Lewis W Hensley

1840 - 1914  (74 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 34 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Lewis W Hensley
  Birth	1839/1840	Yancey Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	309E888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000F2D7
  Death	3 Oct 1914	Yancey Co, NC
  Person ID	I90109	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2012

  
  

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

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Elizabeth Roberson,   b. 1842/1843, Yancey Co, NC d. 1880/1886, Yancey Co, NC (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	10 Jan 1861	Yancey Co, NC
  _UID	CB7A1425C56E3A44AD69BDB1B8111262F030
  Children	1. Jefferson D Hensley,   b. Nov 1861, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 40 years)   2. John Henry Hensley,   b. Apr 1865, Yancey Co, NC d. 4 Dec 1924, McDowell Co, NC (Age 59 years)   3. Martha Cordelia Hensley,   b. 7 May 1866, Yancey Co, NC d. 19 Jul 1955, Yancey Co, NC (Age 89 years)   4. James Isaac Hensley,   b. 10 Jun 1868, Yancey Co, NC d. 14 Jun 1943, Gaffney, Cherokee Co, SC (Age 75 years)   5. Nelson Carter Hensley,   b. 28 Jan 1874, Yancey Co, NC d. 1 Sep 1948, Yancey Co, NC (Age 74 years)   6. Trissie A Hensley,   b. 1875/1876, Yancey Co, NC d. 14 Sep 1967, Yancey Co, NC (Age 91 years)   7. Celia Adeline Hensley,   b. 17 May 1879, Yancey Co, NC d. 13 May 1956, Yancey Co, NC (Age 76 years)   8. William Molt Hensley,   b. 29 Dec 1883, Yancey Co, NC d. 14 Mar 1966, Asheville, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F25711	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Ellender Higgins,   b. 1842/1843, Washington Co, TN d. 30 May 1928, Yancey Co, NC (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1883/1884	Yancey Co, NC
  _UID	2DC8349B223A9A428103035852BBBA54F6D3
  Children	1. Vista L Hensley,   b. Jul 1885, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 16 years)
  Family ID	F14949	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:1840 x !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 # 148/148 James C. Proffitt 29 Farmer $2000/1800 NC Mary L. 26 Hiram A. 8 Nickolas W. 6 Albert H. 2 Elizabeth J. 11/12 Lewis W. Hensley 19 Farm Laborer; !MARRIAGE:10 Jan 1861 Yancey Co., NC Lewis Hensley & Sarah Roberson Samuel Wilson.; !CENSUS:1870 Yancey Co., NC Egypt, (---) PO, # 137/137 Lewis W. Hensley 30 Farmer $-/- NC Sarah E. 25 Keeping House Jefferson D. 8 John H. 6 Martha C. 5 James J. 1; !CENSUS:1880 Yancey Co., NC Caney River # 189/189 Lewis W. Hensley 41 M Laborer NC-NC-NC Sarah E. 38 Wife M Keeping House John H. 16 son Laborer James J. 10 son At home Nelson C. 7 son Terica A. 4 dau Celia A. 1 dau; !CENSUS:1900 Yancey Co., NC Egypt # 243/246 Louis Hensley head Aug 1835 64 M 37*16 NC-TN-NC Farmer Elenda wife Unkn 1848 52 M 16 6-5 TN-TN-NC William M. son Dec 1883 16 NC-NC-TN Farm Laborer Vista L. dau Jul 1885 14 S * 37 marked out, 16 written over.; !CENSUS:1910 Yancey Co., NC Caney River # 182/194 Louis W. Hensley head 70 M2 24 NC-NC-NC Farmer Elander wife 61 M3 20 5-4 Anner Angel gr-dau 2;