Elias Hensley (c1826) and Adaline (---) of Wayne Co., WV

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  • 19 Jan 2009 Completely overhauled and documentation added by Marty Grant, relationship unknown.
Elias Hensley was born ca 1825/26 per his age on the 1850 census (24). He was born somewhere in Virginia (per 1850 census) probably in that part of Virginia that later became West Virginia.

I found one record that seemed to list him as Elias O. Hensley, but I'm not sure I read it correctly (a birth record for one of his children).

I don't know who his parents were. He never lived particularly close to any of the other Wayne County Hensleys (according to the 1850 through 1880 census).

Looking at the 1830 census, Elias would have been about 4 years old. In Cabell there was Samuel Hensley (c1790), John Hensley (1790/1800), and Samuel Hensley (c1804) who each had at least one son aged under 5 (born ca 1825/30).

In 1840 Elias Hensley would have been about 14 years old. The two Samuels were the only ones in Cabell with apparent sons that age.

Elias Hensley married Adaline (---) before ca 1848 probably in Wayne Co., VA (WV). She was born ca 1833/34 in Virginia (both facts per 1850 census). I don't know her maiden name.

They are listed on the 1850 census in Wayne Co., VA, but not too close to the other Hensleys.

1850 census abstract: (Explanation of this census)
Wayne Co., VA
PHF 230-169-180
District 66th
           

Elias Hensley

24

M

 

Farmer

 

Va

Adline

16

F

     

do

Cordelia F.

1

F

     

do

They are on the 1860 census in Wayne. The nearest Hensley is young Alexander age 4 living with James Stith (c1792) and Jane (c1806), relationship unknown, just two houses away.

1860 census abstract: (Explanation of this census)
Wayne Co., VA
PHF 767-287-287
Wayne Court House PO
             

Elias Hensly

28

M

 

Farmer

500

169

Virginia

Adaline

24

F

       

"

Cordelia

10

F

       

"

Jeremiah

1

M

       

"

Jane Crump

32

F

 

Domestic

   

Ohio

They were still in Wayne for the 1870 census, and still not close to any other Hensleys. Jane "Crump" of the 1860 census is still with them, but now listed as Jane "Cross" unless this is two different people.

1870 census abstract: (Explanation of this census)
Wayne Co., WV
PHF 2-16-16
Butler Township
Carvill PO
             

Elias Hensley

45

M

W

Farmer

1000

500

Virginia

Addeline

37

F

W

Keeping House

   

Virginia

Cordelia

20

F

W

     

Virginia

Jerimiah

16

M

W

     

Virginia

Isaac

4

M

W

     

West Va

Elizabeth C.

2

F

W

     

West Va

Jane Cross

46

F

W

House Keeper

   

Virginia

They are on the 1880 census in Wayne, and still not near any other Hensleys.

1880 census abstract: (Explanation of this census)
Wayne Co., WV
PHF 319B-166-173
Ceredo District
           

Elias Hensley

W M

55

 

M

Farmer

VA-VA-VA

Adline

W F

45

Wife

M

Keeping House

VA-OH-OH

Jeremiah

W M

21

Son

S

works on farm

VA-VA-VA

Isiac J. D.

W M

15

Son

S

works on farm

WV-VA-VA

Elizabeth C.

W F

12

Dau

S

at Home

WV-VA-VA

Martha J.

W F

7

Dau

   

WV-VA-VA

I don't know when Elias or Adaline died, though sometime after 1880, presumably in Wayne Co., WV.

Children of Elias Hensley and Adaline (---). The 1850 through 1880 census records shows several children. Several of their births were also recorded in the Wayne County birth records.
Researcher List

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  • Barbara Hensley Murdock = Barm50 @ aol.com
  • Marty Grant, relationship unknown.
Register Report

First Generation

1. Elias Hensley was born in 1825/1826 in VA. He died after 1880 in Wayne Co, WV.

Elias married Adaline in 1840/1849 in Wayne Co, VA (WV). Adaline was born in 1833/1834 in VA. She died after 1880 in Wayne Co, WV.

They had the following children.

  • + 2 F i. Cordelia F Hensley was born in 1848/1849. She died after 1880.

  • 3 M ii. Hensley was born on 16 Feb 1853 in Wayne Co, VA (WV). He died about 16 Feb 1853 in Wayne Co, VA (WV).

  • 4 M iii. Samuel Larkin Hensley was born on 8 Mar 1856 in Wayne Co, VA (WV). He died in 1856/1860 in Wayne Co, VA (WV).

  • 5 M iv. Jeremiah M Hensley was born on 28 Aug 1859 in Wayne Co, VA (WV). He died after 1880 in Wayne Co, WV.

  • 6 M v. Isaac J D Hensley was born in 1865/1866 in Wayne Co, WV. He died after 1880 in Wayne Co, WV.

  • 7 F vi. Elizabeth C Hensley was born on 18 Jan 1868 in Wayne Co, WV. She died after 1880 in Wayne Co, WV.

  • 8 F vii. Martha J Hensley was born in 1872/1873 in Wayne Co, WV. She died after 1880 in Wayne Co, WV.

  • Second Generation

    2. Cordelia F Hensley (Elias) was born in 1848/1849 in Wayne Co, VA (WV). She died after 1880 in Wayne Co, WV.

    Cordelia married Benjamin F Smith on 15 Mar 1874 in Wayne Co, WV. Benjamin was born in 1849/1850 in Wayne Co, VA (WV). He died after 1880 in Wayne Co, WV.

    They had the following children.

  • 9 F i. Ellen F Smith was born in 1868/1869 in Wayne Co, WV. She died after 1880 in Wayne Co, WV.

  • 10 F ii. Rosa M Smith was born in 1875/1876 in Wayne Co, WV. She died after 1880 in Wayne Co, WV.

  • 11 M iii. Alonzo Smith was born in 1878/1879 in Wayne Co, WV. He died after 1880 in Wayne Co, WV.

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