Latest update: Monday, February 14, 2011
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FOR HIS SERVICE, Olan HANNAH was given a New Testament Bible, signed by H. J. Hensley,
believed to be Hickman HENSLEY (1872 - 1932), a prominent businessman in Jacksboro, Jack
County, TEXAS (A short biography is below.)
Olan's granddaughter Glenda Kaye MEADOR MOORE describes the Bible.
'I also wanted to add pictures of the WW1 New Testament that was left to me by Mom and Pop. I
was hesitant to open the book wide to scan it in fear that it would break the binding. The pictures
aren't the best as a result .
- Photo one is the cover.
- Photo two is the first page of the bible. I don't know who Mr. Hensley is, but it has a stamp
reading Jacksboro, Texas. I wonder if it could be someone who gave the testament to the soldiers
who signed up at Jacksboro?
- The next two pages of the Bible has granddad's personal information
Name: Olan D. Hannah
Address: Jacksboro Texas Route 9
Service: [blank]
Olan D. Hannah
Jacksboro Tex
Born near Jacksboro
Sept 22, 1892
age 25 yeras old
- There was another page where Pop had written 1st Colossians, which must have had special
meaning to him.
- I had an especially hard time getting a copy of the final page. It reads
Memoranda:
Remember Sept. 19, 1917. I arrived in Camp Travis.
Remember Sept. 16, 1917, at Singing at Mr. Foxes. [Olan HANNAH married Cora Myrtice FOX
on
24 December 1919, in Jack Co, TEXAS.]
Remember Sept. 17, 1917, party at Alvin Wittons."
I don't know who Mr. Witton is, but I believe the "singing at Mr. Foxes'" seems to indicate that being
with our grandmother must have been rather memorable.
08 February 2011, Glenda Kaye MEADOR MOORE
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Hickman HENSLEY
02 October 1872, Jacksboro, Jack Co, TEXAS to 16 March 1932, Jacksboro, Jack Co, TEXAS,
USA
History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas
(Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1906)
"John HENSLEY, was a native of TENNESSEE, but during his boyhood days came to TEXAS with
his parents, the family home being established in Jack county, and they were numbered among its
earliest settlers… Mr. HENSLEY continued to be successful in his operations, and at one time
owned between eight and ten thousand head of cattle this county. He also had extensive ranching
interest in northwestern Texas, and was well known among the prominent stockmen of his day.
"[After his death, his three sons, Hickman, Biff and John] were appointed administrators of the
estate, having ever since been engaged in the cattle and other industries under the firm name of
HENSLEY Brothers. Hickman HENSLEY, one of the leading business men of Jacksboro, was born
at the HENSLEY home on Carroll’s creek, five miles east of Jacksboro, Jack county, TEXAS, in
1871 [died 1932]. [He is] also interested in the ice and electric light plant, is the owner of the
Hensley livery stable and in many other ways is interested in the growth and development of
Jacksboro and Jack county. In 1896 he was elected to the position of district clerk, to which he was
re-elected in 1898, for two terms, at the present time being the only native son of the county who
has been honored with official county positions."
[Hickman Hensley: Genealogy Magazine]
Hensley, TEXAS. Hensley, in southeastern Jack County, was named for the J. A. Hensley family,
who settled in the area after the Civil War. [Handbook of Texas Online]
[And there were two HENSLEYs (JC and JE) in the Texas Lost Battalion during WW2: Mobilized at
Fort Richardson, Jacksboro, Texas, 25 Nov 1940; Captured by the Japanese Forces 8 Mar 1942;
Liberated 15 Aug 1945. [Lost Battalion Memorial, Fort Richardson, Jacksboro TEXAS] [Texas
Military Forces Museum] [Texas Military Forces Museum 2]