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CLARY Benjamin Milton

Male 1842 - 1894  (51 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  CLARY Benjamin Milton was born on 26 May 1842 in Greensville County, Virginia; died in 1894; was buried in Waverly, Sussex County, VA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: educated at the Blackwater Academy
    • Census: 1860, Sussex County, VA
    • Military: Abt 1861; Civil War - Southampton Greys
    • Occupation: 1880, Prince George County, VA; Farmer
    • Residence: 1880, Prince George County, VA; Brandon District

    Notes:

    Aug 2007,According to Kenneth Coker, there is a Clary cemetery on the farm property previously owned by Robert Bishop, now owned by Patsy Westbrook Jenkins, on Beaverdam Rd. (Old Rt. 40) outside of Waverly. Kenneth has a photo of Benjamin Clary,Sr. Elizabeth Frances Baird was Ben. Sr. 3rd wife.

    Name : B. M. Clary 1880 Census
    Residence : Prince George, Virginia, United States
    Gender : Male
    Age : 37
    Birth date : 1843
    Birth place : Vir
    Relationship to head-of-household : HD
    Occupation : Farmer
    Father birth place : VA
    Mother birth place : VA
    Marital status : Married
    Race or color : W
    Census city :
    Census township : Brandon District
    Census county : Prince George
    Census state : VA
    NARA film number : T9-1384
    Page : 436
    Film number : 1255384
    Collection : 1880 United States Census

    BENJAMIN M. CLARY SURRENDERED APPOMATTOX 3RD VA.INF.,CO.D,PVT. PG.81

    Military:
    Co D. 3rd Virginia Infantry, Southampton Greys
    surrendered at Appomottax (April 9, 1865)

    Thomas and Benjamin did not join the Surry or Sussex units, as most of these were cavalry units; enlistees were required to provide horse, rifle & certain other equipment.

    Family/Spouse: BAIRD Elizabeth Frances. Elizabeth (daughter of BAIRD Alexander Peter, Jr. and BOOTH Rebecca Ann) was born on 4 Sep 1862 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; died in 1892; was buried in Surry County, VA (Lois Goodrich Cemetary on Rt 612). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. CLARY Lelia Alice  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1884; died in 1936.
    2. 3. CLARY Nettie  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1885; died in 1936.
    3. 4. CLARY Alexander Thomas  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Apr 1886; died on 5 Jan 1953.
    4. 5. CLARY Benjamin Franklin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Feb 1888; died on 28 Jan 1967.
    5. 6. CLARY Nell Mae  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Aug 1890; died on 7 Apr 1966 in Williamsburg, VA; was buried on 9 Apr 1966 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: FIGG --Unknown--. --Unknown-- and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. CLARY Susan Florence  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: BISHOP Henriette. Henriette (daughter of BISHOP H. S. and BISHOP Virginia, daughter of BISHOP H. S. and BISHOP Virginia --LNU--) was born cal 1851; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. CLARY Deceased Daughter  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  CLARY Lelia Alice Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in 1884; died in 1936.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1930, Brandon, Prince George County, VA

    Lelia married ADAMS Aristides Warren on 29 Jul 1908. Aristides (son of ADAMS Aristides Alexander and WARREN Mary Agnes) was born on 14 Apr 1886; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. ADAMS Mary Elizabeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Aug 1909; and died.
    2. 10. ADAMS Alice Clary  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Nov 1911; and died.
    3. 11. ADAMS Warren A.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Aug 1915; and died.
    4. 12. ADAMS William M., Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jun 1919; and died.

  2. 3.  CLARY Nettie Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in 1885; died in 1936.

    Notes:

    Lived with Mr. & Mrs. Solon Winfield Baird, her mother's brother, for several years after her mother died.

    Family/Spouse: CURTIS Rhett Bastus. Rhett and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  CLARY Alexander ThomasCLARY Alexander Thomas Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born on 22 Apr 1886; died on 5 Jan 1953.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military: WW-I

    Notes:

    Military:
    gassed by Germans (mustard gas); Death later in life was from natural causes

    Family/Spouse: EMORY Lena G.. Lena was born on 29 Oct 1884; died on 26 Sep 1968. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. CLARY O"Delle  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 5.  CLARY Benjamin FranklinCLARY Benjamin Franklin Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born on 1 Feb 1888; died on 28 Jan 1967.

    Notes:

    Aug, 2007 - According to Kenneth Coker,, Benj. Clary, Jr. was raised by Kenneth's great-grandfather.

    Family/Spouse: BAIRD Wennie Mildred. Wennie (daughter of Dr. BAIRD James Walter, MD and HASTY Mary Susan) was born on 26 Feb 1886; died on 18 Sep 1941. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: OSBORNE Mabel Violet. Mabel was born on 3 Oct 1898; died on 10 Dec 1989. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  CLARY Nell Mae Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born on 1 Aug 1890; died on 7 Apr 1966 in Williamsburg, VA; was buried on 9 Apr 1966 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Nellie
    • Alt. Birth: 14 Nov 1891, Waverly, Sussex County, VA
    • Residence: 1930, Richmond, Virginia, USA

    Notes:

    Nellie was raised by her Uncle Walter Binns Clary, when her parents died. Uncle Walter lived in Manchester, Va. (later annexed into Richmond).

    Social Security Death Index
    about Nellie Harris
    Name:
    Nellie Harris SSN:433-24-2242 Last Residence: Born:1 Aug 1890 Died:Jul 1965 State (Year) SSN issued:Louisiana (Before 1951)

    Death occurred at Eastern State Hosp in WIlliamsburg

    Birth:
    From SSN death notice at Ancestry

    Alt. Birth:
    From: Harris200901 by: scraigh
    From: Cozart & Moore of Granville, O... by: grady3021





    Buried:
    Div 1, Sec G-4, Lot 25

    Nell married HARRIS William Henry, Sr. about 1910. William (son of HARRIS David Donald and BALL Laura Frances) was born on 2 Dec 1887 in Bahama, Durham, North Carolina, USA; died on 13 Apr 1958 in Richmond, Virginia, USA; was buried on 15 Apr 1958 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. HARRIS Virginia Blair  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Apr 1915; died in 2005 in Kentucky; was buried in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.
    2. 15. HARRIS William Henry, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jan 1917 in Richmond, Virginia, USA; died on 23 Jul 1965 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina; was buried in Jul 1965 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina.
    3. 16. HARRIS Sterling Clary  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jul 1921; and died.

  6. 7.  CLARY Susan Florence Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1)

  7. 8.  CLARY Deceased Daughter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1)


Generation: 3

  1. 9.  ADAMS Mary Elizabeth Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lelia2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 1 Aug 1909; and died.

    Family/Spouse: LOWRY Edward, Sr.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. LOWRY Edward, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Nov 1945.

  2. 10.  ADAMS Alice Clary Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lelia2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 26 Nov 1911; and died.

    Family/Spouse: KNIGHT Burton Howard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. KNIGHT Susan Adams  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jan 1948.

  3. 11.  ADAMS Warren A. Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lelia2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 10 Aug 1915; and died.

  4. 12.  ADAMS William M., Sr. Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lelia2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 25 Jun 1919; and died.

    Family/Spouse: PADGETT Julia Ann. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. ADAMS William M., Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 20. ADAMS Marilyn Page  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 13.  CLARY O"Delle Descendancy chart to this point (4.Alexander2, 1.Benjamin1)

  6. 14.  HARRIS Virginia Blair Descendancy chart to this point (6.Nell2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 29 Apr 1915; died in 2005 in Kentucky; was buried in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

    Family/Spouse: TIMBERLAKE --Unknown--. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: WALTER G. Harris. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 15.  HARRIS William Henry, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (6.Nell2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 9 Jan 1917 in Richmond, Virginia, USA; died on 23 Jul 1965 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina; was buried in Jul 1965 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alt. Death: 1965

    Family/Spouse: LOWE Virginia F.. Virginia (daughter of LOWE Frederick Wesley and LOWE Susie P. --unknown--) was born on 28 Jan 1918 in Richmond, Virginia, USA; died on 30 Jun 1990 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina; was buried in Jul 1990 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 16.  HARRIS Sterling Clary Descendancy chart to this point (6.Nell2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 29 Jul 1921; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military: 1941; US Army

    Notes:

    Military:
    1st Lieutenant in ROTC at John Marshall H. S. (Richmond, Va);
    (12-7-1941 was eating lunch in Huntsville, Tn, when he heard about Pearl Harbor;
    wanted to sign up with the marines but his Mother cried & begged him to wait;
    enlisted in 2 weeks; at US Army OCS injured knee; kept as a 1st Sgt at OCS;
    served 3 yrs 3 mos

    Sterling married TUTTLE Alice Jean on 7 Aug 1944. Alice was born on 12 Jul 1921; died on 1 Dec 2013. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. HARRIS James (Jim) Sterling  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Eastern NC.
    2. 22. HARRIS John Tuttle  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Mar 1945.
    3. 23. HARRIS Roger Eugene  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Feb 1954.


Generation: 4

  1. 17.  LOWRY Edward, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (9.Mary3, 2.Lelia2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 17 Nov 1945.

  2. 18.  KNIGHT Susan Adams Descendancy chart to this point (10.Alice3, 2.Lelia2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 5 Jan 1948.

  3. 19.  ADAMS William M., Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (12.William3, 2.Lelia2, 1.Benjamin1)

  4. 20.  ADAMS Marilyn Page Descendancy chart to this point (12.William3, 2.Lelia2, 1.Benjamin1)

  5. 21.  HARRIS James (Jim) Sterling Descendancy chart to this point (16.Sterling3, 6.Nell2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in Eastern NC.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Address: Address:
      James (Jim) Sterling HARRIS
      Grifton, NC
    • Living In: Grifton, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
    • Occupation: 2011
    • Residence: 2015, Milford, Caroline County, VA

    Notes:

    Allow to introduce myself.......I am James Sterling Harris.......my father's mother was Nellie Mae Clary, born in the Waverly, Va area (Surry County).

    See the attached spreadsheet that goes back several generations.

    Occupation:
    Retired in 2011


  6. 22.  HARRIS John Tuttle Descendancy chart to this point (16.Sterling3, 6.Nell2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 19 Mar 1945.

  7. 23.  HARRIS Roger Eugene Descendancy chart to this point (16.Sterling3, 6.Nell2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 15 Feb 1954.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: 2013, Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina