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John B Hensley

John B Hensley

Male 1835 - Aft 1910  (> 76 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 27 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name John B Hensley
    Birth Jun 1835  Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    _UID 2D9E888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000EFA7 
    Death Aft 1910  Madison Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I90106  Marty and Karla Grant
    Last Modified 10 Nov 2012

    Father William H Hensley,   b. 1812/1813, Buncombe Co, NC (now Yancey Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 68 years)
    Mother P Turner,   b. 1810, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1840/1849, Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
    Marriage 1830/1832  Buncombe Co, NC (now Yancey Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 8556A1609F4DA147B45C64A03A25897D2916 
    Family ID F26328  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Jane Tilson,   b. Aug 1837, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1910, Madison Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 74 years)
    Marriage 1858/1859  Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 0ADE51EAFF05F1459395F393825E8A34A99A 
    Children 
     1. William Lewis Hensley,   b. Jun 1858, GA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1910, Madison Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 53 years)
     2. Jacob Franklin Hensley,   b. Mar 1860, Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1939, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     3. Margaret Elizabeth Hensley,   b. 1863/1864, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1910, Madison Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 47 years)
     4. Dolphus Erwin Hensley,   b. 18 Nov 1865, Jackson Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1947, Madison Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F26329  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/


      !NOTES:No D/C found for him in NC, last found on 1910 census. May have died before 1914/15 before D/C were required.;


      !CENSUS:1840 Yancey Co., NC p. 282
      Wm H. Hensley age 20-29 (1810/20)
      20001-12001
      My analysis (who each person *might* be)
      1m 20-29 (1810/1820) = William H. Hensley (c1813)
      2m 0-4 (1835/1840) = 1. John B. Hensley (c1835) son
      "m 0-4 (1835/1840) = 2. Adolphus E. Hensley (c1837)
      1f 20-29 (1810/1820) = Wife (1810/20)
      2f 5-9 (1830/1835) = 1. Martha Hensley (c1832) dau
      "f 5-9 (1830/1835) = 2. Sophronia Hensley (c1834) dau
      1f 0-4 (1835/1840) = Louisa F. Hensley (c1838) dau;


      !CENSUS:1850 Yancey Co., NC # 887/927
      William H. Hensley 37 Farmer $- NC
      John B. 15
      Adolphus E. 13
      Lewis W. 10
      William P. 1
      Sultana A. J. 28 f
      Martha 18
      Sophronia J. 16
      Louisa F. 12
      Sarah E. 9;


      !CENSUS:1860 Yancey Co., NC Burnsville PO # 147/147
      John B. Hensley 24 Farmer $-/50 NC
      Mary J. 21 TN
      William L. 1 NC
      Jacob F. 2/12;


      !CENSUS:1870 Jackson Co., NC Savanah Township, Subdivision No 66, Webster PO # 57/57
      John Hensley 30 Farmer $100/- NC
      Mary Jane 30 Keeping House TN
      Wm L. 12 at home GA
      Jacob F. 9 " " NC
      Margaret E. 6 " " TN
      Dolphus E. 4 NC;


      !CENSUS:1880 Madison Co., NC Middle Fork (No 4) # 31/33
      John Hensley 44 M Farming NC-NC-NC
      Mary J. 42 wife M Keeping House TN-TN-TN
      Dolphus 14 son S Works on farm NC-NC-TN;


      !CENSUS:1900 Madison Co., NC Middle Fork # 33/33
      John B. Hensley head Jun 1835 64 M 41 NC-NC-NC Farmer
      Mary J. wife Aug 1837 62 M 41 4-4 TN-TN-TN;


      !CENSUS:1910 Madison Co., NC Middle Fork of Ivy # 88/88
      John B. Hensley head 78 M1 60 NC-NC-NC
      Jane wife 72 M1 60 6-5
      Bessie? dau 47 S
      Flossie gr-dau 17 S;


      !CENSUS:1920 x


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