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William Goodbread Henson 1837 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1837

Birth Location: Caldwell County, Kentucky

Death Date: 20 Apr 1899

Death Location: Pope County, Illinois

Father: Thomas Henson

Mother: Lucy Cooke

Spouse(s): Amanda Hankins

Children(s): Sarah Henson

In 1837, William Goodbread Henson entered the world in Caldwell County, Kentucky, born to Thomas Henson and Lucy Ann Cooke. William Goodbread Henson married Amanda Hankins, and had children including Sarah Hester Henson. William Goodbread Henson passed away in 1899 in Pope County, Illinois.

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Biography

  • In 1837, William Goodbread Henson entered the world in Caldwell County, Kentucky, born to Thomas Henson and Lucy Ann Cooke.
  • William Goodbread Henson married Amanda Hankins, and had children including Sarah Hester Henson.
  • William Goodbread Henson passed away in 1899 in Pope County, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Henson
1802 – 1880
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
TH
Lucy Cooke
1805 – 1843
Birth Location: –
LC

Spouses(s)

Amanda Hankins
1842 –
Birth Location: Illinois
AH

Children(s)

Sarah Henson
1860 – 1926
Birth Location: Centralia, Illinois
SH

William Henson's Ancestors

Self
William Henson
1837 – 1899
Birth Place: Caldwell County, Kentucky
Parents
Thomas Henson
1802 – 1880
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Lucy (Ann) Cooke
1805 – 1843
Grandparents
Jesse Henson
1759 – 1843
Holston River, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Goodbread
1761 – 1846
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
John Lamb
1763 – 1826
Fairfax County, Virginia, Colonial America
Sarah Fincher
1768 – 1828
Union County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Mary Bobbitt*
1741 – 1810
Sgt. War
1726 – 1811
Maria Brown
1733 – 1824
Aaron Fincher
1734 – 1795
Mary Parker-Fincher
1749 – 1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Fincher
1710 – 1784
Hannah Shewin
1710 – 1784
Jonathan Parker
1717 – 1783
Esther Bloomfield
1719 – 1786

William Henson's Descendants

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William (Goodbread) Henson (Abt. 1837 – 20 Apr 1899) m. Amanda Hankins (abt 1842 – )
  1. 1. Sarah (Hester) Henson (29 Apr 1860 – 9 Apr 1926) m. Harris (Flannigan) Hawkins (Sep 1854 – )
    1. 1. Samuel (C) Hawkins (27 Aug 1895 – 18 Mar 1945) m. Lilian (Marguerite) Page (October 1883 – 3 Nov 1965)
      1. 1. Barbara (Lillian) Hawkins (26 Apr 1921 – 2007) m. Roland Fenning (26 Mar 1904 – Sep 1988)
        1. 1. William (Samuel) Fenning (07/07 1960 – 15/10/2020)
        2. 2. Theo (Bertha) Fenning

William Henson's Timeline

2 Records

1837
Abt. 1837
Birth of William Goodbread Henson in Caldwell County, Kentucky
Caldwell County, Kentucky
1899
20 Apr 1899
Age 62
Death of William Goodbread Henson in Pope County, Illinois
Pope County, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1837
    Event Place: Caldwell County, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1899
    Event Place: Pope County, Illinois
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