Individual Details

Levina Tennessee Vinsant

(16 Sep 1849 - 1917)



Levina Tennessee "Tennie" married Benjamin Frank Massey on 21 Dec 1876 in Van Buren. She's buried in Sarah's Grove Cemetery in Crawford Co AR. Listed in HISTORY IN HEADSTONES: Benjamin Franklin Massey, a Mason, born 29 Nov 1832, died 2 Feb 1930. Lavinia T. Massey, wife of B. F. Massey. 1849-1917.

1880 Census. Cedar Creek Twp, Crawford Co, AR, Hh 303
B. F. Massey, age 47, b. SC, father b. NC, mother b. SC
Tennessee, age 30, b. AR, parents b. TN
Charles, age 2, son.
George F., age 1, son
Polly Mose, age 6, Black, a servant

1900 Census. Cedarville, Crawford Co, AR Hh 95
Benjamin Massey, b. Nov 1822 [should have been 1832], age 77, married for 23 years, b. NC
Lavina T., wife, b. Sept 1849, age 50, has had 4 children. Born AR, father b. VA, mother b.TN
Charles L., son, b. Dec 1877, age 22
George F., son, b. Jun 1879, age 21
James B., son, b. Nov 1881, age 18
Thomas A., son, b. Jun 1883, age 16
Mary Sorles, servant, b. Nov 1898, age 21

Events

Birth16 Sep 1849Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas
Death1917Crawford County, Arkansas

Families

FatherIsaiah B. Vinsant (1805 - 1862)
MotherMargaret J. Shinault (1817 - 1895)
SiblingJames Madison Vinsant (1840 - 1917)
SiblingIsaiah Buchanan "Buck" Vinsant (1842 - 1929)
SiblingThomas Jefferson Vinsant (1844 - 1932)
SiblingMargaret Mae. E. Vinsant (1846 - 1923)
SiblingAndrew Jackson Vinsant (1852 - )
SiblingElijah Albert "Lige" Vinsant (1855 - 1929)
SiblingGeorge M. Vinsant (1859 - 1951)

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