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Joseph Henson 1803–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1803

Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1897

Death Location: Blairsville, Union, Georgia, United States

Father: Joseph Henson

Mother: Rebecca 1760

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Clark

Children(s): Bug Henson, Rebecca Henson, Patsy Henson, William Henson, Joseph III, Alsa Henson, Jonathan Henson, James Henson

The story of Joseph Henson began in 1803 in Pickens County, South Carolina, USA. Joseph Henson married Elizabeth Nancy Clark, and had children including Alsa Henson, Bug Henson, James Madison Henson, Jonathan C Henson, Joseph Henson Jr Iii, Patsy Henson, Rebecca Henson, William C Henson. Joseph Henson passed away in 1897 in Blairsville, Union, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Henson began in 1803 in Pickens County, South Carolina, USA.
  • Joseph Henson married Elizabeth Nancy Clark, and had children including Alsa Henson, Bug Henson, James Madison Henson, Jonathan C Henson, Joseph Henson Jr Iii, Patsy Henson, Rebecca Henson, William C Henson.
  • Joseph Henson passed away in 1897 in Blairsville, Union, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Henson
1758–1848
Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia
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Rebecca 1760
1760–1849
Birth Location: Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Clark
1806–1850
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Bug Henson
1825–
Birth Location: Habersham, Georgia, United States
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Rebecca Henson
1835–1927
Birth Location: Arkaquah, Union, Georgia, USA
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Patsy Henson
1842–
Birth Location: Union, Georgia, United States
PH
William Henson
1824–1879
Birth Location: Union, Georgia, United States
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Joseph III
1829–
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Alsa Henson
1837–
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Jonathan Henson
1840–1900
Birth Location: Union, Georgia, United States
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James Henson
1824–1906
Birth Location: Habersham, Georgia, United States
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Joseph Henson's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Henson
1803–1897
Birth Place: Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph Sr Henson
1758–1848
Culpepper, Virginia
Rebecca ("Polly" E. (Scruggs) Henson Jr. -) 1760
1760–1849
Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Rebecca Fleming
1730–1796
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Col. Fleming
1708–1758
Mary Bolling
1711–1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Henson's Descendants

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Joseph Henson (1803–1897) m. Elizabeth (Nancy) Clark (Abt 1806–Bef 1850)
  1. 1. Bug Henson 1825–
  2. 2. Rebecca Henson 1835–1927
  3. 3. Patsy Henson 1842–
  4. 4. William (C) Henson 1824–1879
  5. 5. Joseph (Henson Jr) III 1829–
  6. 6. Alsa Henson 1837–
  7. 7. Jonathan (C) Henson 1840–1900
  8. 8. James (Madison) Henson 1824–1906

Joseph Henson's Timeline

2 Records

1803
1803
Birth of Joseph Henson in Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
1897
1897
Age 94
Death of Joseph Henson in Blairsville, Union, Georgia, United States
Blairsville, Union, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: Pickens County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1897
    Event Place: Blairsville, Union, Georgia, United States
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