Born in Grapeland, Houston County, Texas, United States
Daughter of Peter Beasley
and Lucinda (Dailey) Beasley
Sister of
Liza Beasley, Frank Beasley, Spencer Beasley, Ida Beasley, Thomas Beasley, Lennie (Beasley) Hall and Beatrice L (Beasley) Spencer
Wife of
Spencer Wesley Stubblefield
— married
25 Jan 1899 in Houston County, Texas, United States
Wife of
Johnny Johnson
— married
about 1908 in Texas, United States
Wife of
John Benjamin
— married
before 1940 in Texas, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Elmo Stubblefield, Peter W Stubblefield, Spencer Stubblefield Jr, Isaac Henry Stubblefield, Duncan Stubblefield, Ozella Stubblefield, Walter Johnson, Addie Bell Johnson, Faydell Johnson and Jessie Bell (Johnson) Shepherd
Died
at age 93
in Crockett, Houston County, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jun 2023
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Biography
Flossie (Beasley) Benjamin is a part of US Black heritage.
Flossie was born on 1 Dec 1883 in Grapeland, Houston County, Texas, United States. She was the daughter of Peter and Lucinda (Dailey) Beasley.[1]
She was married to:[1]
- Spencer Wesley Stubblefield (six children)[2]
- Johnnie Johnson (four children)
- Johnnie Benjamin
In 1900 she was living with husband Wesley Stubblefield and two children in Houston County, Texas.[3]
In 1910 she was living with husband Johnny Johnson Jr, with 6 of her children with Wesley Stubblefield and a new baby with Johnny Johnson Jr.[4]
In the 1930 census Flossie (age 46) was the wife of Johnny "Bud" Johnson in Precinct 5, Houston, Texas, United States. Their children Walter, Faydell, and Jessie are also in the household.[5]
In the 1940 census Flossie (age 56) was the wife of John Benjamin Houston, Texas. It was just the two of them in the household.[6]
She passed away in 1977 in Crocket, Texas at the age of 93.[1][7] She was buried in Golden Gate Cemetery in Grapeland, Texas.[8]
Research Notes
On Season 1, Episode 7 of the PBS show Finding Your Roots her granddaughter Ruth (Stubblefield) Simmons recalls that Flossie used to visit with members of a white Beasley family and there were family rumors that Flossie was related to them. Flossie's father was enumerated as Mulatto in the 1870, 1880, and 1910 US Censuses and Ruth shares DNA with a descendant of (white) Charles Beasley who was likely the slave owner of Flossie's father. (Flossie's mother was also enumerated as Mulatto in the 1870, 1880, and 1910 US Censuses.)[9]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Obituary for Mrs. Flossie Benjamin, copy posted on FindAGrave, date/source unknown
- ↑
Marriage:
"Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965"
Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 1020083
Ancestry Record 60183 #212893 (accessed 5 June 2023)
Flossie Beasley marriage to Wesley Stubblefield on 25 Jan 1899 in Houston, Texas, United States. - ↑
1900 Census:
"1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Houston, Texas; Roll: 1647; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 0022
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #70751049 (accessed 5 June 2023)
Laurey Stubblefield (16), wife, in household of Willey Stubblefield (2) in Justice Precinct 5, Houston, Texas. Born in Texas, USA. - ↑
1910 Census:
"1910 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Houston, Texas; Roll: T624_1565; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0075; FHL microfilm: 1375578
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #124401192 (accessed 5 June 2023)
Flossie Johnson (26), wife, Farm Laborer, in household of Johnny Johnson Jr (30) in Justice Precinct 5, Houston, Texas, USA. Born in Texas. - ↑
1930 Census:
"1930 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Houston, Texas; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2342092
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #62808765 (accessed 23 June 2023)
Flossie Johnson (46), wife, in household of Bud Johnson (50) in Precinct 5, Houston, Texas, USA. Born in Texas. - ↑
1940 Census:
"1940 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1940; Census Place: Houston, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04069; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 113-23
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #156340889 (accessed 23 June 2023)
Flossie Benjiaman (56), wife, in household of John Benjiaman (67) in Houston, Texas. Born in Texas. - ↑
Death:
"Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000"
Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit
Ancestry Record 4876 #1227506 (accessed 5 June 2023)
Flossie Benjamin death 28 Mar 1977 in Houston. - ↑
Burial:
"U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #57978267
Ancestry Record 60525 #12284697 (accessed 5 June 2023)
Flossie Mae Beasley burial (died on 28 Mar 1977) in Golden Gate Cemetery, Grapeland, Houston County, Texas, United States of America. - ↑ "Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons." Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (Season 1, Episode 7). PBS. 29 Apr 2012.
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