Advertisement

Col Benjamin Allen Philpott

Advertisement

Col Benjamin Allen Philpott

Birth
Washington County, Maryland, USA
Death
17 Nov 1892 (aged 81)
Dew, Freestone County, Texas, USA
Burial
Fairfield, Freestone County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Suggest Edits
B. A. Philpott was the son of Horatio V. Philpott, born 25 September 1789 in Frederick County, Maryland, and Nancy Ann Allen, born 23 March 1787 in Washington Co., Maryland. Nancy Ann Allen Philpott died 20 October 1811 in
Frederick County, Maryland.

B. A. Philpott served as Lt. Colonel and commanding officer of Philpott's Infantry (12th Texas Infantry) during the Civil War. He saw service in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas.

B. A. Philpott was married first to Margaret Scruggs, 2 May 1837 in Madison County, Alabama. She was born 1821 in Morgan County, Alabama, and died 21 April 1874 in Fairfield, Texas. He was married second to Miss Sallie Bishop,April 27, 1875 in Corsicana, Texas.

He lived in Freestone county for more than forty years, and represented the county for two terms in the Texas legislature from 1878 to 1882.
___________________________________________________________

The Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - November 19, 1892 – Page: 5

Col. B. A. Philpott

Mexia, Limestone Co., Tex., Nov. 18 – Col. B. A. Philpott, one of the most prominent men in this section of the state, died suddenly yesterday at his home at Dew, Freestone county, aged 81 years. He had lived in Freestone county for more than forty years, and represented the county for two terms in the legislature from 1878 to 1882.


B. A. Philpott was the son of Horatio V. Philpott, born 25 September 1789 in Frederick County, Maryland, and Nancy Ann Allen, born 23 March 1787 in Washington Co., Maryland. Nancy Ann Allen Philpott died 20 October 1811 in
Frederick County, Maryland.

B. A. Philpott served as Lt. Colonel and commanding officer of Philpott's Infantry (12th Texas Infantry) during the Civil War. He saw service in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas.

B. A. Philpott was married first to Margaret Scruggs, 2 May 1837 in Madison County, Alabama. She was born 1821 in Morgan County, Alabama, and died 21 April 1874 in Fairfield, Texas. He was married second to Miss Sallie Bishop,April 27, 1875 in Corsicana, Texas.

He lived in Freestone county for more than forty years, and represented the county for two terms in the Texas legislature from 1878 to 1882.
___________________________________________________________

The Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - November 19, 1892 – Page: 5

Col. B. A. Philpott

Mexia, Limestone Co., Tex., Nov. 18 – Col. B. A. Philpott, one of the most prominent men in this section of the state, died suddenly yesterday at his home at Dew, Freestone county, aged 81 years. He had lived in Freestone county for more than forty years, and represented the county for two terms in the legislature from 1878 to 1882.


Family Members

Parents
Spouses
Half Siblings

Advertisement

See more Philpott memorials in:

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Records on Ancestry

Advertisement