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Robert Jesse Hensley 1810–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1810

Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1875

Death Location: Big Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Hensley

Mother: Nancy Anderson

Spouse(s): Nancy Barnett, Margaret Martin

Children(s): Thomas Hensley, Hezekiah Hensley, Vira Hensley, Venethy Hensley, John Hensley, Robert Hensley, Mary Hensley, James Hensley, Milisa Hensley, Laura Hensley, Elitha Hensley, Elizabeth Hensley, Henry Hensley

Robert Jesse Hensley was born in 1810 in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Hensley And Nancy Anderson. Robert Jesse Hensley married Margaret Martin, Nancy Barnett, and had children including Elitha Clingman Hensley, Elizabeth Hensley, Henry Louis Hensley, Hezekiah Hensley, James Madison Hensley, John Henry Hensley, Laura Hensley, Mary Hensley, Milisa Hensley, Robert Burton Hensley, Thomas Hensley, Venethy Nettie Hensley, Vira Hensley. Robert Jesse Hensley passed away in 1875 in Big Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Jesse Hensley was born in 1810 in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Hensley And Nancy Anderson.
  • Robert Jesse Hensley married Margaret Martin, Nancy Barnett, and had children including Elitha Clingman Hensley, Elizabeth Hensley, Henry Louis Hensley, Hezekiah Hensley, James Madison Hensley, John Henry Hensley, Laura Hensley, Mary Hensley, Milisa Hensley, Robert Burton Hensley, Thomas Hensley, Venethy Nettie Hensley, Vira Hensley.
  • Robert Jesse Hensley passed away in 1875 in Big Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Hensley
1796–1859
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Anderson
1792–1862
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Barnett
1815–1860
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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Margaret Martin
1843–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Thomas Hensley
1838–1892
Birth Location: Hector, Clay, Kentucky, USA
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Hezekiah Hensley
1843–1863
Birth Location: –
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Vira Hensley
1858–1870
Birth Location: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
VH
Venethy Hensley
1856–1900
Birth Location: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
VH
John Hensley
1852–1904
Birth Location: –
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Robert Hensley
1841–1863
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Mary Hensley
1840–1900
Birth Location: –
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James Hensley
1848–1910
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
JH
Milisa Hensley
1846–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Laura Hensley
1850–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Elitha Hensley
1852–1904
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth Hensley
1833–1893
Birth Location: –
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Henry Hensley
1845–1925
Birth Location: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
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Robert Hensley's Ancestors

Self
Robert Hensley
1810–1875
Birth Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Hensley
1796–1859
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Anderson
1792–1862
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James Hensley
1776–1830
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Martha (May) Howard
1780–1851
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Hensley
1753–1821
Mary Halen
1750–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Hensley
1738–1803
Elizabeth Hickman
1730–1830

Robert Hensley's Descendants

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Robert (Jesse) Hensley (1810–1875) m. Nancy Barnett (1815–30 Sep 1860) m. Margaret Martin (1843–)
  1. 1. Thomas Hensley 1838–1892 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Radford 1837–1926
    1. 1. Robert (Bert Burton) Hensley 1856–1939 m. Mary (Brittain) Herd 1854–1941
      1. 1. Laura Hensley 1893–1986 m. Charles (Walker) Crawford 1886–1946 m. Robert (P) Hatton 1882–1950 m. John (B.) Dusina 1907–1981
        1. 1. John (T) Crawford 1916–2000
        2. 2. Elijah Crawford 1917–1994
        3. 3. Marie Crawford 1919–2011
        4. 4. Dorthy (Mae) Crawford 1920–1969
        5. 5. Ford Crawford 1924–1944
        6. 6. Kizzy (L Crawford) Combs 1926–2009 m. James (Henry (Jimmy)) Smith 1925–1951 m. Charles (Lucer) Combs 1925–1975
      2. 2. Sophia Hensley 1881–1967
      3. 3. Elijah Hensley 1896–1956
      4. 4. Woodard (Monroe) Hensley 1883–1973
      5. 5. Celina Hensley 1887–1976
      6. 6. Harriet Hensley 1893–1968
      7. 7. Lula Hensley 1890–1965 m. Woodard (D) Gibson 1891–1972
        1. 1. Lucy Gibson 1921–2015
        2. 2. Charles (Pete) Gibson 1923–2011
        3. 3. Roy (Jake) Gibson 1914–1983
        4. 4. Earl Gibson 1911–1973
        5. 5. Elijah Gibson 1918–1988
        6. 6. Elbert Gibson 1909–2005 m. Pearl (Leora) Thomas 1915–2011
        7. 7. Loma Gibson 1924–2012 m. George Lewis 1922–1982
        8. 8. Lloyd Gibson 1926–2013
        9. 9. Mabel (Louisa) Gibson 1928–1962 m. Jennings (Bryant) Anderson 1927–2011
        10. 10. John (Clifford) Gibson 1913–2005
      8. 8. Sousan Hensley 1873–1952
      9. 9. Margaret (Peggy) Hensley 1878–1943
      10. 10. James Hensley 1879–1942
      11. 11. Hugh Hensley 1884–1967 m. Bessie (Maude) Jarvis 1890–1976
        1. 1. Max (Lavern) Hensley 1922–2002
        2. 2. Anna (Mae) Hensley 1920–2011
        3. 3. Vivian (Delphine (Ted)) Hensley 1912–2003 m. Everett (Erwin) Wilford 1906–1996
        4. 4. Mildred (Nellie) Hensley 1915–1918
        5. 5. Goldie (Marie) Hensley 1911–1995 m. Lloyd (Donald) Rose 1911–1993 m. Lewis (James) Barnard 1906–1992
        6. 6. Robert (Franklin) Hensley 1918–1976 m. Anne (Marie) Warden 1928–1971 m. Alice (May) Riley 1924–2009
        7. 7. Ralph (Lafonne) Hensley 1909–1972
        8. 8. Helen (Orah) Hensley 1906–2003
        9. 9. Carl (Cecil) Hensley 1907–1959
    2. 2. Christena Hensley 1865–
    3. 3. Henry (L) Hensley 1861–1947
  2. 2. Hezekiah Hensley 1843–1863
  3. 3. Vira Hensley 1858–1870
  4. 4. Venethy (Nettie) Hensley 1856–1900
  5. 5. John (Henry) Hensley 1852–1904
  6. 6. Robert (Burton) Hensley 1841–1863
  7. 7. Mary Hensley 1840–1900
  8. 8. James (Madison) Hensley 1848–1910
  9. 9. Milisa Hensley 1846–
  10. 10. Laura Hensley 1850–
  11. 11. Elitha (Clingman) Hensley 1852–1904
  12. 12. Elizabeth Hensley 1833–1893
  13. 13. Henry (Louis) Hensley 1845–1925

Robert Hensley's Timeline

2 Records

1810
1810
Birth of Robert Jesse Hensley in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1875
1875
Age 65
Death of Robert Jesse Hensley in Big Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
Big Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Big Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
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