Benjamin Glenn1
b. 5 October 1786, d. 5 December 1853
Birth | 5 Oct 1786 | Benjamin Glenn was born on 5 Oct 1786.1 |
Marriage | 29 Oct 1807 | He married Sarah Snodgrass on 29 Oct 1807 in Washington County, Virginia.2 |
Cens-1850 | 2 Sep 1850 | Benjamin and Sarah were enumerated on the 1850 Washington County census with 4 men who appear to have been their sons: John (35), William (28), Robert (24) and Samuel (22). Although Benjamin [enumerated as James] was a miller, the 4 younger men were all farmers.3 |
| | Benjamin and Sarah may have had other children but if so they appear to have left home or died prior to 1840. That years census entry for Benjamin's household, although it does not name individual family members, indicates the presence of Benjamin and Sarah and 4 adult males whose ages were consistent with John, William, Robert and Samuel. Three female slaves were also part of the household. |
Death | 5 Dec 1853 | Benjamin died on 5 Dec 1853 at age 67.1 |
Burial | | He was buried at Rock Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.1 |
Citations
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 207. Stone reported to read: Benjamin Glenn, d. 5 Dec. 1853, age 67y 2m.
- [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 23.
- [S367] James [sic] Glenn household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 67th district, p. 114 (added script), dwelling 862, family 862, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2010. Household includes: James Glenn, 64, miller, owns land worth $6575; Sarah 60; John 35; William 28; Robert 24; Samuel 22; all farmers; Arthur Stewart 21, laborer; all b. VA.