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Benjamin Bright Ammons

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Benjamin Bright Ammons

Birth
Tennessee, USA
Death
Feb 1904 (aged 94)
Burial
Conehatta, Newton County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Son of Eleazer & Dorothy (Bright) Ammons.

1830 Census records show the Eleazer Ammons family living in Hardeman County, Tennessee.

1850 Census records show Bright Ammons living alone in Newton County, Mississippi. He is listed as a teacher. His birthplace is listed as Tennessee.

1860 Census records show Bengaman Ammons living in Newton County, Mississippi. Also listed is Dora(70). Benjamin is now listed as a farmer with real estate valued at $2500 & a personal estate valued at $6000.

1870 Census records show Benj B. Ammons living in Township 7 Range 10, Newton County, Mississippi. He is living with his brother Garner & his family, as well as his elderly mother, Dorothy. Benjamin is listed as a farm laborer with a personal estate valued at $750.

1880 Census records show B.B. Ammons living in Beat 3, Newton County, Mississippi, with his mother, Doritha. Also listed in household are Benjamin's sister, Elenor Williams, and two of her children. At 70, he is still listed as a farmer.

1900 Census records show B.B. Ammons living in Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba County, Mississippi. Also living in household are Benjamin's sister, Eleanor Williams, and two "grandsons", Rubin & Thadd Fowler. (No record of a marriage or children has been found for B.B. as of Nov. 2014 so this relationship is likely incorrect.)
Son of Eleazer & Dorothy (Bright) Ammons.

1830 Census records show the Eleazer Ammons family living in Hardeman County, Tennessee.

1850 Census records show Bright Ammons living alone in Newton County, Mississippi. He is listed as a teacher. His birthplace is listed as Tennessee.

1860 Census records show Bengaman Ammons living in Newton County, Mississippi. Also listed is Dora(70). Benjamin is now listed as a farmer with real estate valued at $2500 & a personal estate valued at $6000.

1870 Census records show Benj B. Ammons living in Township 7 Range 10, Newton County, Mississippi. He is living with his brother Garner & his family, as well as his elderly mother, Dorothy. Benjamin is listed as a farm laborer with a personal estate valued at $750.

1880 Census records show B.B. Ammons living in Beat 3, Newton County, Mississippi, with his mother, Doritha. Also listed in household are Benjamin's sister, Elenor Williams, and two of her children. At 70, he is still listed as a farmer.

1900 Census records show B.B. Ammons living in Dixon and Waldo, Neshoba County, Mississippi. Also living in household are Benjamin's sister, Eleanor Williams, and two "grandsons", Rubin & Thadd Fowler. (No record of a marriage or children has been found for B.B. as of Nov. 2014 so this relationship is likely incorrect.)


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