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Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe 1855–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Nov 1855

Birth Location: Tennessee City, Dickson, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 5 Jul 1920

Death Location: New Castle, Henry, Indiana, USA

Father: Barnabas Bledsoe

Mother: Telitha Hall

Spouse(s): Mary Frank

Children(s): Telitha Bledsoe, Jacob Bledsoe, Charles Bledsoe, Winnie Bledsoe, William Bledsoe, Nora Bledsoe, William Bledsoe, Charles Bledsoe, James Bledsoe, Samuel Bledsoe, Obie Bledsoe

The story of Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe began in 1855 in Tennessee City, Dickson, Tennessee, USA. Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe married Mary Jane Frank, and had children including Charles Charlie Samuel Scott Bledsoe, Charles Reynolds Bledsoe, Jacob Sam T Bledsoe, James F Bledsoe, Nora May Bledsoe, Obie Bledsoe, Samuel Alexander Bledsoe, Telitha Florence Bledsoe, William H Bledsoe, William Harrison Bledsoe, Winnie Elizabeth Lizzie Bledsoe. Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe passed away in 1920 in New Castle, Henry, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe began in 1855 in Tennessee City, Dickson, Tennessee, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe married Mary Jane Frank, and had children including Charles Charlie Samuel Scott Bledsoe, Charles Reynolds Bledsoe, Jacob Sam T Bledsoe, James F Bledsoe, Nora May Bledsoe, Obie Bledsoe, Samuel Alexander Bledsoe, Telitha Florence Bledsoe, William H Bledsoe, William Harrison Bledsoe, Winnie Elizabeth Lizzie Bledsoe.
  • Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe passed away in 1920 in New Castle, Henry, Indiana, USA.

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Benjamin Bledsoe's Ancestors

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Benjamin Bledsoe
1855–1920
Birth Place: Tennessee City, Dickson, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Barnabas Reynolds Bledsoe
1831–1897
Tennessee
Telitha (Cumlis) Hall
1830–1900
Tennessee, Dickson, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Giles (J) Bledsoe
1793–1862
Wake, North Carolina, United States
Mary ("Polly" Churchman-Perrin-Bledsoe (TN) (m. 1. John Perrin, 1817; 2. Giles J. Bledsoe,) 1831)
1796–1866
Grainger County, Tennessee, USA (est. 1796)
Great-Grandparents
Barnabas Bledsoe
1749–1822
Rebecca Reynolds
1755–1821
Edward Clevenger)
1774–1839
Edith VA)
1777–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob BLEDSOE
1730–1817
Lohamar Terrell
1731–1810
Ann Bledsoe
1735–1787
Sherrard Reynolds
1712–1777

Benjamin Bledsoe's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Bledsoe (10 Nov 1855–5 Jul 1920) m. Mary (Jane) Frank (23 Jul 1864–30 Jun 1906)
  1. 1. Telitha (Florence) Bledsoe 1886–1966 m. Charles ("Charlie" H. Nathaniel) Norris 1884–1941
    1. 1. Bessie (E.) Norris 1924–1924
    2. 2. Charles (N Norris) Jr 1926–1926
    3. 3. Bert (Oscar) Norris 1910–2010
    4. 4. Lee (Oliver) Norris 1912–1999
    5. 5. Bennie (Walter) Norris 1913–1979
    6. 6. Carrie (Mae Norris) (Vestal) 1917–1994
    7. 7. Alfred (Eugene) Norris 1921–1977
    8. 8. Cora (Helen) Norris 1920–2001 m. Harold (Ralph) Pierce 1918–2007
      1. 1. Debbie (Kay) Pierce 1945–2006 m. Lymon (Earl) Rigney 1941–2007
    9. 9. William (Elsie) Dailey 1915–1962
    10. 10. Donald (Eugene) Norris 1935–2007
  2. 2. Jacob ('Sam' T) Bledsoe 1899–
  3. 3. Charles (Reynolds) Bledsoe 1893–
  4. 4. Winnie (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Bledsoe 1890–
  5. 5. William (Harrison) Bledsoe 1889–1977
  6. 6. Nora (May) Bledsoe 1905–1984
  7. 7. William (H) Bledsoe 1891–
  8. 8. Charles (''Charlie'' Samuel Scott) Bledsoe 1893–1973
  9. 9. James (F) Bledsoe 1890–
  10. 10. Samuel (Alexander) Bledsoe 1902–1947
  11. 11. Obie Bledsoe 1895–

Benjamin Bledsoe's Timeline

2 Records

1855
10 Nov 1855
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe in Tennessee City, Dickson, Tennessee, USA
Tennessee City, Dickson, Tennessee, USA
1920
5 Jul 1920
Age 65
Death of Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe in New Castle, Henry, Indiana, USA
New Castle, Henry, Indiana, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1855
    Event Place: Tennessee City, Dickson, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1920
    Event Place: New Castle, Henry, Indiana, USA

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