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From: Cindy Stamps <>
Subject: Re: [HENSLEY-L] Hensley's of Tennessee and Illinois in Saline County,Arkansas
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 09:17:11 -0600
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marsha moses wrote:

> Chris, There is a coincidence that I'll run by you....Bird's son,
> William, lived most of his adult life and died in Saline county,
> Arkasas according to other researchers. He was born in Clay County,
> Illinois in 1839. (I descend from Bird's oldest daughter, Lucinda, so
> I do not descend from this William--am only interested in him in
> hoping that his genealogy will help me with that of Bird...). William
> would have moved back to Cabell County, VA (now WV) with his family
> before the census of 1850 but after the census of 1840. William moved
> to Arkansas after the Civil War. He died in Saline County, Arkansas
> in 1891. Another researcher has told the story that husband's were
> scarce after the Civil war and William invited his unmarried sisters
> to Arkansas to introduce them around. Frances (Fannie) married a
> doctor with the last name Lindsey and the family is said to have lived
> in Little Rock or Hot Springs. Two of the other sisters returned home
> and never married: Mary Ann and Sarah both died in Cabell County.
> I will have to dig around to figure out why William ended up in
> Arkansas....perhaps his service in the Civil War took him there and he
> fell in love with a local girl.....but that is just a crazy
> guess....I'll try to look among my Hensley stuff to see what more I
> have...Is it a coincidence that these Hensleys ended up in the same
> county in Arkansas or did they know each other? Certainly the
> children of John F. Hensley are of the same generation as Bird's
> children with similar birth dates. I'll send a separate e-mail about
> William Hensley who was Bird's son and died in Saline County,
> Arkansas. marsha in WV
>
> Chris Carter wrote:
>
>> Marsha,
>>
>> There are other Hensleys that I have but I dont have their death
>> dates nor where they are buried or even if they came to Illinois
>> earlier than John F. Hensley. John had 6 other siblings that dont
>> have the death dates and place of death and it is possible that 2 of
>> those brothers may have came to Illinois earlier even though they
>> were younger than John.
>>
>> These are the siblings that I have of John F. Hensley:
>>
>> Nancy Rhode Hensley b.Oct 1824 Tennessee d. unknown
>>
>> Agnes Hensley b. 1827
>>
>> Mary C. Hensley b. 1831 I think this one was found in Alabama living
>> with her sister possibly with Agnes and her husband. d. unknown
>>
>> James Erwin Hensley b. abt. 1836 probably 1834-1835 d. abt. 1866
>> Tennessee
>>
>> Lewis E. Hensley b. 1836 Lewis County, Tennessee d. Unknown
>>
>> Martha Ann Hensley b. Dec 1840 Tennessee d. 11 Nov 1932 Saline
>> County, Arkansas
>>
>> Enoch F. Hensley b. 1842 d. Unknown
>>
>> Elizabeth Hensley b. abt 1849 d. Unknown
>>
>> As you can see Lewis E. and Enoch F. are the ones that dont have
>> death dates and it is possible that they came to Illinois earlier
>> than John F. Hensley. I would need to investigate that area further.
>>
>> Oh one other thing I have Samuel Hensley b. 1780 North Carolina, that
>> died in Illinois before John F. Hensley arrived. In my database he
>> died in 1855. That is all the information that I have for him. I
>> have a census record in 1820 Wayne County, Tennessee showing that he
>> has 2 sons and 2 daughters under the age of 10 along with his wife.
>> Wife is unknown at this time. I may have to check the 1850 census to
>> find out where they were living. That is one line that is possible
>> connection.
>>
>>
>
> The Cabell County Tax List for 1815 shows the following Hensleys:
>
> Daniel with one titheable and one mill
> Samuel with one titheable, 1 slave, 2 horses, 4 cattle
> Solomon with one titheable, 2 horses, and 5 cattle
> Steven with one titheable, 8 horses, and 62 cattle
>
> In 1815 there is a notice that there is an outstanding note held by
> Dave Hensley in conjunction with the settlement of the estate of John
> Simmons. Also in 1815 there is an Indenture: Daniel Witcher to
> Solomaon Hensley, tract Beech Fork of 12 Pole. And in 1815 a Quit
> Claim: William Holderby and William Buffington to Stephen Hensley, 100
> acres on Big Sandy above Pigeion Creek near Enibla Miller. Wit: John
> Dennison, Simeon Harrison, Daniel Douthah. So these were the Hensley
> men who were in the Cabell County area in the early years of the
> county. I'll dig some more among my thints to see if there are any
> more clues. Marsha
>
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>> Chris
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>> marsha moses <> wrote:
>> Chris, I was afraid of that--the time period when your Tennessee
>> Hensleys moved to Illinois was AFTER my Hensley family had moved out
>> of Illinois. My Bird Hensley did the opposite of most men....he moved
>> east before 1850--I find him back in Cabell County, VA (now WV) by
>> the census of 1850. Phooey....I was hoping that our connection was
>> going to lead to something. Marsha in WV
>>
>> Chris Carter wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> John Franklin Hensley started showing up in Illinois about 1865 from
>>> Tennessee. I have a newspaper article of John F. Hensley's death
>>> while on the circuit as a preacher. He fell out of a wagon when the
>>> horses got spooked and hit his head and he died with injuries. This
>>> was in Flora, Clay County, Illinois. What I meant the 20 years is my
>>> Grandfather Walter Ralph Hensley was born in Shumway, Effingham
>>> County, Illinois and lived there for about 20 years then he married
>>> my Grandmother who is living now. They lived in Taylorville,
>>> Christian County, Illinois and also Monticello, Piatt County,
>>> Illinois and now my Grandfather is deceased and is buried in
>>> Arlington National Cemetery as a member of the Army known as the
>>> "Deadeyes" is what they called the group in WWII. When he came back,
>>> they lived in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois for about 40 years.
>>> The children of John Franklin branched out surrounding Effingham
>>> County, Bond County, Hamilton County, Clinton County and Marion
>>> County. One of his sons died in Tennessee as a baby and another son
>>> apparently died as 11 year old in Tennessee. Otherwise the 7 of 9
>>> children of John Franklin branched out not at the same time if that
>>> is what you are thinking about. The Hensleys and the Webbs
>>> particularly Uriah Churchill Webb came about the same time if not
>>> earlier. Uriah's daughter Louisa Elizabeth married William Lafayette
>>> who is my grandfather's grandfather.
>>>
>>> Chris
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How interesting that you mentioned Saline Co. AR. I have William
Henslee and his family who moved into Saline Co. in the late 1840's from
AL. My family is from Macksfield in Caswell Co. NC. I've never been
able to link up mine with those coming from Hickman in NC, but now I
wonder if they are kin.
Cindy Henslee Stamps

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