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Henley, Asenath

Personal Information
Last Name Henley
First Name Asenath
Middle Name
Maiden Name Hadley
Death Date 10/13/1889
Birth Date 12/24/1820
Obituary Source Martinsville Republican, Jan. 30, 1890
Source Information Cemetery index/Friends Records
Cemetery West Union
Family Information
Spouse John Henley
Survived By Husband; 6 sons; 1 daughter.
Other Age 68 years, 9 months, and 19 days. "Born in Chatham County, North Carolina. She married John Henley in 1842. They, with 3 small children, moved to Indiana in 1850. She died near Monrovia at the age of 69. She was the mother of 8 children, 7 sons and 1 daughter. All survive her except 1 son who died at an early age. She was buried at West Union Cemetery beside her oldest sister, Phebe Hadley, who died March 11th, 1889." [From the Diary of Anna Stanton Harvey for Oct. 15, 1889: "Attended the funeral of Asenath Henley. It is 25 yrs. since she had a stroke of Paralysis which deprived her of speech and almost the entire use of her right side. She left an example of quiet patient cheerfulness that will not soon be forgotten by her friends."]
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