Excerpt from Gaddis and Kindred Families by Tweency Gaddis
Had black hair, blue eyes, a keen sense of humor and a wonderful disposition. He was made almost totally deaf as a result of the Civil War. He wrote many selections for Barto Lloyd's books. He was a very successful farmer or planter, owned 1000 acres of land around Kellyton in Coosa County, Alabama before moving in 1902 to Wetumpka, Alabama where all of his children lived.
Uncle Ben and Aunt Mary lived on 712 North Bridge Street in Wetumpka.Coosa County, Alabama
Sockoportoy Beat 27 July 1870 No. 98-102
B.L Gaddis 25 M Farmer 800 1150 Alabama
Mary S. 21 F Keeping Home Alabama
Elizabeth 70 F Georgia
From "A History of Wetumpka " by Elizabeth Porter
In 1905 the Bank of Wetumpka was organized and one of it's directors was B L Gaddis, who was also cashier of the bank.
Online Cemetery records.
1900-1920 Elmore County Census.
Widow's pension records.
Gaddis, Benjamin L.
He was born Oct 20, 1844, died after 1910.
He enlisted Mar-1863 as a private in Company C, 61st Alabama
Infantry. He filed for pension in Elmore County.
Willis Brewer's Brief Historical Sketches of Military Organizations Raised In Alabama During the Civil War
Gaddis, Benjamin Loyd
Infantry 61st Alabama Regiment C
Alabama Civil War Service Database
Last Name: Gaddis First Name: Benjamin MI: Loyd
Date of Birth: 1844/10/20
Birth Information: USA, Alabama, Coosa County, Socopatoy.
Date of Death:
Death Information:
Discharge Date:
Discharge Information:
Branch: Infantry
Regimental Unit: 61st Alabama Regiment
Company Unit: C
Co. Unit Name:
Pension Rec:
Authority: Census Tax Collector Elmore County, Alabama 1907-08.
Marital Status:
Occupation:
Enlistment Date: 1863/03/05
Enlistment Information: Alabama, Tuskegee, Private.
Engagements:
Remarks: Wounded at Winchester, Virginia September 19, 1864; captured and sent to Point Lookout, Maryland and exchanged. Joined the same command January 21, 1865 and continued until close of the war. Address 1907-08: Wetumpka, Alabama.
Other Info:
name: Benjamin Lloyd Gaddis
death date: 06 Apr 1917
death place: Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama
gender: Male
race (original): W
race (standardized): White
age at death: 72 Yr 5 Mo 16 Da
estimated birth date: 1845
birthplace: Alabama
marital status: Married
spouse's name: U
father's name: Jno Gaddis
father's birthplace: Georgia
mother's name: Elizabeth Gaddis
mother's birthplace: Alabama
occupation: Farmer
street address: N. Bridges
residence: Wetumpka, Alabama
cemetery: Wetumpka Cemetery
burial place: Alabama
GADDIS, BENJAMIN LLOYD
B. L. GADDIS, LEADING WETUMPKA CITIZEN, DIES FRIDAY NIGHT. - Prominent Banker and Confederate Veteran To Be Buried Sunday.
Benjamin Lloyd Gaddis, aged 73, one of the best known men of Coosa and Elmore counties, father of B. L. Gaddis, Jr., of Montgomery, died at the family home in Wetumpka early Friday night, and will be buried in the family cemetery Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Mr. Gaddis had been ill some time.
Mr. Gaddis was a native of Coosa county, but moved to Wetumpka in 1903, where he was a leader in civic and industrial activities. He was the first president of the Bank of Wetumpka, and at the time of his death was vice-president of that institution. He was a Confederate veteran, serving throughout the war with Swanson's brigade, army of Virginia.
Mr. Gaddis leaves four children, B. L. Gaddis of Montgomery, John A. Gaddis of Wetumpka, Mrs. W. L. Lancaster of Wetumpka, and Mrs. T. H. Bass of Houston, Texas. He was a member of the Methodist church, and Dr. Boyd, pastor of the Wetumpka Methodist church, will conduct funeral services Sunday.
Source: Montgomery Advertiser, April 7, 1917, Transcribed by C. Anthony.
Contributor: Lonewalker (46987063)
Had black hair, blue eyes, a keen sense of humor and a wonderful disposition. He was made almost totally deaf as a result of the Civil War. He wrote many selections for Barto Lloyd's books. He was a very successful farmer or planter, owned 1000 acres of land around Kellyton in Coosa County, Alabama before moving in 1902 to Wetumpka, Alabama where all of his children lived.
Uncle Ben and Aunt Mary lived on 712 North Bridge Street in Wetumpka.Coosa County, Alabama
Sockoportoy Beat 27 July 1870 No. 98-102
B.L Gaddis 25 M Farmer 800 1150 Alabama
Mary S. 21 F Keeping Home Alabama
Elizabeth 70 F Georgia
From "A History of Wetumpka " by Elizabeth Porter
In 1905 the Bank of Wetumpka was organized and one of it's directors was B L Gaddis, who was also cashier of the bank.
Online Cemetery records.
1900-1920 Elmore County Census.
Widow's pension records.
Gaddis, Benjamin L.
He was born Oct 20, 1844, died after 1910.
He enlisted Mar-1863 as a private in Company C, 61st Alabama
Infantry. He filed for pension in Elmore County.
Willis Brewer's Brief Historical Sketches of Military Organizations Raised In Alabama During the Civil War
Gaddis, Benjamin Loyd
Infantry 61st Alabama Regiment C
Alabama Civil War Service Database
Last Name: Gaddis First Name: Benjamin MI: Loyd
Date of Birth: 1844/10/20
Birth Information: USA, Alabama, Coosa County, Socopatoy.
Date of Death:
Death Information:
Discharge Date:
Discharge Information:
Branch: Infantry
Regimental Unit: 61st Alabama Regiment
Company Unit: C
Co. Unit Name:
Pension Rec:
Authority: Census Tax Collector Elmore County, Alabama 1907-08.
Marital Status:
Occupation:
Enlistment Date: 1863/03/05
Enlistment Information: Alabama, Tuskegee, Private.
Engagements:
Remarks: Wounded at Winchester, Virginia September 19, 1864; captured and sent to Point Lookout, Maryland and exchanged. Joined the same command January 21, 1865 and continued until close of the war. Address 1907-08: Wetumpka, Alabama.
Other Info:
name: Benjamin Lloyd Gaddis
death date: 06 Apr 1917
death place: Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama
gender: Male
race (original): W
race (standardized): White
age at death: 72 Yr 5 Mo 16 Da
estimated birth date: 1845
birthplace: Alabama
marital status: Married
spouse's name: U
father's name: Jno Gaddis
father's birthplace: Georgia
mother's name: Elizabeth Gaddis
mother's birthplace: Alabama
occupation: Farmer
street address: N. Bridges
residence: Wetumpka, Alabama
cemetery: Wetumpka Cemetery
burial place: Alabama
GADDIS, BENJAMIN LLOYD
B. L. GADDIS, LEADING WETUMPKA CITIZEN, DIES FRIDAY NIGHT. - Prominent Banker and Confederate Veteran To Be Buried Sunday.
Benjamin Lloyd Gaddis, aged 73, one of the best known men of Coosa and Elmore counties, father of B. L. Gaddis, Jr., of Montgomery, died at the family home in Wetumpka early Friday night, and will be buried in the family cemetery Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Mr. Gaddis had been ill some time.
Mr. Gaddis was a native of Coosa county, but moved to Wetumpka in 1903, where he was a leader in civic and industrial activities. He was the first president of the Bank of Wetumpka, and at the time of his death was vice-president of that institution. He was a Confederate veteran, serving throughout the war with Swanson's brigade, army of Virginia.
Mr. Gaddis leaves four children, B. L. Gaddis of Montgomery, John A. Gaddis of Wetumpka, Mrs. W. L. Lancaster of Wetumpka, and Mrs. T. H. Bass of Houston, Texas. He was a member of the Methodist church, and Dr. Boyd, pastor of the Wetumpka Methodist church, will conduct funeral services Sunday.
Source: Montgomery Advertiser, April 7, 1917, Transcribed by C. Anthony.
Contributor: Lonewalker (46987063)
Excerpt from Gaddis and Kindred Families by Tweency Gaddis
Had black hair, blue eyes, a keen sense of humor and a wonderful disposition. He was made almost totally deaf as a result of the Civil War. He wrote many selections for Barto Lloyd's books. He was a very successful farmer or planter, owned 1000 acres of land around Kellyton in Coosa County, Alabama before moving in 1902 to Wetumpka, Alabama where all of his children lived.
Uncle Ben and Aunt Mary lived on 712 North Bridge Street in Wetumpka.Coosa County, Alabama
Sockoportoy Beat 27 July 1870 No. 98-102
B.L Gaddis 25 M Farmer 800 1150 Alabama
Mary S. 21 F Keeping Home Alabama
Elizabeth 70 F Georgia
From "A History of Wetumpka " by Elizabeth Porter
In 1905 the Bank of Wetumpka was organized and one of it's directors was B L Gaddis, who was also cashier of the bank.
Online Cemetery records.
1900-1920 Elmore County Census.
Widow's pension records.
Gaddis, Benjamin L.
He was born Oct 20, 1844, died after 1910.
He enlisted Mar-1863 as a private in Company C, 61st Alabama
Infantry. He filed for pension in Elmore County.
Willis Brewer's Brief Historical Sketches of Military Organizations Raised In Alabama During the Civil War
Gaddis, Benjamin Loyd
Infantry 61st Alabama Regiment C
Alabama Civil War Service Database
Last Name: Gaddis First Name: Benjamin MI: Loyd
Date of Birth: 1844/10/20
Birth Information: USA, Alabama, Coosa County, Socopatoy.
Date of Death:
Death Information:
Discharge Date:
Discharge Information:
Branch: Infantry
Regimental Unit: 61st Alabama Regiment
Company Unit: C
Co. Unit Name:
Pension Rec:
Authority: Census Tax Collector Elmore County, Alabama 1907-08.
Marital Status:
Occupation:
Enlistment Date: 1863/03/05
Enlistment Information: Alabama, Tuskegee, Private.
Engagements:
Remarks: Wounded at Winchester, Virginia September 19, 1864; captured and sent to Point Lookout, Maryland and exchanged. Joined the same command January 21, 1865 and continued until close of the war. Address 1907-08: Wetumpka, Alabama.
Other Info:
name: Benjamin Lloyd Gaddis
death date: 06 Apr 1917
death place: Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama
gender: Male
race (original): W
race (standardized): White
age at death: 72 Yr 5 Mo 16 Da
estimated birth date: 1845
birthplace: Alabama
marital status: Married
spouse's name: U
father's name: Jno Gaddis
father's birthplace: Georgia
mother's name: Elizabeth Gaddis
mother's birthplace: Alabama
occupation: Farmer
street address: N. Bridges
residence: Wetumpka, Alabama
cemetery: Wetumpka Cemetery
burial place: Alabama
GADDIS, BENJAMIN LLOYD
B. L. GADDIS, LEADING WETUMPKA CITIZEN, DIES FRIDAY NIGHT. - Prominent Banker and Confederate Veteran To Be Buried Sunday.
Benjamin Lloyd Gaddis, aged 73, one of the best known men of Coosa and Elmore counties, father of B. L. Gaddis, Jr., of Montgomery, died at the family home in Wetumpka early Friday night, and will be buried in the family cemetery Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Mr. Gaddis had been ill some time.
Mr. Gaddis was a native of Coosa county, but moved to Wetumpka in 1903, where he was a leader in civic and industrial activities. He was the first president of the Bank of Wetumpka, and at the time of his death was vice-president of that institution. He was a Confederate veteran, serving throughout the war with Swanson's brigade, army of Virginia.
Mr. Gaddis leaves four children, B. L. Gaddis of Montgomery, John A. Gaddis of Wetumpka, Mrs. W. L. Lancaster of Wetumpka, and Mrs. T. H. Bass of Houston, Texas. He was a member of the Methodist church, and Dr. Boyd, pastor of the Wetumpka Methodist church, will conduct funeral services Sunday.
Source: Montgomery Advertiser, April 7, 1917, Transcribed by C. Anthony.
Contributor: Lonewalker (46987063)
Had black hair, blue eyes, a keen sense of humor and a wonderful disposition. He was made almost totally deaf as a result of the Civil War. He wrote many selections for Barto Lloyd's books. He was a very successful farmer or planter, owned 1000 acres of land around Kellyton in Coosa County, Alabama before moving in 1902 to Wetumpka, Alabama where all of his children lived.
Uncle Ben and Aunt Mary lived on 712 North Bridge Street in Wetumpka.Coosa County, Alabama
Sockoportoy Beat 27 July 1870 No. 98-102
B.L Gaddis 25 M Farmer 800 1150 Alabama
Mary S. 21 F Keeping Home Alabama
Elizabeth 70 F Georgia
From "A History of Wetumpka " by Elizabeth Porter
In 1905 the Bank of Wetumpka was organized and one of it's directors was B L Gaddis, who was also cashier of the bank.
Online Cemetery records.
1900-1920 Elmore County Census.
Widow's pension records.
Gaddis, Benjamin L.
He was born Oct 20, 1844, died after 1910.
He enlisted Mar-1863 as a private in Company C, 61st Alabama
Infantry. He filed for pension in Elmore County.
Willis Brewer's Brief Historical Sketches of Military Organizations Raised In Alabama During the Civil War
Gaddis, Benjamin Loyd
Infantry 61st Alabama Regiment C
Alabama Civil War Service Database
Last Name: Gaddis First Name: Benjamin MI: Loyd
Date of Birth: 1844/10/20
Birth Information: USA, Alabama, Coosa County, Socopatoy.
Date of Death:
Death Information:
Discharge Date:
Discharge Information:
Branch: Infantry
Regimental Unit: 61st Alabama Regiment
Company Unit: C
Co. Unit Name:
Pension Rec:
Authority: Census Tax Collector Elmore County, Alabama 1907-08.
Marital Status:
Occupation:
Enlistment Date: 1863/03/05
Enlistment Information: Alabama, Tuskegee, Private.
Engagements:
Remarks: Wounded at Winchester, Virginia September 19, 1864; captured and sent to Point Lookout, Maryland and exchanged. Joined the same command January 21, 1865 and continued until close of the war. Address 1907-08: Wetumpka, Alabama.
Other Info:
name: Benjamin Lloyd Gaddis
death date: 06 Apr 1917
death place: Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama
gender: Male
race (original): W
race (standardized): White
age at death: 72 Yr 5 Mo 16 Da
estimated birth date: 1845
birthplace: Alabama
marital status: Married
spouse's name: U
father's name: Jno Gaddis
father's birthplace: Georgia
mother's name: Elizabeth Gaddis
mother's birthplace: Alabama
occupation: Farmer
street address: N. Bridges
residence: Wetumpka, Alabama
cemetery: Wetumpka Cemetery
burial place: Alabama
GADDIS, BENJAMIN LLOYD
B. L. GADDIS, LEADING WETUMPKA CITIZEN, DIES FRIDAY NIGHT. - Prominent Banker and Confederate Veteran To Be Buried Sunday.
Benjamin Lloyd Gaddis, aged 73, one of the best known men of Coosa and Elmore counties, father of B. L. Gaddis, Jr., of Montgomery, died at the family home in Wetumpka early Friday night, and will be buried in the family cemetery Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Mr. Gaddis had been ill some time.
Mr. Gaddis was a native of Coosa county, but moved to Wetumpka in 1903, where he was a leader in civic and industrial activities. He was the first president of the Bank of Wetumpka, and at the time of his death was vice-president of that institution. He was a Confederate veteran, serving throughout the war with Swanson's brigade, army of Virginia.
Mr. Gaddis leaves four children, B. L. Gaddis of Montgomery, John A. Gaddis of Wetumpka, Mrs. W. L. Lancaster of Wetumpka, and Mrs. T. H. Bass of Houston, Texas. He was a member of the Methodist church, and Dr. Boyd, pastor of the Wetumpka Methodist church, will conduct funeral services Sunday.
Source: Montgomery Advertiser, April 7, 1917, Transcribed by C. Anthony.
Contributor: Lonewalker (46987063)
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