When Olen Arthur Henson was born on 11 October 1908, in Texas, United States, his father, Arthur Henson, was 32 and his mother, Ella Izora Cartwright, was 32. He lived in Justice Precinct 4, Upshur, Texas, United States in 1920 and Justice Precinct 1, Upshur, Texas, United States in 1930. He died on 19 January 1969, in Gilmer, Upshur, Texas, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Floyd Cemetery, Orange, Texas, United States.