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Martha Jane Wilson Hensley 1850–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1850

Birth Location: Bald Mountain, Yancey, North Carolina

Death Date: 24 Aug 1906

Death Location: Bee Log, Yancey, North Carolina, United States

Father: Reverend Wilson

Mother: Pheobe Wilson

Spouse(s): The Hensley

Children(s): Sam Hensley, Wilson Hensley, William Hensley, Martha Buckner, Bascombe Sr, Pansie Watts, Ida Randolph, Andrew Hensley, Phoebe Wilson, Minnie Edwards, Nancy Hensley, Turner Hensley, Thomas Hensley, George Hensley, Lillie Hensley, Mary Hensley, Naomi Hensley

The story of Martha Jane Wilson Hensley began in 1850 in Bald Mountain, Yancey, North Carolina. In 1850, Martha Jane Wilson Hensley resided in Yancey, North Carolina, USA. In 1870, Martha Jane Wilson Hensley resided in Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina. Martha Jane Wilson Hensley married The Reverend Silas Silver Bacchus Hensley, and had children including Andrew Parson Hensley, Bascombe Simeon Sidney Hensley Sr, George M Hensley, Ida Lee Hensley Randolph, Lillie S Hensley, Martha Jane Mattie Hensley Buckner, Mary Madeline Hensley, Minnie Etta Hensley Edwards, Nancy L Hensley, Naomi C Hensley, Pansie Pansley Hensley Watts, Phoebe Althea Hensley Wilson, Sam Elbert Hensley, Thomas C Hensley, Turner A Hensley, William Baxter Willback Hensley, Wilson C Mcdaniel Daniel Hensley. Martha Jane Wilson Hensley passed away in 1906 in Bee Log, Yancey, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Jane Wilson Hensley began in 1850 in Bald Mountain, Yancey, North Carolina.
  • In 1850, Martha Jane Wilson Hensley resided in Yancey, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1870, Martha Jane Wilson Hensley resided in Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina.
  • Martha Jane Wilson Hensley married The Reverend Silas Silver Bacchus Hensley, and had children including Andrew Parson Hensley, Bascombe Simeon Sidney Hensley Sr, George M Hensley, Ida Lee Hensley Randolph, Lillie S Hensley, Martha Jane Mattie Hensley Buckner, Mary Madeline Hensley, Minnie Etta Hensley Edwards, Nancy L Hensley, Naomi C Hensley, Pansie Pansley Hensley Watts, Phoebe Althea Hensley Wilson, Sam Elbert Hensley, Thomas C Hensley, Turner A Hensley, William Baxter Willback Hensley, Wilson C Mcdaniel Daniel Hensley.
  • Martha Jane Wilson Hensley passed away in 1906 in Bee Log, Yancey, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Hensley's Ancestors

Self
Martha Hensley
1850–1906
Birth Place: Bald Mountain, Yancey, North Carolina
Parents
Reverend Samuel Thomas Wilson
1832–1912
Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina
Pheobe (Horton Gardner) Wilson
1826–1875
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Alexander) Wilson
1807–1873
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) Hensley
1809–1860
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Jr
1786–1860
Elizabeth Shepherd
1786–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Hensley's Descendants

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Martha (Jane Wilson) Hensley (20 Jan 1850–24 Aug 1906) m. The (Reverend Silas Silver Bacchus) Hensley (1 Apr 1845–1 Jul 1904)
  1. 1. Sam (Elbert) Hensley 1878–1930 m. Martha (Cuma M Foster) Hensley 1878–1940 m. Lollie (Elizabeth Tomberlin) Hensley 1883–1962
    1. 1. Logan Hensley 1909–1987 m. Anna (Mae Tittle) Hensley 1912–1984
      1. 1. Juanita Hensley 1943–1943
      2. 2. Gaither (Burgess) Hensley 1933–2010
      3. 3. Donald Hensley 1935–2007
      4. 4. Evelyn (F Hensley) Rollins 1938–2012
      5. 5. Golden (Rae "Goldie") Rollins 1950–2019
    2. 2. Fannie (Hensley Hampton) Laws 1906–1947 m. William (Henry) Laws 1908–1971 m. Robert (Clayton) Hampton 1900–1934
      1. 1. William (Daniel) Laws 1946–1946
      2. 2. Flora (Etta Laws) Gunter 1938–2005
      3. 3. Orville Hampton 1928–1954
    3. 3. Della ("Dillie" Hensley) Shelton 1911–1989
    4. 4. Everett Hensley 1905–1920
    5. 5. Etta (May Carrie "Ettie" Hensley Jones) Mercer 1901–1980
    6. 6. James (Burder) Hensley 1916–1993
    7. 7. Samuel (Thomas Hensley) Jr 1914–1982
    8. 8. Gay (Washington Brinkley) Hensley 1909–1981
    9. 9. Ila (Lazell) Hensley 1905–1970
    10. 10. Alba (Homer Jeter) Hensley 1900–1966
  2. 2. Wilson (C McDaniel "Daniel") Hensley 1878–1922
  3. 3. William (Baxter "Willback") Hensley 1867–1932
  4. 4. Martha (Jane Mattie Hensley) Buckner 1892–1983
  5. 5. Bascombe (Simeon Sidney Hensley) Sr 1891–1977
  6. 6. Pansie (Pansley Hensley) Watts 1889–1949
  7. 7. Ida (Lee Hensley) Randolph 1885–1927
  8. 8. Andrew (Parson) Hensley 1880–1947
  9. 9. Phoebe (Althea Hensley) Wilson 1869–1929
  10. 10. Minnie (Etta Hensley) Edwards 1888–1949
  11. 11. Nancy (L) Hensley 1875–
  12. 12. Turner (A.) Hensley 1873–
  13. 13. Thomas (C) Hensley 1871–
  14. 14. George (M) Hensley 1873–1941
  15. 15. Lillie (S) Hensley 1882–
  16. 16. Mary (Madeline) Hensley 1872–
  17. 17. Naomi (C) Hensley 1874–

Martha Hensley's Timeline

7 Records

1850
20 Jan 1850
Birth of Martha Jane Wilson Hensley in Bald Mountain, Yancey, North Carolina
Bald Mountain, Yancey, North Carolina
1850
1850
Martha Jane Wilson Hensley resided here in Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 20
Martha Jane Wilson Hensley resided here in Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina
Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina
1880
1880
Age 30
Martha Jane Wilson Hensley resided here in Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 50
Martha Jane Wilson Hensley resided here in Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina
Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina
1906
24 Aug 1906
Age 56
Death of Martha Jane Wilson Hensley in Bald Mountain, Yancey, North Carolina
Bald Mountain, Yancey, North Carolina
1906
24 Aug 1906
Age 56
Burial of Martha Jane Wilson Hensley in Bee Log, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
Bee Log, Yancey, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1850
    Event Place: Bald Mountain, Yancey, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [6] 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: Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: 649; Page: 455a
    [7] North Carolina, U.S., Deaths
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] North Carolina, U.S., Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Yancey, North Carolina, 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: Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: 649; Page: 455a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1906
    Event Place: Bald Mountain, Yancey, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North Carolina, U.S., Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1906
    Event Place: Bee Log, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index

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