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132    HENSLEY FAMILY CEMETERY (BEF. 1860?)

Location - In north central Cedar Grove Township not far south of the Caswell County line, in a field north of the intersection of Allison Road (SR #1501 and #1500 - east of NC Rte 86) and Hensley Road (SR #1500). The approximately 40 ft by 40 ft densely-treed cemetery site is visible from the road and lies 360 ft NNE from the intersection. Private property. From the 1974 location description: "...a trailer and old house occupy the SE corner of intersection. Joe Hensley lives in the trailer, and the Hensley Cemetery is diagonally northward opposite the trailer, across the road in a field. The cemetery is not quite visible from the road, but a lane or cart track heads back (northward) within a few yards of it."

Coordinates: 36d 14m 20.0s N; 79d 10m 02.0s W Click here for Google maps

Survey - This cemetery was surveyed on October 31, 1974. Milton Forsyth visited and photographed the site in February 2005 through the courtesy of the landowner, Mr. Willie Clayton.

Graves, Marked [1974] - There were 8 marked graves.

Status [2005] - The site is totally unkempt and covered by dense vegetation (see photo from inside). Mr. Clayton said Mr. Hensley used to maintain the cemetery but now that he is gone it has just been allowed to grow up. No engraved stones were seen. There were several fieldstones (view of fieldstone) and an old rusty metal grave marker, but no graves were obvious probably due to the heavy vegetation.

1. Hensley, ----   (b. - d. )
(A Rev. War Soldier ??)
2. Hensley, Bill   (b. - d. 1928)
(Died Unmarried)
3. Hensley, Jalily   (b. - d. 1892)
(Death Date Ca. 1892)
4. Hensley, Joe   (b. - d. 1939)
(Husband of Lola Hooper)
5. Hensley, Margaret   (b. - d. 1917)
Daughter of Spivey and Teely Hensley (Death Date Ca. 1917)
6. Hensley, Pete   (b. - d. 1891)
'Little Pete'
7. Hensley, Spivey   (b. - d. )
8. Hensley, Teely   (b. - d. )
Wife of Spivey Hensley
9. Pierce, Nat   (b. - d. 1864)
(Unruly Slave; Worked To Death) (see: Historical Notes of Mary claire Engstrom)