George Waitsell Hensley

1864 - 1926  (61 years)   Has 8 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	George Waitsell Hensley
  Birth	7 Oct 1864	Yancey Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	3499888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000F1CC
  Death	2 May 1926	Morganton, Burke Co, NC
  Burial	Valley River Baptist Cem, Cherokee Co, NC
  Person ID	I89110	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	John Hensley,   b. 1832/1833, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Madison Co, NC (Age > 48 years)
  Mother	Dorcas Ann Phipps,   b. 1826/1827, Buncombe Co, NC (now Yancey Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Madison Co, NC (Age > 54 years)
  Marriage	6 Aug 1853	Yancey Co, NC
  _UID	58CD771EC02D304E98534DD6D5D710DFCEF1
  Family ID	F26056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary A Reed,   b. 2 Dec 1865, NC d. 20 Jan 1930, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1881/1882	Madison Co, NC
  _UID	97E24228EB52D444A4A3685B92328AB949FF
  Children	1. James L Hensley,   b. May 1883, Madison Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Graham Co, NC (Age > 18 years)   2. George Oscar Hensley,   b. 14 Mar 1885, Madison Co, NC d. 7 Oct 1964, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 79 years)   3. Haseltine Hensley,   b. Jan 1889, Madison Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Graham Co, NC (Age > 12 years)   4. Arthur C Hensley,   b. 19 Nov 1891, Yancey Co, NC d. 10 Jun 1967, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 75 years)   5. Harry C Hensley,   b. Mar 1895, Graham Co, NC d. Aft 1910, Graham Co, NC (Age > 16 years)   6. Alva G Hensley,   b. Jul 1899, Graham Co, NC d. Aft 1920, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 22 years)   7. Frankie Hensley,   b. 1900/1901, Graham Co, NC d. Aft 1910, Graham Co, NC (Age > 10 years)   8. Lilly Hensley,   b. 1901/1902, Graham Co, NC d. Aft 1920, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 19 years)   9. Addie Hensley,   b. 1904/1905, Graham Co, NC d. Aft 1920, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 16 years)   10. Shuford Hensley,   b. 1907/1908, Graham Co, NC d. Aft 1920, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 13 years)
  Family ID	F5054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I know. However, I am interested in all Hensley families in North Carolina.; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/hensley/ !CENSUS:1860 x !CENSUS:1870 Yancey Co., NC Cainey River, Bald Creek PO # 171/171 W. M. Hensley 60 Farmer $-/- NC Sarah 45 Keeping House Baccus S. 22 at home Anderson T. 6 m John Hensley 45 Farmer $-/125 Dorcus 40 Keeping House Jane 18 at home Sofrona 16 Andrew 14 George 12 Mary A. 10 James 8 ; !CENSUS:1880 Madison Co., NC Upper Laurel # (none) John Hensley 52 M Farmer NC-NC-NC Darcus A. 49 wife M Keeps House NC-VA-VA Andrew 20 son M Works on Farm NC-NC-NC Mary A. 18 dau S George W. 15 son S Works on Farm William 13 son S Works on Farm Darcus 5 gr-dau Lee G. 2 gr-dau; !CENSUS:1900 Graham Co., NC Cheoah # 91/92 George W. Hensley head Oct 1865 35 M 18 NC-NC-NC Farmer Mary A. wife Dec 1874 34 (sic) M 18 10-6 James L. son May 1883 17 Farm Laborer George O. son Mar 1885 15 Farm Laborer Haseltine dau Jan 1881 11 (sic) Author son Nov 1892 8 (sic) Harry C. son Mar 1895 5 Alvie G. son Jul 1899 1; !CENSUS:1910 Graham Co., NC Cheoah # 160/162 Waitsell Hensley head 45 M 27 NC-NC-NC Farmer Mary wife 44 M 27 14-10 None Harry son 15 Day Laborer - Odd Jobs Alva dau 12 Frankie dau 9 Lily dau 8 Addie dau 5 Shuford son 2; !CENSUS:1920 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown, Andrews Precinct # 249/271 Waitzell Hensley head 53 M NC-NC-NC Laborer - Cutting Wood Mary wife 53 M LIllie dau 18 Alvie dau 21 S Addie dau 15 Shuford son 13;