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James Henson 1796 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1796

Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 19 JUL 1878

Death Location: Marshall Co., KY

Father: Jesse Henson

Mother: Mary Goodbread

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In 1796, James Henson entered the world in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, born to Jesse H Henson and Mary Polly Goodbread. James Henson passed away in 1878 in Marshall Co., KY.

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Biography

  • In 1796, James Henson entered the world in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, born to Jesse H Henson and Mary Polly Goodbread.
  • James Henson passed away in 1878 in Marshall Co., KY.

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James Henson's Ancestors

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James Henson
1796 – 1878
Birth Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jesse H Henson
1759 – 1843
Hillsborough District, Randolph Co. North Carolina
Mary (Polly) Goodbread
1761 – 1846
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (H) Henson
1730 – 1794
Ripponden, Yorkshire, England
Nancy (MARY ANN) BOBBITT
1741 – 1810
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Philip (Gutbrodt) Goodbread
1726 – 1811
Nordheim, Bergstrasse, Hessen, Germany
Catherine Brown
1733 – 1824
Great-Grandparents
James Bobbitt
1707 – 1761
Elizabeth Dalton
1709 – 1767
Johann Guttbrod
1698 – 1776
Christina Schnickner
1703 – 1730
Johann Brown
1701 – 1760
Christiana Zorn
1706 – 1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Gutbrodt
1655 – 1712
Anna Hovelbauer
1662 – 1729
Hans Schnickner
1674 – 1747
Anna Rempoltz
1661 – 1716
Hannss Braun
1680 – 1775
Anna Braun

James Henson's Timeline

2 Records

1796
20 Jul 1796
Birth of James Henson in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
1878
19 JUL 1878
Age 82
Death of James Henson in Marshall Co., KY
Marshall Co., KY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1796
    Event Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 JUL 1878
    Event Place: Marshall Co., KY
    Record Source: Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Wills, 1848-1938 [Marshall County, Kentucky]; Author: Kentucky. County Court (Marshall County); Probate Place: Marshall, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Wills, 1848-1938 [Marshall County, Kentucky]; Author: Kentucky. County Court (Marshall County); Probate Place: Marshall, Kentucky

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