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Kensing Family History & Genealogy

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Early Kensings

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Heinrich Friedrich Ludwig Kensing was born on June 6, 1820 in Bad Münder am Deister, NDS Germany, and died at age 26 years old in 1846 at Indianola in Calhoun County, Texas United States.
Johann Friedrich Heinrich Kensing was born on November 11, 1822, and died at age 42 years old on July 26, 1865. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Johann Friedrich Heinrich Kensing.
Hanne Justine Wilhelmine Sophia Louisa (Borchers) Kensing was born on August 4, 1823, and died at age 41 years old on July 29, 1865. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Hanne Justine Wilhelmine Sophia Louisa (Borchers) Kensing.
Dorothe Friederike Kensing was born on March 18, 1826 in Bad Münder am Deister, NDS Germany, and died at age 20 years old in 1846 at Indianola in Calhoun County, Texas United States.
Heinrich Friedrich Karl Kensing was born on July 30, 1828 at Hamelspringe in Bad Münder am Deister, NDS Germany, and died at age 73 years old on June 26, 1902 in Gillespie County, Texas United States.
Christine Justine Louise Charlotte (Kensing) Braeutigam of Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas United States was born on November 26, 1831 in Hamelspringe, Niedersachsen Germany to Johann Friedrich Heinrich Kensing and Hanne Justine Wilhelmine Sophia Louisa (Borchers) Kensing. She had siblings Friedrich Christop Heinrich Kensing, Heinrich Friedrich Ludwig Kensing, Dorothe Friederike Kensing, and Heinrich Friedrich Karl Kensing. Christine Braeutigam died at age 92 years old on October 18, 1924 in Texas United States, and was buried at Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery in Fredericksburg.
Friedrich Christop Heinrich Kensing was born on May 8, 1855 at Honey Creek in Gillespie County, Texas United States, and died at age 69 years old on March 7, 1925. Friedrich Kensing was buried at Crosby Cemetery in Mason, Mason County.
Mathilde (Lemburg) Kensing was born on October 16, 1856, and died at age 80 years old on February 4, 1937. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mathilde (Lemburg) Kensing.
Auguste Bertha (Kensing) Donop was born on October 17, 1875, and died at age 71 years old on May 15, 1947. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Auguste Bertha (Kensing) Donop.
Emma Wilhelmina (Kensing) Metzger was born on February 12, 1878 to Mathilde (Lemburg) Kensing and Friedrich Christop Heinrich Kensing, and had siblings Alfred William Kensing, Auguste Bertha (Kensing) Donop, Marichen (Kensing) Worley, Thekla Clara (Kensing) King, and Benjamin August Kensing. Emma Metzger died at age 91 years old on January 2, 1970. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Emma Wilhelmina (Kensing) Metzger.
Marichen (Kensing) Worley was born on March 11, 1881, and died at age 74 years old on May 29, 1955. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Marichen (Kensing) Worley .
Rosalie Kensing of Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, TX was born on March 4, 1884, and died at age 89 years old on July 15, 1973.

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Surnames: Kensi - Kentoff

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Ida Marie (Gross) Kensing of Mason, Mason County, Texas was born on August 21, 1894, and died at age 87 years old on November 19, 1981 in Mason. Ida Kensing was buried at Old Gooch Cemetery in Mason.
Lee Roy Kensing
He had a twin brother, El Roy Kensing, who died at birth.
Betty Lula (Latimer) Kensing of 8102 Appomattox Drive, in Austin, Travis County, Texas United States was born on May 29, 1925 in Lohn, McCulloch County. Betty was baptized in August 2003 at Fairview Church of Christ Ramble Ln, in Austin, Travis County. Betty Kensing died at age 78 years old on February 21, 2004 in Austin, and was buried on February 24, 2004 at Live Oak Cemetery E White St, in Brady, McCulloch County.
Marilyn Joyce (Ohlenbusch) Kensing of Hamilton, Hamilton County, Texas was born on December 5, 1932, and died at age 74 years old on March 15, 2007. Marilyn Kensing was buried at Gooch Cemetery in Mason, Mason County.
Betty Jean (Priess) Kensing of Brady, McCulloch County, Texas was born on February 18, 1932, and died at age 75 years old on July 9, 2007.
Esther Lucille (Kensing) Jordan of Mason, Texas United States was born on February 9, 1918 in Mason, and died at age 82 years old on December 5, 2000 in San Angelo, Tom Green County. Esther Jordan was buried at Art West Cemetery in Art, Mason County.
Ida Marie (Gross) Kensing of Mason, Texas United States was born on June 21, 1894 to Ludwig Phillip Gross and Christine Maria (Ischar) Gross. She had siblings Karl Bernhardt Gross, Eugene George Gross, Lina Sophia (Gross) Zesch, Louise Gross Otte, Bertha Pauline (Gross) Probst, Amelia Mathilda (Gross) Reichenau, William Frederick Gross, Meta Carolyn (Gross) Eckert, and Emma Gross Zesch. She married Alfred William Kensing on December 24, 1913 in Mason County, and they were married until Alfred's death on October 16, 1955 in Mason. She had children Ernest Eddie Kensing and Esther Lucille (Kensing) Jordan. Ida Kensing died at age 87 years old on November 16, 1981.
Born Wilhelm Alfred Kensing to Mathilde Lemburg and Friedrich Heinrich Kensing. He was christened at the Hilda/Bethel Methodist Church in Mason County, Texas. Date unknown. His grandparents were Hanne Justine Wilhelmine Sophia Louisa “Johanne” Borchers and Johann Friedrich Heinrich “Henry” Kensing. Johanne and Heinrich were the last Texas immigrants massacred by the Indians. They are buried on private property off Doss-Cherry Spring Road, Gillespie County, Texas, USA. Texas State Historical Marker 5171010059 reads “Heinrich Kensing (November 11, 1822 - July 26, 1865) Johanna Borchers Kensing (August 4, 1823 - July 29, 1865) German immigrants, arriving in Texas in 1845, and migrating to Gillespie County by 1850. In 1862 the Kensings moved into Mason County (about 7 miles NW). On July 26, 1865, the couple were attacked by Indians near Platt Kopf (1.5 miles N). Kensing died instantly; his wife died on the 29, at the Conrad Welge House (.33 miles NE), leaving 7 children. Recorded - 1972. Alfred’s father was the only surviving son. Heinrich and Johanne were both born in Hamelspringe, Hameln-Pyrmont, Niedersachsen (formerly Hanover), Germany. They arrived at Galveston on the brig Gerhard Herman on January 20, 1846. Alfred attended school in Mason, Mason County, Texas, where his father was the school teacher. He married Ida "Lizzy" Kruze on June 18, 1911 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Mason, Mason County, Texas. Lizzy died a few months later in childbirth on September, 1911. She is buried in the Crosby Cemetery in Mason, Mason County, Texas, USA. On December 24, 1913, Alfred married Ida Marie Gross, the daughter of Ludwig Phillip Gross and Christine Maria Ischar, at the bride's home in Grossville, Mason County, Texas, USA. Their children were: Ernest Edward Kensing 1914–1977 • Seth Herbert Kensing 1916–1972 • Esther Lucille Kensing Jordan Hartmann 1918–2000 • El Roy Kensing 1919–1919 • Lee Roy William Kensing 1919–2001 • Emma Marie Kensing Bessett 1922–1999 • Baby Kensing 1925–1925 • Wilburn Perry Kensing 1931–1995 • Richard Alfred Kensing 1934–2022 On October 15, 1955, he went fishing on the James River. Tragically, he suffered a stroke and died the next day of a cerebral hemorrage in Mason Memorial Hospital. Alfred W. Kensing is buried in the Gooch Cemetery in Mason, Mason County, Texas, USA. I am Ona Kensing Shoemake, the granddaughter of Alfred, and the daughter of Lee Roy.
Christine Justine Louise Charlotte (Kensing) Braeutigam of Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas United States was born on November 26, 1831 in Hamelspringe, Niedersachsen Germany to Johann Friedrich Heinrich Kensing and Hanne Justine Wilhelmine Sophia Louisa (Borchers) Kensing. She had siblings Friedrich Christop Heinrich Kensing, Heinrich Friedrich Ludwig Kensing, Dorothe Friederike Kensing, and Heinrich Friedrich Karl Kensing. Christine Braeutigam died at age 92 years old on October 18, 1924 in Texas United States, and was buried at Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery in Fredericksburg.
Heinrich Friedrich Karl Kensing was born on July 30, 1828 at Hamelspringe in Bad Münder am Deister, NDS Germany, and died at age 73 years old on June 26, 1902 in Gillespie County, Texas United States.
Dorothe Friederike Kensing was born on March 18, 1826 in Bad Münder am Deister, NDS Germany, and died at age 20 years old in 1846 at Indianola in Calhoun County, Texas United States.
Heinrich Friedrich Ludwig Kensing was born on June 6, 1820 in Bad Münder am Deister, NDS Germany, and died at age 26 years old in 1846 at Indianola in Calhoun County, Texas United States.
Friedrich Christop Heinrich Kensing was born on May 8, 1855 at Honey Creek in Gillespie County, Texas United States, and died at age 69 years old on March 7, 1925. Friedrich Kensing was buried at Crosby Cemetery in Mason, Mason County.
Hanne Justine Wilhelmine Sophia Louisa (Borchers) Kensing was born on August 4, 1823, and died at age 41 years old on July 29, 1865. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Hanne Justine Wilhelmine Sophia Louisa (Borchers) Kensing.
Johann Friedrich Heinrich Kensing was born on November 11, 1822, and died at age 42 years old on July 26, 1865. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Johann Friedrich Heinrich Kensing.
Mathilde (Lemburg) Kensing was born on October 16, 1856, and died at age 80 years old on February 4, 1937. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mathilde (Lemburg) Kensing.
Ernest Edward Kensing of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas was born on July 23, 1914, and died at age 63 years old on December 29, 1977. Ernest Kensing was buried at New Gooch Cemetery in Mason, Mason County.
El Roy was the twin brother of Lee Roy William Kensing. He is buried in Weaver-Bannowsky-Big Saline Cemetery, London, Kimble County, Texas, USA.

Popular Kensing Biographies

Born Wilhelm Alfred Kensing to Mathilde Lemburg and Friedrich Heinrich Kensing. He was christened at the Hilda/Bethel Methodist Church in Mason County, Texas. Date unknown. His grandparents were Hanne Justine Wilhelmine Sophia Louisa “Johanne” Borchers and Johann Friedrich Heinrich “Henry” Kensing. Johanne and Heinrich were the last Texas immigrants massacred by the Indians. They are buried on private property off Doss-Cherry Spring Road, Gillespie County, Texas, USA. Texas State Historical Marker 5171010059 reads “Heinrich Kensing (November 11, 1822 - July 26, 1865) Johanna Borchers Kensing (August 4, 1823 - July 29, 1865) German immigrants, arriving in Texas in 1845, and migrating to Gillespie County by 1850. In 1862 the Kensings moved into Mason County (about 7 miles NW). On July 26, 1865, the couple were attacked by Indians near Platt Kopf (1.5 miles N). Kensing died instantly; his wife died on the 29, at the Conrad Welge House (.33 miles NE), leaving 7 children. Recorded - 1972. Alfred’s father was the only surviving son. Heinrich and Johanne were both born in Hamelspringe, Hameln-Pyrmont, Niedersachsen (formerly Hanover), Germany. They arrived at Galveston on the brig Gerhard Herman on January 20, 1846. Alfred attended school in Mason, Mason County, Texas, where his father was the school teacher. He married Ida "Lizzy" Kruze on June 18, 1911 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Mason, Mason County, Texas. Lizzy died a few months later in childbirth on September, 1911. She is buried in the Crosby Cemetery in Mason, Mason County, Texas, USA. On December 24, 1913, Alfred married Ida Marie Gross, the daughter of Ludwig Phillip Gross and Christine Maria Ischar, at the bride's home in Grossville, Mason County, Texas, USA. Their children were: Ernest Edward Kensing 1914–1977 • Seth Herbert Kensing 1916–1972 • Esther Lucille Kensing Jordan Hartmann 1918–2000 • El Roy Kensing 1919–1919 • Lee Roy William Kensing 1919–2001 • Emma Marie Kensing Bessett 1922–1999 • Baby Kensing 1925–1925 • Wilburn Perry Kensing 1931–1995 • Richard Alfred Kensing 1934–2022 On October 15, 1955, he went fishing on the James River. Tragically, he suffered a stroke and died the next day of a cerebral hemorrage in Mason Memorial Hospital. Alfred W. Kensing is buried in the Gooch Cemetery in Mason, Mason County, Texas, USA. I am Ona Kensing Shoemake, the granddaughter of Alfred, and the daughter of Lee Roy.
Lee Roy Kensing
He had a twin brother, El Roy Kensing, who died at birth.
Seth Herbert Kensing II was born on August 11, 1947. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Seth Herbert Kensing II.
Ernest Eddie Kensing of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas United States was born on July 23, 1914, and died at age 63 years old on December 29, 1977. Ernest Kensing was buried at New Gooch Cemetery 571 Bickenbach Ave, in Mason, Mason County.
Mathilde (Lemburg) Kensing was born on October 16, 1856, and died at age 80 years old on February 4, 1937. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mathilde (Lemburg) Kensing.
Auguste Bertha (Kensing) Donop was born on October 17, 1875, and died at age 71 years old on May 15, 1947. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Auguste Bertha (Kensing) Donop.
Friedrich Christop Heinrich Kensing was born on May 8, 1855 at Honey Creek in Gillespie County, Texas United States, and died at age 69 years old on March 7, 1925. Friedrich Kensing was buried at Crosby Cemetery in Mason, Mason County.
Heinrich Friedrich Ludwig Kensing was born on June 6, 1820 in Bad Münder am Deister, NDS Germany, and died at age 26 years old in 1846 at Indianola in Calhoun County, Texas United States.
Marichen (Kensing) Worley was born on March 11, 1881, and died at age 74 years old on May 29, 1955. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Marichen (Kensing) Worley .
Thekla Clara (Kensing) King was born on September 7, 1887, and died at age 91 years old on April 25, 1979. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thekla Clara (Kensing) King.
Dorothe Friederike Kensing was born on March 18, 1826 in Bad Münder am Deister, NDS Germany, and died at age 20 years old in 1846 at Indianola in Calhoun County, Texas United States.
Benjamin August Kensing was born on July 6, 1891, and died at age 34 years old on March 3, 1926. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Benjamin August Kensing.
El Roy was the twin brother of Lee Roy William Kensing. He is buried in Weaver-Bannowsky-Big Saline Cemetery, London, Kimble County, Texas, USA.
Johann Friedrich Heinrich Kensing was born on November 11, 1822, and died at age 42 years old on July 26, 1865. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Johann Friedrich Heinrich Kensing.
Hanne Justine Wilhelmine Sophia Louisa (Borchers) Kensing was born on August 4, 1823, and died at age 41 years old on July 29, 1865. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Hanne Justine Wilhelmine Sophia Louisa (Borchers) Kensing.
Emma Wilhelmina (Kensing) Metzger was born on February 12, 1878 to Mathilde (Lemburg) Kensing and Friedrich Christop Heinrich Kensing, and had siblings Alfred William Kensing, Auguste Bertha (Kensing) Donop, Marichen (Kensing) Worley, Thekla Clara (Kensing) King, and Benjamin August Kensing. Emma Metzger died at age 91 years old on January 2, 1970. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Emma Wilhelmina (Kensing) Metzger.
Heinrich Friedrich Karl Kensing was born on July 30, 1828 at Hamelspringe in Bad Münder am Deister, NDS Germany, and died at age 73 years old on June 26, 1902 in Gillespie County, Texas United States.
Christine Justine Louise Charlotte (Kensing) Braeutigam of Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas United States was born on November 26, 1831 in Hamelspringe, Niedersachsen Germany to Johann Friedrich Heinrich Kensing and Hanne Justine Wilhelmine Sophia Louisa (Borchers) Kensing. She had siblings Friedrich Christop Heinrich Kensing, Heinrich Friedrich Ludwig Kensing, Dorothe Friederike Kensing, and Heinrich Friedrich Karl Kensing. Christine Braeutigam died at age 92 years old on October 18, 1924 in Texas United States, and was buried at Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery in Fredericksburg.
Ida Marie (Gross) Kensing of Mason, Texas United States was born on June 21, 1894 to Ludwig Phillip Gross and Christine Maria (Ischar) Gross. She had siblings Karl Bernhardt Gross, Eugene George Gross, Lina Sophia (Gross) Zesch, Louise Gross Otte, Bertha Pauline (Gross) Probst, Amelia Mathilda (Gross) Reichenau, William Frederick Gross, Meta Carolyn (Gross) Eckert, and Emma Gross Zesch. She married Alfred William Kensing on December 24, 1913 in Mason County, and they were married until Alfred's death on October 16, 1955 in Mason. She had children Ernest Eddie Kensing and Esther Lucille (Kensing) Jordan. Ida Kensing died at age 87 years old on November 16, 1981.
Katherine Kay (Kensing) Pitzer of Houston, Texas United States was born on September 21, 1950. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Katherine Kay (Kensing) Pitzer.

Kensing Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Kensing family member is 74.0 years old according to our database of 64 people with the last name Kensing that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

74.0 years

Oldest Kensings

These are the longest-lived members of the Kensing family on AncientFaces.

Cecelia Y Kensing of Casselberry, Seminole County, FL was born on November 7, 1893, and died at age 101 years old on November 27, 1994.
101 years
Selma L Kensing of Topeka, Shawnee County, KS was born on June 2, 1904, and died at age 100 years old on October 19, 2004.
100 years
Amalie Kensing of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas was born on December 12, 1885, and died at age 97 years old in August 1983.
97 years
Anna S Kensing of Harper, Gillespie County, TX was born on June 14, 1891, and died at age 97 years old on June 14, 1988.
97 years
Linda Lorene (D'Spain) Kensing of Odessa, Texas United States was born on May 11, 1922 in London, and died at age 93 years old on March 31, 2016.
93 years
Alfred K Kensing of Mount Kisco, Westchester County, NY was born on December 9, 1903 in Manhattan County, and died at age 92 years old on April 22, 1996.
92 years
Christine Justine Louise Charlotte (Kensing) Braeutigam of Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas United States was born on November 26, 1831 in Hamelspringe, Niedersachsen Germany to Johann Friedrich Heinrich Kensing and Hanne Justine Wilhelmine Sophia Louisa (Borchers) Kensing. She had siblings Friedrich Christop Heinrich Kensing, Heinrich Friedrich Ludwig Kensing, Dorothe Friederike Kensing, and Heinrich Friedrich Karl Kensing. Christine Braeutigam died at age 92 years old on October 18, 1924 in Texas United States, and was buried at Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery in Fredericksburg.
92 years
Emma Wilhelmina (Kensing) Metzger was born on February 12, 1878 to Mathilde (Lemburg) Kensing and Friedrich Christop Heinrich Kensing, and had siblings Alfred William Kensing, Auguste Bertha (Kensing) Donop, Marichen (Kensing) Worley, Thekla Clara (Kensing) King, and Benjamin August Kensing. Emma Metzger died at age 91 years old on January 2, 1970. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Emma Wilhelmina (Kensing) Metzger.
91 years
Thekla Clara (Kensing) King was born on September 7, 1887, and died at age 91 years old on April 25, 1979. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thekla Clara (Kensing) King.
91 years
Levi Kensing of Harper, Gillespie County, TX was born on August 28, 1911, and died at age 90 years old on July 5, 2002.
90 years
Goldie L Kensing of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas was born on June 22, 1916, and died at age 89 years old on April 2, 2006.
89 years
Rosalie Kensing of Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, TX was born on March 4, 1884, and died at age 89 years old on July 15, 1973.
89 years
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