Cemetery | Hensley Hollow Cemetery |
Location | Hensley Hollow, Elkton area, Rockingham County, Virginia. From Harrisonburg, Virginia, take Route 33 East about 2 miles east of Elkton and turn left on Route 634 (Huckleberry Road). Go about 5/10 mile to intersection with Route 623 (Mt. Pleasant Road) and turn right. Go 2.3 miles to intersection with Route 622 (Hensley Hollow) and turn right. Go about 1.1 mile to end of road at gate. Private road to left (gated) goes to the Hensley Hollow cemetery. It is a short walk or if gate is open you can drive to cemetery. |
Notes | In October 1996, Sue Propst found and recorded this cemetery. She noted there are many graves without markers. Sue stated all of the people recorded as being buried here are descendants of Benjamin Hensley, Sr. and that this was the home place. |
Survey Date and Recorder | Oct 1996 Sue Propst |
Surnames are sorted by section / plot / row / grave - only sections and rows are shown
Section | Row | Surname | Given Name & MI | Birth Date | Death Date | Headstone Notes | Remarks |
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Hensley, (Jr.) | Benjamin | 8 Sep 1822 | 15 Feb 1908 | s/Benjamin Hensley Sr. | |||
Hensley | Rebecca | 8 Feb 1824 | 28 Oct 1905 | w/Benjamin Hensley Jr. | |||
Hensley | Annie Rebecca | 3 Mar 1867 | 19 Mar 1887 | d/Benj. & Rebecca | |||
Monger | Martha E. | 10 Mar 1843 | 1870 | w/Jacob R. Monger | |||
Hensley | Sallie B. | 28 Sep 1874 | 5 Nov 1880 | d/Silas & Sarah Hensley | |||
Hensley | James B. | 26 Jun 1878 | 12 Nov 1880 | s/Silas & Sarah Hensley | |||
Hensley | Jethro Silas | 24 Mar 1883 | 24 Feb 1884 | s/Silas & Sarah Hensley | |||
Hensley | Lawton S. | 20 Nov 1901 | Nov 1902 | s/J. W. & L. A. Hensley | |||
Hensley | Harry W. | 8 Feb 1904 | 20 Feb 1904 | s/J. W. & L. A. Hensley | |||
Hensley | Franklin Pierce | 3 Jul 1863 | 9 Nov 1906 | Moved to Mount Olivet Cemetery, McGaheysville VA & buried next to his wife Virginia Ann Hensley 4 Sep 1868 - 15 Mar 1952 | |||
Hensley, Sr. | Benjamin | No marker; Family lore says he is most likely buried in this cemetery since this was the homeplace | |||||
Hensley | Nellie Ellen Meadows | No marker; Family lore says she is most likely buried in this cemetery since this was the homeplace; w/Benjamin Hensley Sr. |