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Enos Bear Hensley 1816–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Buncombe Co., now Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 7 January 1880

Death Location: Harlan, Kentucky, USA

Father: Henry Hensley

Mother: Mary Howard

Spouse(s): Caroline Gilbert

Children(s): Gilbert Hensley

Enos Bear Hensley was born in 1816 in Buncombe Co., now Yancey County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Henry Halen Hensley And Mary W Howard. In 1850, Enos Bear Hensley resided in Yancey, North Carolina, USA. In 1860, Enos Bear Hensley resided in Harlan, Kentucky, USA. Enos Bear Hensley married Caroline Gilbert, and had children including Gilbert Hensley. Enos Bear Hensley passed away in 1880 in Harlan, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Enos Bear Hensley was born in 1816 in Buncombe Co., now Yancey County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Henry Halen Hensley And Mary W Howard.
  • In 1850, Enos Bear Hensley resided in Yancey, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1860, Enos Bear Hensley resided in Harlan, Kentucky, USA.
  • Enos Bear Hensley married Caroline Gilbert, and had children including Gilbert Hensley.
  • Enos Bear Hensley passed away in 1880 in Harlan, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Hensley
1778–1859
Birth Location: Burke County, Virginia, United States
HH
Mary Howard
1788–1875
Birth Location: Greenbriar, Co, Virginia, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Caroline Gilbert
1823–1893
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
CG

Children(s)

Gilbert Hensley
1857–1930
Birth Location: Yancey, North Carolina, United States
GH

Enos Hensley's Ancestors

Self
Enos Hensley
1816–1880
Birth Place: Buncombe Co., now Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Henry Halen Hensley
1778–1859
Burke County, Virginia, United States
Mary (W.) Howard
1788–1875
Greenbriar, Co, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry Hensley
1753–1819
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Chloe (Langley) Osborne
1762–1843
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
ELIZABETH Bruce
1739–1830
Ephraim Fighter)
1723–1794
Elizabeth Howard
1726–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abigal Faucit
1710–1790

Enos Hensley's Descendants

1.
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Enos (Bear) Hensley (1816–7 January 1880) m. Caroline Gilbert (1823–1893)
  1. 1. Gilbert Hensley 1857–1930 m. Massie ((Macie)) Daniel 1881–1915 m. Adda Hensley 1893–
    1. 1. Moss Hensley 1906–1977 m. Renda Hensley 1909–1996
      1. 1. Geraldine Hensley 1943–2020 m. Caleb (David) Honeycutt 1939–1990
      2. 2. Della (Mae) Hensley 1935–
      3. 3. Wendell ('Tubby') Hensley 1931–2016
      4. 4. Evelene Hensley 1937–2005
      5. 5. John (Calvin "J C") Hensley 1931–1995
      6. 6. Gilbert (Lee) Hensley 1929–2006 m. Betty (Lou) Hensley 1939–2023
      7. 7. Eugene Hensley 1938–2012
      8. 8. Della (Mae) Haywood 1935–2014
      9. 9. Cecil (Herman) Hensley 1927–2017
      10. 10. Wendell Hensley 1931–2016
      11. 11. John (Calvin) Hensley 1931–1995
      12. 12. Gilbert (Lee) Hensley 1929–2006
      13. 13. Charles Hensley
      14. 14. Irene Hensley 1932–2018
    2. 2. Massie Hensley 1897–1961
    3. 3. Enos Hensley 1902–1969
    4. 4. Jennie Hensley 1900–1992
    5. 5. Luana ((Annie)) Hensley 1905–
    6. 6. Lindy Hensley 1906–
    7. 7. Stephen Hensley 1910–
    8. 8. Daniel Hensley 1907–
    9. 9. Jessie Hensley 1903–
    10. 10. Joseph Hensley 1888–1960
    11. 11. Ora (May) Hensley 1918–1971
    12. 12. Daniel Hensley 1907–
    13. 13. Oda Hensley 1910–
    14. 14. Lewis Hensley 1905–1971
    15. 15. Malinda Hensley 1907–1942
    16. 16. James Hensley 1910–1981
    17. 17. Stephen Hensley 1908–
    18. 18. Enos Hensley 1898–1969
    19. 19. Jennie Hensley 1903–1992
      1. 1. Arnald Hamlin 1926–1938
    20. 20. Ninnie Hensley 1905–

Enos Hensley's Timeline

5 Records

1816
1816
Birth of Enos Bear Hensley in Buncombe Co., now Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Buncombe Co., now Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 34
Enos Bear Hensley resided here in Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 44
Enos Bear Hensley resided here in Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Harlan, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 54
Enos Bear Hensley resided here in District 9, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
District 9, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
1880
7 January 1880
Age 64
Death of Enos Bear Hensley in Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Harlan, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Buncombe Co., now Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: M653_371; Page: 321; Family History Library Film: 803371
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: M653_371; Page: 321; Family History Library Film: 803371

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 9, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 January 1880
    Event Place: Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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