Benjamin was married 4 July 1844 in Butler County, Kentucky to Emily Baucum.[1]
In the 1850 census, Benjamin was recorded living and farming in District No. 1, Hopkins, Kentucky, with wife Emily and three children, Joseph, Prior and Nancy E.
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On 1 July 1863 Benjamin (age 41) was living in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States.[3]
Benjamin died at the age of 69 on 20 May 1891 and was buried in Nortonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.
Sources
↑Marriage: "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954", Benjamin Pendley marriage to Emily Baucum on 4 Jul 1844 in Butler, Kentucky, United States; citing Marriage, Butler, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 982,457. FamilySearch Record: Q28L-L9FD and FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BG-Q5X (accessed 13 December 2023).
↑1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850", Benjamin Penley (age 27, born about 1823 in Kentucky) in District No.1, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States;
citing NARA Publication M432, Household 810, Line 30. FamilySearch Record: M65H-NW1 and FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DCD7-35V (accessed 13 December 2023).
↑Residence: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha.
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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 Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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