Jay Cooke HENSLEY
1879 - 1932 (53 years)Person ID: I539034096 |  Last Modified: 22 Apr 2021
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Name Jay Cooke HENSLEY Birth 5 May 1879 Breathitt, Kentucky, USA [1] Gender Male Died 29 May 1932 Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA [1, 2, 3] Age: 53 Cause: Gunshot wounds Buried 30 May 1932 Kings Branch Cemetery, Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA [1] Notes - Jay Cooke Hensley Short Bio Posted 07 Dec 2013 by Tammy Hensley SmithJay Cooke Hensley (son of John Hensley and Mary Ellen Combs)118 was born 1879, and died 1932. He married Sarah Vires on Abt. July 1897, daughter of Mary Fletcher.
Notes for Jay Cooke Hensley:
Per Barbara Deaton Jay was a rather tall, lean, handsome man with black hair and olive complexion.
Sarah and Jay lived in the Shoulderblade section of Breathitt County on Old House Branch. Their 11 children were born there. The house was a two-room wooden structure. A dog-trot separated the rooms. They slept and lived in the two rooms. They ate in a separate, smokehouse-type structure. The cooking was done in this building, or outside.
Sometime during the 1920's Jay moved his family to Jackson. They moved, in a wagon, to a house on the right side of the road about half-way up Town Hill. Jay and Sarah never owned property.
At the age of 52, Jay C. died as the result of a gunshot would. It seems his son Charlie, Walker Hollon, and others were drinking and playing cards up in the hill near the home. Jay went up there to persuade Charlie to come to the house. Charlie had a gun. A scuffle ensued, the gun discharged, and Jay was struck in the thigh/groin. He bled to death before they could get him into town for medical attention.
Mize Hensley (born 1884) was a city policeman when this happened. He was involved in the investigation that followed. He was most aggressive in pushing for justice. He wanted a quick trial and severe punishment.
Charlie and Walker Hollon were indicted for murder. Reportedly some money exchanged hands. Sarah was now a widow with no cash, no property, and no money in the bank. She had no means with which to help her son. Therefore, when the case came to trial Charlie was tried alone. He was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 21 years in prison. He served 6-7 years in the State Prison at Frankfort.
More About Jay Cooke Hensley and Sarah Vires:
Marriage: Abt. July 1897
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Parents
Father John Lewis HENSLEY (ID:I539034102), b. 16 Sep 1849, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 28 Sep 1931, Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA (Age 82 years) Relationship Birth Mother Mary Ellen COMBS (ID:I539034103), b. 15 Apr 1863, Kentucky, USA d. 11 Mar 1911, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA (Age 47 years) Relationship Birth Marriage 29 May 1878 Breathitt, Kentucky, USA [10, 11] Marriages Kentucky US Marriage Records 1852-1914 Breathitt Children + 1. Jay Cooke HENSLEY (ID:I539034096) (current person) , b. 5 May 1879, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA d. 29 May 1932, Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA (Age 53 years) 2. Goodloe HENSLEY (ID:I539034104), b. 4 Oct 1881, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA d. 27 Mar 1926, Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA (Age 44 years) 3. Mize HENSLEY (ID:I539034105), b. 23 Jun 1884, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA d. 9 Aug 1936, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA (Age 52 years) + 4. Alice Minerva HENSLEY (ID:I539034106), b. 25 Dec 1887, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA d. 11 Apr 1975, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA (Age 87 years) 5. Bresly HENSLEY (ID:I539034107), b. 1889, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA d. Yes, date unknown 6. Brack HENSLEY (ID:I539034799), b. 6 Jul 1899, Kentucky, USA d. 14 Sep 1900, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA (Age 1 year) -
Family
Wife Sarah VIRES (ID:I539034097), b. 8 Sep 1885, Kentucky, USA d. 1960 (Age 74 years) Marriage 29 Jul 1897 Breathitt, Kentucky, USA [12] Children 1. Bandon HENSLEY (ID:I539034557), b. 9 Sep 1900, Kentucky, USA d. 16 Sep 1923, Kentucky, USA (Age 23 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] 2. Tildon HENSLEY (ID:I539034558), b. 6 Jul 1901, Kentucky, USA d. 23 May 1988, Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA (Age 86 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] ▻ Daliah COMBS m. 18 Feb 1922; Lizzie G TURNER m. 3 Nov 1977+ 3. Edna HENSLEY (ID:I539034560), b. 17 Feb 1905, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA d. 17 Apr 1991, Marietta, Washington, Ohio, USA (Age 86 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] ▻ Ance JOHNSON m. 16 Jan 19234. Scott HENSLEY (ID:I539034559), b. 10 Apr 1907, Kentucky, USA d. 28 Nov 1922, Kentucky, USA (Age 15 years) 5. Ardella HENSLEY (ID:I539034561), b. 4 Mar 1909, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA d. 14 Dec 1926, Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA (Age 17 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] + 6. Clarence C. HENSLEY (ID:I1615), b. 15 Apr 1910, Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA d. 18 Dec 1972, Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA (Age 62 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] 7. John W. Laugley HENSLEY (ID:I539034098), b. 12 May 1913, Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA d. 1 Oct 1934, Kentucky, USA (Age 21 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] ▻ Ojal HOWLETT m. 8 Oct 1932+ 8. Charles Stanley "Charley" HENSLEY (ID:I539034099), b. 20 Aug 1914, Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA d. 30 Dec 1950, Lickburg, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA (Age 36 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] ▻ Lillie Bell HOWES m. Yes, date unknow+ 9. Elizabeth Neal HENSLEY (ID:I539034100), b. 4 May 1917, Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA d. 12 Aug 1959, Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 42 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] ▻ Dr. Joseph Lumbard POTTER m. Yes, date unknow10. Mize HENSLEY (ID:I539034101), b. 23 Dec 1918, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA d. 11 May 1966, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA (Age 47 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] ▻ Virginia Alice "Ginny" FRAZIER m. Yes, date unknow11. Fred HENSLEY (ID:I539036362), b. 29 Oct 1920, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA d. 22 Jun 1921 (Age 0 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] Marriages Jay and Sarah's marriage
Page from Sarah Vires Hensley Bible showing marriage of Jay C Hensley and Sarah Vires. -
Other Personal Events
Census 1880 Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA [4] Census 1900 Crawford, Breathitt, Kentucky [5] Census 1910 Terry, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA [6] Draft Cards 12 Sep 1919 Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA [7] Census 1920 Precinct 6, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA [8] Census 1930 Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA [9] Patriarch & Matriarch James Samuel HENSLEY, b. 1605, Tiverton, Devon, England d. 1665, Northampton, Virginia, USA (Age 60 years) (6 x Great Grandfather)
Margaret Peggy NEAL, b. 1826, Perry, Kentucky, USA d. 1889, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA (Age 63 years) (Grandmother) -
Photos Jay Cooke and Sarah Vires Hensley Family
Barbara Deaton on Facebook says: First one on back row is my dad, Clarence. Next is: Scott, Tildon, Bandon, Edna, Ardella. Front row: Grandfather Jay C. Is holding Charlie (or John); Granny Sarah V. Hensley is holding Neal. Neal's real name was Elizabeth.Jay C. Hensley Funeral
Funeral of Jay C. Hensley, b 1880 d. 1932. Killed during family scuffle. Buried at Kings branch Cemetery. L to R - Nerve Lewis, sister; Tildon Hensley, son; Mize Hensley, brother; John Walk, friend; Carl Gabbard, friend; Sarah V. Hensley, wife; Edna Johnson, daughter; Mize hensley, son; and Nancy hensley (in hat), sister.Jay Cooke Hensley Histories The Hensley Family History
Hensley Family Bible
Birth and Death Certificates Death Certificate Jay C. Hensley Draft Cards World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Jay C. Hensley
Folios Jay Hensley Family Bible Marriages JC Hensley and Sarah Vires marriage certificate Kentucky County Marriage Records 1783-1965 Breathitt 1894 - 1900 Jay C Hensley and Sarah Vires Albums Kosinski - Russell (96)
Photographs of the Kosinski and Russell families
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Reference Mark and Amy Kosinski. "Jay Cooke HENSLEY". Four Branches Genealogy. https://www.fourbranches.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=I539034096&tree=mhkr (accessed March 28, 2024).
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Source Citations
- [S1562] Thea Neace, Find a Grave Memorial 113886148, 113886148.
- [S00175] Kentucky. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates, Death Certificate - Jay C. Hensley, 18183.
- [S1594] Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Divisision of Epidemiology and Health Planning. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present. Frankfort, KY,, Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000, Vol: 53, Cert: 18183.
- [S00177] United States Census Bureau, 1880 United States Federal Census Jackson Breathitt (District 14) Kentucky, 574A.
- [S00366] United States Census Bureau, 1900 United States Federal Census Crawford Brethitt Kentucky, 14B.
- [S782] United States Census Bureau, 1910 United States Federal Census Kentucky Breathitt Terry District 0008, 9A.
- [S00319] United States Selective Service System, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 - Jay C. Hensley, Roll: 1644032; Draft Board: 0.
- [S1086] United State Census Bureau, 1920 United States Federal Census Kentucky Breathitt Precinct 6 District 0047, 4A.
- [S00033] United States Census Bureau, 1930 United States Federal Census Jackson Kentucky, 22B.
- [S750] Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Kentucky County Marriage Records 1783-1965 Breathitt 1873 - 1881, 60.
- [S2972] Breathitt County Kentucky Clerk of Court, Kentucky US Marriage Records 1852-1914 Breathitt John Hensley and Mary Ellen Combs, Roll: 994029.
- [S00379] Marriage Certificate - Jay C Hensley and Sarah Vires.