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Benjamin Franklin Land 1880–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1880

Birth Location: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 30 Jan 1961

Death Location: Swan, Smith County, Texas, United States of America

Father: John Land

Mother: Catherine Murry

Spouse(s): Jessie Land

Children(s): Pauline Greene, Johnnie Hill, Mary Belcher

Benjamin Franklin Land was born in 1880 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA, the child of John Wesley Land And Catherine Murry. Benjamin Franklin Land married Jessie Lee Land, and had children including Johnnie Vivian Hill, Mary C Belcher, Pauline Edna Greene. Benjamin Franklin Land passed away in 1961 in Swan, Smith County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Land was born in 1880 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA, the child of John Wesley Land And Catherine Murry.
  • Benjamin Franklin Land married Jessie Lee Land, and had children including Johnnie Vivian Hill, Mary C Belcher, Pauline Edna Greene.
  • Benjamin Franklin Land passed away in 1961 in Swan, Smith County, Texas, United States of America.

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Benjamin Land's Ancestors

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Benjamin Land
1880–1961
Birth Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Parents
John Wesley Land
1849–1940
Alabama
Catherine Murry
1854–1941
Mississippi, USA
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Benjamin Land's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Land (27 Aug 1880–30 Jan 1961) m. Jessie (Lee) Land (17 July 1890–7 November 1948)
  1. 1. Pauline (Edna) Greene 1910–1985
  2. 2. Johnnie (Vivian) Hill 1923–2003
  3. 3. Mary (C) Belcher 1913–1959

Benjamin Land's Timeline

2 Records

1880
27 Aug 1880
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Land in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1961
30 Jan 1961
Age 81
Death of Benjamin Franklin Land in Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1880
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1961
    Event Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Swan, Smith County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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