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Benjamin Franklin TOMPKINS 1829–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Dec 1829

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 28 Dec 1864

Death Location: military prison at Camp Douglas, Illinois, United States

Father: JAMES TOMPKINS

Mother: Nancy Tompkins

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In 1829, Benjamin Franklin TOMPKINS entered the world in Kentucky, United States, born to James Tompkins And Nancy Tompkins. Benjamin Franklin TOMPKINS passed away in 1864 in military prison at Camp Douglas, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1829, Benjamin Franklin TOMPKINS entered the world in Kentucky, United States, born to James Tompkins And Nancy Tompkins.
  • Benjamin Franklin TOMPKINS passed away in 1864 in military prison at Camp Douglas, Illinois, United States.

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Benjamin TOMPKINS's Ancestors

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Benjamin TOMPKINS
1829–1864
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Parents
JAMES TOMPKINS
1807–1848
Lee, Virginia, United States
Nancy Tompkins
1811–1870
Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia
Grandparents
WILLIAM (THOMAS) WELLS
1779–1850
Big Stone Gap, Russell, Virginia, United States
Susan (Susannah) Ward
1776–1861
,Russell, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Sgt.
1739–1825
Abigail Osborn
1757–1844
JAMES WARD
1725–1780
Nancy Brown
1730–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Col.
1722–1808
Nancy Brown
1723–1766
Caleb Osborne
1725–1781
Mary Whittaker
1735–1821
Phillip WARD
1695–1776
MARY GARRETT
1695–1788
chief brown
1705–1769
Eleanor Stubblefield
1710–1760

Benjamin TOMPKINS's Timeline

2 Records

1829
28 Dec 1829
Birth of Benjamin Franklin TOMPKINS in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1864
28 Dec 1864
Age 35
Death of Benjamin Franklin TOMPKINS in military prison at Camp Douglas, Illinois, United States
military prison at Camp Douglas, Illinois, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1829
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1864
    Event Place: military prison at Camp Douglas, Illinois, United States

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