Kentucky State Archives - Box 200 D. H. Smith - Petition in Equity agst Enos Hensley Heirs filed April 2 - 1885 |
D. H. Smith, Plff agst Gilbert Hensley Asher Hensley, W A Hensley Lewis Hensley, Levi Hensley, Emeline Hensley, Margaret Hensley, Mary Hensley, Martha Hensley, Levi Hensley Jr., Tilda Hensley, Crilly Hensley, Cordelia Dean & John Dean | The Plff D H Smith states that on the 5 day of June 1876 one Enos Hensley Father of defendants executed & delivered to Noble Smith his promissory note whereby he undertook & promised to pay said Noble Smith one day thereafter the sum of $17.85 said note is filed herewith as part hereof accompanied by the affidavit required by law. That shortly after the execution of said note said Enos Hensley died intestate and no admin has ever qualified as his estate and he left no personalty to be administered. He left the defts Gilbert Hensley, Asher Hensley, W A Hensley, Lewis Hensley, Levi Hensley, Emeline Hensley, Fielding Hensley, Tilda Hensley a daughter of Nikolas Hensley decd who was a son of said Enos, Critty Hensley a daughter of Harry Hensley decd who was a son of said Enos, Cordelia Dean & her husband Jno Dean who was a child of Louisa Hensley a daughter of said Enos, as his only heirs - That since the death of the old man, Fielding Hensley has died leaving Margaret Hensley, Mary Hensley, Martha Hensley and Levi Hensley, his only heirs. |
The petition goes on with some detail about the note and the land and then states: That deft Margaret, Mary, Martha, Levi Jr, Tilda & Critty Hensley are infants above 14 years & have no statutory guardian. |
from the above we have: Enos Hensley died "shortly" after 5 June 1876 and before 2 April 1885 that he had children: Gilbert Asher W A Lewis Levi Emeline Fielding (died after Enos but before 2 April 1885) leaving children Margaret, Mary, Martha and Levi Nicholas (predeceased father?) left daughter Tilda Harry (predeceased father?) left daughter Critty Louisa (predeceased father?) left daughter Cordelia who married John Dean
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