Henry Wise married Rachel Russell 9 Jul 1818 in Bullitt Co., KY. They are listed in the 1850 Henderson Co., KY census.

Henry Wise is a widower in the 1860 Webster Co KY census with several of his children.

There is more information about Henry Wise in the Perrins biography of his son, Henry Hardin Wise.

Henry and Rachel Wise were the great-great-grandparents of Frank Melton.

Sons of Henry and Rachel Wise, Soloman Wise and his wife Eliza J., and Hardin Wise are also buried in this cemetery.