Individual Details
Benjamin W. "Ben" Saxon
(Abt, 1844 - November 27, 1876)
"Saxon, Benjamin (b.1844 Autauga Co. AL.) enlisted 7/19/1861 at Brooksville. Appointed musician 3/1/1862. Discharged 6/30/1862. He was 5'1", fair skin, blue eyes, light hair, occupation: student. May have served in L.G.Lesley's Company." (A Biographical Roster of Brooksville's Confederate Soldiers (1861-1865). THIRD FLORIDA INFANTRY, COMPANY C (Hernando County Wildcats.) - http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/fl/hernando/military/3infcoc.txt )
Benjamin Saxon was the Sheriff of Hernando County, Florida Court in 1872.
Information about the family of Ben Saxon from "Texas and Texans," page 2518; "History of Texas," pages 697-699.
"Benjamin Saxon enlisted on July 1861 in Company C. (Hernando Guards), 3rd Flordia Infantry. He was one of three representatives from Hernando County at the Secession Convention in Tallahassee on January 10, 1861." (Barbara Daugherty, barjene3@juno.com, 2005.)
"SUDDEN DEATH --- On Monday last, Mr. B. W. Saxon, Sheriff of Hernando county, after a very short illness, died at the Hotel Warwick, in this city. Mr. Saxon had been suffering from chills and fever for some time past, and it is supposed was very much debilitated when he arrived here. Last Saturday night, while sitting before a fire in his room, he was attacked with rheumatic pains in his ankles. He immediately retired, and a physician was sent for, who did all for him that was possible. Mr. Saxon gradually continued failing, and finally died at 11o'clock Monday morning. The funeral took place from the hotel, and was attended by Governor Sterns, his Cabinet, and a large number of friends." (Tallahassee Sentinel, Saturday, December 2, 1876, Tallahassee, Florida.)
Benjamin Saxon was the Sheriff of Hernando County, Florida Court in 1872.
Information about the family of Ben Saxon from "Texas and Texans," page 2518; "History of Texas," pages 697-699.
"Benjamin Saxon enlisted on July 1861 in Company C. (Hernando Guards), 3rd Flordia Infantry. He was one of three representatives from Hernando County at the Secession Convention in Tallahassee on January 10, 1861." (Barbara Daugherty, barjene3@juno.com, 2005.)
"SUDDEN DEATH --- On Monday last, Mr. B. W. Saxon, Sheriff of Hernando county, after a very short illness, died at the Hotel Warwick, in this city. Mr. Saxon had been suffering from chills and fever for some time past, and it is supposed was very much debilitated when he arrived here. Last Saturday night, while sitting before a fire in his room, he was attacked with rheumatic pains in his ankles. He immediately retired, and a physician was sent for, who did all for him that was possible. Mr. Saxon gradually continued failing, and finally died at 11o'clock Monday morning. The funeral took place from the hotel, and was attended by Governor Sterns, his Cabinet, and a large number of friends." (Tallahassee Sentinel, Saturday, December 2, 1876, Tallahassee, Florida.)
Events
| Birth | Abt, 1844 | ||||
| Death | November 27, 1876 | Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida |
Families
| Father | Dr. Benjamin Wadsworth Saxon (1798 - 1861) |
| Mother | Mary Collingsworth Terry (1814 - 1862) |
| Sibling | James Randolph Saxon (1832 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Mary Theodora Saxon (1834 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Walter Terry Saxon (1836 - 1924) |
| Sibling | Antoinette Adela "Jessie" Saxon (1838 - 1848) |
| Sibling | Franklin Elmore "Frank" Saxon (1841 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Mable Antoinette Saxon (1851 - 1898) |