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Benjamin Franklin Tompkins 1829–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 DEC 1829

Birth Location: Christian County, Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 28 DEC 1864

Death Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Father: James Tompkins

Mother: Nancy Wells

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The story of Benjamin Franklin Tompkins began in 1829 in Christian County, Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA. In 1850, Benjamin Franklin Tompkins was recorded in the census in Lee County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA. Benjamin Franklin Tompkins passed away in 1864 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Tompkins began in 1829 in Christian County, Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1850, Benjamin Franklin Tompkins was recorded in the census in Lee County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Tompkins passed away in 1864 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

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Benjamin Tompkins's Ancestors

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Benjamin Tompkins
1829–1864
Birth Place: Christian County, Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA
Parents
James Reade Tompkins
1806–1848
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Wells
1806–1870
Lee County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Benjamin) Tompkins
1779–1857
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Hampton
1782–1863
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
William (A.) Wells
1774–1860
Colony of Virginia, British North America
Susannah Ward
1776–1861
Great-Grandparents
James Tompkins
1715–1803
Elizabeth Jackson
1738–1796
Thomas Hampton
1750–1817
Abigail Laws
1756–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eleazer Tompkins
1667–1731
Deborah Kitchell
1669–1745
Joseph Jackson
1710–1769
Mary Robinson
1712–1794
Jacob Hampton
1724–1790
Judith Johnson
1730–1811
William Laws
1718–1781

Benjamin Tompkins's Timeline

3 Records

1829
28 DEC 1829
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Tompkins in Christian County, Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA
Christian County, Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 21
Benjamin Franklin Tompkins appeared in census in Lee County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
Lee County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
1864
28 DEC 1864
Age 35
Death of Benjamin Franklin Tompkins in Military Prison, Camp Douglas, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Military Prison, Camp Douglas, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Lee County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 DEC 1829
    Event Place: Christian County, Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 AUG 1862
    Event Place: Wise, Wise County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 DEC 1864
    Event Place: Military Prison, Camp Douglas, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

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