Individual Details
John Minton "Jack" Hensley
(1807 - 9 Apr 1864)
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Free Slave THESE NOTES WERE TAKEN FROM A WORLD TREE SITE
Ant'ny was a negro slave of John M. "Jack" Hensley, and later William A. "Bill" and Louisa (Hensley) Wyatt. He was purchased by John M. at "Beller-Stand", a slave market, located on Crooked Creek, just south of Harrison, (Boone County) Arkansas. Beller-Stand is now known as Milum Springs. Date Ant'ny was purchased is unknown, but it was before the Civil War. Beller-Stand, is also where the wagon-train left from that was later ambushed by the Mormons, known as "The Mountain Meadow Massacre".
According to Ern Cash, a grand-son of "Bill" Wyatt, Ant'ney went to war with John M. "Jack". And during a battle John M.'s horse was shot from under him and Ant'ny rode in and took John M. out on his horse. Our information is that Ant'ny told this to Ern, when he was living with the family. This story conflicts with the information we had that Ant'ny was given to Louisa, John M's daughter, when she married "Bill" Wyatt. Also, given was the slave girl, Parthene, John's daughter by a slave.
According to dates, John M. enlisted in the Army on Feb. 9, 1863, was captured on Dec. 26, 1864, and died while a prisoner of war near St. Louis, Missouri. Willam and Louisa married in Nov. 1848.
If Ant'ny did go to war with John M. he must have returned to Richland after John M. was captured and taken prisoner. We do know that Ant'ny lived with William and Louisa for years and was his race rider. After Louisa died Ant'ny lived with William's Children. He was living with Ern Cash's family at the time of his death, which was in 1914.
Ant'ny is buried at the Hall Cemetery in an unmarked grave.
Another Note:
John M. Hensley was a first lieutenant in the Seventh Arkansas Cavalry, CSA. One of John's Negroes, named Antny went to the Civil War with him. It was said that at one of the battles, John M.'s horse was shot out from under him and Antny rode into the battle and took John out on his horse. Ern Cash, a grandson of Bill Wyatt and great-grandson of John M. Hensley, got this information from Antny who lived with Ern's family when Ern was a boy. Antny also said that John treated him just like a member of the family. Antny was in charge of training the race horses John owned.
Evidently John M. was captured and died as a prisoner of war in St. Louis in a federal prison. The confederate records at Little Rock bear out the fact that his name was John M. not Jack. Though he was often called "Old Jack," the census records, tax records, war records and other records reveal that his name was John M. This research was done by Gladys J. Gerhart of Jacksonville, Arkansas at the request of Howard Hensley. She is one of the best genealogists in the state.
Additional Information submitted by Rosa Cline
Information from the book: Old Folks Talking Historical Sketches of Boxley Valley, on Buffalo River A place of Special Value in the Ozarks of Arkansas by Jim Liles Buffalo National River.
He was given as a wedding gift as a young boy to Bill and Louisa Wyatt. "had been purchased south of Harrison, AR at a slave market known as Beller's Stand. Antn'y became a noted race horse rider for the Wyatts. He lived with them until Louisa died, and he lived with their children. At the time of his death in 1914, Antn'y was living with Ern Case."
Anteny Hensley (29429864)
Suggested edit: Obituary: "By reference to the communication from Eula, our readers will learn of the death of old Anthony Hensley (colored). He was a slave of old Uncle Jack Hensley before the war, and after the death of Hensley, Anthony made his home for many years with ―Uncle Bill Wyatt. Anthony was a familiar character in the early days of Marshall, later moving to Richland where he remained until his death" Mountain Wave, January 3, 1914.
Contributor: Tinkalew (47353264)
Free Slave THESE NOTES WERE TAKEN FROM A WORLD TREE SITE
Ant'ny was a negro slave of John M. "Jack" Hensley, and later William A. "Bill" and Louisa (Hensley) Wyatt. He was purchased by John M. at "Beller-Stand", a slave market, located on Crooked Creek, just south of Harrison, (Boone County) Arkansas. Beller-Stand is now known as Milum Springs. Date Ant'ny was purchased is unknown, but it was before the Civil War. Beller-Stand, is also where the wagon-train left from that was later ambushed by the Mormons, known as "The Mountain Meadow Massacre".
According to Ern Cash, a grand-son of "Bill" Wyatt, Ant'ney went to war with John M. "Jack". And during a battle John M.'s horse was shot from under him and Ant'ny rode in and took John M. out on his horse. Our information is that Ant'ny told this to Ern, when he was living with the family. This story conflicts with the information we had that Ant'ny was given to Louisa, John M's daughter, when she married "Bill" Wyatt. Also, given was the slave girl, Parthene, John's daughter by a slave.
According to dates, John M. enlisted in the Army on Feb. 9, 1863, was captured on Dec. 26, 1864, and died while a prisoner of war near St. Louis, Missouri. Willam and Louisa married in Nov. 1848.
If Ant'ny did go to war with John M. he must have returned to Richland after John M. was captured and taken prisoner. We do know that Ant'ny lived with William and Louisa for years and was his race rider. After Louisa died Ant'ny lived with William's Children. He was living with Ern Cash's family at the time of his death, which was in 1914.
Ant'ny is buried at the Hall Cemetery in an unmarked grave.
Another Note:
John M. Hensley was a first lieutenant in the Seventh Arkansas Cavalry, CSA. One of John's Negroes, named Antny went to the Civil War with him. It was said that at one of the battles, John M.'s horse was shot out from under him and Antny rode into the battle and took John out on his horse. Ern Cash, a grandson of Bill Wyatt and great-grandson of John M. Hensley, got this information from Antny who lived with Ern's family when Ern was a boy. Antny also said that John treated him just like a member of the family. Antny was in charge of training the race horses John owned.
Evidently John M. was captured and died as a prisoner of war in St. Louis in a federal prison. The confederate records at Little Rock bear out the fact that his name was John M. not Jack. Though he was often called "Old Jack," the census records, tax records, war records and other records reveal that his name was John M. This research was done by Gladys J. Gerhart of Jacksonville, Arkansas at the request of Howard Hensley. She is one of the best genealogists in the state.
Additional Information submitted by Rosa Cline
Information from the book: Old Folks Talking Historical Sketches of Boxley Valley, on Buffalo River A place of Special Value in the Ozarks of Arkansas by Jim Liles Buffalo National River.
He was given as a wedding gift as a young boy to Bill and Louisa Wyatt. "had been purchased south of Harrison, AR at a slave market known as Beller's Stand. Antn'y became a noted race horse rider for the Wyatts. He lived with them until Louisa died, and he lived with their children. At the time of his death in 1914, Antn'y was living with Ern Case."
Anteny Hensley (29429864)
Suggested edit: Obituary: "By reference to the communication from Eula, our readers will learn of the death of old Anthony Hensley (colored). He was a slave of old Uncle Jack Hensley before the war, and after the death of Hensley, Anthony made his home for many years with ―Uncle Bill Wyatt. Anthony was a familiar character in the early days of Marshall, later moving to Richland where he remained until his death" Mountain Wave, January 3, 1914.
Contributor: Tinkalew (47353264)
Events
| Birth | 1807 | Wayne County, Tennessee | |||
| Death | 9 Apr 1864 | St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri | |||
| Burial | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis, Missouri |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Pryor (1810 - 1899) |
| Child | Louisa Emely Hensley (1831 - 1902) |
| Child | Nancy Melissa Hensley (1835 - 1858) |
| Child | Mary J. Hensley (1848 - 1923) |
| Father | Lemuel Taylor Hensley (1785 - 1840) |
| Mother | Nancy Duncan (1789 - 1826) |
| Sibling | Marcus Howard "Mark" Hensley (1817 - 1888) |