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James Henson 1815 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 7 May 1885

Death Location: Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Philip Henson

Mother: Matilda McKinney

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James Henson was born in 1815 in Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Philip Goodbread Henson and Matilda McKinney. James Henson passed away in 1885 in Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • James Henson was born in 1815 in Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Philip Goodbread Henson and Matilda McKinney.
  • James Henson passed away in 1885 in Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA.

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James Henson's Ancestors

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James Henson
1815 – 1885
Birth Place: Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Philip Goodbread Henson
1789 – 1855
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Matilda McKinney
1783 – 1867
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Jesse (H) Henson
1759 – 1843
Hillsborough District, Randolph Co. North Carolina
Mary (Polly) Goodbread
1761 – 1846
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Charles McKinney
1755 –
Rutherford Co., NC
Susan Watkins
1764 – 1816
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Henson
1730 – 1794
Nancy BOBBITT
1741 – 1810
Philip Goodbread
1726 – 1811
Catherine Brown
1733 – 1824
Joel Watkins
1716 – 1776
Rhoda Gresham
1735 – 1791
2nd-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
THOMAS WATKINS
1678 – 1760
Elizabeth Pride
1682 – 1740
Thomas Gresham
1692 – 1760
Barbara Holcombe
1714 – 1735

James Henson's Timeline

2 Records

1815
1815
Birth of James Henson in Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA
Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA
1885
7 May 1885
Age 70
Death of James Henson in Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA
Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1885
    Event Place: Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA

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