Butler Patterson Hensley (1847 - 1923)

Born 30 Jun 1847 in Catheys Creeke Dist, Rutherford County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Susan (Poteat) Hensley — married 8 Feb 1866 in Rutherford County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 9 Jan 1923 at age 75 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

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Biography

Familysearch indicates 12 children. See findagrave site for list of siblings and 5 children.

The 1880 Census lists the following household members:

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Butler P Hensley Self Male 33 North Carolina, United States Margret S Hensley Wife Female 34 North Carolina, United States James H Hensley Son Male 12 North Carolina, United States Miliard F Hensley Son Male 11 North Carolina, United States Adolphus U Hensley Son Male 10 North Carolina, United States Bejeman F Hensley Son Male 8 North Carolina, United States Sidney A Hensley Son Male 6 North Carolina, United States Joseph O Hensley Son Male 2 North Carolina, United States Fannie L Hensley Daughter Female 0 North Carolina, United States

The 1900 Census lists the following household members:

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Butler T Hensley Head Male 54 North Carolina Margaret S Hensley Wife Female 55 North Carolina Annie L Hensley Daughter Female 20 North Carolina Lemuel B Hensley Son Male 18 North Carolina Willis L Hensley Son Male 17 North Carolina Mary Hensley Daughter Female 13 North Carolina Charles E Hensley Son Male 11 North Carolina Maggie S Hensley Daughter Female 8 North Carolina

Burial:

• New Gray Cemetery
• Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee,

Reference Notes

• Prior date of death listed as December 14, 1922 but death certificate does not support that.

Sources

• Original data: Holcomb, Brent H. Marriages of Rutherford County, North Carolina, 1779–1868. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1986.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCXW-KL7 : 12 September 2017), Butler P Hensley, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 136, sheet 424D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0970; FHL microfilm 1,254,970.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSBM-8BK : accessed 3 August 2019), Butler T Hensley, Old Fort Township Old Fort town, McDowell, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 123, sheet 7A, family 64, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,204.

• "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSG6-QJV : 11 October 2018), Butler P. Hensley, 9 Jan 1923; Death, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 August 2019), memorial page for Butler Paterson Hensley (30 Jun 1847–9 Jan 1923), Find A Grave: Memorial #101646981, citing New Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Marion Beach (contributor 47673743) .

Familysearch: LHJB-R9Z  ; 64 sources

Footnotes

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Marion Beach for creating Hensley-744 on 8 Aug 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Marion and others.

On 5 Feb 1866, "Butler P. Hensley" obtained a marriage bond in Rutherford Co, NC to marry Margaret Potiet (Poteat). James A. Hensley (his father) was the bondsman. They were married on 8 Feb 1866 by Washington Haynes, MG.