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Benjamin Franklin Gunn 1847–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 24, 1847

Birth Location: Choctaw County, Alabama

Death Date: August 14, 1926

Death Location: Waco, McLennan, Texas

Father: James Gunn

Mother: Sara Barber

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Benjamin Franklin Gunn was born in 1847 in Choctaw County, Alabama, the child of James Madison Gunn And Sara Elizabeth Barber. In 1870, Benjamin Franklin Gunn resided in White River, Independence, Arkansas, USA. Benjamin Franklin Gunn passed away in 1926 in Waco, McLennan, Texas.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Gunn was born in 1847 in Choctaw County, Alabama, the child of James Madison Gunn And Sara Elizabeth Barber.
  • In 1870, Benjamin Franklin Gunn resided in White River, Independence, Arkansas, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Gunn passed away in 1926 in Waco, McLennan, Texas.

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Benjamin Gunn's Ancestors

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Benjamin Gunn
1847–1926
Birth Place: Choctaw County, Alabama
Parents
James Madison Gunn
1812–1873
Dickson, Tennessee, USA
Sara (Elizabeth) Barber
1816–1870
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Abisha (James) Gunn
1785–1864
Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Beard
1789–1864
Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
John (L) BARBER
1791–1875
County Antrim, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Gunn
1752–1822
Mary Goforth
1754–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Gunn
1720–1754
Charles Goforth
1725–1754
Kate Culler
1733–1755

Benjamin Gunn's Timeline

3 Records

1847
October 24, 1847
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Gunn in Choctaw County, Alabama
Choctaw County, Alabama
1870
1870
Age 23
Benjamin Franklin Gunn resided here in White River, Independence, Arkansas, USA
White River, Independence, Arkansas, USA
1926
August 14, 1926
Age 79
Death of Benjamin Franklin Gunn in Waco, McLennan, Texas
Waco, McLennan, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 24, 1847
    Event Place: Choctaw County, Alabama
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: White River, Independence, Arkansas; Roll: M593_55; Page: 173B; Family History Library Film: 545554

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: White River, Independence, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: White River, Independence, Arkansas; Roll: M593_55; Page: 173B; Family History Library Film: 545554

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 14, 1926
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas

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