Marty and Karla Grant
The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.
William C Hensley
1821 - Aft 1880 (> 60 years) Has 13 ancestors and 29 descendants in this family tree.-
Name William C Hensley Birth 1820/1821 NC 
Gender Male _UID 426D7E17650CD611BD1000E09877E1C4FDCA Death Aft 1880 Fannin Co, GA Person ID I94201 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 27 Sep 2021
Father Benjamin Hensley, b. 1775/1776, Henry Co, VA d. Aft 1850, Union Co, GA (Age > 75 years)Mother Elizabeth, b. 1772/1773, VA d. Aft 1850, Union Co, GA (Age > 78 years)Marriage 1790/1800 Burke Co, NC (now McDowell Co, NC) _UID 9F23ADCD74F3914BA015A8BC357B8325F0A9 Family ID F5570 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Margaret J Blackwell, b. 1828/1829, NC d. Aft 1880, Fannin Co, GA (Age > 52 years)Marriage Bef 1844 Habersham Co, GA _UID 7E8A020386EE7C45958B4F680569D898F7EE Children 1. Harriet J Hensley, b. 1843/1844, Habersham Co, GA d. Aft 1860, Fannin Co, GA (Age > 17 years)2. Mary Elizabeth Hensley, b. Apr 1846, Habersham Co, GA d. Aft 1920, Franklin Co, AL (Age > 75 years)3. Samuel W Hensley, b. 1847/1848, Habersham Co, GA d. Aft 1860, Fannin Co, GA (Age > 13 years)4. Lorenzo Hensley, b. Nov 1850, Habersham Co, GA d. 25 Jun 1923, Fannin Co, GA (Age 72 years)5. Sarah M Hensley, b. 1853/1854, Habersham Co, GA d. Aft 1860, Fannin Co, GA (Age > 7 years)6. Paulina C Hensley, b. 1856/1857, Fannin Co, GA d. Aft 1860, Fannin Co, GA (Age > 4 years)7. John H Hensley, b. 10 Mar 1857, Fannin Co, GA d. 5 Aug 1928, Polk Co, TN (Age 71 years)8. William Hensley, b. May 1864, Polk Co, TN d. Aft 1900, Fannin Co, GA (Age > 37 years)9. James Hensley, b. 1866/1867, Polk Co, TN d. Aft 1880, Fannin Co, GA (Age > 14 years)10. Joseph B Hensley, b. 1868/1869, Polk Co, TN d. Aft 1880, Fannin Co, GA (Age > 12 years)Family ID F27188 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
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Notes - !NOTES:William C. Hensley might be closely related to Benjamin S. Hensley (c1802 NC) who was also in Habersham Co., GA in 1850.
- He could be closely related to Calvin L. Hensley (1829) for some of William's children are buried in same cemetery (Zion Hill, Polk Co., TN) with Calvin and members of his family. Could be coincidence.;
!CENSUS:1830;
!CENSUS:1840;
!CENSUS:1850 Habersham Co., GA 8th Dist 37 Division # 13/13
Wm C. Hensly 29 ~ $- NC
Margrett 21 GA
H. F. H.* 6 f
M. E. H.* 4 f
S. W. H.* 2 m
* All the children in each household were listed by this census taker with the "initial" of their surname in lieu of a ditto mark;
!CENSUS:1860 Fannin Co., GA 1130 Dist GM, Pierceville PO # 267/267
William C. Hensley 40 Mining Hand $-/400 NC
Margarett 29 Housekeeper
Harriet J. 17 Housekeeper GA
Mary E. 14
Samuel W 12
Lorenzo 9
Paulina C. 3
John B. 4/12
Sarah M. 6;
!CENSUS:1870 Polk Co., TN 10th Civil District, Hiwassee PO # 41/41
William Hensly 55 Farm Hand $-/- NC
Margaret 45 Keeping House NC
Lorenzo 20 Farm Hand NC
William 6 NC;
!CENSUS:1880 Fannin Co., GA 23rd M. District Morganton # 11/11
William W? Hensley 58 M Farmer NC-VA-VA
Margarette 53 Wife M Keeps House NC-VA-SC
Mary Olivet 59 sister-L S at home NC-VA-SC
William Hensley 15 son works on farm TN-VA-SC
James 13 son works on farm
Joseph B. 11 son works on farm;
!CENSUS:1900 x
- !NOTES:William C. Hensley might be closely related to Benjamin S. Hensley (c1802 NC) who was also in Habersham Co., GA in 1850.