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Ralzamore M. Hensley (c1814) and Sarah Morgan of Cherokee Co, NC and Union and Towns Co, GA |
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Revision History: 20 Jun 2008 Reformatted by Marty Grant. Change of Address for Gordon Hensley. |
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Over the years, I have had numerous people share data with me on this
particular family. Somewhere in my disorganized notes are the names of
those I should thank, and when I can find them, I'll list them here.
There is also a couple of articles in "The Heritage of Cherokee County"
Volume II which contains a great deal of data about this family, most of
which I am not including here, mainly since they are undocumented
family stories. They may be entirely true, but I'll leave that for
others to decide. Check out the articles if you can find the book.
Several of Ralzamore's children filed Indian Claims in 1907 (Gurion Index) based on their mother being part Indian. These claims contain a wealth of genealogical information. "Ralzamore Markham Hensley" was born ca 1813/14 (per 1850, 1860, and 1870 census) in Burke Co, NC (per 1860 census), probably in the section that later became McDowell County. As far as his name goes, I have no direct proof of his middle name, which was shared with me by another researcher. Some researchers also give his middle name as "Marcus" instead. I don't know which is correct. Various records do show his middle initial was "M". Also, his first name is spelled different ways each time it appears on a record. It looks like "Ralzy" or "Ralzey" might be a shortened (nickname) version of his name that he used. Ralzamore is a proven son of Benjamin Hensley (c1776) and Elizabeth --- as shown by Gurion Index (1907) Indian applications by Ralzy's son Fielden and siblings showing their grandfather was "Benjamin" of Monroe Co, TN. Circumstantial evidence also supports Ralzy being a son of Benjamin. Ralzy would have been about 6 years old by the time of 1820 census, so if home with his parents that year he should be enumerated in the "under 10" age group (born ca 1810/20). Benjamin Hensley did have an apparent son that age with him in Burke County, North Carolina. Ralzy would have been about 16 years old by the time of the 1830 census, so he ought to be in the age 15-19 category (born ca 1810/15). His parents had moved to Monroe Co, TN by then, but had no son that age, but did have one close enough in the 10-14 age group (born ca 1815/20). Benjamin moved his family to Union County, Georgia (now Towns County, Georgia) before 1840, and it appears Ralzy went also, for on 29 Jan 1840, he married Sarah Morgan there. (The marriage record gave "R. Henslee" and "Sary Morgain"). Sarah was born ca 1816/17 (per 1850 census) in either Georgia (per 1850 census) or in North Carolina (per 1870 and 1880 census). Her father was George W. Morgan, per the 1907 Gurion Indian claims filed by her various children and grandchildren. I don't know who her mother was. Although they married prior to the taking of the 1840 census, they did not appear to be listed in their own household. However, it seems that they may be at home with Ralzy's parents in Union Co, GA, for they did have "extra" people of the approximate ages to match Ralzy and his new wife Sarah. They remained in Union County, Georgia until sometime after 1846 when they moved to neighboring Cherokee County, North Carolina, where they were listed on the 1850 census. No other Hensleys were in Cherokee County at that time, except for two known Hensley females who were married and with new surnames by then. They were not nearby, but both are probably cousins to Ralzy. Ralzamore and family lived in the region of the Valley River (Valleytown Township). This put them a good distance from his parents still in Union County, Georgia at this time, though the counties border each other. 1850 census abstract: (Explanation of this census) (Note: The dates at the end of each line are not part of the original census, but are approximate birth years based on age) 1850 CHEROKEE CO, NC Page 63B House/Family # 819/ 819 - Twp HENSLEY RALZIMORE 36 M W FARMER NC 1813/1814 HENSLEY SARAH 33 F W GA 1816/1817 HENSLEY ELIZABETH 8 F W GA 1841/1842 HENSLEY HAMPTON 7 M W GA 1842/1843 HENSLEY JAMES 5 M W GA 1844/1845 HENSLEY JOHN 4 M W GA 1845/1846 HENSLEY BENJAMIN 0 M W 3/12 NC 1849/1850 They were still in Cherokee County for the 1860 census. The census taker this year did a wonderful thing and included everyone's birth place down to the county (only state was required), so this is very helpful to researchers. Unfortunately, Sarah's birth place was illegible, though I can say with certainty it begins with an "M" and is 5 or 6 letters in length. It might say "Monroe", which if it does, is obviously referring to Monroe Co, TN. Honestly, it looks like it says: Mamol " (with the ditto mark meaning "NC"). It may be reference to a town and not a county. 1860 census abstract: (Explanation of this census) (Note: The dates at the end of each line are not part of the original census, but are approximate birth years based on age) 1860 CHEROKEE CO, NC Page 469 House/Family # 899/ 899 -- VALLEYTOWN Twp HENSLEY R M 46 M W FARMER 300 BURKE NC 1813/1814 HENSLEY SARAH 40 F W ILLEG 1819/1820 HENSLEY ELIZABETH J 16 F W UNION CO, GA 1843/1844 HENSLEY FIELDIN H 14 M W UNION CO, GA 1845/1846 HENSLEY JAMES 13 M W UNION CO, GA 1846/1847 HENSLEY BENJAMIN 12 M W UNION CO, GA 1847/1848 HENSLEY MARY C 10 F W CHEROKEE 1849/1850 HENSLEY MARGARET A 7 F W CHEROKEE 1852/1853 HENSLEY WILLIAM 4 M W CHEROKEE 1855/1856 HENSLEY LAURA 0 F W 7/12 CHEROKEE 1859/1860 They were still in Cherokee County for the 1870 census. 1870 census abstract: (Explanation of this census) (Note: The dates at the end of each line are not part of the original census, but are approximate birth years based on age) 1870 CHEROKEE CO, NC Page 346 House/Family # 53/ 53--VALLEYTOWN Twp HENSLY RALZY 56 M W FARMER NC 1813/1814 HENSLY SARAH 52 F W KEEPING HOUSE NC 1817/1818 HENSLY BENJAMIN 19 M W FARM LABORER NC 1850/1851 HENSLY MARY 17 F W AT HOME NC 1852/1853 HENSLY MARGRET 15 F W AT HOME NC 1854/1855 HENSLY WILLIAM 13 M W FARM LABORER NC 1856/1857 HENSLY LAURA 11 F W AT HOME NC 1858/1859 By 1880 they had moved to neighboring Towns County, Georgia, possibly in the same area they had lived many years before when it was still part of Union County. They were next door to son William Hensley and his wife. 1880 census abstract: (Explanation of this census) (Note: The dates at the end of each line are not part of the original census, but are approximate birth years based on age) 1880 TOWNS CO, GA Page House/Family # 38/ 40 -- DIST 990 Twp HENSLEY RILEY M W M 63 M FARMER NC NC NC 1816/1817 HENSLEY SARAH W F 63 WF M KEEPING HOUSE NC NC NC 1816/1817 HENSLEY MARGRET A W F 21 D S AT HOME NC NC NC 1858/1859 HENSLEY LAURA H W F 19 D S AT HOME NC NC NC 1860/1861 The family apparently went back to Cherokee County, North Carolina sometime after 1880. According to other researchers, Sarah Morgan Hensley died on 6 Jul 1884 in Cherokee Co, NC. I don't know what the source of that death date is. I did not find Ralzy on the 1900 census in Cherokee County, so he may have been in Georgia that year. He died on 28 Jun 1900, though where I don't know, nor do I know the source for his date of death. |
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Children of Ralzamore and Sarah Morgan
Hensley. Ralzamore and Sarah had nine children as proven by the
various census records. Some of these children are also proven by the
various 1907 Gurion Indian claims.
1. Elizabeth J. Hensley (1841) 2. Fielden Hampton Hensley (1842) 6. Mary Catherine Hensley (1852) |
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Elizabeth J. Hensley was born ca 1841/42
(per 1850 census) or 20 Mar 1841 (source unknown) in Union County,
Georgia (per 1850 census). She was home with her parents for the 1850
census ("Elizabeth" age 8, born GA), and still home with them in 1860
("Eliza J." age 16, born Union GA). She was not home in 1870, so
probably married by then. I don't know who she married, but somewhere I found her death date of 16 Feb 1882, but I don't have a source for that, so I don't know if it is accurate, nor do I know where she died. |
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Fielden Hampton Hensley was born ca 1842/43
(per 1850 census) or 19 Jun 1842 (source unknown) in Union County,
Georgia (per 1850 census). He was home with his parents for the 1850
census ("Hampton" age 7, born GA), and still home with them in 1860 ("Fielden
H." age 14, born Union GA).
I did not find him in 1870. However, sometime before ca 1877, Fielden H. Hensley married Ann --- in Cherokee Co, NC. (No record found). She was born ca 1858/59 in North Carolina. I don't know her maiden name, though other researchers show her as "Mary Ann Reagle" (or Ragle), which could be correct, but I don't know what the source for that is. They were listed on the 1880 census in Cherokee County, North Carolina in Valleytown Township. ** I don't have this entry typed up yet. |
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James Hensley was born ca 1844/45 (per 1850
census) or 14 Jun 1844 (source unknown) in Union County, Georgia (per
1850 census). He was home with his parents for the 1850 census ("James"
age 5, born GA), and still home with them in 1860 ("James", age 13, born
Union GA).
I did not find him in 1870. From some source I have his death date as 25 May 1862, which was during the Civil War timeframe, so that may have been a factor in his death. |
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John Hensley was born ca 1845/46 (per 1850
census) or 14 Aug 1846 (source unknown) in Union County, Georgia (per
1850 census). He was home with his parents for the 1850 census ("John"
age 4, born GA), but not home in 1860.
I did not find him in 1860. From some source I have his death date as 25 May 1856, which, if correct, would explain his absence from the 1860 census. |
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Benjamin Hensley was born ca 1850 (per
1850 census) or 6 Aug 1851 (source unknown, but it has to be wrong) in
Cherokee County, North Carolina (per 1850 and 1870 census) or Union
County, Georgia (per 1860 census). I don't know which birth place is
correct for Benjamin, whether Union Co, GA or Cherokee Co, NC.
He was home with his parents for the 1850 census ("Benjamin" age 3 months, born NC), and still home with them in 1860 ("Benjamin", age 12, born Union GA), and still home in 1870 ("Benjamin", age 19, born NC). "Benjamin Henslee" married Anna Bradley on 26 Mar 1876 in Cherokee County. I have no data on them after this. |
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Mary Catherine Hensley was born ca 1850 (per
1860 census) or 27 Aug 1852 (source unknown) in Cherokee County, North
Carolina (per 1860 census). She was home with his parents for the 1860
census ("Mary C." age 10, born Cherokee NC), and still home with them in
1870 ("Mary", age 17, born NC). On 13 Aug 1874, William C. Anderson married "Mary C. Hensley" in Cherokee Co, NC. William was born April 1852 (per 1900 census), in Tennessee, son of Perry Anderson and Nancy Farr. They were listed on the 1880 census in neighboring Graham County, North Carolina. ** I don't have this entry typed up yet. They were still in Graham County for the 1900 census. ** I don't have this entry typed up yet. |
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Margaret A. Hensley was born ca 1852/53
(per 1860 census) or 30 Jun 1854 (source unknown) in Cherokee County,
North Carolina (per 1860 census). She was home with her parents in 1860
("Margaret A.", age 7, born NC), and home with in 1870 ("Margaret" age
15, born NC), and still home in 1880 ("Margaret A.", age 21, born NC).
I have no data on Margaret after 1880. |
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William R. Hensley was born ca 1855/56 (per
1860 census) or 6 Jun 1856 (source unknown) in Cherokee County, North
Carolina (per 1860 census). He was home with his parents in 1860
("William.", age 4, born NC), and home with in 1870 ("William" age 13,
born NC). On 16 Oct 1879, "Wm R. Hensley" married "Dora A. Bryson" (Eudora Ann Bryson) in Cherokee County, North Carolina. Dora was a daughter of Joseph Holmes Bryson and Nancy Caroline Cruise, both of whom are related to me. See the page for Joseph's parents at James N. Bryson and Ann Gross, and the page for Nancy's parents (William Cruise and Emily Winfrey) at Caleb Winfrey (c1800) and Arabella Moody. William and Dora moved to neighboring Towns County, Georgia before 1880, and were listed there on that census next door to his parents. 1880 census abstract: (Explanation of this census) (Note: The dates at the end of each line are not part of the original census, but are approximate birth years based on age) 1880 TOWNS CO, GA Page House/Family # 37/ 39 -- DIST 990 Twp HENSLEY WILLIAM R W M 23 M LABORER NC NC NC 1856/1857 HENSLEY DORA W F 18 WF M KEEPING HOUSE NC NC NC 1861/1862 I don't have them in 1900 yet. In 1910, I found William and Dora in Macon County, North Carolina in Franklin Township. ** I don't have this entry typed up yet. I have no data on them after this. |
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Laura H. Hensley was born ca 1859 (per
1860 census) or 28 Dec 1859 (source unknown) in Cherokee County, North
Carolina (per 1860 census). She was home with her parents in 1860
("Laura.", age 7 months, born NC), and home with in 1870 ("Laura" age
11, born NC), and still home in 1880 ("Laura H.", age 19, born NC).
I have no data on her after 1880. |
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Researcher List
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First Generation 1. Ralzamore M Hensley was born in 1813/1814 in Burke Co, NC (now McDowell Co, NC). He died after 1880 in Towns Co, GA. Ralzamore married Sarah Morgan, daughter of George W Morgan, on 29 Jan 1840 in Union Co, GA. Sarah was born in 1816/1817 in NC. She died after 1880 in Towns Co, GA. They had the following children. 2 F i. Elizabeth J Hensley was born in 1841/1842 in Union Co, GA. She died after 1860. + 3 M ii. Fielden Hampton Hensley was born in 1842/1843. He died after 1880. 4 M iii. James Hensley was born in 1844/1845 in Union Co, GA. He died after 1860 in Cherokee Co, NC. 5 M iv. John Hensley was born in 1845/1846 in Union Co, GA. He died after 1850 in Cherokee Co, NC. 6 M v. Benjamin Hensley was born in 1850 in Cherokee Co, NC. Benjamin married Anna Bradley on 26 Mar 1876 in Cherokee Co, NC. + 7 F vi. Mary Catherine Hensley was born in 1852/1853. She died after 1900. 8 F vii. Margaret A Hensley was born in 1853/1854 in Cherokee Co, NC. + 9 M viii. William R Hensley was born in 1855/1856. He died after 1910. 10 F ix. Laura H Hensley was born in 1859 in Cherokee Co, NC. Second Generation 3. Fielden Hampton Hensley (Ralzamore M) was born in 1842/1843 in Union Co, GA. He died after 1880 in Cherokee Co, NC. Fielden married Ann before 1877 in Cherokee Co, NC. Ann was born in 1858/1859 in NC. They had the following children. 11 F i. Mary Hensley was born in 1876/1877 in Cherokee Co, NC. 12 F ii. Margaret Hensley was born in 1878/1879 in Cherokee Co, NC. 7. Mary Catherine Hensley (Ralzamore M) was born in 1852/1853 in Cherokee Co, NC. She died after 1900 in Graham Co, NC. Mary married William C Anderson, son of Perry Anderson and Nancy Farr, on 13 Aug 1874 in Cherokee Co, NC. William was born in Apr 1852 in TN. He died after 1900 in Graham Co, NC. They had the following children. 13 M i. George Anderson was born in 1875/1876 in Cherokee Co, NC. 14 F ii. Olive A Anderson was born in Mar 1886 in Graham Co, NC. 15 M iii. Columbus J Anderson was born in Jun 1888 in Graham Co, NC. 9. William R Hensley (Ralzamore M) was born in 1855/1856 in Cherokee Co, NC. He died after 1910 in Macon Co, NC. William married Eudora Ann Bryson, daughter of Joseph Holmes Bryson and Nancy Caroline Cruise, on 16 Oct 1879 in Cherokee Co, NC. Eudora was born on 10 Jul 1861 in Jackson Co, NC. She died after 1910 in Macon Co, NC. They had the following children. 16 F i. Mae Hensley. 17 M ii. Oscar Hensley. 18 M iii. Ross Hensley was born in 1892/1893 in NC. 19 F iv. Mary G Hensley was born in 1893/1894 in NC. 20 F v. Maggie Hensley was born in 1895/1896 in NC. 21 F vi. Bessie Hensley was born in 1897/1898 in NC. She died about 1954. Bessie married John Bunyan Moore in Cherokee Co, NC.
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