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Elizabeth Hensley 1807–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1807

Birth Location: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 28 Dec 1882

Death Location: Macon County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Henry Hensley

Mother: Mary Howard

Spouse(s): Samuel Wilson

Children(s): Silas Wilson, Thomas Wilson, Celia Wilson, Edward Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson, Eunice Wilson, Margaret Wilson, Martha Wilson, Mary Wilson, Rachael Wilson

Elizabeth Hensley was born in 1807 in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Henry Halen Hensley And Mary W Howard. Elizabeth Hensley married Samuel Edward Wilson, and had children including Celia Wilson, Edward Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson, Eunice Wilson, Margaret Wilson, Martha Patty Wilson, Mary Pauline Wilson, Rachael Wilson, Silas Wilson, Thomas Benjamin Wilson. Elizabeth Hensley passed away in 1882 in Macon County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Hensley was born in 1807 in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Henry Halen Hensley And Mary W Howard.
  • Elizabeth Hensley married Samuel Edward Wilson, and had children including Celia Wilson, Edward Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson, Eunice Wilson, Margaret Wilson, Martha Patty Wilson, Mary Pauline Wilson, Rachael Wilson, Silas Wilson, Thomas Benjamin Wilson.
  • Elizabeth Hensley passed away in 1882 in Macon County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Elizabeth Hensley's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Hensley
1807–1882
Birth Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Henry Halen Hensley
1781–1836
Buncombe, Bald Mountain Creek, North Carolina, USA
Mary (W) Howard
1783–1863
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Harry) Hensley
1754–1819
Virginia
Barbara Angle
1755–1852
Pine Hall, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Samuel (Sloey) Howard
1762–1840
Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Chloe (Langley) Osborne
1762–1841
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Jr
1738–1788
Elizabeth Hickman
1739–1830
Samuel Howard
1712–1825
Frances Dryden
1728–1810
Ephraim Osborne
1723–1794
Elizabeth Howard
1714–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Hensley's Descendants

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Elizabeth Hensley (1807–28 Dec 1882) m. Samuel (Edward) Wilson (1804–1850)
  1. 1. Silas Wilson 1851–1890
    1. 1. Jesse (E.) Wilson 1885–1965 m. Cora (Lee) Dills 1888–1969
      1. 1. John (Lyle) Wilson 1927–1960 m. Lenora Day 1929–2014 m. Mildred (Louise) Kimbrough 1928–2005
      2. 2. William (Woodrow) Wilson 1923–1989
      3. 3. Frank (Ray) Wilson 1925–1940
  2. 2. Thomas (Benjamin) Wilson 1839–1866
  3. 3. Celia Wilson 1829–1914 m. J. (W.) Wise 1827– m. Salvadore (( S.D.)) Phillips 1828–1879
    1. 1. Martha (Anne) Phillips 1847–1857
    2. 2. Nancy (Elizabeth) Phillips 1849–1903
    3. 3. William (Wilson) Phillips 1850–1903
    4. 4. Samuel (Wesley) Phillips 1853–1935
    5. 5. Mary (Jane) Phillips 1853–1903
    6. 6. Modena Phillips 1858–1952
    7. 7. Celia (Samantha) Phillips 1860–
    8. 8. Cordelia Phillips 1870–1938
  4. 4. Edward Wilson 1833–1860
  5. 5. Elizabeth Wilson 1840–1880 m. William (Garrett) Deweese 1832–
  6. 6. Eunice Wilson 1844–1928 m. Zack Downs 1847–
    1. 1. Callie Parrish 1881–
  7. 7. Margaret Wilson 1844–
  8. 8. Martha (Patty) Wilson 1834–1860 m. Samuel (Lafayette Roper) Sr 1831–1884
    1. 1. James (Edward) Roper 1856–1929
    2. 2. Margaret (E) Crawford 1855–1922
  9. 9. Mary (Pauline) Wilson 1838–1924
  10. 10. Rachael Wilson 1848–
    1. 1. Clora (Marlow) Flack 1886–

Elizabeth Hensley's Timeline

2 Records

1807
1807
Birth of Elizabeth Hensley in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
1882
28 Dec 1882
Age 75
Death of Elizabeth Hensley in Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Macon County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Find a Grave

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1882
    Event Place: Macon County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Find a Grave

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