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Benjamin Hensley 1822–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Sep 1822

Birth Location: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1 Feb 1908

Death Location: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

Father: Benjamin Hensley

Mother: Nellie Meadows

Spouse(s): Rebecca Breeden

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

The story of Benjamin Hensley began in 1822 in Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, United States. Benjamin Hensley married Rebecca Breeden, and had children including Amanda Ardenia Hensley, Annie R Hensley, Charles Brown Hensley, Franklin P Hensley, John Andrew Hensley, Laura Belle Hensley, Nicholas W Hensley, Samuel Whitfield Hensley, Sarah Jane Hensley, Solomon Job Hensley, Thomas B Hensley. Benjamin Hensley passed away in 1908 in Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Hensley began in 1822 in Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, United States.
  • Benjamin Hensley married Rebecca Breeden, and had children including Amanda Ardenia Hensley, Annie R Hensley, Charles Brown Hensley, Franklin P Hensley, John Andrew Hensley, Laura Belle Hensley, Nicholas W Hensley, Samuel Whitfield Hensley, Sarah Jane Hensley, Solomon Job Hensley, Thomas B Hensley.
  • Benjamin Hensley passed away in 1908 in Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, United States.

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Benjamin Hensley's Ancestors

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Benjamin Hensley
1822–1908
Birth Place: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Parents
Benjamin Hensley
1790–1872
Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Nellie Meadows
1790–1862
Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Hensley
1752–1802
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Mary Meadows
1768–1810
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Hensley
1735–1810
Mary Elliott
1740–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Hensley
1694–1788
Martha ELLIS
1704–1752

Benjamin Hensley's Descendants

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Benjamin Hensley (6 Sep 1822–1 Feb 1908) m. Rebecca Breeden (8 Feb 1824–28 Oct 1905)
  1. 1. Laura (Belle) Hensley 1870–
  2. 2. Annie (R) Hensley 1867–1887
  3. 3. Sarah (Jane) Hensley 1864–1944
  4. 4. Franklin (P) Hensley 1863–1906
  5. 5. Nicholas (W) Hensley 1861–1917
  6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Hensley 1859–1944
  7. 7. John (Andrew) Hensley 1854–
  8. 8. Thomas (B) Hensley 1854–
  9. 9. Charles (Brown) Hensley 1852–1938
  10. 10. Amanda (Ardenia) Hensley 1851–1928
  11. 11. Samuel (Whitfield) Hensley 1849–1923
  12. 12. Solomon (Job) Hensley 1858–1943 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Shifflett 1841–1882 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Shifflett 1859–1938
    1. 1. Ashby (Solomon) Hensley 1905–1969
    2. 2. Margaret (Ruth) Hensley 1897–1918
    3. 3. Alice (Marie) Hensley 1896–1974
    4. 4. Cicero Hensley 1892–1894
    5. 5. James (Russell) Hensley 1891–1970
    6. 6. Mattie (S) Hensley 1888–1888
    7. 7. Annie Hensley 1886–
    8. 8. Cicero (W) Hensley 1882–1884
    9. 9. Lelia (Ann) Hensley 1882–1962
    10. 10. Bessie (Frances) Hensley 1880–1955
    11. 11. Ida (Rebecca) Hensley 1879–1957
    12. 12. Samuel (Lawrence) Hensley 1889–1956 m. Wynona Jones 1892–1927 m. Hilda (Virginia) Patterson 1916–1998
      1. 1. Samuel (Lawrence) Hensley 1939–2004
      2. 2. Tempie (Glen) Hensley 1920–1989
      3. 3. Virginia (Patterson) Hensley 1932–1963

Benjamin Hensley's Timeline

2 Records

1822
6 Sep 1822
Birth of Benjamin Hensley in Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
1908
1 Feb 1908
Age 86
Death of Benjamin Hensley in Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1822
    Event Place: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1908
    Event Place: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

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