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Benjamin Franklin McClung

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Benjamin Franklin McClung

Birth
Fairfield, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Death
25 Apr 1915 (aged 78)
Brownsburg, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Raphine, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
row 46
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On the 1850 Western District, Rockbridge Co., VA census, I found farmer Benjamen S McClung (Ancestry indexes McChing), 58; Other McClungs: Maria, 48; William, 54; student of medicineJohn A, 22; farmer Samuel W, 21; Margaret S, 17; FRANKLIN B, 13 and Jane Ann, 2; plus John Berkley, 47 and Catharine Berkley, 40, all Virginia born.

On the 1860 Lexington P.O., District 6, Rockbridge Co., VA census, I found farmer Ben S McClung, 68; other McClungs: Mariah, 58; B TRANEIS (Ancestry indexes Travis), 22 and Jane A, 12, all VA born. They lived next to son Samuel W and his family.

On 27 May 1870, Benjamin F McClung, age 33, born in Rockbridge Co., VA to parents Benjamin and Mana McClung, married Sallie M Patterson, 22, born in Rockbridge Co., VA to parents Sam and Caroline E Patterson, born in Rockbridge Co., VA (Familysearch VA Marriage Register).

On the 1880 Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, VA census, I found miller and farmer, B F McClung, 43; other McClungs: wife Sallie M, 34; sons: Fenley W, 8 and Benjamin F, 6, all Virginia born.

On the 1900 Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, VA census, I found widowed flour miller BENJ F McClung, 63, born Feb 1837; McClung sons: Finley W, 28, Nov 1871; Benjamin F, 26, Nov 1873; John A, 13,July 1886 plus housekeeper Mary C RIley, 47 and servant Agnes Brown, 15, all Virginia born.

He was a Private in Company H., 14th Virginia Cavalry. Robert J. Driver Jr.'s book, 14th Virginia Cavalry, 1988, H.E. Howard Inc., Lynchburg, VA, page 156. He was born in Rockbridge County and died near Brownsburg in the same county. He was wounded in action in Gettysburg, PA and in Shepherdstown. He was a Miller and Farmer.

Source of burial here: Rockbridge County, Virginia Cemeteries, South River and Walker Creek Districts, by the Rockbridge Area Genealogical Society, 1999. 

Benjamin Franklin McClung was born 21 Feb 1837 in near Fairfield, Rockbridge Co., to parents Benj. Stuart McClung (born in Rockbridge Co.) and Maria Wallace (born in Augusta Co.). On 25 Apr 1915, he died in Walkers Creek, Rockbridge Co., VA. The informant was Linda McClung. VA DC.

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On the 1850 Western District, Rockbridge Co., VA census, I found farmer Benjamen S McClung (Ancestry indexes McChing), 58; Other McClungs: Maria, 48; William, 54; student of medicineJohn A, 22; farmer Samuel W, 21; Margaret S, 17; FRANKLIN B, 13 and Jane Ann, 2; plus John Berkley, 47 and Catharine Berkley, 40, all Virginia born.

On the 1860 Lexington P.O., District 6, Rockbridge Co., VA census, I found farmer Ben S McClung, 68; other McClungs: Mariah, 58; B TRANEIS (Ancestry indexes Travis), 22 and Jane A, 12, all VA born. They lived next to son Samuel W and his family.

On 27 May 1870, Benjamin F McClung, age 33, born in Rockbridge Co., VA to parents Benjamin and Mana McClung, married Sallie M Patterson, 22, born in Rockbridge Co., VA to parents Sam and Caroline E Patterson, born in Rockbridge Co., VA (Familysearch VA Marriage Register).

On the 1880 Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, VA census, I found miller and farmer, B F McClung, 43; other McClungs: wife Sallie M, 34; sons: Fenley W, 8 and Benjamin F, 6, all Virginia born.

On the 1900 Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, VA census, I found widowed flour miller BENJ F McClung, 63, born Feb 1837; McClung sons: Finley W, 28, Nov 1871; Benjamin F, 26, Nov 1873; John A, 13,July 1886 plus housekeeper Mary C RIley, 47 and servant Agnes Brown, 15, all Virginia born.

He was a Private in Company H., 14th Virginia Cavalry. Robert J. Driver Jr.'s book, 14th Virginia Cavalry, 1988, H.E. Howard Inc., Lynchburg, VA, page 156. He was born in Rockbridge County and died near Brownsburg in the same county. He was wounded in action in Gettysburg, PA and in Shepherdstown. He was a Miller and Farmer.

Source of burial here: Rockbridge County, Virginia Cemeteries, South River and Walker Creek Districts, by the Rockbridge Area Genealogical Society, 1999. 

Benjamin Franklin McClung was born 21 Feb 1837 in near Fairfield, Rockbridge Co., to parents Benj. Stuart McClung (born in Rockbridge Co.) and Maria Wallace (born in Augusta Co.). On 25 Apr 1915, he died in Walkers Creek, Rockbridge Co., VA. The informant was Linda McClung. VA DC.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62643167/benjamin_franklin-mcclung: accessed ), memorial page for Benjamin Franklin McClung (21 Feb 1837–25 Apr 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62643167, citing New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Raphine, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by LSP (contributor 46860931).