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Elijah L Hensley 1853–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1853

Birth Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Death Date: 02 Dec 1933

Death Location: Dahlgren, Hamilton County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: John Hensley

Mother: Mary Hensley

Spouse(s): Sarah Hensley

Children(s): Cara Hensley, Nellie Burton, Charles Hensley, William Hensley, John Hensley

In 1853, Elijah L Hensley entered the world in Nashville, Tennessee, born to John A Hensley And Mary Polly Underwood Hensley. Elijah L Hensley married Sarah Emma Chambers Hensley, and had children including Cara Walter Hensley, Charles M Hensley, John F Hensley, Nellie M Hensley Burton, William Edgar Hensley. Elijah L Hensley passed away in 1933 in Dahlgren, Hamilton County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1853, Elijah L Hensley entered the world in Nashville, Tennessee, born to John A Hensley And Mary Polly Underwood Hensley.
  • Elijah L Hensley married Sarah Emma Chambers Hensley, and had children including Cara Walter Hensley, Charles M Hensley, John F Hensley, Nellie M Hensley Burton, William Edgar Hensley.
  • Elijah L Hensley passed away in 1933 in Dahlgren, Hamilton County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elijah Hensley's Ancestors

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Elijah Hensley
1853–1933
Birth Place: Nashville, Tennessee
Parents
John A Hensley
1818–1893
White Co, Tennessee
Mary (Polly Underwood) Hensley
1819–1868
Quebeck, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Underwood) Jr
1773–1865
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
1790–1858
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jr
1734–1799
Margaret Hammett
1738–1816
William Fitzgerald
1760–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Underwood
1715–
Mary Browne
1712–1824
William II
1705–1777
Catherine Jones
1705–1804

Elijah Hensley's Descendants

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Elijah (L) Hensley (13 Dec 1853–02 Dec 1933) m. Sarah (Emma Chambers) Hensley (1858–1911)
  1. 1. Cara (Walter) Hensley 1885–1945 m. Etta (May Morris) Hensley 1880– m. Eldara (Woods Hensley) Miller 1891–1967
    1. 1. Kenneth (LaVaughn) Hensley 1912–1960 m. Beatrice (Emmer McAlpin) Hensley 1916–1983
      1. 1. Jimmie (Walter) Hensley 1937–2006
      2. 2. Jonathan (Edward Hensley) Sr 1936–2019
    2. 2. Clarence (Eugene) Hensley 1910–1975 m. Betty (Magdalene Prince) Hensley 1898–1980
  2. 2. Nellie (M Hensley) Burton 1879–1970
    1. 1. Faye (Burton) King 1904–1988
  3. 3. Charles (M) Hensley 1897–1897
  4. 4. William (Edgar) Hensley 1881–1960 m. Emma (M Doepka) Hensley 1886–1941 m. Laura (Belle) Story 1881–1961
    1. 1. William (Earl) Hensley 1907–1991
    2. 2. Harry (Edward) Hensley 1908–1992 m. Violet (Alice Lloyd) Hensley 1897–1987
    3. 3. Alfred Hensley 1913–
    4. 4. Walter (Trenius) Hensley 1915–1984
    5. 5. Dorothy (Louise Hensley) James 1924–1973
  5. 5. John (F.) Hensley 1886–1960 m. Addie (Mae) Hensley 1878–1957

Elijah Hensley's Timeline

2 Records

1853
13 Dec 1853
Birth of Elijah L Hensley in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
1933
02 Dec 1933
Age 80
Death of Elijah L Hensley in Dahlgren, Hamilton Co, Illinois
Dahlgren, Hamilton Co, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1853
    Event Place: Nashville, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Dec 1933
    Event Place: Dahlgren, Hamilton Co, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dahlgren, Hamilton County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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