Benjamin was born in 1890. He was the son of Nathan Dame and Amanda Blue. He passed away in 1951.
Sources
*"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCCT-LBF : 14 January 2022), Thomas Benj. Dame in household of Amanda Dame, Hanson, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q288-8P52 : 22 July 2021), Ben Dame and Lula Gentry, 24 Dec 1908; citing Marriage, Hanson, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 554,956.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2D6-13T : accessed 6 February 2023), Ben Dame, Magisterial District 4, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 92, sheet 2B, family 51, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 481; FHL microfilm 1,374,494.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMX9-HGT : accessed 6 February 2023), Ben Dame, Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 9A, line 43, family 211, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 751; FHL microfilm 2,340,486.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7B7-NBP : 9 January 2021), Ben Dame, Clay, Webster, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 117-21, sheet 18A, line 39, family 421, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1362.
"Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSRW-5JN : 2 March 2021), Ben Dame, 29 Mar 1944; citing Death, Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,913,556
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70668854/ben-f-dame: accessed 06 February 2023), memorial page for Ben F. Dame (30 Sep 1880–29 Mar 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 70668854, citing East Lawn Cemetery, Hanson, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Quietly Resting (contributor 47077524).
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DNA Connections
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: