Benjamin was born between 1798-1800 in Amherst, Virginia. In August of 1833 he married Susannah Bailey. He is listed with his wife on the 1850 Census, the 1860 Census, and the 1870 Census. He passed away after the 1870 Census was taken. The date of June 19, 1874 is listed as his date of death on Family Search; but a source is needed for verification.
Marriage
Benjamin Lanham: West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970
Name: Benjamin Lanham
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Aug 1833
Event Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Event Place (Original): West Virginia, United States
↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1MH-BZD : 30 May 2018), Benjamin Lanham and Sasannah Bailey, 1833; citing Kanawha, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 521,719.
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DH-9QZ : 23 December 2020), Benjamin Lanham, Kanawha, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin: