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Jesse Benjamin CLEVELAND 1844–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Sep 1844

Birth Location: Franklin County, Illinois

Death Date: 01 Nov 1924

Death Location: Benton, Franklin County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Jesse CLEVELAND

Mother: Malinda SUMMERS

Spouse(s): Elizabeth STEPHENSON

Children(s): Jennie (Chandler)

Jesse Benjamin CLEVELAND was born in 1844 in Franklin County, Illinois, the child of Jesse Cleveland And Malinda Summers. In 1860, Jesse Benjamin CLEVELAND resided in Township 6 S Range 3 E, Franklin, Illinois, USA. Jesse Benjamin CLEVELAND married Elizabeth Brevard Stephenson, and had children including Jennie Bell Stephenson Chandler. Jesse Benjamin CLEVELAND passed away in 1924 in Benton, Franklin County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jesse Benjamin CLEVELAND was born in 1844 in Franklin County, Illinois, the child of Jesse Cleveland And Malinda Summers.
  • In 1860, Jesse Benjamin CLEVELAND resided in Township 6 S Range 3 E, Franklin, Illinois, USA.
  • Jesse Benjamin CLEVELAND married Elizabeth Brevard Stephenson, and had children including Jennie Bell Stephenson Chandler.
  • Jesse Benjamin CLEVELAND passed away in 1924 in Benton, Franklin County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse CLEVELAND's Ancestors

Self
Jesse CLEVELAND
1844–1924
Birth Place: Franklin County, Illinois
Parents
Jesse CLEVELAND
1815–1902
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Malinda SUMMERS
1817–1846
Sumner County, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
William (Johnson) CLEVELAND
1769–1834
Mary\Martha MARTIN
1767–1819
Alexander (Alex) SUMMERS
1793–1866
Salisbury District, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Clarissa (H) LILLY
1797–1885
Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Captain
1744–1812
Alice Mathis
1750–1791
Joseph Jr.
1740–1808
Sarah Lucas
1740–1782
Joseph Joseph
1749–1839
Mary (Summers)
1753–1831
Robert LILLY
1750–1820
Louisa WARD
1750–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pvt
1714–1778
Martha (Cleveland)
1714–1770
Capt. Mathis
1727–1767
Elizabeth MATTHEWS
1730–1770
Captain Martin
1700–1761
Susannah CHILES
1700–1754
William Lucas
1722–1813
Mary Rust
1722–1813
Thomas SUMMERS
1698–1749
Rosannah (Summers)
1705–1751
William JACKSON
1728–1792
Mary (Jackson)
1732–1810
Alexander Lyle
1716–1783
Kathleen (Lilly)
1720–1782
Lewis WARD
1720–1783

Jesse CLEVELAND's Descendants

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Jesse (Benjamin) CLEVELAND (9 Sep 1844–01 Nov 1924) m. Elizabeth (Brevard) STEPHENSON (11 July 1840–26 July 1898)
  1. 1. Jennie (Bell STEPHENSON) (Chandler) 1875–1933

Jesse CLEVELAND's Timeline

4 Records

1844
09 Sep 1844
Birth of Jesse Benjamin CLEVELAND in Franklin County, Illinois, USA
Franklin County, Illinois, USA
1844
9 Sep 1844
Birth of Jesse Benjamin CLEVELAND in Franklin County, Illinois
Franklin County, Illinois
1860
1860
Age 16
Jesse Benjamin CLEVELAND resided here in Township 6 S Range 3 E, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Township 6 S Range 3 E, Franklin, Illinois, USA
1924
01 Nov 1924
Age 80
Death of Jesse Benjamin CLEVELAND in Franklin County, Illinois, USA
Franklin County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1844
    Event Place: Franklin County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Illinois, County Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1844
    Event Place: Franklin County, Illinois
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 6 S Range 3 E, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: M653_177; Page: 369; Family His

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 6 S Range 3 E, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 6 S Range 3 E, Franklin, Illinois; Roll: M653_177; Page: 369; Family His

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Nov 1924
    Event Place: Franklin County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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