Benjamin M. Witcher
b- April 29, 1812
Died November 15, 1867

birth:
1812 Surry, North Carolina, USA
death:
15 November 1868 Troup County, Georgia, USA

​In 1832 Benjamin M. Witcher won land in the 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery. His portion was in the 23rd district, 3rd section, lot 116. This land was just north of Rome, Georgia, in what was then to be known as Floyd County
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Parents •
father:
James /WITCHER/
James Witcher b: January 06, 1794 in Charlotte Co., Virginia d: Aft. 1860 in Cedartown, Polk Co., Georgia

mother:
Temperance 'Tempy' /WITCHER/
Tempestus Witcher b: 1795 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia d: Aft. 1860 in Cedartown, Polk Co., Georgia m: December 31, 1811 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
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Marriage •
On January 6, 1841, Benjamin Madison Witcher married Candis Adeline Brooks. This event occurred in Campbell County, Georgia.
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Census
1850 •
Paulding county, Paulding, Georgia, United States
Benjamin Witcher M 37 North Carolina
Candas A Witcher F 26 Georgia
Noble Diskin Witcher M 4 Georgia
Isaac Witcher M 2 Georgia
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Census
1860 •
700th District Hogansville, Troup, Georgia, United States
B M Witcher M 40 N C
C Witcher F 33 Geo
T Witcher F 30 Geo
N D Witcher M 12 Geo
I Witcher M 11 Geo
A Witcher M 10 Geo
M J Witcher F 6 Geo
M E Witcher F 1 Geo
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Census
1870 •
Coweta County, Georgia
Candus Witcher F 46 Georgia
Frances Witcher M 19 Georgia
Mary Witcher F 16 Georgia
Morcuse Witcher F 11 Georgia
Benjamin Witcher M 9 Georgia
Ira W Witcher M 5 Georgia
Julia Witcher F 1 Georgia
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Census
1880 •
Redbone, Heard, Georgia, United States
C H Witcher Self F 55 Georgia
Frank Witcher Son M 29 Georgia
Benjamin M Witcher Son M 18 Georgia
Ira Witcher Son M 15 Georgia
Katie Witcher Daughter F 11 Georgia
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Children •
​CHILDREN of Benjamin Madison and Candis Adeline Witcher:
*Noble Diskin Witcher # 104101967
-b- June 29, 1846 – died January 26, 1937,
•Isaac Witcher -b- 1848,
*Francis Asbury Witcher # 175139581
-b- January 7,1851—died November 18, 1926 ,
*Mary Witcher
-b- 1854,
*Morcus [Martha] Witcher
-b- 1859,
*Benjamin Madison Witcher # 16786310 (Sarah Francis Beauchamp)
-b- December 18,1861—died June 15, 1951,
*Ira William Witcher # 75349036
-b- 1865, -d- Dec. 2, 1936
*Julia Catherine [Katie] Witcher # 34788008
-b- 1868 -d Aug. 24, 1964 (Thomas M BEAUCHAMP)
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1st cousin •
A.J. Witcher (son of John and Polly Witcher).
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Civil War •
CIVIL WAR
Records show that Benjamin M. Witcher enlisted into this regiment on February 28, 1862 and was discharged due to disabilities on August 27, 1863, only weeks after his regiment fought in the battle of Gettysburg.

Benjamin M. Witcher was disabled from a, “Shock by a bomb shell while in the line of duty as a soldier.” In an affidavit dated January 18, 1895, it is stated that Ben fought in the “Seven Day Fight” and took sick while engaging in this battle. This famous battle was fought from June 25th to July 1st, 1862, just to the east of Richmond, Virginia, and cost both sides 36,000 casualties out of the nearly 200,000 combatants.

Records between 1891 and 1895 indicate that Benjamin was “strong and able-bodied” when he enlisted, was injured, became sick, was sent to Camp Winder in Richmond, Virginia, after his injury, and that the eventual cause of Ben’s death shortly after the war was disease contracted while in the service of the Confederacy.

The bombshell blast injury resulted in a weakened immune system and sickness, which later resulted in his death at his home in Troup County, Georgia on November 15, 1868.

Information obtained from:
A Witcher Family Genealogy
http://www.witchergeny.com/benjamin-m.-witcher--b--1812.html
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