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William Burton Hensley 1832–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 March 1832

Birth Location: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 14 March 1906

Death Location: Smith, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: George Sr.

Mother: Ruth Edwards

Spouse(s): Levina Earnest, Judah Hensley

Children(s): Albert Hensley, Andrew Hensley, Araminta Hensley, Carter Hensley, Emily Hensley, Fielding Hensley, Floyd Hensley, Lillie Hensley, Margaret Hensley, Nancy Hensley, Nicy Hensley, Patsy Hensley, Patty Fee, Malissia Crider, Silas Hensley

The story of William Burton Hensley began in 1832 in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA. William Burton Hensley married Judah Hensley, Levina Earnest, and had children including Albert S Hensley, Andrew Jackson Hensley, Araminta L Hensley, Carter Hensley, Emily Hensley, Fielding Hensley, Floyd Hensley, Liccie Hensley, Lillie Hensley, Malissia Saylor Crider, Margaret Hensley, Nancy Hensley, Nicy Hensley, Patsy Ann Hensley, Patty Ann Fee, Rutha Hensley, Silas Hensley, William Hensley. William Burton Hensley passed away in 1906 in Smith, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Burton Hensley began in 1832 in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Burton Hensley married Judah Hensley, Levina Earnest, and had children including Albert S Hensley, Andrew Jackson Hensley, Araminta L Hensley, Carter Hensley, Emily Hensley, Fielding Hensley, Floyd Hensley, Liccie Hensley, Lillie Hensley, Malissia Saylor Crider, Margaret Hensley, Nancy Hensley, Nicy Hensley, Patsy Ann Hensley, Patty Ann Fee, Rutha Hensley, Silas Hensley, William Hensley.
  • William Burton Hensley passed away in 1906 in Smith, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Hensley's Ancestors

Self
William Hensley
1832–1906
Birth Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
George Washington Hensley Sr.
1809–1873
Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Ruth ("Rosy") Edwards
1815–1880
Yancey, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James Edwards
1778–1823
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hensley's Descendants

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William (Burton) Hensley (18 March 1832–14 March 1906) m. Levina Earnest (3 February 1835–19 February 1868) m. Judah Hensley (24 May 1854–15 July 1914)
  1. 1. Albert (S) Hensley 1857–1934
  2. 2. Andrew (Jackson) Hensley 1855–1946
  3. 3. Araminta (L) Hensley 1868–1892
  4. 4. Carter Hensley –1953
  5. 5. Emily Hensley 1859–
  6. 6. Fielding Hensley 1861–1942
  7. 7. Floyd Hensley 1892–
  8. 8. Lillie Hensley 1889–
  9. 9. Margaret Hensley 1864–1894
  10. 10. Nancy Hensley 1868–1956
  11. 11. Nicy Hensley 1884–1937
  12. 12. Patsy (Ann) Hensley 1869–1944
  13. 13. Patty (Ann) Fee 1870–1944
  14. 14. Malissia (Saylor) Crider 1872–1952
  15. 15. Silas Hensley 1881–1954

William Hensley's Timeline

2 Records

1832
18 March 1832
Birth of William Burton Hensley in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
1906
14 March 1906
Age 74
Death of William Burton Hensley in Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 March 1832
    Event Place: Yancey 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: 14 March 1906
    Event Place: Harlan, 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: Smith, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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