Benjamin was born on 20 Jun 1843 in Tennessee, the son of Jesse Alexaner and Mary Elizabeth Alexander.
He died on 18 Jul 1883 in Lonoke County, Arkansas.
His wife was Emma Venvilla Flynt, who he married on 25 JUN 1866 in Prairie County, Arkansas. Their five known children were Lizzie (1867-1877), Jesse Clayton (1875-1961), Daisy (1879-c1959), Alma Polk (1880-1931) and Claude W. (1883-1915).
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Birth | 20 JUN 1843 |
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Death | 18 JUL 1883 |
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Census | 14 JUN 1860 |
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Census 1860, Arkansas Prairie County
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Census | 17 AUG 1870 |
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Census 1870 Arkansas, Pulaski County, Prairie Twp
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Census | 7 JUN 1880 |
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Census 1880 Arkansas, Lonoke County
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Burial | JUL 1883 |
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Probate | 1870 |
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Probate - Flynt, Stephen C
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Note 1
1880 census has Milton Alexander, 22, in Eagle Township, Lonoke County next to Richard Flynt
BF Alexander listed in index of Mount Carmel Cemetery, Cabot Ark
http://www.arkansasgravestones.org/view.php?id=91050
Note 2
see also Alexander, James R Prairie Twp, Page 401
line 33, dwelling 199, family 198
Note 3
BURIAL INFO OF BENJ F. ALEXANDER , HIS SISTER DEBORAH AND HIS 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, LIZZIE
Benjamin Franklin Alexander (died 1883) is buried next to his sister Debora McCree Alexander Alexander (she married another Alexander- died 1884) and Benjamin’s young daughter Lizzie who died at age 10 in 1877. These burials are at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Lonoke, Arkansas.
These 3 graves are next to each other and the grave stones are of the same style. Deborah’s gravestone says on top “Aunt”; Lizzie’s says “Sister”; and Ben’s says “Father.”
The plots are Sec A - Row 17 - Lot 79 (Lizzie), Lot 80 (Ben), Lot 81 (Deborah) from the Mt Carmel Cemetery website. See Find A Grave Memorial# 96077552; Find A Grave Memorial# 96077620; Find A Grave Memorial# 31050978
Burial records for Benjamin at Mt Carmel Cemetery in Lonoke indicate he was in the CSA Co I, 5th Arkansas. From the publication, "Lonoke County, Arkansas, Cemetery Inscriptions VOL 1”-Complied by Tom C. Martinet, Published by Arkansas Research, Inc. PO Box 303 Conway, AR 72033. This publication says that Benj Franklin was in "CSA Co I, 5 Arkansas; husband of E Flynt."
Posted 12 Sep 2015 by James_Becky
Source: | Census 1860, Arkansas Prairie County |
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Authors: | US Federal Census 1860 |
Date: | JUN 1860 |
Publisher: | ancestry.com |
Source: | Census 1870 Arkansas, Pulaski County, Prairie Twp |
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Source: | Census 1880 Arkansas, Lonoke County |
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Date: | JUN 1880 |
Publisher: | ancestry.com |