William Hensley
1833 - Aft 1920 (> 88 years)-
Name William Hensley Birth Jul 1832/1833 Yancey Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC) 
Gender Male _UID 1793898DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000CFB0 _UID A5CDBCD1942EDA119534000D87575B28E393 Death Aft 1920 Greene Co, TN Person ID I94857 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 10 Nov 2012
Father Charles Hensley, b. 1795/1796, Buncombe Co, NC d. Abt 1858, Madison Co, NC (Age 62 years) Mother Rhoda Stanton, b. 1797/1798, Buncombe Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Madison Co, NC (Age > 83 years) Marriage 1820/1822 Buncombe Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC) Family ID F16248 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Mary Ann Dudley, b. Mar 1835, Greene Co, TN d. Aft 1900, Madison Co, NC (Age > 66 years) Marriage 9 Jan 1853 Madison Co, NC Divorce Yes, date unknown Notes - MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married 9 Jan 1853
Children 1. Nealy Hensley, b. 1853/1854, Madison Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Madison Co, NC (Age > 27 years)2. Waitsell Avery Hensley, b. 1855/1856, Madison Co, NC d. 4 Apr 1945, Greene Co, TN (Age 89 years)3. Thompson Hensley, b. May 1857, Madison Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Madison Co, NC (Age > 44 years)4. Rhoda Hensley, b. May 1860, Madison Co, NC d. 5 Nov 1938, Madison Co, NC (Age 78 years)5. Sarah Hensley, b. 1863/1864, Madison Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Washington Co, TN (Age > 17 years)6. Solomon Hensley, b. 1866/1867, Madison Co, NC d. 30 Mar 1920, Greene Co, TN (Age 53 years)Family ID F27302 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
Family 2 Nancy Shelton, b. Sep 1832, NC d. Aft 1920, Greene Co, TN (Age > 89 years) Marriage 12 Feb 1879 Washington Co, TN Children 1. Thomas Jefferson Hensley, b. 16 Mar 1868, KY d. 24 Feb 1958, Washington Co, TN (Age 89 years)2. Burgess Hensley, b. 15 Jul 1869, Madison Co, NC d. 15 Sep 1954, Washington Co, TN (Age 85 years)3. Bevy Hensley, b. 22 Sep 1871, Madison Co, NC d. 24 Mar 1945, Greene Co, TN (Age 73 years)4. Martha Hensley, b. 1875/1876, Washington Co, TN d. Aft 1880, Washington Co, TN (Age > 5 years)5. Abram Hensley, b. 1878/1879, Washington Co, TN d. Aft 1880, Washington Co, TN (Age > 2 years)6. Benjamin Hensley, b. Sep 1879, Washington Co, TN d. Aft 1952, Washington Co, TN (Age > 74 years)Family ID F27303 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
- MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married 9 Jan 1853
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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/
!NOTES:Unable to find a D/C for him in TN or NC. If he died in 1920's there should be one.;
!CENSUS:1840 Yancey Co, NC pg 259 w/Charles HENSLEY age 5-9 (1830/35);
!CENSUS:1850 Yancey Co., NC # 900/940
Charles Hensley 54 Farmer $- NC
John 24 Laborer $300
George 23 do
Wesley 19 do
William 17 do
Ephraim 5
Rhoda 52 NC
Margaret 9;
!MARRIAGE BOND: 9 Jan 1853 Madison Co., NC
Wm Hensley & Poleyan Dudley
John Holland, bm
married same date by Neely Tweed, JP;
!CENSUS:1860 Madison Co., NC (no township or PO listed) # 834/834
William Hensley 28 Farmer $-/300 NC
Pollie 27 TN
Nealy 6
Henry 4
Thomas 2
Roda 4/12;
!CENSUS:1870 Madison Co., NC Township No 2, White Rock PO # 146/146
William Hensley 36 Farm Laborer $-/150 NC
Avery 14 at home
Nancy King 34 Keeping House NC
America 13 at home
Sarah 6
George 4
Thomas 2 KY;
!MARRIAGE:12 Feb 1879 Washington Co., TN
W. M. Hensley & Nancy King
From Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950, FamilySearch.org;
!MARRIAGE:16 Jun 1880 Washington Co., TN
William Hensley & Nancy King
From Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950, FamilySearch.org;
!CENSUS:1880 Washington Co., TN Dist 1 # 159/162
* two houses from Frances Hensley Copp (c1816 TN), related?
Wm Hensley, 45, Farmer, NC-NC-NC
Nancy, 42 wife
George, 14 son
Thomas Y. 12 son KY-NC-NC
Burgess, 9 son NC-NC-NC
Bevial, 6 son
Martha 4 dau TN-NC-NC
Abram, 1 son
Benjamin 1 son;
!CENSUS:1900 Greene Co., TN Civil District No 1 # 105/107
William Hensely head Jul 1830 69 M 49 NC-NC-NC Farmer
Nancy wife Sep 1832 67 M 49 12-9
Benjamin son Sep 1878 21 M 3 TN-NC-NC Farm Laborer
Marcella d-in-l Jul 1873 26 M 3 2-2 NC-NC-NC
Oklahoma gr-son Aug 1898 1 TN-TN-NC
Joseph J. Rankin boarder Jul 1862 37 S IL-KY-KY Lumber Inspector;
!CENSUS:1910 Washington Co., TN Civil District 1 # 147/148
William Hensley head 76 M2 30 NC-NC-NC Miller - Flour Mill
Nancy wife 76 M2 30 12-9
Oklahoma gr-son 11 TN-NC-NC;
!CENSUS:1920 Greene Co., TN Twenty Second Civil District # 207/208
Benj. Hensley head 58 M NC-NC-NC Farmer
Vina wife 47 M
Vadie dau 11 TN-NC-NC
Georgie dau 9
Dolphas son 5
William father 89 M NC-NC-NC
Nancy mother 87 M;
!CENSUS:1930 x
- !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.;