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Benjamin (keep) Hensley 1822 – 1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1822

Birth Location: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 Feb 1905

Death Location: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, USA

Father: Benjamin Hensley

Mother: Ellender Meadows

Spouse(s): Rebecca Hensley

Children(s): Samuel Hensley, Samuel Hensley****+, Amanda Hensley, Charles Hensley, Charles Hensley, John Hensley, John Hensley, Solomon Hensley, Thomas Hensley, Virginia Hensley, Nicholas Hensley, Franklin Hensley, Sarah Hensley, Annie Hensley, Laura Eaton

Benjamin (keep) Hensley Jr. was born in 1822 in Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin Hensley and Ellender "Nellie" Ellen Meadows. Benjamin (keep) Hensley Jr. married Rebecca Breeden Hensley, and had children including Samuel Whitfield Hensley, Samuel Whitfield Hensley****+, Amanda Ardenia (keep) Hensley, Charles Brown Hensley, Charles Brown Hensley, John Andrew Hensley, John Andrew Hensley, Solomon Job Hensley, Thomas Benjamin Hensley, Virginia "Jennie" Hensley, Nicholas Wysong Hensley, Franklin Pierce Hensley, Sarah Jane Virginia (keep) Hensley, Annie Rebecca Hensley, Laura Belle Eaton. Benjamin (keep) Hensley Jr. passed away in 1905 in Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin (keep) Hensley Jr. was born in 1822 in Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin Hensley and Ellender "Nellie" Ellen Meadows.
  • Benjamin (keep) Hensley Jr. married Rebecca Breeden Hensley, and had children including Samuel Whitfield Hensley, Samuel Whitfield Hensley****+, Amanda Ardenia (keep) Hensley, Charles Brown Hensley, Charles Brown Hensley, John Andrew Hensley, John Andrew Hensley, Solomon Job Hensley, Thomas Benjamin Hensley, Virginia "Jennie" Hensley, Nicholas Wysong Hensley, Franklin Pierce Hensley, Sarah Jane Virginia (keep) Hensley, Annie Rebecca Hensley, Laura Belle Eaton.
  • Benjamin (keep) Hensley Jr. passed away in 1905 in Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Hensley
1790 – 1870
Birth Location: Rockingham Co., VA
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Ellender Meadows
1790 – 1862
Birth Location: Rockingham, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Hensley
1824 – 1905
Birth Location: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Samuel Hensley
1849 – 1923
Birth Location: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham Co. Virginia, USA
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Samuel Hensley****+
1849 – 1923
Birth Location: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
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Amanda Hensley
1851 – 1923
Birth Location: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham Co. Virginia, USA
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Charles Hensley
1852 – 1938
Birth Location: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham Co. Virginia, USA
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Charles Hensley
1852 – 1938
Birth Location: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham Co. Virginia, USA
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John Hensley
1854 – 1935
Birth Location: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham Co. Virginia, USA
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John Hensley
1854 – 1935
Birth Location: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham Co. Virginia, USA
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Solomon Hensley
1855 – 1943
Birth Location: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham Co. Virginia, USA
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Thomas Hensley
1856 – 1950
Birth Location: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham Co. Virginia, USA
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Virginia Hensley
1860 –
Birth Location: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham Co. Virginia, USA
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Nicholas Hensley
1861 – 1917
Birth Location: Rockingham, VA
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Franklin Hensley
1863 – 1906
Birth Location: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham Co. Virginia, USA
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Sarah Hensley
1864 – 1944
Birth Location: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham Co. Virginia, USA
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Annie Hensley
1867 – 1887
Birth Location: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham Co. Virginia, USA
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Laura Eaton
1870 – 1942
Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
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Benjamin Hensley's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Hensley
1822 – 1905
Birth Place: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin Hensley
1790 – 1870
Rockingham Co., VA
Ellender ("Nellie" Ellen) Meadows
1790 – 1862
Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Samuel HENSLEY
1752 – 1802
Abemarle, Orange Co. VA
Mary ("Mollie" (keep)) Meadows
1768 – 1810
Virginia, United States
James MEADOWS
1760 – 1844
Orange County, Virginia
Catherine BOSWELL
1760 – 1842
Orange Co, , Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William HENSLEY
1735 – 1806
Louisa BOWMAN
1740 – 1819
Josiah Meador
1734 – 1836
Lavina Moody
1731 – 1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Hensley's Descendants

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Benjamin ((keep)) Hensley (8 Sep 1822 – 15 Feb 1905) m. Rebecca (Breeden) Hensley (8 Feb 1824 – 28 Oct 1905)
  1. 1. Samuel (Whitfield) Hensley (24 May 1849 – Feb 28 1923)
  2. 2. Samuel (Whitfield) Hensley****+ (24 May 1849 – 28 Feb 1923)
  3. 3. Amanda (Ardenia (keep)) Hensley (28 Jun 1851 – 18 Jan 1923)
  4. 4. Charles (Brown) Hensley (16 Nov 1852 – 22 Sept 1938)
  5. 5. Charles (Brown) Hensley (16 Nov 1852 – 22 Sept 1938)
  6. 6. John (Andrew) Hensley (13 Apr 1854 – 29 Jan 1935)
  7. 7. John (Andrew) Hensley (13 Apr 1854 – 28 Jan 1935)
  8. 8. Solomon (Job) Hensley (12 April 1855 – 27 Nov 1943)
  9. 9. Thomas (Benjamin) Hensley (24 Apr 1856 – 19 Mar 1950)
  10. 10. Virginia ("Jennie") Hensley (12 Apr 1860 – )
  11. 11. Nicholas (Wysong) Hensley (19 Oct 1861 – 17 Jan 1917)
  12. 12. Franklin (Pierce) Hensley (3 Jul 1863 – 9 Nov 1906)
  13. 13. Sarah (Jane Virginia (keep)) Hensley (11 Sep 1864 – 30 Mar 1944)
  14. 14. Annie (Rebecca) Hensley (3 Mar 1867 – 19 Mar 1887)
  15. 15. Laura (Belle) Eaton (20 October 1870 – 12 December 1942)

Benjamin Hensley's Timeline

2 Records

1822
8 Sep 1822
Birth of Benjamin (keep) Hensley Jr. in Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
1905
15 Feb 1905
Age 83
Death of Benjamin (keep) Hensley Jr. in Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1822
    Event Place: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1905
    Event Place: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
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