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The author (Marty Grant) is not related to William Hensley
as far as can be determined. He did live in the same county (Knox Co,
TN) as my ancestor Samuel Hensley
(1801-1852), though born after he left there.
William Hensley was born ca 1834/35 per age of 15 on the
1850 census. He was born in Tennessee, perhaps in Knox County where he
was living in 1850.
I don't know who William Hensley's parents are. In fact the only record
I have for him is the 1850 census entry.
William would presumably have been home with his parents for the 1840
census. Anthony Hensley (c1791)
was the only Hensley in Knox County that year, and he did have two
unidentified sons with him aged under 5 (born ca 1835-40). That fits, but
based only on this there is no way to know if it is William or someone
else. I have tentatively assigned a different
William Hensley (c1829) as
a son of Anthony, so if correct, that would exclude this one. I can't say
for sure either way though.
In 1850 William was living in Knox County with Elcana Shipe and his
family. They could be related to him, or he might just be hired help. His
occupation is listed as "laborer" but that doesn't preclude him being
related to them.
- 1850 census abstract: (Explanation
of this census)
- (Note: The dates at the end of
each line are not part of the original census, but are approximate birth
years based on age)
KNOX CO, TN Page 228B House/Family # 1914/1923 - 15th Subdivision Twp
SHIPE ELCANA 30 M W FARMER TN 1819/1820
SHIPE MARGARETT 26 F W TN 1823/1824
SHIPE DOCTOR A 2 M W TN 1847/1848
HENSLY WILLIAM 15 M W LABORER TN 1834/1835
This census entry is all we have for William, however, it does provide
one interesting clue: They are only 21 households away from
Louinda Hensley (c1831 TN) who
was living with a Johnson family. Could William and Louinda be siblings?
Certainly, but no real proof of that. See her page for more on her.Who
were the Shipes? Elcanah H. Shipe married Margaret Major on 6 Oct 1846 in
Knox County. I know of no connection between the Hensleys and either the
Shipe or Major families.
I was unable to find
William Hensley on the 1860 census, nor did I
find a marriage record for him in Knox Co., TN.
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