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Samuel Levi Hensley 1804–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 February 1804

Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 28 August 1887

Death Location: Martins Fork, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Henry Hensley

Mother: Mary Howard

Spouse(s): Martha Tipton

Children(s): Barbara Hensley, Rhoda Hensley, Elizabeth Hensley, Fielding Hensley, Nancy Hensley

Samuel Levi Hensley was born in 1804 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Henry Halen Hensley And Mary W Howard. Samuel Levi Hensley married Martha Evelyn Tipton, and had children including Barbara Hensley, Elizabeth Judey Hensley, Fielding S Hensley, Nancy J Hensley, Rhoda Hensley. Samuel Levi Hensley passed away in 1887 in Martins Fork, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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  • Samuel Levi Hensley was born in 1804 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Henry Halen Hensley And Mary W Howard.
  • Samuel Levi Hensley married Martha Evelyn Tipton, and had children including Barbara Hensley, Elizabeth Judey Hensley, Fielding S Hensley, Nancy J Hensley, Rhoda Hensley.
  • Samuel Levi Hensley passed away in 1887 in Martins Fork, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Samuel Hensley's Ancestors

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Samuel Hensley
1804–1887
Birth Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Henry Halen Hensley
1781–1836
Buncombe, Bald Mountain Creek, North Carolina, USA
Mary (W) Howard
1783–1863
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Harry) Hensley
1754–1819
Virginia
Barbara Angle
1755–1852
Pine Hall, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Samuel (Sloey) Howard
1762–1840
Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Chloe (Langley) Osborne
1762–1841
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Jr
1738–1788
Elizabeth Hickman
1739–1830
Samuel Howard
1712–1825
Frances Dryden
1728–1810
Ephraim Osborne
1723–1794
Elizabeth Howard
1714–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Hensley's Descendants

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Samuel (Levi) Hensley (6 February 1804–28 August 1887) m. Martha (Evelyn) Tipton (1818–13 August 1888)
  1. 1. Barbara Hensley 1830–1909
  2. 2. Rhoda Hensley 1831–1888 m. Alva (Burdine) King 1827–1866
    1. 1. Woodard King 1852–
    2. 2. Felix King 1860–1939
    3. 3. Ewell (Van) King 1858–1895
    4. 4. Samuel King 1849–1932
    5. 5. Garret King 1862–1936
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Judey) Hensley 1854–1914
  4. 4. Fielding (S.) Hensley 1833–1910
  5. 5. Nancy (J) Hensley 1834–1909

Samuel Hensley's Timeline

2 Records

1804
6 February 1804
Birth of Samuel Levi Hensley in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
1887
28 August 1887
Age 83
Death of Samuel Levi Hensley in Martins Fork, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Martins Fork, Harlan, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 February 1804
    Event Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 August 1887
    Event Place: Martins Fork, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Martins Fork, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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