Benjamin
Franklin
Cloud
Born in Benton, Saline, Arkansas, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Farmer Cloud
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah Ann (Pelton) Blackledge
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Nancie (Cloud) Thrasher and Idocia C. (Cloud) Sartain
Died
at age 68
in Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Oct 2017
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Biography
Benjamin Franklin Cloud February 1857 – 25 July 1925
- When Benjamin Franklin Cloud was born in February 1857, in Benton, Saline, Arkansas, United States, his father, John Farmer Cloud, was 18 and his mother, Minerva Gravitt, was 16. He married Sarah Ann Pelton on 21 February 1878, in Saline, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Saline Township, Saline, Arkansas, United States in 1860 and Traskwood, Saline, Arkansas, United States in 1880. He died on 25 July 1925, in Arkansas, United States, at the age of 68.
Marriage #1 Ben Cloud and Sarah A. Pelton, 05 Nov 1877 Jefferson, Arkansas [1] Sarah Ann Pelton 1858–Deceased [2] Benjamin F Cloud, 21 Feb 1878 citing Marriage, Saline, Arkansas, United States,
Children Sarah Ann Pelton & Benjamin Franklin Cloud (5)
- Dania Angaline Cloud 1878–1963 m. George M C Cash 1870–1917
- Monroe Franklin Cloud 1881–1959 m. Anne Josephine Davis 1885–1940
- Nancie Minerva Cloud 1883–1943 m. Horace Milton Thrasher 1878–1958
- James Henry Columbus Cloud 1887–1963 m. Lucy Jane Lisenbey 1891–1975
- Docie Cloud 1892–1918 AKA Idocia Cloud m. Allen Luke Sartain 1887–1918
Marriage #2: 1888 prob TX Benjamin Franklin Cloud 1857–1925 / Ida Cloud 1867–Deceased
Children of Ida Cloud and Benjamin Franklin Cloud (2)
- Dee F Cloud 1888–Deceased
- Henry J Cloud 1892–Deceased
1880 Traskwood, Saline, Arkansas, United States
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- Benjaman Cloud Self Male 21 Arkansas, United States
- Sarah Cloud Wife Female 23 Arkansas, United States
- Didona Cloud Dau Female 2 Arkansas, United States
1900 Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- Benjamin F Cloud Head Male 43 Arkansas
- Ida Cloud Wife Female 33 Texas
- Dee E Cloud Son Male 12 Texas
- Henry J Cloud Son Male 8 Texas
- Thomas Harroll Nephew Male 18 Arkansas
- Frank Harroll Nephew Male 16 Arkansas
Sources
- ↑ "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7SX-3WT : 10 February 2018),
- ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM11-4JV : 9 March 2021),
Benjamin Franklin Cloud https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZJK-RR8
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87T-VQK : 13 December 2017), Benjamin F Cloud in entry for John F Cloud, 1860.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNWG-FNL : 12 August 2017), Benjaman Cloud, Traskwood, Saline, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 165, sheet 306B, NARA microfilm publication...
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRT-3Z9 : accessed 24 October 2019), Benjamin F Cloud, Townships 6-8 S. Ranges 4 E., Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing enumeration distri...
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