Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William A. Hensel and Margaret J. Thomas




Husband William A. Hensel 1 2 3

           Born: 6 Nov 1859 - Loyalhanna Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
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         Father: Jacob B. Hensel (1832/1833-      ) 4
         Mother: Mary A. Bash (      -      ) 2


       Marriage: 16 Aug 1883 5



Wife Margaret J. Thomas 1 5

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         Father: Maj. Cyrus Thomas (1830-Abt 1898) 6 7
         Mother: Elizabeth Jane Earnest (1860-      ) 1




Children
1 M Bertram T. Hensel 5

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2 M Cyrus Taylor Hensel 5

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3 F Mable E. Hensel 5

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4 F Sarah M. Hensel 5

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5 F Mary A. Hensel 5

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General Notes: Husband - William A. Hensel


He was descended from German ancestors who were early settlers in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. After completing the course in the common schools he attended Delmont Academy two years. Leaving school at the age of eighteen he taught two terms in Delmont and nine terms in the country schools. Following this he was a clerk in a store for two years. In 1890 he was elected county editor [auditor?] for three years. After completing that service he engaged in the agency business. The only society of which he was a member was the Fraternal Order of Eagles.

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Sources


1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 706.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 109.

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 372.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 109, 275.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 110.

6 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 705.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 523.


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