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Samuel Whitfield Hensley 1849 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1849

Birth Location: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham Co. Virginia, USA

Death Date: Feb 28 1923

Death Location: Rockingham Co, Virginia USA

Father: Benjamin Hensley

Mother: Rebecca Hensley

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Samuel Whitfield Hensley was born in 1849 in Hensley Hollow, Rockingham Co. Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin (keep) Hensley and Rebecca Breeden Hensley. Samuel Whitfield Hensley passed away in 1923 in Rockingham Co, Virginia USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Whitfield Hensley was born in 1849 in Hensley Hollow, Rockingham Co. Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin (keep) Hensley and Rebecca Breeden Hensley.
  • Samuel Whitfield Hensley passed away in 1923 in Rockingham Co, Virginia USA.

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Samuel Hensley's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Hensley
1849 – 1923
Birth Place: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham Co. Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin (keep) Hensley
1822 – 1905
Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Rebecca (Breeden) Hensley
1824 – 1905
Hensley Hollow, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin Hensley
1790 – 1870
Rockingham Co., VA
Ellender ("Nellie" Ellen) Meadows
1790 – 1862
Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel HENSLEY
1752 – 1802
Mary Meadows
1768 – 1810
James MEADOWS
1760 – 1844
Catherine BOSWELL
1760 – 1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William HENSLEY
1735 – 1806
Louisa BOWMAN
1740 – 1819
Josiah Meador
1734 – 1836
Lavina Moody
1731 – 1798

Samuel Hensley's Timeline

2 Records

1849
24 May 1849
Birth of Samuel Whitfield Hensley in Hensley Hollow, Rockingham Co. Virginia, USA
Hensley Hollow, Rockingham Co. Virginia, USA
1923
Feb 28 1923
Age 74
Death of Samuel Whitfield Hensley in Rockingham Co, Virginia USA
Rockingham Co, Virginia USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1849
    Event Place: Hensley Hollow, Rockingham Co. Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 28 1923
    Event Place: Rockingham Co, Virginia USA

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