Maj. Gen.
Benjamin
Franklin
Cheatham
Jr
Born in Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Patton Robertson Cheatham, Joseph Johnston Cheatham, Medora (Cheatham) Hodgson and Alice (Cheatham) Malone
Husband of
Mary Warren (Denman) Cheatham
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Benjamin Franklin Cheatham III, William Denman Cheatham and Helen Virginia (Cheatham) Van Ness
Died
at age 77
in Denver, Colorado, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Oct 2022
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Biography
- Census
- FamilySearch: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8G-M6H : 29 May 2021), Frank Cheatham in entry for B Frank Cheatham, 1870.
- United States Census 1870:
Name: B Frank Cheatham Sex: Male Age: 49 Event Date: 1870 Event Place: District 13, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Event Place -Original-: District 13, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Event Type: Census Birth Year -Estimated-: 1821 Birthplace: Tennessee Page Number: 113
Household Members B Frank Cheatham M 49 Tennessee Anna Cheatham F 30 Tennessee Patton Cheatham M 0 Tennessee
- FamilySearch: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQT-GVY : 15 January 2022), Benjamin F. Cheatham in household of B. F. Cheatham, District 3, Grainger, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- United States Census 1880:
Name: Benjamin F. Cheatham Sex: Male Age: 13 Event Date: 1880 Event Place: District 3, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Event Place -Original-: District 3, ED 16, Coffee, TN, United States Event Type: Census Birth Year -Estimated-: 1867 Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Marital Status: Single Occupation: Laborer Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Household Identifier: 13164266 Volume: 2 Affiliate Line Number: 00011
Household Members B. F. Cheatham Father M 59 Tennessee, United States Anna B. Cheatham Mother F 40 Tennessee, United States Patton R. Cheatham Brother M 10 Tennessee, United States Joseph E. J. Cheatham Brother M 8 Tennessee, United States Medora Cheatham Sister F 2 Tennessee, United States A. B. Robertson M 26 Tennessee, United States Hattie Robertson F 21 Tennessee, United States James E. Robertson M 8 Tennessee, United States Mary Scott F 17 Tennessee, United States
- FamilySearch: "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS87-DFZ : 10 March 2022), Frank B Cheatham, 1900.
- United States Census 1900:
Name: Frank B Cheatham Sex: Male Age: 33 Event Date: 1900 Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Event Place -Original-: Nashville city Ward 7, ED 85, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Event Type: Census Birth Date: May 1867 Birthplace: Tennessee Marital Status: Single Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Identifier: 165
Household Members Patton R Cheatham M 31 Tennessee Johnson J Cheatham M 28 Tennessee Medora Cheatham F 22 Tennessee Alice Cheatham F 19 Tennessee Hattie Robertson F 33 Tennessee Joseph Clay M 31 Kentucky
- FamilySearch: "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF6L-Q2Z : 1 February 2021), Benjaman F Cheatham, 1920.
- United States Census 1920:
Name: Benjaman F Cheatham Sex: Male Age: 52 Event Date: 1920 Event Place: Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States Event Place -Original-: Fort Leavenworth, ED 95, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States Event Type: Census Birth Year -Estimated-: 1868 Birthplace: Tennessee Marital Status: Married Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Identifier: 130
Household Members Mary D Cheatham Wife F 40 California Benjamin F Cheatham, 3rd Son M 16 California William D Cheatham Son M 14 California Helen V Cheatham Daughter F 8 District of Columbia Helen V Denman F 60 Maine
- FamilySearch: "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMKY-35M : accessed 16 October 2022), Benjamin F Ceathem, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 191, sheet A, line 16, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 297; FHL microfilm 2,340,032.
- United States Census 1930:
Name: Benjamin F Ceathem Sex: Male Age: 62 Event Date: 1930 Event Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States Event Type: Census Birth Year -Estimated-: 1868 Birthplace: Tennessee Marital Status: Married Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Members Mary D Ceathem Wife F 59 California Virginia Ceatham Daughter F 18 District Of Columbia Helen V Denman F 84 Maine
- FamilySearch: Citation "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89MR-4TVQ?cc=2000219&wc=QZXG-5CH%3A794217401%2C800301901%2C800317501%2C953049101 : accessed 16 October 2022), Virginia > Westmoreland > Montross Magisterial District > 97-4 Montross Magisterial District E and NE of State Road 3, N of County Road 600, and NW of State Road 202; Montross (part), Westmoreland County Jail > image 1 of 35; citing 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.
Name: Benjiman F Cheathan Sex: Male Age: 72 years Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Montross District, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States Event Place -Original-: Montross Magisterial District, Montross Magisterial District, Montross, 97-4, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States Event Type: Census Residence Place: Rural, Westmoreland, Virginia Birth Date: 1868 Birthplace: Tennessee Marital Status: Married Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Household Members Mary D Cheathan Wife F 60 California
- Obituary
- FamilySearch: "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP1S-3NBH : 18 July 2020), B Frank Cheatham, 1944.
- Death:
Name: B Frank Cheatham Sex: Male Age: 77 Event Date: 04 Dec 1944 Event Place: Richmond, Virginia Event Place -Original-: Richmond, Virginia Event Type: Obituary Residence Place: Denver Death Date: 02 Dec 1944 Occupation: Rear-Admiral
- Burial
- Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40073379/benjamin-franklin-cheatham: accessed 17 October 2022), memorial page for MG Benjamin Franklin Cheatham Jr. (20 May 1867–2 Dec 1944), Find A Grave: Memorial #40073379, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by US Army Ret Virgil L & Ruth Biddle Cheatham (contributor 47803726) .
- Death:
Name: MG Benjamin Franklin Cheatham Jr. Birth Date: 20 May 1867 Birth Place: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA Death Date: 2 Dec 1944 Death Place: Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery Cemetery Address: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Plot: Section 2 Grave E-122
- Military Service
- FamilySearch: "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZC-7ZV6 : 3 September 2021), Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, ; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
- Death:
Name: Benjamin Franklin Cheatham Residence Place: Stratford, Virginia Death Date: 2 Dec 1944 Birth Date: 20 May 1867 Event Type: Military Service Event Place: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States Event Place -Original-: City of Stratford, Virginia
- Battle of Mabitac
- Wikipedia contributors. Battle of Mabitac. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. June 5, 2022, 17:52 UTC. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Mabitac&oldid=1091677705. Accessed October 16, 2022.
- The Battle of Mabitac (Filipino: Labanan sa Mabitac, Spanish: Batalla de Mabitac) was an engagement in the Philippine–American War, when on September 17, 1900, Filipinos under General Juan Cailles defeated an American force commanded by Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham, Jr.
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