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Matthew Hensley 1835–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1835

Birth Location: Yancey, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 24 Dec 1898

Death Location: North Carolina

Father: Amos Hensley

Mother: MARGARET NORTON

Spouse(s): Hannah Johnson

Children(s): Willard Hensley

Matthew Hensley was born in 1835 in Yancey, North Carolina, USA, the child of Amos Jacob Jake Hensley And Margaret Artie Norton. Matthew Hensley married Hannah Johnson, and had children including Willard Pleasant Dewitt Hensley, Witt Hensley. Matthew Hensley passed away in 1898 in North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Matthew Hensley was born in 1835 in Yancey, North Carolina, USA, the child of Amos Jacob Jake Hensley And Margaret Artie Norton.
  • Matthew Hensley married Hannah Johnson, and had children including Willard Pleasant Dewitt Hensley, Witt Hensley.
  • Matthew Hensley passed away in 1898 in North Carolina.

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Matthew Hensley's Ancestors

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Matthew Hensley
1835–1898
Birth Place: Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Amos Jacob 'Jake' Hensley
1801–1874
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
MARGARET (ARTIE) NORTON
1805–1884
Buncombe, NC
Grandparents
David (Amos (Steven) Norton) Sr.
1765–1863
Virginia, United States of America
Sarah Shelton
1777–1870
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Amos Norton
1741–1770
Elizabeth Griffin
1750–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Jr.
1726–1807
Elizabeth Smith
1722–1772

Matthew Hensley's Descendants

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Matthew Hensley (1835–24 Dec 1898) m. Hannah Johnson (1837–AFT 1880)
  1. 1. Willard (Pleasant Dewitt) Hensley 1859–1919 m. Caldonia (Gilliland) Hensley 1872–1966
    1. 1. John (E) Hensley 1904– m. Delsie Hensley 1910–1999
      1. 1. Jarvis (Jabo) Hensley 1936–2008 m. Audrey (Frances) Hensley 1947–2017
      2. 2. Charles (Edward Hensley) Jr 1932–2007 m. Ruth (Elizabeth) Hensley 1931–2014
      3. 3. Eleanor Goforth 1933–2006 m. Robert (Houston) Goforth 1935–1968 m. Frank Arrowood 1911–1987

Matthew Hensley's Timeline

2 Records

1835
1835
Birth of Matthew Hensley in Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1898
24 Dec 1898
Age 63
Death of Matthew Hensley in North Carolina
North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Yancey, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1898
    Event Place: North Carolina

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