Individual Details
Benjamin Franklin Terry
(February 18, 1821 - December 17, 1861)
1850 Brazoria County, Texas census, Family/Dwelling #164/164: B. F. TERRY, 29, farmer, $7500, Ky; Mary P. TERRY, 25, Ga; Benj. R. TERRY, 7, Texas; Mary M. TERRY, 3, Texas; David S. TERRY, 4/12, Texas; Clinton TERRY, 20, no occupation, Miss; David TERRY, 25, lawyer, $4000, Ky; A. J. TERRY, 22, no occupation, $4000, Miss.
Benjamin Franklin Terry raised a regiment of mounted ranger from Texas, called "Terry's Texas Rangers."
Benjamin Franklin Terry is believed to be buried first at his Oakland Plantation in Fort Bend County, Texas. He grave was moved to Glenwood Cemetery in Houston, Texas in 1880 .
Benjamin Franklin Terry raised a regiment of mounted ranger from Texas, called "Terry's Texas Rangers."
Benjamin Franklin Terry is believed to be buried first at his Oakland Plantation in Fort Bend County, Texas. He grave was moved to Glenwood Cemetery in Houston, Texas in 1880 .
Events
| Birth | February 18, 1821 | Kentucky | |||
| Marriage | Abt, 1842 | Mary P. Bingham | |||
| Death | December 17, 1861 | Woodsonville, Hart County, Kentucky | |||
| Burial | Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas |
Families
| Spouse | Mary P. Bingham (1825 - ) |
| Child | Benjamin R. Terry (1843 - ) |
| Child | Mary M. Terry (1847 - ) |
| Child | David S. Terry (1850 - ) |
| Father | Joseph Royall Terry (1792 - 1877) |
| Mother | Sarah David Smith (1793 - 1837) |
| Sibling | David Smith Terry (1823 - 1889) |
| Sibling | Nathaniel E. Terry (1826 - 1826) |
| Sibling | Terry ( - ) |
| Sibling | Terry ( - ) |
| Sibling | Aurelius Josiah Terry (1827 - 1869) |
| Sibling | Clinton Lucretius Terry (1830 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Martha Ann Terry (1834 - 1897) |