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William Coff Henson 1816 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Caldwell, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 7 May 1885

Death Location: Clay City, Clay, Illinois, USA

Father: Philip Henson

Mother: Matilda McKinney

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William Coff Henson was born in 1816 in Caldwell, Kentucky, United States, the child of Philip Goodbread Henson and Matilda McKinney. In 1870, William Coff Henson resided in Brush Creek, Wayne, Illinois, USA. William Coff Henson passed away in 1885 in Clay City, Clay, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • William Coff Henson was born in 1816 in Caldwell, Kentucky, United States, the child of Philip Goodbread Henson and Matilda McKinney.
  • In 1870, William Coff Henson resided in Brush Creek, Wayne, Illinois, USA.
  • William Coff Henson passed away in 1885 in Clay City, Clay, Illinois, USA.

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William Henson's Ancestors

Self
William Henson
1816 – 1885
Birth Place: Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Philip Goodbread Henson
1789 – 1855
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Matilda McKinney
1783 – 1867
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Jesse (H) Henson
1759 – 1843
Hillsborough District, Randolph Co. North Carolina
Mary (Polly) Goodbread
1761 – 1846
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Charles McKinney
1755 –
Rutherford Co., NC
Susan Watkins
1764 – 1816
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Henson
1730 – 1794
Nancy BOBBITT
1741 – 1810
Philip Goodbread
1726 – 1811
Catherine Brown
1733 – 1824
Joel Watkins
1716 – 1776
Rhoda Gresham
1735 – 1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bobbitt
1707 – 1761
Elizabeth Dalton
1709 – 1767
Johann Guttbrod
1698 – 1776
Christina Schnickner
1703 – 1730
Johann Brown
1701 – 1760
Christiana Zorn
1706 – 1739
THOMAS WATKINS
1678 – 1760
Elizabeth Pride
1682 – 1740
Thomas Gresham
1692 – 1760
Barbara Holcombe
1714 – 1735

William Henson's Timeline

5 Records

1814
18 Oct 1814
Birth of William Coff Henson in Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA
Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA
1816
1816
Birth of William Coff Henson in Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
1870
13 Jul 1870
Age 54
William Coff Henson resided here in Brush Creek, Wayne, Illinois, USA
Brush Creek, Wayne, Illinois, USA
1885
7 May 1885
Age 69
Death of William Coff Henson in Clay City, Clay, Illinois, USA
Clay City, Clay, Illinois, USA
1908
1908
Age 92
Death of William Coff Henson in Zenia, Illinois, United States
Zenia, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1814
    Event Place: Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Caldwell, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1870
    Event Place: Brush Creek, Wayne, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Brush Creek, Wayne, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Marion County, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1908
    Event Place: Zenia, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1885
    Event Place: Clay City, Clay, Illinois, USA

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