He was the son of George Adam Keicher and Elizabeth Peeler . He married Sarah Ann Ingram Howell on Dec 30, 1819 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. She was the daughter of Eli Howell and Nancy Mary Love. Children:Eli, George, Elizabeth, Mary, Nancy, Julie, Charles, Benjamin Jr., John, Newton and Melvina. Census 29 Nov 1850 The 12 Division, Gordon County, GA - shows that he was a Wheelwright (a person whose trade it is to make or repair wheels, wheeled carriages). He passed away in 1856.
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"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2R1-J4YJ : 11 March 2018), Benjamin Kiker and Sally Howell, 30 Dec 1819; citing North Carolina, United States, p. p130, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 422,158.
"United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGH-ZP1 : accessed 12 March 2019), Benjn Kiker, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 183, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 84; FHL microfilm 162,800.
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBZ-9FD : 15 August 2017), Benjamin Kiker, District 936, Cass, Georgia, United States; citing p. 101, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 38; FHL microfilm 7,042.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYP-2PN : 12 April 2016), Benjamin Kiker, Gordon county, Gordon, Georgia, United States; citing family 269, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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