Paul Henson (1789 - abt. 1874)

Born 3 Jul 1789 in Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Peggy (Smith) Henson — married 20 Oct 1808 in Clay, Kentucky, USA

Descendants

Died about 1874 at about age 84 in Clay Co., Kentucky, USA

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Biography

During the 1850 US Census:

Paul Henson, age 62, was living in Clay, Kentucky, with his wife, Margaret Henson, age 60, and

Elizabeth Henson, daughter, age 16

Dwelling #50 Family #50 , race: white. Paul was born in North Carolina, Margaret in Georgia and Elizabeth in Kentucky. Paul's occupation is Farmer and his real estate owned is valued at $100. No family members can read and write and Elizabeth did not attend school during the year.

Neighbors are (Paul and Margret's sons, Harvey Peter, Milikiah, Jesse, Granville):

Dwelling #51 Family #51 , race: white. Harvey Henson (23yo/KY), Mary Henson (22yo/KY), James Henson (5yo/KY), Richard Henson (4yo/KY), William Henson (9months/KY).

Dwelling #52 Family #52 , race: white. Milikiah Henson (male,30yo/KY), Martha Henson (20yo/VA), Elizabeth Henson (10yo/KY), John Henson (8yo/KY), Julian Henson (female,5yo/KY), Mary J. Henson (3yo/KY).

Dwelling #53 Family #53 , race: white. Jess Henson (male, 39yo/KY), Elizabeth Henson (43yo/KY), Mary Stets (15yo/KY).

Dwelling #56 Family #56 , race: white. Granville Hinson (28yo/KY), Patsey Hinson (24yo/KY), Margaret Hinson (9yo/KY), Catharine Hinson (7yo/KY), Paul Hinson (5yo/KY), Nancy J. Hinson (3yo/KY), William Hinson (6months/KY).

Margaret's brother Jabel and Rosa and family is living in Dwelling #57 Family #57 , race: white. Jabel Smith (45yo/KY) and Roda Smith (46yo/NC), Theophelus Smith (22yo/KY), James Smith (20yo/KY), Gustave Smith (13yo/KY), William Smith (12yo/KY), John Smith (9yo/KY), Henry C. Smith (6yo/KY), Wiles Smith (5yo/KY), Isaac Smith (1yo/KY), Polly Ann Smith (17yo/KY).

Dwelling #58 Family #58 , race: white. Campbell Smith (23yo/KY), Sally Smith (20yo/KY), Hannon Smith (male, census looks like Harmon, 1yo/KY), John Frost (laborer?, 54yo/VA).

Dwelling #44 Family #44 , race: white. William Smith (27yo/KY), Tabitha Smith (27yo/TN), Theophilus Smith (8yo/KY), Frances V. Smith (female, 7yo/KY), Amanda Smith (5yo/KY), Julius Smith (male, 3yo/KY), Butler Smith (1yo/KY), John Bailey Smith (27yo/TN).

Dwelling #15 Family #15, race: white. Melton Smith (male, 28yo/KY), James Smith (17yo/KY), Isaac Smith (14yo/KY), Washington Smith (12yo/KY), America Smith (11yo/KY), Alabama Smith (female, 8yo/KY), Aggy Welder (28yo/VA).

During the 1860 US Census:

Paul Henson, age 71, was living in Clay, Kentucky, with his wife, Pegy Henson, age 70.

Dwelling #162 Family #162 , race: white. Paul was born in North Carolina and Peggy in Georgia. Paul's occupation is Farmer and his real estate owned is valued at $100. Paul and Peggy cannot read and write.

Neighbors are (Paul and Margret's sons, Harvey Peter, Milikiah, Jesse, Granville):

Dwelling #159 Family #159 , race: white. Peter Henson (33yo/KY), Polly Henson (34yo/KY), Janes Henson (14yo/KY), Richard Henson (13yo/KY), William Henson (11yo/KY), Susan Henson (9yo/KY), Nica Henson (female, 9yo/KY), Betsey Henson (5yo/KY), John Henson (2yo/KY).

Dwelling #161 Family #161 , race: white. Granville Henson (40yo/KY), Patsey Henson (35yo/KY), Margaret Henson (20yo/KY), Kate Henson (18yo/KY), Paul Henson (16yo/KY), Nancy Henson (13yo/KY), William Henson (11yo/KY), Thomas Henson (9yo/KY), Fredrick Henson (7yo/KY), Daniel Henson (5yo/KY).

Dwelling #164 Family #164 , race: white. Daniel Henson (29yo/KY), Polly Henson (34yo/KY), Emily Henson (9yo/KY), John Henson (4yo/KY), Ransom Henson (2yo/KY), George Henson (1month/KY), Sarah Henson (14yo/KY). Sarah was born in Knox, KY; all others in Clay, KY.

Dwelling #165 Family #165 , race: white. Shelby Henson (male, 37yo/VA), Julia Ann Henson (35yo/KY), Betsey Tuttle (58yo/TN).

Dwelling #153 Family #153 , race: white. Jesse Henson (49yo/KY), Betsy Henson (53yo/KY), Martha Tillet (mulatto, 40yo/TN).

Dwelling #176 Family #176 , race: white. Malakiah Henson (38yo/KY), Martha Henson (25yo/VA), Elizabeth Henson (18yo/KY), Jesse Henson (15yo/KY), Julia A Henson (female,13yo/KY), Mary J. Henson (11yo/KY), Governer Henson (9yo/KY), Fredrick Henson (7yo/KY), Martha S. Henson (5yo/KY), Josephus Henson (1yo/KY).

Dwelling #167 Family #167 , race: white. Hugh Smith (35yo/KY), Rabia Smith (female, 12yo/KY), Jerey Smith (10yo/KY), Jemima Smith (9yo/KY), Paul Smith (7yo/KY).

Dwelling #168 Family #168 , race: white. Zachariah Smith (37yo/KY), Elizabeth Smith (60yo/VA), Paul Smith (23yo/KY), Eliza Smith (30yo/KY), Zelannie Smith (female, 19yo/KY), James H. Smith (11yo/KY), Enoch Smith (7yo/KY), Sarah Smith (2yo/KY).

Sources

International Genealogical Index (IGI) View person in Pedigree mode name: Margaret "PEGGY" Smith gender: female birth: about 1786 , , N. C. death: 8 January 1874 marriage: 20 October 1808 , Clay, Ky Parents father: Thomas Smith Marriages (1) spouse: Paul Henson marriage: 20 October 1808 , Clay, Ky Children (6) child 1: Thomas Henson gender: male birth: about 1810 , Clay, Ky death: after 1861 child 2: Jesse Henson gender: male birth: about 1811 , Clay, Ky death: after 1860 child 3: Malikiah C. Henson gender: male birth: about 1820 , , Ky death: child 4: Granville Henson gender: male birth: about 1822 , Clay, Ky death: child 5: Harvey Peter Henson gender: male birth: about 1827 , , Ky death: child 6: Elizabeth Henson gender: female birth: about 1834 , Clay, Ky death: Submitted By (1) fjohnson3916103 Citing This Record "International Genealogical Index (IGI)", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/MV3R-N5W : accessed 2013-10-25), entry for Margaret "PEGGY" Smith.

• 1850 US Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6P1-LDC : 12 April 2016), Paul Henson, Clay county, Clay, Kentucky, United States; citing family 50, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• 1860 US Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBR-MN1 : 14 December 2017), Paul Henson, 1860.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Robert Freise for creating WikiTree profile Henson-718 through the import of Freise Family Tree_2013-10-17.ged on Oct 17, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.