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William Pleasant Henson 1853 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Dec 1853

Birth Location: Knox, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1930

Death Location: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

Father: Jesse Henson

Mother: Margaret Allison

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Children(s): Margaret Hanson

In 1853, William Pleasant Henson entered the world in Knox, Tennessee, USA, born to Jesse Horn Henson and Margaret Jane Allison. William Pleasant Henson had children including Margaret Elizabeth Hanson. William Pleasant Henson passed away in 1930 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1853, William Pleasant Henson entered the world in Knox, Tennessee, USA, born to Jesse Horn Henson and Margaret Jane Allison.
  • William Pleasant Henson had children including Margaret Elizabeth Hanson.
  • William Pleasant Henson passed away in 1930 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.

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William Henson's Ancestors

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William Henson
1853 – 1930
Birth Place: Knox, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jesse Horn Henson
1827 – 1880
USA
Margaret (Jane) Allison
1828 – 1891
Tennessee
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Henson's Descendants

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William (Pleasant) Henson (3 Dec 1853 – 22 May 1930)
  1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Hanson (23 Jun 1880 – 6 Jan 1973) m. Joseph (Sephrus) Colbert (14 Feb 1872 – 2 Jan 1940)
    1. 1. Zepha (Elizabeth) Colbert (4 Feb 1901 – 5 May 1965)
    2. 2. Roy (Sephrus) Colbert (26 Dec 1907 – 21 Dec 1973) m. Mable Colbert (23 Sep 1906 – 31 Dec 1965)
      1. 1. Willis (Eugene) Colbert (9 Jul 1925 – 14 October 1966)
      2. 2. Margaret Colbert (18 August 1931 – 23 Dec 2012)
      3. 3. Melvin (Merle (Pete)) Colbert (28 Jul 1935 – 24 April 2012)
      4. 4. Barbara Colbert (22 Jan 1940 – 20 Oct 1998) m. Gordon (Cecil) White (14 Dec 1928 – 8 Jan 2003) m. Denzil (Bruce) Brown (27 March 1939 – 1961)
        1. 1. Virginia (Elaine) Brown (10 Sep 1959 – 25 July 2012) m. Jerry (Allen) Chism (19 Mar 1957 – 6 Feb 2011)
        2. 2. Sheri Brown (abt 1961 – )
        3. 3. Patricia (A) White (abt 1971 – )
        4. 4. Edward White m. Shaunna (R.) Babbit
        5. 5. Cecil White m. Frieda (L.) Stonecipher
      5. 5. Betty Colbert (11 Jul 1942 – 2 Apr 2004)
      6. 6. Joseph (Wayne) Colbert (1945 – 30 Oct 1945)
    3. 3. Alpha (C) Colbert (30 Dec 1910 – 11 Apr 1979)
    4. 4. Lottie (Stanford) Colbert (4 Mar 1913 – 1998)

William Henson's Timeline

2 Records

1853
3 Dec 1853
Birth of William Pleasant Henson in Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knox, Tennessee, USA
1930
22 May 1930
Age 77
Death of William Pleasant Henson in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1853
    Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1930
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

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