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Benjamin Franklin Mead 1823–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 JAN 1823

Birth Location: Floyd County, Kentucky

Death Date: 1893

Death Location: Pike County, Kentucky

Father: Richard Mead

Mother: Priscilla Akers

Spouse(s): Martha Perry

Children(s): Arnold Meade, Kennis Meade, Rhodes Meade

The story of Benjamin Franklin Mead began in 1823 in Floyd County, Kentucky. Benjamin Franklin Mead married Martha Patsy Perry, and had children including Arnold Arnie Meade, Kennis F Meade, Rhodes W Meade. Benjamin Franklin Mead passed away in 1893 in Pike County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Mead began in 1823 in Floyd County, Kentucky.
  • Benjamin Franklin Mead married Martha Patsy Perry, and had children including Arnold Arnie Meade, Kennis F Meade, Rhodes W Meade.
  • Benjamin Franklin Mead passed away in 1893 in Pike County, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Mead
1788–1860
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, USA
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Priscilla Akers
1789–1867
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Perry
1824–1903
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky
MP

Children(s)

Arnold Meade
1841–1912
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Kennis Meade
1845–1920
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky, United States
KM
Rhodes Meade
1839–1918
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America
RM

Benjamin Mead's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Mead
1823–1893
Birth Place: Floyd County, Kentucky
Parents
Richard Elias Mead
1788–1860
Bedford, Virginia, USA
Priscilla (Silvia) Akers
1789–1867
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Robert Mead
1750–1825
Solomon Akers
1757–1817
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Mead(e)
1703–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Mead's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Mead (12 JAN 1823–1893) m. Martha ("Patsy") Perry (AUG 1824–1903)
  1. 1. Arnold ("Arnie") Meade 1841–1912
  2. 2. Kennis (F) Meade 1845–1920
  3. 3. Rhodes (W.) Meade 1839–1918 m. Sarah (("sally""sallie")) Maynard 1849–1925
    1. 1. Lara (R.) Mead 1868–
    2. 2. Samuel (Zato) Meade 1871–1941
    3. 3. Tennessee (Virginia "Tennie") Meade 1867–1928 m. Jacob (Marion Marcum) III 1862–1932
      1. 1. Elizabeth ("Lizzie" B Marcum Meade Hale Dillon) Marcum 1886–1956
      2. 2. Rebecca Marcum 1889–1972
      3. 3. William (Anderson "Billie") Marcum 1892–1949
      4. 4. Mary (Ellen) Marcum 1893–1965
      5. 5. Sena (Jane) Marcum 1896–1973
      6. 6. Augusta (Lee) Marcum 1905–1927
      7. 7. John Marcum 1912–1973
      8. 8. Mabel Marcum 1903–1994 m. Troy Maynard 1898–1976
        1. 1. Howard Maynard 1923–
        2. 2. Garrett Maynard 1925–
      9. 9. Nevada Marcum 1908–1909
    4. 4. William (Roscoe "billie") Meade 1873–1922

Benjamin Mead's Timeline

2 Records

1823
12 JAN 1823
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Mead in Floyd County, Kentucky
Floyd County, Kentucky
1893
1893
Age 70
Death of Benjamin Franklin Mead in Pike County, Kentucky
Pike County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 JAN 1823
    Event Place: Floyd County, Kentucky
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1893
    Event Place: Pike County, Kentucky
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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