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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: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Father: JAMES TOMPKINS

Mother: NANCY Brewster

Spouse(s): Mahala Collins

Children(s): Joseph Tompkins, Nancy TOMPKINS, James Tompkins

In 1829, Benjamin Franklin TOMPKINS entered the world in Kentucky, United States, born to James Tompkins And Nancy Wells Tompkins Brewster. Benjamin Franklin TOMPKINS married Mahala Collins, and had children including James Tonker Tompkins, Joseph P Tompkins, Nancy Elizabeth Nannie Tompkins. Benjamin Franklin TOMPKINS passed away in 1864 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1829, Benjamin Franklin TOMPKINS entered the world in Kentucky, United States, born to James Tompkins And Nancy Wells Tompkins Brewster.
  • Benjamin Franklin TOMPKINS married Mahala Collins, and had children including James Tonker Tompkins, Joseph P Tompkins, Nancy Elizabeth Nannie Tompkins.
  • 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: Kentucky, United States
Parents
JAMES TOMPKINS
1806–1848
Lee, Virginia, United States
NANCY (WELLS Tompkins) Brewster
1811–1861
Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia
Grandparents
WILLIAM (THOMAS) WELLS
1779–1850
Big Stone Gap, Russell, Virginia, United States
Susan (Susannah) Ward
1776–1861
Russell, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Wells
1739–1825
Abigail Osborn
1757–1860
JAMES WARD
1725–1780
Nancy Brown
1730–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Wells
1715–1816
Nancy Brown
1752–1762
Caleb Osborne
1725–1781
Mary Whitaker
1769–1821
Phillip WARD
1695–1776
MARY GARRETT
1695–1788
chief brown
1705–1769
Eleanor Stubblefield
1710–1760

Benjamin TOMPKINS's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) TOMPKINS (28 Dec 1829–28 Dec 1864) m. Mahala Collins (abt 1825–10 Sep 1898)
  1. 1. Joseph (P.) Tompkins 1864–
  2. 2. Nancy (Elizabeth Nannie) TOMPKINS 1861–1932 m. William (Preston) WALLEN 1856–1932
    1. 1. James (David) WALLEN 1884–1967
    2. 2. Connally (T.) WALLEN 1885–1911
    3. 3. Joseph WALLEN 1889–1910
    4. 4. Mahala ("Haley" Jane) WALLEN 1890–1965 m. Wm (L) Collins 1887–
    5. 5. Rebecca WALLEN 1894–1981 m. Hiram (Thomas) Jenkins 1888–1966
      1. 1. Nannie (Kate) Jenkins 1919–1980 m. Robert (Yancy "Jack") Tipton 1915–1977
        1. 1. RONALD Tipton 1944–1982
      2. 2. Charlie (P) Jenkins 1915–1989
      3. 3. Rosa (Lee) Jenkins 1912–2004
      4. 4. Della (Mae) Jenkins 1922–1975 m. Locard Tate 1923–
      5. 5. Kyle (Curtis) Jenkins 1925–
    6. 6. Charles (W) WALLEN 1896–1967
    7. 7. Myma ("Mimia" Lou) WALLEN 1900–1961 m. William (Houston Frazier) * 1896–1968
      1. 1. Kyle (Thomas Frazier) * 1927–2010
      2. 2. William (Houston Frazier) Jr 1921–1993
    8. 8. Jefferson (J.) WALLEN 1904–1931
  3. 3. James (Tonker) Tompkins 1858–1935

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 Camp Douglas, Illinois, United States (military prison)
Camp Douglas, Illinois, United States (military prison)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1829
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1864
    Event Place: Camp Douglas, Illinois, United States (military prison)
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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