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Benjamin James Perry 'Ben' Lindsey 1850–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1850

Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina

Death Date: 04 Dec 1915

Death Location: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA

Father: Jacob Lindsey

Mother: Nancy Hart

Spouse(s): Mary Hawkins

Children(s): John Lindsey, Emma Lindsey, Henry Lindsey, Ella Lindsey, James Lindsey, George Lindsey, Amanda Lindsey, ANNA LINDSEY, Minnie Lindsey, Commodore Lindsey, Roselia Lindsey, Franklin Lindsey, William Lindsey, Lula Lindsey

Benjamin James Perry 'Ben' Lindsey was born in 1850 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the child of Jacob Lindsey And Nancy Hart. In 1870, Benjamin James Perry 'Ben' Lindsey resided in Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA. Benjamin James Perry 'Ben' Lindsey married Hattie Brown, Mary Alice Hawkins, Nancy Huiet, and had children including Amanda Lindsey, Anna Leila Annie Lindsey, Commodore Dewey Lindsey, Ella Louvenia Lindsey, Emma Susan Lindsey, Franklin L Frank Lindsey, George Ellison Lindsey, Henry Benson Lindsey, James M Jim Lindsey, John Bailey Johnnie Lindsey, Lula May Lindsey, Minnie Lindsey, Roselia Rosa Lindsey, William Perry Willie Lindsey. Benjamin James Perry 'Ben' Lindsey passed away in 1915 in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin James Perry 'Ben' Lindsey was born in 1850 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the child of Jacob Lindsey And Nancy Hart.
  • In 1870, Benjamin James Perry 'Ben' Lindsey resided in Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.
  • Benjamin James Perry 'Ben' Lindsey married Hattie Brown, Mary Alice Hawkins, Nancy Huiet, and had children including Amanda Lindsey, Anna Leila Annie Lindsey, Commodore Dewey Lindsey, Ella Louvenia Lindsey, Emma Susan Lindsey, Franklin L Frank Lindsey, George Ellison Lindsey, Henry Benson Lindsey, James M Jim Lindsey, John Bailey Johnnie Lindsey, Lula May Lindsey, Minnie Lindsey, Roselia Rosa Lindsey, William Perry Willie Lindsey.
  • Benjamin James Perry 'Ben' Lindsey passed away in 1915 in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Lindsey's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Lindsey
1850–1915
Birth Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina
Parents
Jacob Lindsey
1812–1880
Abbeville County, South Carolina
Nancy Hart
1819–1900
Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Elisha Lindsey
1772–1819
York County, South Carolina
Susannah (L) Keith
1775–1850
North Carolina
John Hart
1783–1860
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Nancy Vass
1783–1870
Granville County, NC
Great-Grandparents
ISAAC LINDSEY
1740–1820
Rachel Earnest
1749–
Joseph Hart
1748–1828
Jane Pomfrett
1751–1823
Rev. Vass
1738–1818
Sarah Crockford
1752–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
ELIJAH LINDSEY
1727–1816
HENRIETTA JOB
1729–
Jacob Earnest
1733–1803
Agness Young
1734–1801
Mary Hunt
1723–1794
John Vass
1715–1800
Mildred Crockford
1710–1781

Benjamin Lindsey's Descendants

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Benjamin (James Perry 'Ben') Lindsey (8 Feb 1850–04 Dec 1915) m. Mary (Alice) Hawkins (Sep 1851–Abt 1903)
  1. 1. John (Bailey 'Johnnie') Lindsey 1894–1976 m. Nellie (Rachel) Smith 1898–1958
    1. 1. Annie (Lou) Lindsey 1918–2002
    2. 2. Rosie (M) Lindsey 1919–2019
    3. 3. B (Infant) Lindsey
    4. 4. G (Infant) Lindsey 1921–1921
    5. 5. Betty (Jean) Lindsey 1935–2013
    6. 6. John (Richard) Lindsey 1929–2013
  2. 2. Emma (Susan) Lindsey 1877–1959
  3. 3. Henry (Benson) Lindsey 1901–1974
  4. 4. Ella (Louvenia) Lindsey 1880–1971
  5. 5. James (M 'Jim') Lindsey 1874–1940
  6. 6. George (Ellison) Lindsey 1880–1945
  7. 7. Amanda Lindsey 1886–
  8. 8. ANNA (LEILA "ANNIE") LINDSEY 1886–1915
  9. 9. Minnie Lindsey 1884–
  10. 10. Commodore (Dewey) Lindsey 1898–1972
  11. 11. Roselia ('Rosa') Lindsey 1883–1944
  12. 12. Franklin (L "Frank") Lindsey 1883–1966
  13. 13. William (Perry 'Willie') Lindsey 1870–1896
  14. 14. Lula (May) Lindsey 1884–

Benjamin Lindsey's Timeline

4 Records

1850
8 Feb 1850
Birth of Benjamin James Perry 'Ben' Lindsey in Spartanburg, South Carolina
Spartanburg, South Carolina
1870
1870
Age 20
Benjamin James Perry 'Ben' Lindsey resided here in Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1915
03 DEC 1915
Age 65
Death of Benjamin James Perry 'Ben' Lindsey in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1915
04 Dec 1915
Age 65
Burial of Benjamin James Perry 'Ben' Lindsey
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1850
    Event Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1505; Page: 82B; Family History Library Film: 553004
    [3] South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Union
    [4] North Carolina, Deaths

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1505; Page: 82B; Family History Library Film: 553004

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 DEC 1915
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Union
    [2] North Carolina, Deaths

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 04 Dec 1915
    Record Source: North Carolina, Deaths

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