Individual Details
Benjamin 'Franklin' Massey
(10 Apr 1851 - 14 Jul 1919)
Events
| Birth | 10 Apr 1851 | Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, United States |  | ||
| Census | 1870 | Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, United States | | ||
| Census | 1880 | Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 1 Jan 1884 | Elizabeth 'Bessie' Mills | | ||
| Residence | 1912 | Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 1919 | owned and operated one of the largest farms in township - east of town near the Catawba River, Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, United States | | ||
| Death | 14 Jul 1919 | Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth 'Bessie' Mills (1860 - 1944) |
| Child | John M Massey ( - ) |
| Child | Leonidas H. Massey ( - ) |
| Child | Isabelle Massey ( - ) |
| Child | Benjamin Franklin Massey Jr ( - ) |
| Child | Ladson Mills Massey ( - ) |
| Father | Capt. Benjamin Harper Massey (1819 - 1888) |
| Mother | Nancy 'Catherine' Haile (1827 - 1912) |
| Sibling | Dr. J.C. Massey ( - 1912) |
| Sibling | Mary M Massey (1846 - 1912) |
| Sibling | James Everard Massey (1848 - ) |
| Sibling | Henry Massey (1853 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Susan E Massey (1854 - 1912) |
| Sibling | W.T. Massey (1858 - 1912) |
| Sibling | Catherine Eliza Massey (1860 - 1912) |
| Sibling | Leonidas 'Jackson' Massey (1862 - 1912) |
Endnotes
1. "Newspaper Archives," digital images, GenealogyBank (www.genealogybank.com: viewed 22 August 2015), Benjamin Franklin Massey, d. 14 July 1919; State (Columbia, SC), 15 Jul 1919, p2; citing State (Columbia, SC), 4 Jan 1892, "Leap Year in Lancaster", p.2.
2. Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : 7 October 2016), Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Charlotte, NC, memorial # 103166561, photo by “t. stephens”, grave maker of James Greer, 11 Sept 1828., Benjamin Franklin Massey, d. 14 Jul 1919, Unity Cemetery, Ft. Mill, mem # 44658135.
3. 1870 U.S. census, York Co., South Carolina, population schedule, Fort Mill, p. 409A, dwelling 84, family 84, Benjamin Massey household household; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com : downloaded 27 April 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 1512.
4. 1880 U.S. census, York Co., SC, population schedule, Fort Mill, enumeration district (ED) 169, p. 534A, dwelling 80, family 84, Ben H Massey household; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : viewed 22 August 2015); citing FHL microfilm 1255243.
5. "Newspaper Archives," digital images, GenealogyBank (www.genealogybank.com: viewed 22 August 2015), Benjamin Franklin Massey, d. 14 July 1919; State (Columbia, SC), 15 Jul 1919, p2; citing State (Columbia, SC), 4 Jan 1892, "Leap Year in Lancaster", p.2.
6. Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : 7 October 2016), Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Charlotte, NC, memorial # 103166561, photo by “t. stephens”, grave maker of James Greer, 11 Sept 1828., Nancy Catherine Haile Massey, d. 9 Dec 1912, Unity Cemetery, Ft. Mill, mem # 44658141.
7. "Newspaper Archives," digital images, GenealogyBank (www.genealogybank.com: viewed 22 August 2015), Benjamin Franklin Massey, d. 14 July 1919; State (Columbia, SC), 15 Jul 1919, p2; citing State (Columbia, SC), 4 Jan 1892, "Leap Year in Lancaster", p.2.
8. "Newspaper Archives," digital images, GenealogyBank (www.genealogybank.com: viewed 22 August 2015), Benjamin Franklin Massey, d. 14 July 1919; State (Columbia, SC), 15 Jul 1919, p2; citing State (Columbia, SC), 4 Jan 1892, "Leap Year in Lancaster", p.2.
9. Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : 7 October 2016), Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Charlotte, NC, memorial # 103166561, photo by “t. stephens”, grave maker of James Greer, 11 Sept 1828., Benjamin Franklin Massey, d. 14 Jul 1919, Unity Cemetery, Ft. Mill, mem # 44658135.