Husband of Amelia Mildred "Millie" Davis, married 3 SEP 1835 in Morgan, Morgan County, Ohio. Son of James Madison and Barbara (Livengood) Dye, Sr. Benjamin's father was also known to use HENRY as his middle name.
Note: Benjamin, who lived near Etna, in Scotland County, Missouri, was shot and killed at his home by a party of Union soldiers who had been sent there to re-arrest his son, William. The shot which killed Benjamin was, according to the local records of the time, aimed at the son, William , a Confederate sympathizer, and hit the father. The family says otherwise....they say the troops were sent there to kill Benjamin, also a Confederate sympathizer. The family buried Benjamin at night (inside the gate of the Etna Cemetery) in an unmarked grave because they were afraid of "atrocities on the grave" by FederalTroops.
* From Peggy Dochterman--Found a note in local Cemetery book that says "according to Mr. Ed Dye, his grandfather, Benjamin, who was killed during the Civil War was buried at night so the opposing forces would not know of his death." Thank you, Peggy!
Note: Benjamin, who lived near Etna, in Scotland County, Missouri, was shot and killed at his home by a party of Union soldiers who had been sent there to re-arrest his son, William. The shot which killed Benjamin was, according to the local records of the time, aimed at the son, William , a Confederate sympathizer, and hit the father. The family says otherwise....they say the troops were sent there to kill Benjamin, also a Confederate sympathizer. The family buried Benjamin at night (inside the gate of the Etna Cemetery) in an unmarked grave because they were afraid of "atrocities on the grave" by FederalTroops.
* From Peggy Dochterman--Found a note in local Cemetery book that says "according to Mr. Ed Dye, his grandfather, Benjamin, who was killed during the Civil War was buried at night so the opposing forces would not know of his death." Thank you, Peggy!
Husband of Amelia Mildred "Millie" Davis, married 3 SEP 1835 in Morgan, Morgan County, Ohio. Son of James Madison and Barbara (Livengood) Dye, Sr. Benjamin's father was also known to use HENRY as his middle name.
Note: Benjamin, who lived near Etna, in Scotland County, Missouri, was shot and killed at his home by a party of Union soldiers who had been sent there to re-arrest his son, William. The shot which killed Benjamin was, according to the local records of the time, aimed at the son, William , a Confederate sympathizer, and hit the father. The family says otherwise....they say the troops were sent there to kill Benjamin, also a Confederate sympathizer. The family buried Benjamin at night (inside the gate of the Etna Cemetery) in an unmarked grave because they were afraid of "atrocities on the grave" by FederalTroops.
* From Peggy Dochterman--Found a note in local Cemetery book that says "according to Mr. Ed Dye, his grandfather, Benjamin, who was killed during the Civil War was buried at night so the opposing forces would not know of his death." Thank you, Peggy!
Note: Benjamin, who lived near Etna, in Scotland County, Missouri, was shot and killed at his home by a party of Union soldiers who had been sent there to re-arrest his son, William. The shot which killed Benjamin was, according to the local records of the time, aimed at the son, William , a Confederate sympathizer, and hit the father. The family says otherwise....they say the troops were sent there to kill Benjamin, also a Confederate sympathizer. The family buried Benjamin at night (inside the gate of the Etna Cemetery) in an unmarked grave because they were afraid of "atrocities on the grave" by FederalTroops.
* From Peggy Dochterman--Found a note in local Cemetery book that says "according to Mr. Ed Dye, his grandfather, Benjamin, who was killed during the Civil War was buried at night so the opposing forces would not know of his death." Thank you, Peggy!
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