Biographical Sketch of Jesse F. Henslee, Washington County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Jesse F. Henslee, farmer, is a son of Obadiah and Betsey J. (Mason) Henslee, natives, respectively, of Tennessee and North Carolina. When young the mother moved to Tennessee, where she afterward married Mr. Henslee. They soon moved to Dade County, Mo., and about 1843 to Wash- ington County. Mrs. Henslee died in 1857. Mr. Henslee is a farmer, a Democrat, and a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. In their family were seven children, four sons and three daughters. The oldest child and only living son, Jesse F. Henslee, was born in Dade County, Mo., in 1842. His boyhood days were spent on his father's farm, and his educational advantages were very limited. When seventeen years old he left home to battle his own way in the world, and in the fall of 1861 he enlisted in the Enrolled Militia and served eight months. In September, 1864, he joined Company E, Fiftieth Missouri Infantry, United States Army, and served six months, being corporal. After his return home he engaged in farming, and has since followed that occupa- tion. In 1863 he married Eliza J. Cumfton, born in Washington County in 1842, and died in 1886. She was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, as is her husband. Of their three children: John J., Mary E., and Martha H., only one survives. Mr. Henslee is a Republican and the owner of 160 acres of land. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================