Benjamin P. Booher ¹

   FamilySearch ID: KF5R-XL6.

  General Notes:

!SOURCES:
1. 1850 Sullivan Co. TN census [see father]
2. 1860 Sullivan Co. TN census [see father]
3. Booher, Winfield Scott. BOOHER FAMILY HISTORY HORIZONS,
Wilmington CA (1976), p. 22
4. International Genealogical Index
5. Roy Booker, Rock Island IL, email 25 Aug. 1997
6. Cemeteries of Sullivan Co. TN
7. Civil War Confederate Pension Records
8. Booher, Allen G. sr. MY OFTEN MISSPELLED NAME IS BOOHER, p. 361
9. 1870 Sullivan Co. TN census
10. 1880 Sullivan Co. TN census
11. 1900 Sullivan Co. TN census
12. 1910 Sullivan Co. TN census
13. 1920 Sullivan Co. TN census

!BIRTH: Source-4 for date and place; Source-4 confirms

!MARRIAGE: Source-4 for date and place

!DEATH: Source-5 for date

!BURIAL: Source-5 for place; Source-6 confirms

!ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Source-3 Information from James Booher, Union Bridge MD 1954; James Booher said that Benjamin P.'s brothers and sisters were Elizabeth, Katherine and Martin. He also said that James Booher's brother John settled in Indiana. He may have been thinking of Benjamin's brother John; Source-7 # S16084, 61st Infantry, Sullivan

!CENSUS:
1870 Source-9 p. 49 #119-119 Blountsville P.O.
Booher, Benj. 26 farmer 8000/2000 TN
Phoebe 27 hk " [sister]
Telitha B. 16 "
James 15 [black]
Isaac 2

!1880 Source-10 Census Place: District 5, Sullivan, Tennessee
Source: FHL Film 1255281 National Archives Film T9-1281 Page 506D

Benj. P. BOOKER Self 36 TN Occ: Farmer Fa: TN Mo: TN
Martha A. BOOKER Wife 30 TN Occ: Kps Hse Fa: TN Mo: TN
James BOOKER Son 2 TN Occ: Home Fa: TN Mo: TN
Sarah STEEL Cousin 15 TN Occ: Home Fa: TN Mo: VA
Jacob TRINKLE Other 19 VA Occ: Frm Hnd Fa: VA Mo: VA

!1900 Source-11 p. 55 #200-200 5-Dist
Booher, B. P. June 1844 56 m 29y TN TN TN farmer
Martha A. Nov 1849 50 3-2 " " "
James Sep 1879 20 " " " day laborer
Jennie E. Apr 1881 19

!1910 Source-12 p. 218 #255-264 Blountville
Booher, Ben P. 68 m 40y TN TN TN farmer
Martha 54 3-2 " " "
Wolford, Lee E. 30 m 6y " " " farmer hot house
Jennie 28 0-0

!1920 Source-13 p. 235 #235-234 5-Dist
Booker, Ben 75 TN TN TN farmer
Martha 70 " " "

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He has conflicting birth information of 2 Jun 1844 and Bristol, Sullivan, TN.

Benjamin married Martha Ann Crumley on 23 Feb 1871 in Bluff City, Sullivan, TN. (Martha Ann Crumley was born on 14 Nov 1849 in , , TN.)