William Harrison Hensley

1847 - 1940  (92 years)

• Name	William Harrison Hensley
  Birth	8 Feb 1847	Yancey Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	8B7C898DD2DAD4118AC44445535400002C97
  Death	9 Jan 1940	Washington Co, TN
  Burial	New Victory Cem, Washington Co, TN
  Person ID	I37792	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	William Kimsey Hensley,   b. 1826/1827, Buncombe Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC) d. 1865/1870, Washington Co, TN (now Unicoi Co, TN) (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Elvira Chandler,   b. Sep 1827, NC d. Aft 1900, Unicoi Co, TN (Age > 74 years)
  Marriage	1840/1847	Yancey Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC)
  Family ID	F14778	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha J,   b. Sep 1862, TN d. 1930/1940, Unicoi Co, TN (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1877/1878	Washington Co, TN
  Children	1. Rufus Hensley,   b. Mar 1879, Unicoi Co, TN d. Aft 1900, Unicoi Co, TN (Age > 22 years)   2. Preston Hensley,   b. Jul 1883, Unicoi Co, TN d. Aft 1900, Unicoi Co, TN (Age > 18 years)   3. Walter Hensley,   b. Mar 1886, Unicoi Co, TN d. Aft 1900, Unicoi Co, TN (Age > 15 years)   4. Eldora Hensley,   b. Oct 1891, Unicoi Co, TN d. Aft 1900, Unicoi Co, TN (Age > 10 years)   5. Loretta Hensley,   b. Jan 1896, Unicoi Co, TN d. Aft 1900, Unicoi Co, TN (Age > 5 years)
  Family ID	F12293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2025

  
  

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  Death Certificate (Ancestry.com)

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I know. However, I am interested in all Hensley families in North Carolina and Tennessee.; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/hensley/ !CENSUS:1850 Yancey Co., NC # ---/1310 William K. Hensley 23 Farmer $125 NC William H. 3 Elvira 23 Julia A. 2; !CENSUS:1860 Washington Co., TN District No 18, Flag Pond PO # 1076/1076 William K. Hensley 33 Farmer $300/190 NC Elvira 33 William H. 13 Julian 11 Elizabeth 9 Joseph 7 Rebecca J. 5 Malissa C. 3; !CENSUS:1870 Washington Co., TN 18th District, Flag Pond PO, # 137/137 Elvira Hensley 43 Keeping House $600/310 NC William H. 23 works on farm Elizabeth 20 Joseph C. 17 works on farm TN Rebecca J. 15 at home Malissa C. 13 " " Thomas N. 10 " " Mary C. 9 " " Calvin 5 " "; !CENSUS:1880 Unicoi Co., TN The 8th District # 52/55 William H. Hensley 32 M Carpenter NC-NC-NC Martha 18 wife M Keeping House TN-NC-NC Rufus 1 son TN-NC-TN; !CENSUS:1900 Unicoi Co., TN no township listed (SD 1, ED 178, Sheet 7) # 131/135 William H. Hensley head Feb 1847 53 M 22 TN-TN-TN Merchant Marth J. (sic) wife Sep 1862 37 M 22 6-5 Rufus son Mar 1879 21 S Clerk in store Preston son Jul 1883 16 S goes school Walter(or Watts?) son Mar 1886 14 Eldora dau Oct 1891 8 Lorettie dau Jan 1896 4;