Benjamin Harrison (Stribbling) Stribling (1824 - 1862)

Born 1824 in South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 25 Nov 1862 at about age 38 in Calhoun, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Son of Mark Mitchell Stribling and Mary Chapman.

Harrison and his wife Martha Carline (Murphree) Stribling were the parents of:

Mary Stribling

Sarah Stribling

Benjamin Stribling

Martha Stribling

Rebecca Ann "Annie" Stribling

Military

Harrison enlisted at Sarepta with Co. D., 31st MS Infantry. He was sick while the unit was camped at Mt. Tippah, 15 miles south of Holly Springs, MS. The weather was cold, and Harrison was lying near a fire to keep warm. Several guns were stacked in an upright position around a tree. One of the guns fell and discharged, hitting Harrison in the leg. He was taken to Pittsboro in a buggy, arriving there in the middle of night. He was taken to the home of Elbert Murphree, his brother-in-law and sheriff of Calhoun County. He died in Elbert's home from blood poisoning, which developed from the wound. His wife and children moved to Pittsboro after his death. Benjamin Harrison and wife are buried in the Rocky Mount cemetery. Benjamin has a CSA marker.

Death

He died 25 Nov 1862 --Gravestone says Nov 1863.

Burial

Burial record for Benjamin Harrison Stribling: Birth: 1824; Death: 25 Nov 1862; Burial: Rocky Mount Cemetery, Reid, Calhoun, Mississippi Find A Grave: Memorial #33108815

Sources

Acknowledgement

• This person was created through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010 by MG Pitts.