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James J Henson 1808 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1808

Birth Location: Clay, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: Apr 1880

Death Location: Gasconade, Gasconade, Missouri, USA

Father: Paul Henson

Mother: Margaret Smith

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James J Henson was born in 1808 in Clay, Kentucky, United States, the child of Paul Henson and Margaret Pegga "Peggy" Smith. James J Henson passed away in 1880 in Gasconade, Gasconade, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • James J Henson was born in 1808 in Clay, Kentucky, United States, the child of Paul Henson and Margaret Pegga "Peggy" Smith.
  • James J Henson passed away in 1880 in Gasconade, Gasconade, Missouri, USA.

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James Henson's Ancestors

Self
James Henson
1808 – 1880
Birth Place: Clay, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Paul Henson
1788 – 1874
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Pegga "Peggy") Smith
1790 – 1874
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Pvt (William) Henson,
1745 – 1830
Harpers Ferry, Virginia, USA
Ann Jacobs
1759 – 1850
Harpers Ferry, Virginia, United States
Thomas (Dilap) Smith
1750 – 1828
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Eunice (Nancy) Lewis
1753 – 1827
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Paul Henson
1724 – 1796
Elizabeth Stroeher
1727 – 1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Henson
1700 – 1765
Zora Wilson
1705 – 1792
Johanes Stroeher
1704 – 1767
Anna Schmid
1710 – 1760

James Henson's Timeline

2 Records

1808
1808
Birth of James J Henson in Clay, Kentucky, United States
Clay, Kentucky, United States
1880
Apr 1880
Age 72
Death of James J Henson in Gasconade, Gasconade, Missouri, USA
Gasconade, Gasconade, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: Clay, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1880
    Event Place: Gasconade, Gasconade, Missouri, USA

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