Benjamin Franklin WASHBURN1,2,6,7,7,5,3
22nd Nov 18061,2,3 - 5th Mar 18634,2,5,3
Life History
22nd Nov 1806 |
Born in Burke County, North Carolina.1,2,3 |
6th Nov 1825 |
Married Delphia PHILBECK in Rutherford County, North Carolina.4,7,3 |
12th Mar 1829 |
Birth of daughter Elizabeth Ray WASHBURN in Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina.3 |
25th Apr 1854 |
Death of Delphia PHILBECK in Rutherford County, North Carolina.4,8,5,3 |
14th May 1854 |
Married Mary H DOBSON in McDowell County, North Carolina.6,7,5 |
5th Mar 1863 |
Died in Spindale, Rutherford, North Carolina.4,2,5,3 Assassinated. Shot from ambush by George Suttles, a former inmate of an insane asylum. Death was instant. |
after 5th Mar 1863 |
Buried in Little Huntley Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.2 |
Notes
- North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004
Benjamin Washburn
Spouse Delpha Filbeck
Marriage 6 Nov 1825 Rutherford County, North Carolina
County Court Records at Rutherfordton, NC & Family
North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
Bond #000079906, Record #01 044
Benja[min] Washburn
Spouse Mary H Dobson
Bond 14 May 1854 McDowell County
Bondsman John L. Dobson
Witness A M Finley
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This is data I found from my grandfather's Sample book
Benjamin Franklin Washburn b. 11/22/1806 d. 3/5/1863
sp. Delphia Philbeck b. 12/10/1808 m. 11/6/1825 d. 4/25/1854
Elizabeth Ray Washburn b.3/12/1829 Rutherfordton, R, NC d. 10/2/1916 Croft, Mecklenburg, NC
sp. John Wesley Wiley b. 12/19/1812 SC m. 5/6/1847 Rutherfordton, R, NC d. 11/4/1902 Croft, Mecklenburg, NC
Benjamin Franklin Wiley b. 1849; 9/11/1849 (baptized date) Rutherfordton, R, NC Pineville, M, NC d. 4/15/1931 Croft, Mecklenburg, NC
sp. Martha Eula Elms b. 7/25/1859 m. 10/3/1877 Pineville, M, NC d. 1887 Croft, Mecklenburg, NC
Parents:
John Washburn b. 1779 d. 1857 Cleveland Co. near Beaver Dam Creak (family graveyard)
sp. Mary Ann Magness b. 1784 North Carolina, US m. 1806 d. 1862
-- Paddi Keller, Geneanet Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins,17 December 2019
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Benjamin Franklin Washburn
Birth Nov 22, 1806 Burke County, North Carolina
Death Mar 5, 1863 Spindale, Rutherford County, North Carolina
First Washburn to open a store on old Lincoln-Rutherford highway. Also a Washburn Tavern. Benjamin elected to the state legislature in 1858. Justice of the Peace, County Coroner, County Trustee and County Treasurer. Shot from ambush by former inmate of the insane asylum.
Benjamin and Delphia had three children: Elizabeth, Perry Bryant and a child who died in infancy.
Benjamin and Mary had four children: Mary Rebecca, John Rutherford, Telitha and a daughter who died in infancy.
The Raleigh Register
Wednesday, March 25, 1863
Murder - Mr Benjamin Washburn, an old and respectable citizen of Rutherford County, NC, was brutally murdered in cold blood by the hand of one George Suttles, on the 5th last. The wound was inflected [sic] by a pistol, and produced death instantly. Mr Washburn was about 50 years of age, and had filed [sic] important positions in his county. Suttles has been arrested.
Parents:
John Washburn (1779 - 1857)
Mary Ann Magness Washburn (1784 - 1862)
Spouses:
Delphia Philbeck Washburn (1806 - 1851)
Mary Dobson Washburn (1820 - 1899)
Children:
Elizabeth Ray Washburn Wiley (1829 - 1916)
Infant Daughter Washburn (1837 - 1837)
Mary Rebeca Washburn Scoggin (1855 - 1903)
John Rutherford Washburn (1856 - 1932)
Telitha Pricella Washburn Huntley (1862 - 1946)
Sibling Rhoda Emily Washburn Philbeck (1804 - 1848)
Burial Little Huntley Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina
Maintained by Jayne Flippin Mitchell, Originally Created by Robert Clark May 14, 2009
-- Find A Grave Memorial #3710046, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37100461
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