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James Sampson Henson 1830–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1830

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: Aft 1887

Death Location: Red House, Putnam County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Sampson Henson

Mother: Mary Barnett

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James Sampson Henson was born in 1830 in Virginia, USA, the child of Sampson Walter Henson And Mary Sarah Elizabeth Barnett. In 1850, James Sampson Henson resided in District 46, Putnam, Virginia, USA. James Sampson Henson passed away in 1887 in Red House, Putnam County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Sampson Henson was born in 1830 in Virginia, USA, the child of Sampson Walter Henson And Mary Sarah Elizabeth Barnett.
  • In 1850, James Sampson Henson resided in District 46, Putnam, Virginia, USA.
  • James Sampson Henson passed away in 1887 in Red House, Putnam County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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James Henson's Ancestors

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James Henson
1830–1887
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Sampson Walter Henson
1810–1889
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Mary (Sarah Elizabeth) Barnett
1815–1848
Mi Ck Buffalo Kanawha, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Charles) Henson
1764–1859
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Phebe Maxey
1769–1850
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
John (Barnett) Jr
1790–1865
Putnam County, West Virginia, USA
Sarah ((Sally)) Billups
1789–1847
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Barnett
1756–1833
Edward Colonel
1735–1822
Sarah Casey
1735–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abner Casey
1700–1796
Harriet Green
1700–1751

James Henson's Timeline

3 Records

1830
Nov 1830
Birth of James Sampson Henson in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 20
James Sampson Henson resided here in District 46, Putnam, Virginia, USA
District 46, Putnam, Virginia, USA
1887
Aft 1887
Age 57
Death of James Sampson Henson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1830
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 46, Putnam, Virginia; Roll: 971; Page: 280a
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 46, Putnam, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 46, Putnam, Virginia; Roll: 971; Page: 280a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft 1887
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Red House, Putnam County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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