Benjamin Abbott Beeson (1813 - 1899)

Born 16 Aug 1813 in Louisiana, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Lee) Beeson — married 1833 in Louisiana

Husband of Evaline (Collins) Beeson — married 1846 in Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Oct 1899 at age 86 in Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA

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Biography

Birth

Birth:

Date: 16 AUG 1813

Place: of Guilford Co., N.C.

Parents

His parents were Uriah Monroe Beeson and Sarah Ann Harriet Maples.

Occupation

Occupation: Methodist Minister and Prominent Mason

Started the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church in 1888.

Operated a mill near Brookhaven, Mississipp

Marriages

Benjamin had two marriages . The first wife was Hannah Lee and his second wife was Evaline Lenora Collins. Fathered a total of 22 children. .

Children

Five children in his first marriage [Hannah Lee] included: Mary Louisa, Susanna Elizabeth, John Wesley, Nancy Harriett, and James Monroe. Mary lived to be 11 years old and James was the only one to live to adulthood and have his own children.

In the second marriage (Evaline Lenora Collins] there were 17 children: Sarah Cynthia, Benjamin Franklin, Martha Evaline, Thomas Jefferson, Joseph Green, John Lazreth, Sophronia Lenora, William Walter, Mary Philonia, Harvey Wilbur Collins, Josephus Beauregard, George Milton, Ira Stephen, Rosabell Udora, Henry Dotson, Evaline Belzonia, and Emma Florence.

Death

Death:

Date: 17 OCT 1899

Place: Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi

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Burial

Burial:

Place: Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S46 Record ID Number: 70

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14801783 [Find a Grave #14801783]
• Henry Hart Beeson
• Source: S46 Title: Benjamin Abbott Buson in entry for Joe G Buson, "Louisiana, Deaths Index, 1850-1875, 1894-1956" Abbreviation: Benjamin Abbott Buson in entry for Joe G Buson, "Louisiana, Deaths Index, 1850-1875, 1894-1956" Master Listing Source: Y Record ID Number: 70 Object: Format: File: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F3QK-CH1 Title: Note: Scrapbook: N Primary or Preferred: N Type: OTHER Slideshow: N Record ID Number: 472