Cemetery records list him as Benjamin, Sr., and that may be what he went by (instead of II); however, his grandfather was the first Benjamin Franklin (Sr.?) and his father was John. His son was known as Benjamin Franklin Jr. (instead of III), his grandson is identified as Benjamin Franklin IV, and his great-grandson is Benjamin Franklin V.

Seventh of ten children of John and Honoria Moomaw.

Married May 11, 1905. Father of Benjamin Franklin Moomaw,III, Sue Graybill Buchanan, Harriet Simmons Leek, and Katherine Kline Yowell.

The Bee, Danville VA, Saturday, March 23, 1963:
Roanoke, Va.--A funeral service was held at Calvary Baptist Church here today for Benjamin F. Moomaw, a retired Roanoke businessman and civic leader who died Thursday at the age of 84.
A former member of the State Board of Conservation and Economic Development, Moomaw served for 30 years as an executive of the Roanoke Chamber of Commerce.

The Washington Post, March 23, 1963:
Roanoke, Va. March 22 (AP)---Benjamin F. Moomaw, 84, secretary and executive director of Roanoke Chamber of Commerce for 30 years, died in a Roanoke hospital yesterday.
Widely known as a leader in conservation and industrial development circles, and an advocate of good roads, he was a member of the State Board of Conservation and Development from 1953 to 1958. A booster of the city for over half a century, he had been called "Mr. Roanoke."
He became secretary of the Chamber of Commerce in 1923 when the city had less than 90 industries. When he stepped down as executive director in 1953, Roanoke had more than 260 industries.
Mr. Moomaw was first president of Virginia State Farm Bureau, president Canners Association, president and director of the Southern Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives in 1929 and director of National Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives in 1931-33.
He was moderator of the Valley Baptist Association in 1932-33 and president of the Virginia Baptist General Association in 1935-36.