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From: "sfbay2" <>
Subject: Re: [BLACK-L] Beard/Black/Hensley
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 21:35:48 -0800


I Have A William Black b Mecklenberg NC abt 1752, m Eleanor Beard. First
child was William Gillespie Black, my direct ancestor.
He was b 1772 in Oglethorpe, GA. Any Interest.
Leta Denny Christiansen

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From: Kathleen Grone <>
To: <>
Date: Saturday, November 14, 1998 4:23 PM
Subject: [BLACK-L] Beard/Black/Hensley

>No they are not and I do not have any Hensley's in Ill and my Mary C.
>Hensley married a Sharp. My Beard married a Black. (You could make a
>joke out of that one :)
>Kathleen
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>>Hi,
>I noticed you were researching both the HENSLEY and BEARD surnames. Are
>the two families closely related in your line?
>In my father's baby book it indicates that his ggrandmother's maiden
>name was Mary Beard. I have since found evidence, including marriage
>license, that her name was Mary Ann Hensley b.c. 1839, daughter of
>Henderson Covington Hensley of Marion Co. IL.
>I'm sure that there must be a connection somewhere, and there certainly
>are a lot of Beards in Marion Co. at the same time, but for now it is a
>missing piece of the puzzle. Any clues would be greatly appreciated.
>Thanks,
>Lori
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