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Benjamin Franklin Willson 1824–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jul 1824

Birth Location: Troup, Jaspe county, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 17 Jan 1887

Death Location: Bowdon, Carroll County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Margaret Green

Mother: James Willson

Spouse(s): Sarah Wise

Children(s): Benjamin Jr

Benjamin Franklin Willson was born in 1824 in Troup, Jaspe county, Georgia, United States, the child of Margaret Peggy Green And James Riley Willson. In 1870, Benjamin Franklin Willson resided in Township 20, Randolph, Alabama, USA. In 1880, Benjamin Franklin Willson resided in Roanoke, Randolph, Alabama, USA. Benjamin Franklin Willson married Sarah J Wise, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Willson Jr. Benjamin Franklin Willson passed away in 1887 in Bowdon, Carroll County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Willson was born in 1824 in Troup, Jaspe county, Georgia, United States, the child of Margaret Peggy Green And James Riley Willson.
  • In 1870, Benjamin Franklin Willson resided in Township 20, Randolph, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1880, Benjamin Franklin Willson resided in Roanoke, Randolph, Alabama, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Willson married Sarah J Wise, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Willson Jr.
  • Benjamin Franklin Willson passed away in 1887 in Bowdon, Carroll County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Benjamin Willson's Ancestors

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Benjamin Willson
1824–1887
Birth Place: Troup, Jaspe county, Georgia, United States
Parents
Margaret "Peggy" Green
1788–1829
Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
James (Riley) Willson
1784–1881
Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Capt. (James) Wilson
1744–1824
Barley, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Wilson
1720–1824
Jane Wilson
1725–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Reynolds
1703–1741
Mary Reynolds
1700–1761

Benjamin Willson's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Willson (24 Jul 1824–17 Jan 1887) m. Sarah (J) Wise (01 Sep 1827–14 March 1901)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin Willson) Jr 1864–1941 m. Jane (Elizabeth C) McWhorter 1865–1929
    1. 1. William (Riley) Willson 1885–1957
      1. 1. Floyd (Sherman) Wilson 1908– m. Lora Keim 1912–1998

Benjamin Willson's Timeline

4 Records

1824
24 Jul 1824
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Willson in Troup, Jaspe county, Georgia, United States
Troup, Jaspe county, Georgia, United States
1870
1870
Age 46
Benjamin Franklin Willson resided here in Township 20, Randolph, Alabama, USA
Township 20, Randolph, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 56
Benjamin Franklin Willson resided here in Roanoke, Randolph, Alabama, USA
Roanoke, Randolph, Alabama, USA
1887
17 Jan 1887
Age 63
Death of Benjamin Franklin Willson in Bowdon, Carroll, Georgia, United States
Bowdon, Carroll, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1824
    Event Place: Troup, Jaspe county, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 20, Randolph, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Roanoke, Randolph, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1887
    Event Place: Bowdon, Carroll, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bowdon, Carroll County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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