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Benjamin Franklin Ivey 1896–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 APR 1896

Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Death Date: 5 OCT 1985

Death Location: Cherokee Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Cherokee Springs, South Carolina

Father: James Ivey

Mother: Emma Abbott

Spouse(s): Pearl Cooksey

Children(s): James Ivey, Everrett Ivey, Marlene Ivey, Eunice Ivey, Benjamin Jr., Helen Ivey

Benjamin Franklin Ivey was born in 1896 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the child of James Thaddeus Ivey And Emma Abbott. Benjamin Franklin Ivey married Pearl Cooksey, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Ivey Jr, Claud Chalmer Ivey, Eunice Evelyn Ivey, Everrett Dick Ivey, Helen Illonois Ivey, James W Ivey, Johnny Ivey, Marlene V Ivey, Samantha L Ivey. Benjamin Franklin Ivey passed away in 1985 in Cherokee Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Cherokee Springs, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Ivey was born in 1896 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the child of James Thaddeus Ivey And Emma Abbott.
  • Benjamin Franklin Ivey married Pearl Cooksey, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Ivey Jr, Claud Chalmer Ivey, Eunice Evelyn Ivey, Everrett Dick Ivey, Helen Illonois Ivey, James W Ivey, Johnny Ivey, Marlene V Ivey, Samantha L Ivey.
  • Benjamin Franklin Ivey passed away in 1985 in Cherokee Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Cherokee Springs, South Carolina.

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Benjamin Ivey's Ancestors

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Benjamin Ivey
1896–1985
Birth Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Parents
James Thaddeus Ivey
1853–
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Emma Abbott
1860–1948
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Grandparents
Norman Abbott
1822–1896
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Louisa Dermid
1825–1912
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Henry Abbott
1795–1892
Elizabeth Guyton
1803–1880
William Dermid
1801–1883
Cinthia Abbott
1805–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Abbott
1761–1856
Pheobe Turner
1763–1815
Solomon Abbott
1761–1856
Pheobe Turner
1763–1815

Benjamin Ivey's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Ivey (22 APR 1896–5 OCT 1985) m. Pearl Cooksey (1 DEC 1898–18 MAY 1977)
  1. 1. James (W.) Ivey 1925–
  2. 2. Everrett (Dick) Ivey 1926–
  3. 3. Marlene (V.) Ivey 1924–
  4. 4. Eunice (Evelyn) Ivey 1922–
  5. 5. Benjamin (Franklin Ivey) Jr. 1918–1920
  6. 6. Helen (Illonois) Ivey 1920–1922

Benjamin Ivey's Timeline

2 Records

1896
22 APR 1896
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Ivey in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
1985
5 OCT 1985
Age 89
Death of Benjamin Franklin Ivey in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 APR 1896
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
    Record Source: WWI Draft registration card

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 OCT 1985
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cherokee Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Cherokee Springs, South Carolina

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