When Esther Hensley was born in 1810, in Washington, Indiana, United States, her father, Edmond Hensley, was 30 and her mother, Mary Garrett, was 31. She married John Wesley Morgan on 24 September 1829, in Washington, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Franklin Township, Washington, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. She died on 2 April 1865, in Washington, Indiana, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in South Boston, Franklin Township, Washington, Indiana, United States.