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Benjamin Willis Story 1837–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 July 1837

Birth Location: Dooly County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 15 November 1907

Death Location: Lacoochee, Pasco County, Florida, United States of America

Father: Richard Story

Mother: Sarah Willis

Spouse(s): Mary Story

Children(s):

Benjamin Willis Story was born in 1837 in Dooly County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Richard Story And Sarah 1815 Sallie Willis. In 1850, Benjamin Willis Story resided in Irwin, Georgia, USA. Benjamin Willis Story married Mary R 1842 Story. Benjamin Willis Story passed away in 1907 in Lacoochee, Pasco County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Willis Story was born in 1837 in Dooly County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Richard Story And Sarah 1815 Sallie Willis.
  • In 1850, Benjamin Willis Story resided in Irwin, Georgia, USA.
  • Benjamin Willis Story married Mary R 1842 Story.
  • Benjamin Willis Story passed away in 1907 in Lacoochee, Pasco County, Florida, United States of America.

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Benjamin Story's Ancestors

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Benjamin Story
1837–1907
Birth Place: Dooly County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Richard Story
1812–1841
Pulaski Co., GA, Georgia, USA
Sarah ((1815) Sallie) Willis
1815–1854
Telfair County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
Benjamin ((1774)) Willis
1774–1860
Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Blansett “Peggy” Morrison (“died in Indian) Raid”)
1775–1835
Scotland, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Spooner
1749–1790
John Morrison
1740–1801
Flora Campbell
1750–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Spooner
1694–1762
Sarah Nelson
1695–1767
John Lowry
1725–1810
Mary Stevenson
1723–1803

Benjamin Story's Timeline

3 Records

1837
5 July 1837
Birth of Benjamin Willis Story in Dooly County, Georgia, United States of America
Dooly County, Georgia, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 13
Benjamin Willis Story resided here in Irwin, Georgia, USA
Irwin, Georgia, USA
1907
15 November 1907
Age 70
Death of Benjamin Willis Story in Florida, United States of America
Florida, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 July 1837
    Event Place: Dooly County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Irwin, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 November 1907
    Event Place: Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lacoochee, Pasco County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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