
* Champion would be around 20 to 25 at this time. He wasn't listed as head of household anywhere, so probably still home with his parents, somewhere. Juda Hensley was listed in Greenville Dist., SC in 1830, and had a son 15-19 (c1810/15) who is probably same person with her back in 1820. I don't know whether or not it is Champion Hensley or someone else.

* Frances Hensley of Edgefield Dist., SC had a boy 15-19 (c1810/15) and one 20-29 (1800/10).;


!CENSUS:1840 x
* Champion would be around 30 to 35 at this time. He married in 1844 in Jefferson Co., AL, but no Hensleys were in that county in 1840. There were several in Cherokee County, about three counties away to the north east, and a couple in Blount County where Champion later lived.;


!MARRIAGE: 4 Jul 1844 Jefferson Co., AL
Champ Hensley & Susan Edmondson
by H. B. Chamblis, JP
Ancestry.com. Alabama Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

* Note, the only other early Hensley marriage in Jefferson County was Terry H. Hensley and Adalide Morgan in 1826. Terry (c1797 VA - aft 1880 NC) was from Washington and Scott Co., VA, lived in AL, TN and Greenville Dist., SC later in life, last found in Henderson Co., NC. Could be related to Champion, or could be a coincidence since he married in same county nearly 20 years earlier.;


!NOTES:Moved to Blount Co., AL in 1840's. Blount is next to Jefferson.;


!CENSUS:1850 Blount Co., AL The 17th Subdivision # 408/409
Champion Hensley 45* Farmer $500 SC
Susan 26
Thos Trammell 18
Eliza 30
*40, overwritten by 45.;

!NOTES on 1850:
* Champion's family were only Hensleys in Blount in 1850. There was M. T. Edmonson 34 SC about 25 households away in 1850 Blount, only family of that surname in Blount then. None in Jefferson in 1850. I would guess that M.T. is a brother or close relative to Susan.

* Don't know how Trammell's are related. They were only ones of that surname in Blount in 1850. Thomas Trammell married Eliza Sterling 18 Mar 1857 in Blount Co., AL by L. P. Scott, JP.
* Eliza Trammell 47 widow, SC, head of household in 1860 Blount, Western Division, by herself. Thomas Trammell and wife Lavina same division;


!CENSUS:1860 Blount Co., AL Sub Div No (blank), Blountsville PO # 87/87
Champ Hensely 50 Farmer $3500/1200 SC
Susan 38
John H. 10 AL
Wm Mc. 7
Martha Russel 15;

!NOTES on 1860:
* Martha Russel (c1845) may be same Martha Russel (c1845) from 1850 Blount census in this household, same district as Hensleys:
# 233/234
J. W. Hyatt 27 Farmer $450 AL
Malinda 38 TN
Louiza Russell 11 AL
Rebecca 9
Martha 5 <---
Richard Humphries 13
Wesley Moon 16 Clerk
John Hyde 57 Merchant NY
Warren Wright 32 Merchant SC;


!CENSUS:1870 x
* Apparently deceased, as not with his wife;

!MARRIAGE: 4 Jul 1844 Jefferson Co., AL
Champ Hensley & Susan Edmondson
by H. B. Chamblis, JP
Ancestry.com. Alabama Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.


!CENSUS:1850 Blount Co., AL The 17th Subdivision # 408/409
Champion Hensley 45* Farmer $500 SC
Susan 26
Thos Trammell 18
Eliza 30
*40, overwritten by 45.;


!CENSUS:1860 Blount Co., AL Sub Div No (blank), Blountsville PO # 87/87
Champ Hensely 50 Farmer $3500/1200 SC
Susan 38
John H. 10 AL
Wm Mc. 7
Martha Russel 15;


!CENSUS:1870 Blount Co., AL The East Half, Blountsville PO # 14/14
Susan Hensley 46 Keeping House $-/- SC
J. H. 19 m AL
Wm 17
George Sterling 19;

!NOTES ON 1870:
George Washington Sterling (c1849) was with them in 1870, and was next to John Hensley in 1900 Morgan Co., AL. George is a son of Jackson Sterling (c1803 SC) and Nancy (c1820 TN). They were near neighbors of the Hensleys in Blount, relationship unknown.;


!CENSUS:1880 Blount Co., AL T.10.R.1.E. Summit Beat # 190/202
Sousin Hensley 56 W AL-AL-AL
John 29 son M AL-SC-AL
Louisa P. 24 dau-l M AL-TN-AL
Willie S. 6 gr-son AL-AL-AL
Martha F. 5 gr-dau
Clarinda E. 3 gr-dau
Benjamin Kyle black, 10 servant;


!CENSUS:1900 Blount Co., AL Pocahontas No 4 # 188/189
William Hensley head Mar 1853 47 M 27 AL-SC-SC Farmer
Marthy J. wife Jun 1856 43 M 27 8-6 AL-AL-AL
Suzen? E. dau Mar 1881 9
John son Feb 1884 16
Otto P.? son Aug 1888 11
Minnie dau Dec 1891 8
Willow C. dau Aug 1894 5
Susan mother Feb 1825 75 wd 1-1 SC-SC-SC;