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Lessie Florene Henson 1922–2022 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1922

Birth Location: Valley, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 28 Aug 2022

Death Location: Amity, Clark County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Jesse Henson

Mother: Bertha Skates

Spouse(s): Ovie Goolsby

Children(s): William Goolsby, Noel Goolsby

The story of Lessie Florene Henson began in 1922 in Valley, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA. In 1930, Lessie Florene Henson resided in Benton, Benton, Saline, Arkansas, USA. In 1935, Lessie Florene Henson resided in Valley, Hot Spring, Arkansas. Lessie Florene Henson married Ovie Goolsby, and had children including Noel Glen Goolsby, Ovita Lynn Goolsby, William O Goolsby. Lessie Florene Henson passed away in 2022 in Amity, Clark County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Lessie Florene Henson began in 1922 in Valley, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1930, Lessie Florene Henson resided in Benton, Benton, Saline, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1935, Lessie Florene Henson resided in Valley, Hot Spring, Arkansas.
  • Lessie Florene Henson married Ovie Goolsby, and had children including Noel Glen Goolsby, Ovita Lynn Goolsby, William O Goolsby.
  • Lessie Florene Henson passed away in 2022 in Amity, Clark County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Henson
1902–1985
Birth Location: Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
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Bertha Skates
1902–1959
Birth Location: Arkansas
BS

Spouses(s)

Ovie Goolsby
1914–1973
Birth Location: Graysville, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
OG

Children(s)

William Goolsby
1948–1948
Birth Location: Orlando, Orange County, Florida, United States of America
WG
Noel Goolsby
1949–2022
Birth Location: Pasadena, Harris County, Texas, USA
NG

Lessie Henson's Ancestors

Self
Lessie Henson
1922–2022
Birth Place: Valley, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Jesse James Henson
1902–1985
Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, USA
Bertha (Elizabeth) Skates
1902–1959
Arkansas
Grandparents
William (Elbert) Henson
1866–1949
Arkansas, USA
Mary (Lucy) Johnson
1876–1944
Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Phillip Henson
1845–1880
Amanda Hale
1845–1880
William Johnson
1855–1928
Sarah Jones
1854–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip Henson
1810–1863
Rhoda Vaughan
1812–1880
Franklin Hale
1818–1881
Nancy Bacon
1820–1895

Lessie Henson's Descendants

1.
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Lessie (Florene) Henson (18 Aug 1922–28 Aug 2022) m. Ovie Goolsby (8 Mar 1914–28 May 1973)
  1. 1. William (O.) Goolsby 1948–1948
  2. 2. Noel (Glen) Goolsby 1949–2022 m. Theresa Sheehy 1949–2011

Lessie Henson's Timeline

6 Records

1922
18 Aug 1922
Birth of Lessie Florene Henson in Valley, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
Valley, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 8
Lessie Florene Henson resided here in Benton, Benton, Saline, Arkansas, USA
Benton, Benton, Saline, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 13
Lessie Florene Henson resided here in Valley, Hot Spring, Arkansas
Valley, Hot Spring, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 18
Lessie Florene Henson resided here in Valley Twp, Valley, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
Valley Twp, Valley, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 28
Lessie Florene Henson resided here in Ellington Air Force Base, Harris, Texas, USA
Ellington Air Force Base, Harris, Texas, USA
2022
28 Aug 2022
Age 100
Death of Lessie Florene Henson in Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, United States of America
Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1922
    Event Place: Valley, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] Arkansas, County Marriages Index
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Ellington Air Force Base, Harris, Texas; Roll: 2261; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 101-127

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Benton, Benton, Saline, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Valley, Hot Spring, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Valley Twp, Valley, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Ellington Air Force Base, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Ellington Air Force Base, Harris, Texas; Roll: 2261; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 101-127

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Amity, Clark, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sacramento, California
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Ellington Air Force Base, Harris, Texas; Roll: 2261; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 101-127

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 2022
    Event Place: Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Amity, Clark County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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