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Family: Benjamin Christopher DESHA / Telitha STAMS (F95)

m. 31 May 1819


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  • Father | Male
    Benjamin Christopher DESHA

    Born  19 Oct 1793  Sumner County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Mar 1853  Franklin Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Pine Hill Cemetery, Near Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  31 May 1819  Sumner County , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Robert DESHA | F96 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elinor WHEELER | F96 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Telitha STAMS

    Born  Abt 1799  Sumner County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Abt Oct 1857  Franklin Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Pine Hill Cemetery, Near Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Child 1 | Female
    Catherine Emelia DESHA

    Born  2 May 1820  Sumner, TN Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  31 Jul 1851  Franklin, LA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Male
    John Caldwell Calhoun DESHA

    Born  1 Sep 1821  Sumner, TN Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Dec 1849  Franklin, LA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Male
    Robert DESHA

    Born  Abt 1823  Sumner, TN Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Eleanor SHELBY | F97 
    Married  3 Jun 1816  Sumner, TN Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    Andrew Jackson DESHA

    Born  10 Dec 1828  Near Gallatin, Sumner, TN Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Jan 1877  Franklin, LA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Pine Hill Cem., Sicily Island, Franklin, LA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Eleanor D. DESHA

    Born  Abt 1830  Sumner, TN Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 6 | Male
    Benjamin Charles DESHA

    Born  4 Apr 1832  Sumner County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Apr 1896  Pleasanton, Atascosa, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Mary Elisa ODOM | F3082 
    Married  18 Jun 1860  Catahoula Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Rebecca "Betty" NORRIS | F2351 
    Married  1879   

    Child 7 | Male
    Joseph A. DESHA

    Born  Abt 1838  Sumner, TN Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef 1857   
    Buried     

    Child 8 | Female
    Mary A. DESHA

    Born  Abt 1842  Catahoula, LA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried