 Hensley was the father of eight children with his first wife , Amanda . They separated in 1922 . One of their children claimed that the separation occurred after an incident in which Hensley became drunk and fought a neighbor . Amanda left the area and found work in a Chattanooga hosiery mill but soon became ill and bedridden . Hensley 's sister and brother @-@ in @-@ law traveled to Chattanooga to care for her . 
