1850 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Page 91B
Henley, Leonard, 40, male, physician, $6,000 real estate, born in Virginia
Henley, Martha, 30, female, born in Virginia
Henley, Thomas, 16, male, born in Virginia, attended school
Henley, Sarah, 14, female, born in Virginia, attended school
Henley, Leonard, 9, male, born in Virginia, attended school
Henley, Christian, 5, female, born in Virginia

On 27 July 1908, Sarah Y. Muse of the County of Essex filed for a Confederate pension, stating that she was the widow of James Mundie Croxton, who served in the 55th Virginia Infantry, and died “at Mrs Gouchers[?} near Brooke Church during the war”. She was 72 years old, had lived in Essex County her entire life, was married in December 1859 by Rev. Robt. T. Henley; husband died in June 1862 at “Camp Goucher” of typhoid and pneumonia. [Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows, Essex County, Virginia.]

On 20 January 1917, Mrs. Sarah Muse died in Rappahannock District, Essex County, Virginia. She was female; white; widowed; born 27 August 1837; age 80 years, 4 months, 23 days; occupation house wife; born in Virginia; father was Dr. Leonard Henley, who was born in Virginia; mother was Sarah A. Perkins, who was born in Virginia; informant was J. L. Henley of Tappahannock; cause of death was pneumonia (duration 10 days); contributing factor old age; burial on 21 January 1917 at Cedar Level. [Commonwealth of Virginia, Certificate of Death 752.] [Note: 80 years, 4 months, 23 days would be consistent with birth on 27 August 1836, which would be consistent with a Henley Bible record.]