Brief Life History of Roy
When Roy Hensley was born on 30 March 1888, in Wayne, West Virginia, United States, his father, James Hensley, was 24 and his mother, Jane Sellards, was 16. He married Sola Pitts about 1930, in Wayne, West Virginia, United States. He lived in Ceredo, Wayne, West Virginia, United States in 1930 and Magisterial District 4 Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 11 November 1968, in Perry, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 80.
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- Roy Hensley, "United States Census, 1950"
- Roy Hensley, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
- Roy Hensley, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1892 · The Radio is invented
Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Hensley in East Worlington (Devon), from the Old English personal name Hēahmund (genitive Hēahmundes) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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