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Rev. George Went Hensley 1881–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 May 1881

Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 25 July 1955

Death Location: Altha, Calhoun County, Florida, United States of America

Father: Emmanuel Hensley

Mother: Susan Bradshaw

Spouse(s): Inez Slayton, Irene Hensley, Amanda Williamson

Children(s): Jesse Hensley, Rosa Hardin, William Hensley, Mae Hixson, Esther Stokes, James Hensley, Faith Gilliam, Emma Potts

Rev. George Went Hensley was born in 1881 in Scott County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Emmanuel Madison Hensley And Susan Jane Bradshaw. Rev. George Went Hensley married Amanda Mertila Hensley Williamson, Inez Laura Hutcheson Slayton, Irene Louise Hensley, and had children including Emma Jean Potts, Esther Lee Stokes, Faith Vinette Gilliam, James Roscoe Hensley, Jesse Franklin Hensley, Mae Marie Hixson, Rosa Frances Hardin, William Hilman Hensley. Rev. George Went Hensley passed away in 1955 in Altha, Calhoun County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rev. George Went Hensley was born in 1881 in Scott County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Emmanuel Madison Hensley And Susan Jane Bradshaw.
  • Rev. George Went Hensley married Amanda Mertila Hensley Williamson, Inez Laura Hutcheson Slayton, Irene Louise Hensley, and had children including Emma Jean Potts, Esther Lee Stokes, Faith Vinette Gilliam, James Roscoe Hensley, Jesse Franklin Hensley, Mae Marie Hixson, Rosa Frances Hardin, William Hilman Hensley.
  • Rev. George Went Hensley passed away in 1955 in Altha, Calhoun County, Florida, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rev. Hensley's Ancestors

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Rev. Hensley
1881–1955
Birth Place: Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Emmanuel Madison Hensley
1852–1929
Scott, Virginia, United States
Susan (Jane) Bradshaw
1850–1919
, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James (Madison) Hensley
1821–1898
Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Jane) Davis
1827–1900
Tennessee
Richard (Hopson) Bradshaw
1815–1891
, , Tennessee, USA
Melinda Banner
1831–1880
, , Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isom Jr.
1799–1870
Sarah McDavid
1798–1870
Jason Banner
1800–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isom Sr.
1760–1850
Mary McDavid
1770–1860

Rev. Hensley's Descendants

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Rev. (George Went) Hensley (2 May 1881–25 July 1955) m. Inez (Laura Hutcheson) Slayton (21 August 1895–12 April 1965) m. Irene (Louise) Hensley (25 December 1904–21 May 1944) m. Amanda (Mertila Hensley) Williamson (15 June 1887–6 November 1966)
  1. 1. Jesse (Franklin) Hensley 1913–1988
  2. 2. Rosa (Frances) Hardin 1909–1957
  3. 3. William (Hilman) Hensley 1923–1981
  4. 4. Mae (Marie) Hixson 1904–1955
  5. 5. Esther (Lee) Stokes 1918–1984
  6. 6. James (Roscoe) Hensley 1915–2013
  7. 7. Faith (Vinette) Gilliam 1928–2014
  8. 8. Emma (Jean) Potts 1935–2019

Rev. Hensley's Timeline

2 Records

1881
2 May 1881
Birth of Rev. George Went Hensley in Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
1955
25 July 1955
Age 74
Death of Rev. George Went Hensley in Altha, Calhoun County, Florida, United States of America
Altha, Calhoun County, Florida, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 May 1881
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 July 1955
    Event Place: Altha, Calhoun County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Altha, Calhoun County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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