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Ellis Hensley 1856–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1856

Birth Location: Unicoi, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 3 Jul 1928

Death Location: Madison, North Carolina

Father: Armstrong Hensley

Mother: Barbara Higgins

Spouse(s): Matilda Cody

Children(s): William Hensley

Ellis Hensley was born in 1856 in Unicoi, Tennessee, USA, the child of Armstrong Armp Olstead Owen Hensley And Barbara Higgins. Ellis Hensley married Matilda Caroline Cody, and had children including William Bill Hensley. Ellis Hensley passed away in 1928 in Madison, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Ellis Hensley was born in 1856 in Unicoi, Tennessee, USA, the child of Armstrong Armp Olstead Owen Hensley And Barbara Higgins.
  • Ellis Hensley married Matilda Caroline Cody, and had children including William Bill Hensley.
  • Ellis Hensley passed away in 1928 in Madison, North Carolina.

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Ellis Hensley's Ancestors

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Ellis Hensley
1856–1928
Birth Place: Unicoi, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Armstrong "Armp" Olstead Owen Hensley
1823–1911
Washington, Tennessee, United States
Barbara Higgins
1822–1911
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Hensley
1793–1862
Bald Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Louisa (Elizabeth) Shelton
1787–1863
Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Sgt. Hensley
1753–1822
Barbara Agnell
1755–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Hensley
1740–1803
Elizabeth Hickman
1739–1830
Charles Sr
1736–1776
Sibella Angell
1730–1811

Ellis Hensley's Descendants

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Ellis Hensley (19 Mar 1856–3 Jul 1928) m. Matilda (Caroline) Cody (1854–12 Feb 1901)
  1. 1. William (Bill) Hensley 1893–1963 m. Corintha Keller 1900–1983
    1. 1. Floyd (Ellis) Hensley 1941–2010

Ellis Hensley's Timeline

2 Records

1856
19 Mar 1856
Birth of Ellis Hensley in Unicoi, Tennessee, USA
Unicoi, Tennessee, USA
1928
3 Jul 1928
Age 72
Death of Ellis Hensley in Madison, North Carolina
Madison, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1856
    Event Place: Unicoi, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1928
    Event Place: Madison, North Carolina

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