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I (Marty Grant) am not related to Presley W. Hensley as far as I know.
Presley W. Hensley was born ca 1822/23 in Wayne Co, TN.
Presley W. Hensley is a proven son of Lemuel Hensley, and was named as an heir in a deed dated 3 Apr 1841 (Wayne Co, TN Deed Book E page 195). Presley is a son of Lemuel and his first wife, whose name I have not been able to find.
Presley W. Hensley was apparently home with his parents for the 1830 census (age 5-9, born ca 1820/25).
Presley married Elizabeth --- between 1830 and 1840 (probably more like ca 1835/40) in Wayne Co, TN. I don't know what her maiden name was. It might be "May", for in the 1850, they were residing with a May family.
Presley W. Hensley was listed on the 1840 census in Wayne Co, TN. He was listed between George Stults and Isham Guinn. He was not too many houses from his father Lemuel Hensley, who was on the next page.
1840 census analysis (based on available evidence): (Explanation of this census)
1840 Wayne County, TN pg 101 Presley W. Hensley 0001000000000-1000100000000 Analysis: 1 Male(s) 15-19 (1820-1825) Presley W. HENSLEY (1822/23) s/o Lemuel 1 Female(s) 20-29 (1810-1820) Elizabeth ___ Hensley (1817/18) wife 1 Female(s) 0-4 (1835-1840) Eliza J. HENSLEY (1840/41) daughter
Presley and family were residing in Wayne Co, TN for the 1850 census, but for some reason were residing with the William J. May (c1829) and Rachel May (c1823) family. This may be a census error, and the might not be in the same household.
1850 WAYNE CO, TN Page 305 House/Family # 531/ 536 - 11th Civil District MAY WILLIAM J 21 M W LABORER TN 1828/1829 MAY RACHEL 27 F W TN 1822/1823 MAY HENRY C 8 M W TN 1841/1842 MAY WILLIAM H 6 M W TN 1843/1844 MAY MARY J 5 F W TN 1844/1845 MAY JAMES 2 M W TN 1847/1848 HENSLEY P W 27 M W FARMER 1600 TN 1822/1823 HENSLEY ELIZABETH 30 F W TN 1819/1820 HENSLEY ELIZA J 9 F W TN 1840/1841 HENSLEY FRANCES 6 F W TN 1843/1844 HENSLEY LEMUEL L 2 M W TN 1847/1848
Presley and family were still in Wayne County for the 1860 census. This is taken from a transcribed version of the census found on the Wayne Co, TN GenWeb pages.
1860 WAYNE CO, TN Page 82 House/Family # 559/ 559 -- Civil District 11 HENSLEY P W 39 M W FARMER 6000 5940 TN 1820/1821 HENSLEY ELIZABETH 42 F W TN 1817/1818 HENSLEY LEMUEL T 11 M W TN 1848/1849 HENSLEY NANCY D 4 F W TN 1855/1856 BROWN JAMES 32 M W FARM LABORER TN 1827/1828
Presley died between 1860 and 1870 (perhaps in the Civil War?).
Presley's widow Elizabeth Hensley was listed on the 1870 census in Wayne Co, TN on page 511: Elizabeth Hensley-52, Lemuel T-21, Martha E-20, Nancy D-15, William GRAY-14. (From "Hensley Households" by Laura Schreibman).
I have no data on them after this point.
Presley and Elizabeth Hensley had at least four children, per the 1850, 1860 and 1870 census.
Eliza J. Hensley was born ca 1840/41 in Wayne Co, TN. I suspect she was born in 1840, as the 1840 census showed that Presley had an apparent daughter age "under 5", born ca 1835/40. I suspect this was Eliza. If not, whoever that daughter was, she was not home in 1850.
Eliza J. Hensley was home with her parents in 1850, but gone by 1860, so either married or died ca 1850/60. I didn't find a marriage record for her.
Frances E. Hensley was born ca 1843/44 in Wayne Co, TN, or in Arkansas (1850 census shows "TN" as birth place, while 1860 census shows "AR"). If she was born in Arkansas, it was probably in Searcy County.
Frances was home with her parents for the 1850 census.
On 7 Jul 1859, "D. Hamm" obtained a marriage bond to marry Frances Hensley. The 1860 census shows him as "H. D. Hamm". I believe this is Henry Hamm found in 1850 Wayne Co, TN with his parents B. and Rachel Hamm.
Henry and wife were listed on the 1860 census next door to Frances' parents. I don't have the listing typed up yet, but they were "H. D. Hamm" age 26, and Frances W. Hamm, age 19. No children yet.
Lemuel T. Hensley was born ca 1847/48 in Wayne Co, TN. Lemuel was home with his parents for the 1850 and 1860 census.
On 21 Mar 1867, "L. T. Hensley" obtained a marriage bond to marry Martha E. Olive in Wayne Co, TN. I found Martha E. Olive (c1851) home with her parents Jesse B. and Eliza J. Olive in 1860 Wayne Co, TN.
Lemuel and Martha were residing with his widowed mother Elizabeth Hensley for the 1870 census.
Nancy D. Hensley was born ca 1855/56 in Wayne Co, TN. She was home with her parents for the 1860 and 1870 census.
Persons researching this family (click here for data on how to get on or off of this list):
1. Presley W1
Hensley , born 1822/23 in Wayne
Co, TN; died 1860/70 in Wayne Co, TN, son of Lemuel Hensley
and ? (---) .
He married bef 1840 in Wayne Co, TN Elizabeth (---) , born 1819/20 in Wayne
Co, TN.
Children
of Presley W Hensley and Elizabeth (---) were as follows:
2
i
Eliza J2
Hensley , born 1840/41 in Wayne
Co, TN.
3
ii
Frances E2
Hensley , born
1843/44 in AR. She married on 7
Jul 1859 in Wayne Co, TN Henry D Hamm , born 1833/34 in TN,
son of B Hamm
and Rachel (---) .
4
iii
Lemuel T2
Hensley , born 1847/48 in Wayne
Co, TN. He married on 21 Mar 1867
in Wayne Co, TN Martha E Olive , born 1850/51 in Wayne
Co, TN, daughter of Jesse B Olive
and Eliza J (---) .
5 iv Nancy D2 Hensley , born 1855/56 in Wayne Co, TN.