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Benjamin Lafayette Tidwell 1834–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1834

Birth Location: Meriwether County, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 4 November 1912

Death Location: Clay County, Alabama, USA

Father: William Tidwell

Mother: Martha Anderson

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Children(s): James Tidwell, Martha Edwards, Alice Tidwell, John Tidwell, Mary Tidwell

Benjamin Lafayette Tidwell was born in 1834 in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States, the child of William Tidwell And Martha A Anderson. In 1850, Benjamin Lafayette Tidwell resided in Division 19, Coweta, Georgia, USA. Benjamin Lafayette Tidwell had children including Alice Mahuldie Huldie Rogusta Ann Tidwell, James R Jim Tidwell, John Columbus Tidwell, Martha Amanda Jane Edwards, Mary Mollie Tidwell. Benjamin Lafayette Tidwell passed away in 1912 in Clay County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Lafayette Tidwell was born in 1834 in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States, the child of William Tidwell And Martha A Anderson.
  • In 1850, Benjamin Lafayette Tidwell resided in Division 19, Coweta, Georgia, USA.
  • Benjamin Lafayette Tidwell had children including Alice Mahuldie Huldie Rogusta Ann Tidwell, James R Jim Tidwell, John Columbus Tidwell, Martha Amanda Jane Edwards, Mary Mollie Tidwell.
  • Benjamin Lafayette Tidwell passed away in 1912 in Clay County, Alabama, USA.

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Benjamin Tidwell's Ancestors

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Benjamin Tidwell
1834–1912
Birth Place: Meriwether County, Georgia, United States
Parents
William Tidwell
1798–1855
Coweta, Georgia, United States
Martha (A) Anderson
1810–1914
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Tidwell
1782–1838
Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Mildred ((Milly) E) Grimes
1776–1850
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Grimes
1750–1824
Catherine Gore
1750–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Tidwell's Descendants

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Benjamin (Lafayette) Tidwell (25 Feb 1834–4 November 1912)
  1. 1. James (R. (Jim)) Tidwell 1862–1930
    1. 1. William (Wyatt) Tidwell 1884–1965
      1. 1. Reno (M) Tidwell 1922–
  2. 2. Martha (Amanda Jane) Edwards 1855–1915
    1. 1. Robert (B.) Edwards 1882–1963
      1. 1. Myrtle Edwards 1916–
        1. 1. Nettie Bailey 1939–2009
  3. 3. Alice (Mahuldie "Huldie" Rogusta Ann) Tidwell 1874–1953
    1. 1. Odessa (Irene) Brown 1902–1978
  4. 4. John (Columbus) Tidwell 1867–1924
    1. 1. Maudy (L) Nidwell 1907–
      1. 1. Winford (Lawson) Sprayberry 1926–
  5. 5. Mary ((Mollie)) Tidwell 1871–1907
    1. 1. Eula (Mae) Walton 1889–1979
      1. 1. Raymond (Franklin) Bartle 1910–1966

Benjamin Tidwell's Timeline

3 Records

1834
25 Feb 1834
Birth of Benjamin Lafayette Tidwell in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States
Meriwether County, Georgia, United States
1850
1850
Age 16
Benjamin Lafayette Tidwell resided here in Division 19, Coweta, Georgia, USA
Division 19, Coweta, Georgia, USA
1912
4 November 1912
Age 78
Death of Benjamin Lafayette Tidwell in Clay County, Alabama, USA
Clay County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1834
    Event Place: Meriwether County, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 19, Coweta, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 November 1912
    Event Place: Clay County, Alabama, USA

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