Henley J. Felkins was born March 28, 1897, in Johnson County, Arkansas, the son of James Ervin Felkins and Missouri Tennessee Dillon.
The 1900 Johnson County, Arkansas census, Pilot Rock Township, shows 3 year old Henley at home with his parents and siblings. He is listed as Henry on the census.
Henley served as a Pvt. in the 7th Co, 13th BN, MPC, in World War I.
Henley appears on the 1920 Johnson County census at home with his widowed mother. He was 22 years old at the time.
Henley married Mrs. Nancy Eastep on January 20, 1920, in Johnson County, Arkansas. Nancy was born about 1900. Nancy had a daughter, Delie Eastep, by her first marriage.
Henley died December 15, 1966, at Clarksville, in Johnson County, Arkansas. He is buried beside his son Willie Ervin Felkins in the Woodland Cemetery at Clarksville, in Johnson County, Arkansas.
Children of Henley J. Felkins
1. Willie Ervin Felkins, b. 1931, Johnson Co, AR
2. James W. Felkins
3. Juanita Felkins, m. _____ Holt
4. Flora Felkins