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Cecil Monroe Henson 1923 – 1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1923

Birth Location: East St. Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 15 Apr 1982

Death Location: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA

Father: Bennett Henson

Mother: Melva Driskill

Spouse(s): Nana Henson

Children(s): Cecil Henson

Cecil Monroe Henson was born in 1923 in East St. Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA, the child of Bennett Henson and Melva Driskill. In 1935, Cecil Monroe Henson resided in Rural, Livingston, Kentucky. In 1940, Cecil Monroe Henson resided in Mag Dist No 2# Driskill, Livingston, Kentucky, USA. Cecil Monroe Henson married Nana Lou Henson, and had children including Cecil Wayne Henson. Cecil Monroe Henson passed away in 1982 in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Cecil Monroe Henson was born in 1923 in East St. Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA, the child of Bennett Henson and Melva Driskill.
  • In 1935, Cecil Monroe Henson resided in Rural, Livingston, Kentucky.
  • In 1940, Cecil Monroe Henson resided in Mag Dist No 2# Driskill, Livingston, Kentucky, USA.
  • Cecil Monroe Henson married Nana Lou Henson, and had children including Cecil Wayne Henson.
  • Cecil Monroe Henson passed away in 1982 in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cecil Henson's Ancestors

Self
Cecil Henson
1923 – 1982
Birth Place: East St. Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA
Parents
Bennett Henson
1902 – 1989
Livingston County, Kentucky, USA
Melva Driskill
1899 – 1991
Newburn, Livingston County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Jackson) Henson
1869 – 1940
Livingston, Kentucky, United States
Samantha (Canzada Vitula) Henson
1876 – 1961
Gum Springs, Livingston Co, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Henson
1828 – 1880
Mary Stevens
1839 – 1916
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pvt Jr,
1790 – 1869
Mary Lewis,
1796 – 1880

Cecil Henson's Descendants

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Cecil (Monroe) Henson (23 Sep 1923 – 15 Apr 1982) m. Nana (Lou) Henson (21 February 1926 – 27 December 2012)
  1. 1. Cecil (Wayne) Henson (7-28-1943 – 6-19-1974)

Cecil Henson's Timeline

4 Records

1923
23 Sep 1923
Birth of Cecil Monroe Henson in East St. Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA
East St. Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
Cecil Monroe Henson resided here in Rural, Livingston, Kentucky
Rural, Livingston, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 17
Cecil Monroe Henson resided here in Mag Dist No 2# Driskill, Livingston, Kentucky, USA
Mag Dist No 2# Driskill, Livingston, Kentucky, USA
1982
15 Apr 1982
Age 59
Death of Cecil Monroe Henson in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1923
    Event Place: East St. Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Livingston, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01332; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 70-5
    [2] Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 404-22-0042; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Livingston, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Livingston, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01332; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 70-5

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mag Dist No 2# Driskill, Livingston, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Livingston, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01332; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 70-5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Livingston
    Record Source: Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1982
    Event Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 404-22-0042; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grand Rivers, Livingston County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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