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I (Marty Grant) am not related to Emily Hensley as far as I know.
I'm not sure if Emily Hensley was a widow or a single mother. It seems more likely that she is a widow, but I can't prove it either way. Her given name is also in question, as the 1850 census gave something like "Anucustina" as her name, whereas 1860 gave "Emily" or something similar.
Emily Hensley was born ca 1810/11 in Tennessee, county unknown. If she was born a Hensley, then I don't know who her parents were. If she was married to a Mr. Hensley, then I don't know who he was. Emily (or her husband) was probably related to John Hensley (c1820) who was also in Bledsoe County by 1850.
Assuming Emily married a Mr. Hensley, then they married prior to ca 1836 somewhere in Tennessee. I don't think they were in Bledsoe County at that time. There were no Hensleys listed on the 1840 census in Bledsoe Co, TN. This probably means that they moved to Bledsoe sometime after 1840. I did not find any Hensley households on the 1840 Tennessee census who were near Bledsoe who might represent this family.
Mr. Hensley apparently died between ca 1845 and 1850, probably in Bledsoe Co, TN.
Emily was listed as head of household on the 1850 census in Bledsoe County in the Eastern District.
1850 BLEDSOE CO, TN Page 403 House/Family # 719/ 719 - EASTERN DISTRICT Twp HENSLEY AUNCUSTINA 39 F W TN 1810/1811 HENSLEY HENRY 14 M W TN 1835/1836 HENSLEY SARAH T 9 F W TN 1840/1841 HENSLEY JAMES 5 M W TN 1844/1845
Emily Hensley was still in Bledsoe for the 1860 census. No other Hensleys in the county this year.
1860 BLEDSOE CO, TN Page 422 House/Family # 588/ 588 HENSLY EMELY 47 F W HOUSE KEEPER 50 TN 1812/1813 HENSLY SARAH 18 F W TN 1841/1842 HENSLY POLK 15 M W DAY LABOR TN 1844/1845 SMITH ELIZA 17 F W DOMESTIC TN 1842/1843
I do not have them after 1860.
Emily had three known children. They were with her in 1850, and two were with her still in 1860. I have no additional data on them so far.
Persons researching this family (click here for data on how to get on or off of this list):
1. ?1
Hensley , died 1844/50 in
Bledsoe Co, TN. He married bef
1835 in TN Anucustina Emily (---) , born
1810/11 in TN; died aft 1860 in Bledsoe Co, TN.
Children
of ? Hensley and Anucustina Emily (---) were as follows:
2
i
Henry2
Hensley , born 1835/36 in TN;
died aft 1850 in Bledsoe Co, TN.
3
ii
Sarah S2
Hensley , born 1840/41 in
Bledsoe Co, TN.
4 iii James Knox Polk2 Hensley , born 1844/45 in Bledsoe Co, TN.