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William Floyd Hensley 1917–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 SEP 1917

Birth Location: Erwin, Unicoi Co., TN

Death Date: 30 JUL 1996

Death Location: Johnson City, Washington Co., TN

Father: William Hensley

Mother: Sarah Hughes

Spouse(s): Mary Edwards

Children(s): Gary Hensley

William Floyd Hensley was born in 1917 in Erwin, Unicoi Co., TN, the child of William Ervin Hensley And Sarah Louvenia Hughes. William Floyd Hensley married Mary Atlas Edwards, and had children including Billy Herman Hensley, Darrell Lee Hensley, Gary Alvin Hensley, Russell F Hensley. William Floyd Hensley passed away in 1996 in Johnson City, Washington Co., TN.

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Biography

  • William Floyd Hensley was born in 1917 in Erwin, Unicoi Co., TN, the child of William Ervin Hensley And Sarah Louvenia Hughes.
  • William Floyd Hensley married Mary Atlas Edwards, and had children including Billy Herman Hensley, Darrell Lee Hensley, Gary Alvin Hensley, Russell F Hensley.
  • William Floyd Hensley passed away in 1996 in Johnson City, Washington Co., TN.

Immediate Family

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William Hensley's Ancestors

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William Hensley
1917–1996
Birth Place: Erwin, Unicoi Co., TN
Parents
William Ervin Hensley
1891–1969
Bee Log, Yancey Co., NC
Sarah (Louvenia) Hughes
1898–1977
Erwin, Unicoi Co., TN
Grandparents
Amos Hensley
1846–1930
Bee Log, Yancey Co. , NC
Naomi Estep
1862–1947
Yancey Co., NC
Great-Grandparents
Wallace Hensley
1818–1879
Mariah Whitson
1824–1852
Samuel Estep
1828–1911
Temperance Marlow
1829–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Estep
1792–1869
Nancy Moore
1795–1885

William Hensley's Descendants

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William (Floyd) Hensley (5 SEP 1917–30 JUL 1996) m. Mary (Atlas) Edwards (3 MAY 1926–13 SEP 2007)
  1. 1. Gary (Alvin) Hensley 1949–1981

William Hensley's Timeline

2 Records

1917
5 SEP 1917
Birth of William Floyd Hensley in Erwin, Unicoi Co., TN
Erwin, Unicoi Co., TN
1996
30 JUL 1996
Age 79
Death of William Floyd Hensley in Johnson City, Washington Co., TN
Johnson City, Washington Co., TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 SEP 1917
    Event Place: Erwin, Unicoi Co., TN
    Record Source:
    [1] Ervin and Sarah Hensley Family Bible, Frontpiece of Bible
    [2] 2177.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Occupation: Carman (Mechanic), Clinchfield Railroad, Erwin, TN
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Group Sheet submitted by William Floyd Hensley
    [2] 2177.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 JUL 1996
    Event Place: Johnson City, Washington Co., TN
    Record Source:
    [1] Obituary from the Erwin Record newspaper, Erwin, TN; personal knowledge
    [2] 2177.FTW

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