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Jacob "Shelby" Benedict Jr. 1818–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 December 1818

Birth Location: Boyle Co., Kentucky

Death Date: 1 November 1900

Death Location: Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Jacob BENEDICT

Mother: Elizabeth Goode

Spouse(s): Mary Yates

Children(s): Willis Benedict, William Benedict, Elizabeth BENEDICT-Wright, George Benedict, Nancy Benedict, Thomas Benedict, Charles Benedict, Malinda Benedict, Nicholas Benedict

In 1818, Jacob "Shelby" Benedict Jr. entered the world in Boyle Co., Kentucky, born to Jacob Shelby Benedict And Elizabeth Commil Goode. In 1870, Jacob "Shelby" Benedict Jr. resided in Hustonville, Hustonville, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA. Jacob "Shelby" Benedict Jr. married Mary Ellen Yates, and had children including Charles Charlie Benedict, Elizabeth Bettie Benedict Wright, George Scott Benedict, Malinda Benedict, Nancy Jane Benedict, Nicholas Benedict, Thomas Jefferson Tj Benedict, William Riley Benedict, Willis Benedict. Jacob "Shelby" Benedict Jr. passed away in 1900 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1818, Jacob "Shelby" Benedict Jr. entered the world in Boyle Co., Kentucky, born to Jacob Shelby Benedict And Elizabeth Commil Goode.
  • In 1870, Jacob "Shelby" Benedict Jr. resided in Hustonville, Hustonville, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA.
  • Jacob "Shelby" Benedict Jr. married Mary Ellen Yates, and had children including Charles Charlie Benedict, Elizabeth Bettie Benedict Wright, George Scott Benedict, Malinda Benedict, Nancy Jane Benedict, Nicholas Benedict, Thomas Jefferson Tj Benedict, William Riley Benedict, Willis Benedict.
  • Jacob "Shelby" Benedict Jr. passed away in 1900 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Jr.'s Ancestors

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Jacob Jr.
1818–1900
Birth Place: Boyle Co., Kentucky
Parents
Jacob Shelby BENEDICT
1772–1830
Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth (Commil) Goode
1778–1851
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Marie (Magdeleine) Carrêlet
1750–1810
Chalon-Sur-Saône (St Jean-de-Maizel), Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne, France
John (Benedict) Sr.
1742–1810
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Benjamin Goode
1753–1846
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Camden) Goode
1743–1846
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jean Carrêlet
1730–1750
Elizabeth Duvernois
1725–1774
Johann Benedict
1705–1763
Maria Scheid
1700–1742
Daniel Goode
1718–1790
John CAMDEN
1721–1812
Mary CASH
1722–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bernard Carrelet
1667–1732
Catherine Chesne
1676–1742
Claude DUVERNOIS
1687–1755
Marie MONARD
1684–
Johannes Benedict
1674–1705
Ann Beeh
1679–1705
Johannes Scheid
1640–1736
Anna Holl
1646–1712
Elizabeth Whatlow
1695–1725
John Camden
1695–1738
Margaret Wood
1700–1724
John Cash
1681–1729
Mary Dawson
1692–1784

Jacob Jr.'s Descendants

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Jacob ("Shelby" Benedict) Jr. (28 December 1818–1 November 1900) m. Mary (Ellen) Yates (May 1819–21 April 1908)
  1. 1. Willis Benedict 1855–1937 m. Sarah (Jane) Preston 1856–1929
    1. 1. Fannie Denton 1877–1935 m. John (W Denton) Col 1869–1957
      1. 1. John Denton 1905–1910
      2. 2. William (Albert) Denton 1898–1977
      3. 3. Clarence (L) Denton 1908–1975
      4. 4. Zona (Mae Denton) Gordon 1900–1941
      5. 5. Hattie (Myrtle) Denton 1895–1987
      6. 6. Nelly (Dorothy) Denton 1920–1999
      7. 7. Tressie Denton 1910–1998
      8. 8. Robert (Lee) Denton 1906–1981
      9. 9. Morris (Samuel Denton) Sr 1917–1983
      10. 10. Mollie (Bertha) Denton 1896–1995
      11. 11. Alice (S) Denton 1902–1986
      12. 12. Raymond (H) Denton 1915–1956
      13. 13. Margaret (F "Nonner") Denton 1912–1987 m. Rosco Hering 1908–1979
        1. 1. William (T) Herring 1931–2014 m. June Herring 1931–1996
        2. 2. Robert (L) Herring 1932–1997
        3. 3. Martin (Lather) Herring 1937–1968
        4. 4. Mary (F.) Whitecotton
        5. 5. Janet Bolton m. Royce Bolton 1949–2013
        6. 6. Homer (Ishmeal) Herring 1934–1989 m. Nancy Johnson 1937–2024
    2. 2. Lou (Ella) Benedict 1881–1947
    3. 3. Margaret ((Maggie) J.) Benedict 1885–
    4. 4. Nancy (L "Nannie") Benedict 1888–1981
    5. 5. William (C. "Willie") Benedict 1890–1979
    6. 6. Stella Benedict 1899–1947
    7. 7. Sarah (Margaret "Maggie") Preston 1885–1974
    8. 8. George (Albert "Bud") Benedict 1878–1915
  2. 2. William (Riley) Benedict 1842–1937
  3. 3. Elizabeth ("Bettie") BENEDICT-Wright 1841–1915
  4. 4. George (Scott) Benedict 1859–1944
  5. 5. Nancy (Jane) Benedict 1840–1915
  6. 6. Thomas (Jefferson "TJ") Benedict 1864–1941
  7. 7. Charles ((Charlie)) Benedict 1865–1947
  8. 8. Malinda Benedict 1853–1902
  9. 9. Nicholas Benedict 1856–1884

Jacob Jr.'s Timeline

4 Records

1818
28 December 1818
Birth of Jacob "Shelby" Benedict Jr. in Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
1818
28 December 1818
Birth of Jacob "Shelby" Benedict Jr. in Boyle Co., Kentucky
Boyle Co., Kentucky
1870
1870
Age 52
Jacob "Shelby" Benedict Jr. resided here in Hustonville, Hustonville, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
Hustonville, Hustonville, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
1900
1 November 1900
Age 82
Death of Jacob "Shelby" Benedict Jr. in Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 December 1818
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 December 1818
    Event Place: Boyle Co., Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Hustonville, Hustonville, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 November 1900
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA

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