Benjamin Meadows Medicus
(Benjamin)
Arrington
Born in Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Arrington
and Caroline E (Powell) Arrington
Brother of
Mary W (Arrington) Evans, Nicholas Henry Arrington, Thomas R Arrington, John Joseph Arrington, Martha E Arrington, Archibald A Arrington, Virginia Caroline Arrington, James Clabourn Arrington, Gideon Hunt Arrington and Elizabeth Jane (Arrington) Adams
Husband of
Dora (Vines) Arrington
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Mary Lucy Jane (Hendrix) Arrington
— married
16 Nov 1880 in Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Eugene Joseph Arrington, Mayhew Benjamin Arrington, Davie Robenia Cornelia (Arrington) Brower, Henry Mary Ella (Arrington) Hale and Virgil Homer Arrington Sr
Died
at age 84
in Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 May 2013
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Biography
Benjamin Arrington lived in Appalachia, in Mississippi.
Benjamin was born in 1859. He is the son of Henry Arrington and Name. Benjamin died 1943, Yalobusha County, Mississippi. [1]
B. married Mary Lucy Jane Hendrix (born on November 16, 1857 in Lafayette, Mississippi; daughter of Seaborn William Hendrix and Esther Alice O.V. (Lewis) Dawkins). Their son was Virgil Homer Arrington (1898–1955).
In the 1870 census Benjamin (age 11), At Home, was in Township 25, Yalobusha, Mississippi.[2]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Caroline Airington | F | 50 | Keeping House | North Carolina |
| Pattie Airington | F | 23 | At Home | North Carolina |
| Archibald Airington | M | 22 | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
| Jamie Airington | F | At Home | North Carolina | |
| Gilson Airington | M | 16 | At Home | North Carolina |
| Elizabeth Airington | F | 14 | At Home | North Carolina |
| Benjamin Airington | M | 11 | At Home | North Carolina |
| Thomas Airington | M | 28 | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
| James Airington | M | 19 | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
| Gray Hughes | M | 69 | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
In the 1880 census Benjaman (age 21), Farmer, was recorded as single in Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States.[3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Benjaman Arrington | M | 21 | Single | Farmer | North Carolina |
In 1900, B. was living in Coffeeville, Yalobusha, Mississippi. [4]
In the 1910 census Ben (age 51), Farmer, was the married head of household in Beat 2, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States.[5]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Ben Ayingter | M | 51 | Married | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| Dara Arrington | F | 24 | Married | Wife | Housekeeper | Mississippi |
In the 1920 census B (age 60), Farmer, was the married head of household in Coffeeville, Yalobusha, Mississippi.[6]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| B M Arrington | M | 60 | Married | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| Dora Arrington | F | 33 | Married | Wife | None | Mississippi |
| Arline Arrington | F | 7 | Single | Daughter | Mississippi | |
| F S Arrington | M | 5 | Single | Son | Mississippi | |
| J H Arrington | M | 3 | Single | Son | Mississippi |
In the 1930 census Benjamin (age 71), Farmer, was the married head of household in Beat 1, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States.[7]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Benjamin B Arrington | M | 71 | Married | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| Dora Arrington | F | 44 | Married | Wife | Mississippi | |
| Ethel O Arrington | F | 17 | Single | Daughter | Mississippi | |
| Benjamin S Arrington | M | 15 | Single | Son | Mississippi | |
| Gideon H Arrington | M | 13 | Single | Son | Mississippi | |
| Emma D Arrington | F | 7 | Single | Daughter | Mississippi |
B. died on December 12, 1943, in Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi, aged 84. [8]
Benjamin was mentioned on a memorial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States with a death date of 12 December 1943.[9]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23447396/benjamin-medicus-arrington: accessed 25 March 2023), memorial page for Benjamin Medicus “Ben” Arrington (2 Apr 1859–12 Dec 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23447396, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Mary Kelley (contributor 50612081).
- ↑
1870 Census:
"1870 United States Federal Census", database with images
Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 25, Yalobusha, Mississippi; Roll: M593_754; Page: 162A
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #36710692 (accessed 24 November 2023)
Benjamin Airington (11), At Home, in Township 25, Yalobusha, Mississippi. Born in North Carolina. - ↑
1880 Census:
"1880 United States Federal Census", database with images
Year: 1880; Census Place: Yalobusha, Mississippi; Roll: 669; Page: 154D; Enumeration District: 206
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #41366439 (accessed 24 November 2023)
Benjaman Arrington (21), single, Farmer, in Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA. Born in North Carolina. - ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census: Year: 1900; Census Place: Coffeeville, Yalobusha, Mississippi; Roll: 834; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0100 Ancestry Record 7602 #28594814 Ancestry Profile
- ↑
1910 Census:
"1910 United States Federal Census", database with images
Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 2, Yalobusha, Mississippi; Roll: T624_764; Page: 12a; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1374777
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #14073553 (accessed 24 November 2023)
Ben Ayingter (51), married, Farmer, head of household in Beat 2, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA. Born in North Carolina. - ↑
1920 Census:
"1920 United States Federal Census", database with images
Year: 1920; Census Place: Coffeeville, Yalobusha, Mississippi; Roll: T625_901; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 119
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #65710655 (accessed 24 November 2023)
B M Arrington (60), married, Farmer, head of household in Coffeeville, Yalobusha, Mississippi. Born in North Carolina. - ↑
1930 Census:
"1930 United States Federal Census", database with images
Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 1, Yalobusha, Mississippi; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340907
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #38341937 (accessed 24 November 2023)
Benjamin B Arrington (71), married, Farmer, head of household in Beat 1, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA. Born in North Carolina. - ↑
Death:
"Mississippi, U.S., Index to Deaths, 1912-1943", database with images
Mississippi State Department of Health; Jackson, Mississippi; Statewide Index to Mississippi Death Records; Description: 1942-1943; Certificate Number: 18423
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62090 #673254 (accessed 24 November 2023)
Ben M Arrington death Dec 1943 in Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA. - ↑
Memorial:
"Find a Grave", database with images
Find A Grave: Memorial #23447396 (accessed 24 November 2023)
Memorial page for Benjamin Medicus “Ben” Arrington (2 Apr 1859-12 Dec 1943), citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Mary Kelley (contributor 50612081).
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Barbara Corley for creating WikiTree profile Arrington-201 through the import of export-BloodTree.ged on May 12, 2013.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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Arrington-487 and Arrington-201 appear to represent the same person because: accidental duplicates, cleaning up an old gedcom I think.
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