Pvt.
Benjamin
Franklin
Whitfield
Born in Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Bryan Whitfield
and Emaliza (Bailey) Whitfield
Brother of
William B. Whitfield, Nancy (Whitfield) Rhodes, Elizabeth (Whitfield) Rhodes, Mary Whitfield and Matthew Jeremiah Whitfield
Husband of
Sarah Murphy (Watkins) Whitfield
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Died
at age 70
in Jones, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Mar 2018
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Biography
Benjamin was born in 1848. He died in 1918 at the age of 70.
Benjamin served as a Private with the Texas Infantry at Tyler Texas from 1864 to the end of the Civil War.
Parents: Bryan Whitfield 1799 - 1880 and Emily (Bailey) Whitfield 1815 - 1880.
Spouse: Sallie Murphy "Sallie" (Watkins) Whitfield 1851 - 1942. Findagrave #24747665
Children: 7 are listed on his FamilySearch page, link below.
Sources
- Benjamin is buried at the Crowell Cemetery in Crowell, Foard County, Texas, USA. His page lists and has links to his parents, siblings, spouse, 6 children. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24747582/benjamin-franklin-whitfield#add-to-vc
- Benjamin Franklin Whitfield: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L5YR-ZF3 Lists his parents, 8 siblings, spouse, 7 children, 13 sources/notes.
- 1910 Census: B F Whitfield. Age: 62. Married, white, male. Home in 1910: Crowell, Foard, Texas. Birth date/place: 1848 in Georgia. Parent's birthplace: Georgia. Household members: B F Whitfield, 62 (GA). Sallie M. Whitfield, 58 (TX). Benjamin Whitfield, 15 (TX). Satys Whitfield, 11 (TX).
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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. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Tyler Whitfield
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, haplogroup I-BY205967, FTDNA kit #B590593, MitoYDNA ID T17340 [compare]
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~0.78%
Sandra (Henderson) Bell :
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~0.39%
Mary (Proctor) Babbitt :
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