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Benjamin South 1820–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1820

Birth Location: Indiana, USA

Death Date: 15 Apr 1896

Death Location: St Augustine, Knox, IL, USA

Father: David Sr.

Mother: Naomi White

Spouse(s): Leah South

Children(s): Charlotte South

Benjamin South was born in 1820 in Indiana, USA, the child of David South Sr And Naomi White. Benjamin South married Leah Hunt South, and had children including Charlotte Sarah South. Benjamin South passed away in 1896 in St Augustine, Knox, IL, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin South was born in 1820 in Indiana, USA, the child of David South Sr And Naomi White.
  • Benjamin South married Leah Hunt South, and had children including Charlotte Sarah South.
  • Benjamin South passed away in 1896 in St Augustine, Knox, IL, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Sr.
1796–1875
Birth Location: Clermont Co., OH (Northwest Territory)
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Naomi White
1796–1852
Birth Location: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA
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Spouses(s)

Leah South
1827–1922
Birth Location: Bethel, Ohio
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Children(s)

Charlotte South
1846–1868
Birth Location: Knox County, Illinois, USA
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Benjamin South's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin South
1820–1896
Birth Place: Indiana, USA
Parents
David South Sr.
1796–1875
Clermont Co., OH (Northwest Territory)
Naomi White
1796–1852
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Grandparents
James (South) Sr.
1763–1845
Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Jemima (Elizabeth) Quigley
1764–1835
New Jersey, USA
David (C White) Sr.
1758–1845
New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Nancy ("Ann") Vaughn
1763–1851
Clamtown, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Sr
1741–1800
Elizabeth (South)
1736–1789
Isaac QUIGLEY
1734–1817
Mary (Quigley)
1733–1766
Robert White
1717–1823
Margaret Hartshorne
1718–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Linn
1717–1795
Mary King-Linn
1726–1763

Benjamin South's Descendants

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Benjamin South (25 Sep 1820–15 Apr 1896) m. Leah (Hunt -) South (27 Aug 1827–25 Feb 1922)
  1. 1. Charlotte (Sarah) South 1846–1868 m. Henry (L.) Harding 1841–1921
    1. 1. Mary (Louella "Ella" Harding -) Landon 1867–1930 m. Joseph (L "Joe") Landon 1859–1929
      1. 1. Myrtle (Cylista) Malone 1900–1967 m. Willard (Enmon) Malone 1896–1971
        1. 1. Willard (S Malone) Woody 1921–2007 m. Alberta (Ilene) Holsinger 1917–2018 m. Alberta (Ilene) Malone 1917–2018

Benjamin South's Timeline

2 Records

1820
25 Sep 1820
Birth of Benjamin South in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA
1896
15 Apr 1896
Age 76
Death of Benjamin South in St Augustine, Knox, IL, USA
St Augustine, Knox, IL, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1820
    Event Place: Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1896
    Event Place: St Augustine, Knox, IL, USA
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