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Benjamin King (1807 - 1863)

Benjamin King
Born in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United Statesmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1828 in Jackson County, Georgiamap
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Died at about age 56 in General Hospital, Mobile, Alabama, USAmap
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Biography

On the 1850 Census, Benjamin King was listed as a 43 year old male living in Carroll County, Georgia with his wife, Mary Ann Burson King, and children: Thomas King, Francis King, Nancy King, Julia King, Martha King, Mary King, and Eliza King. He was working as a farmer, and the value of his real estate was $300. He was born in South Carolina. According to this census, he could not read or write. [1]

On the 1860 Census, he was listed as a 51 year old male living in Carroll County, Georgia with his wife, Mary, and children: Martha and Eliza King. He was working as a Farmer. The value of his real estate was $700, and the value of his personal property was $350. His birthplace was listed as South Carolina. [2]

Benjamin King enlisted in Company H, 41st Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Regiment Infantry on March 4, 1862 as a Private in the Confederate Army. Regiment was called the "Wool Hat Boys". His son, Thomas Hiram King, served in the same unit. The 41st Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry was organized March 1, 1862.

Benjamin King died in 1863. He was injured during the Battle of Vicksburg.

According to the "Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865," Benjamin King died of disease at a hospital in Mobile, Ala., on Aug. 9 or Sept. 13, 1863 (p. 485).

Benjamin King was listed as the father of Joseph G. King who died April 6, 1925 in Bowdon, Carroll County, Georgia. The mother was listed as Mary Burson and the wife Francis Hays.[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1850 United States Census; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYN-THS), Benjamin King, Carroll county, part of, Carroll, Georgia, United States; citing family 1, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  2. ↑ 1860 United States Census; database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMC-C1B), Ben King, 9th Dist, Carroll, Georgia, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 19, household ID 130, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,113.
  3. ↑ "Georgia, Deaths, 1914-1927," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDNZ-D5Y : accessed 20 April 2015), Benjamin King in entry for Joseph G. King, 06 Apr 1925, Bowdon, Carroll, Georgia, United States; citing reference 10067, Department of Archives and History, Atlanta; FHL microfilm 2363054.
  • 1850 United States Census; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYN-THS), Benjm King, Carroll county, part of, Carroll, Georgia, United States; citing family 1, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
  • 1860 United States Census; database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMC-C1B), Ben King, 9th Dist, Carroll, Georgia, United States; citing p. 19, household ID 130, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,113.
  • "Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865" by Juanita S. Brightwell, et al. Spartanburg, SC: The Reprint Co., Pub., 1982.
  • "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVJ-32BM : accessed 26 April 2015), Benjamin King, 1863; Burial, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America, Magnolia Cemetery; citing record ID 17426434.
  • JUDY FOWLER KILGORE, "From Quakers to Evangelists, Bursons were a Family on the Move",

note - 1. Alt. Birth; 8 Aug 1807; Georgia.





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Sabrina (K) Combs
There needs to be definitive proof before adding parents. Sources need to be documented. Some people believe his parents were Thomas and Hannah King, but to date, no proof has be discovered to prove this.
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