UPDATE: Several photos have been updated with more accurate information.
Above: Tilford Benge and Susan, along with two of his twenty-plus children.
Below: Tilford, and his brother, Creed. We are unsure if the women are sisters or wives, so if you have any information, please leave it in the comments link below.
UPDATE: I just got this info in an email - " ...pretty sure the lady to the left is Molly L. Benge and the one on the right is Susan Malinda Benge sisters of Tilford. I don't know who they married or if they did. Date of death for both is July 2nd.1939 seems odd?"
Below: Sam Benge (next two photos), Tilford Benge's son, and Albert Benge's full brother:
Below: Albert Benge on a short mule.
There is a story that goes with this, and is posted at the bottom.
Above: Albert Benge and his half-brothers: Mack,Theo,Woodrow,and Matt on the end.
Photo thought to be taken at Albert's brother's funeral.
Above: A young Sam Benge with his mother, the widow of old Sam who was Albert benge's full brother.
Tombstone of "King David" Benge. David Benge is an ancestor to most of the Indiana Benge's.
Legend has it that David Benge had a big part in winning the battle at King's Mountain, Kentucky.
For more information on King David Benge, click here.
...now, back to Albert and the short mule.
"In many of his pictures of that time period, he [Albert] was sitting on that mule and it was obviously quite a bit shorter than the other animals. I asked my dad's [Albert's] cousin why he seemed to prefer that little short mule and he explained, "It seems the mule was really fast and would 'lay right down on its side' when going around a corner. Fastest thing around Laurel, KY at that time." I asked that same man if my mother, Martha, rode. He said "Why, sure, she'd have to ride if she was going to go round with Ab."
Imagine those comments in a deep southern accent!"
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Thanks for stopping by, everybody. Please, leave comments and photos if you have them!
Special thanks to my Great Aunt, Mary McCullough for this batch of pictures - I have never seen most of these, and it is a blessing to me and my family. - Aaron Benge
The people in the photo - two men, two women, is actually my photo. I have the original photo, but on the back is written, CREED BENGE, ANN BOWLING (Ann Benge), TILFORD BENGE and JANE.. brothers/sisters. Ann is my great-grandmother. (1879-1939) she married George Bowling (1878 -1923). My grandmother is Flo Bowling (1919-1989) I have some other pics.. Thanks. Richard Carpenter, Cincinnati, OH rccintioh@gmail.com 513-742-8785
ReplyDeleteI am great granddaughter of Susan Malinda Benge McGee. Susan died in Nowata OK in 1946. Susan and James McGee lived in Clay Co. Kentucky. Had three daughters, Sophie, Nora Jane and Grace. They moved to Colorado where James died 1916. Susan and girls moved to Elgin Ks. Sophie married briefly to Art Bowling (sp) then Dan Smith. Later lived in Nowata OK. Nora Jane married Lloyd Smith (not brothers), lived in Nowata Ok. Grace married William N Wall. They moved to Nowata prior to his death in 1934. Jane is buried in Sedan, KS. Sophie supposedly in Nowata. Grace in Kermit, Tx. Nora Jane had several children, Grace had 3, William D, James I, and Howard N. Sophie had none.
ReplyDeleteHi! I am a direct descendant of King David Benge through his son John David Benge. Ive been doing alot of research to find out who King Davids birth mother was? I have found multiple records/stories that indicate she is a cherokee woman (who possibly died in childbirth or was in a polygamous relationship when he married susannah) does anyone know?
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