Individual Details
Capt. Benjamin Harper Massey
(1819 - 25 Dec 1888)
Events
| Birth | 1819 | Waxhaws, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States |  | ||
| Birth | 18 Aug 1819 | The Waxhaws, Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1845 - 1859 | Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 1845 | Nancy 'Catherine' Haile | | ||
| Religion | 1845 | Presbyterian, Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1859 - 1919 | York County, South Carolina, United States | | ||
| Census (family) | 1860 | Fort Mill P.O., York County, South Carolina, United States - Nancy 'Catherine' Haile | | ||
| Census (family) | 1870 | Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, United States - Nancy 'Catherine' Haile | | ||
| Census (family) | 1880 | Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, United States - Nancy 'Catherine' Haile | | ||
| Death | 25 Dec 1888 | Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, United States | | ||
| Obit | | ||||
| Occupation | member of Wallace House of Representatives during reconstruction | |
Families
| Spouse | Nancy 'Catherine' Haile (1827 - 1912) |
| Child | Dr. J.C. Massey ( - 1912) |
| Child | Mary M Massey (1846 - 1912) |
| Child | James Everard Massey (1848 - ) |
| Child | Benjamin 'Franklin' Massey (1851 - 1919) |
| Child | Henry Massey (1853 - 1938) |
| Child | Susan E Massey (1854 - 1912) |
| Child | W.T. Massey (1858 - 1912) |
| Child | Catherine Eliza Massey (1860 - 1912) |
| Child | Leonidas 'Jackson' Massey (1862 - 1912) |
| Father | Everard Massey ( - 1820) |
| Mother | Mary Knox Harper ( - 1826) |
Endnotes
1. "Newspaper Article, Manuscript, and Church History Database," database, YCHISTORY.ORG York County Library Digital Collections (wwww.ychistory.org: downloaded 27 August 2014), Our Heritage: The Massey Family of the Waxhaws. The Monroe Enquirer, 11/6/1959.
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 Harper Massey, d. 25 Dec 1888, Unity Cemetery, Ft. Mill, mem # 44658140.
3. 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 Harper Massey, d. 25 Dec 1888, Unity Cemetery, Ft. Mill, mem # 44658140.
4. 1860 U.S. census, York Co., SC, population schedule, Fort Mill P.O., p. 395, dwelling 520, family 520, Benj H. Massey household; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : viewed 22 August 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 1228.
5. 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 Harper Massey, d. 25 Dec 1888, Unity Cemetery, Ft. Mill, mem # 44658140.
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. "The Quarterly (York Co), Vol 10, March 1999," database, familysearch.org (: accessed 3 April 2014), Obit of Mrs. Nancy Catherine Haile Massey.
8. "Newspaper Article, Manuscript, and Church History Database," database, YCHISTORY.ORG York County Library Digital Collections (wwww.ychistory.org: downloaded 27 August 2014), Our Heritage: The Massey Family of the Waxhaws. The Monroe Enquirer, 11/6/1959.
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 Harper Massey, d. 25 Dec 1888, Unity Cemetery, Ft. Mill, mem # 44658140.
10. 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 Harper Massey, d. 25 Dec 1888, Unity Cemetery, Ft. Mill, mem # 44658140.
11. 1860 U.S. census, York Co., SC, population schedule, Fort Mill P.O., p. 395, dwelling 520, family 520, Benj H. Massey household; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : viewed 22 August 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 1228.
12. 1860 U.S. census, York Co., SC, population schedule, Fort Mill P.O., p. 395, dwelling 520, family 520, Benj H. Massey household; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : viewed 22 August 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 1228.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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 Harper Massey, d. 25 Dec 1888, Unity Cemetery, Ft. Mill, mem # 44658140.
16. 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 Harper Massey, d. 25 Dec 1888, Unity Cemetery, Ft. Mill, mem # 44658140.
17. 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.