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Willard Pleasant Dewitt Hensley 1859–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 1859

Birth Location: Madison County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1919

Death Location: North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Matthew Hensley

Mother: Hannah Johnson

Spouse(s): Caldonia Hensley

Children(s): John Hensley

The story of Willard Pleasant Dewitt Hensley began in 1859 in Madison County, North Carolina, USA. Willard Pleasant Dewitt Hensley married Caldonia Gilliland Hensley, and had children including John E Hensley. Willard Pleasant Dewitt Hensley passed away in 1919 in North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Willard Pleasant Dewitt Hensley began in 1859 in Madison County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Willard Pleasant Dewitt Hensley married Caldonia Gilliland Hensley, and had children including John E Hensley.
  • Willard Pleasant Dewitt Hensley passed away in 1919 in North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Hensley
1835–1898
Birth Location: Yancey, North Carolina, USA
MH
Hannah Johnson
1837–1880
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
HJ

Spouses(s)

Caldonia Hensley
1872–1966
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
CH

Children(s)

John Hensley
1904–
Birth Location: North Carolina
JH

Willard Hensley's Ancestors

Self
Willard Hensley
1859–1919
Birth Place: Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Matthew Hensley
1835–1898
Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Hannah Johnson
1837–1880
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Amos (Jacob 'Jake') Hensley
1801–1874
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
MARGARET (ARTIE) NORTON
1805–1884
Buncombe, NC
Great-Grandparents
David Sr.
1765–1863
Sarah Shelton
1777–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Amos Norton
1741–1770
Elizabeth Griffin
1750–1838

Willard Hensley's Descendants

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Willard (Pleasant Dewitt) Hensley (March 1859–1919) m. Caldonia (Gilliland) Hensley (Apr 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

Willard Hensley's Timeline

2 Records

1859
March 1859
Birth of Willard Pleasant Dewitt Hensley in Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Madison County, North Carolina, USA
1919
1919
Age 60
Death of Willard Pleasant Dewitt Hensley in North Carolina, United States of America
North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 1859
    Event Place: Madison County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States of America
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