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I (Marty Grant) am not related to Margaret L. Hensley as far as I know.
Margaret L. Hensley was born ca 1844/45 in Yancey Co, NC.
Margaret was born out of wedlock to Emelia Sprouse, apparently with a Mr. Hensley as the father. It was unusual for an illegitimate child to take the father's name, but in this case she was named after her apparent father.
Emelia Sprouse was born ca 1824/25 in Buncombe Co, NC (now Yancey). I think that all of the Sprouse family (also spelled "Spruice") were related to the Hensley's. Old James Hensley had a daughter named Milly (c1770/75) who married Jesse Sprouse before 1810. I have not yet positively identified any of their children, but Emelia (c1825) might be one of their daughters, or granddaughters. They did have an apparent child this age with them in 1830, but not in 1840. It is also possible that Emelia was married to a Sprouse, who died before 1845. In 1850, Emelia was residing in the same household with Lawrence Hensley, but with a different family number. This may be a clue as to who was Margaret L. Hensley's father. In 1850, Emelia had one more child, Louisa J. Sprouse, age 1 (c1848/49).
Yancey County Court Records show that on 18 Apr 1848 "Margaret Hensley", daughter of "Milly Sprouce" was bound out to Margaret Angel. (From Yancey Co, NC Court Minutes, thanks to Sandra Fender for sharing this record).
Margaret L. Hensley was residing with the Angel family in 1850, consisting of Daniel (c1795) and Clarissa Angel (c1785), and Margaret Angel (c1820). Apparently Margaret Angel was daughter of Daniel and Clarissa, and she was the one to whom Margaret L. Hensley was bound out in 1848. They were just five houses from James B. Hensley (c1805), who might be connected.
1850 YANCEY CO, NC Page 442B House/Family # 827/ 866 ANGEL DANIEL 55 M W FARMER NC 1794/1795 ANGEL CLARISSA 65 F W VA 1784/1785 ANGEL MARGARET 30 F W NC 1819/1820 HENSLEY MARGARET L 5 F W NC 1844/1845
I didn't see Margaret listed on the 1860 census. She would have been about 15 then, so could have married, or perhaps she was still with the Angel family, but listed under that surname (a common census mistake). I didn't find any marriages in Yancey Co, NC for a Margaret in the 1850's.
At present, I have no additional data on Margaret L. Hensley, whether she married, and had children.
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