Benjamin Joseph Valentine b. Mar 1835 Washington, Franklin Co., MO d. 19 Apr 1904 Tarrant Co., TX: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Benjamin Joseph Valentine

Male 1835 - 1904  (~ 69 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Joseph Valentine 
    Birth Mar 1835  Washington, Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Boone Twp., Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • With two small children
    Education Original director of the Bedford College chartered in 1882. 
    MILF Y 
    Residence 1867  Tarrant Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    PURC Oct 1899  Donley Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 640 acres
    Death 19 Apr 1904  Tarrant Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Bedford, Tarrant Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Bedford Cemetery
    Person ID I1883  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2020 

    Father Eli Valentine,   b. 26 May 1806, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1865, Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Nancy Childers,   b. 1810   d. 1845, Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Marriage 1826  [1] 
    Family ID F3997  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha J. Childers,   b. 7 Apr 1839, Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1900, Lelia Lake, Donley Co. TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 10 Dec 1857  Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F1338  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Mar 1835 - Washington, Franklin Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Dec 1857 - Franklin Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Boone Twp., Franklin Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1867 - Tarrant Co., TX Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPURC - Oct 1899 - Donley Co., TX Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Apr 1904 - Tarrant Co., TX Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Bedford, Tarrant Co., TX Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Benjamin J. Valentine, born in March 1835 Franklin Co., MO, was the son of Eli Valentine and wife, Nancy (Childers) Valentine.

      B. J. Valentine married Martha J. Childers on Dec. 10, 1857 in Franklin Co., MO. By the 1860 census, their family consisted of two small children, and resided in Boon Township, MO.

      In 1862, B. J. Valentine enlisted as a Private in Co. I, 4th MO Cavalry, C.S.A. His paroled release was dated June 1865.

      By 1867, Benjamin and his family resided in Tarrant Co., TX where they were listed on the 1870 and 1880 Bedford, Tarrant Co., TX census records.

      In October 1899, he purchased 640 acres in Donley Co., TX. Within six months, his wife Martha (Childers) Valentine died and was buried in the Clarendon City Cemetery. On the 1900 census record he was listed as a widower living next to his daughter and her family, Lou Ella (Valentine) Williams and husband, James Marion Williams.

      In 1902, B. J. Valentine attended the Confederate veterans reunion in Dallas, TX. He died in 1904, and was buried in Bedford, where he had served as an original director of the Bedford College chartered in 1882.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103265897/eli-valentine.

    2. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20930916/benjamin-joseph-valentine.


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