Benjamin Calloway Aldridge
1838 - 1922 (84 years)-
Name Benjamin Calloway Aldridge Birth 1837/1838 NC 
Gender Male Also Known As Benjamin Aldridge _UID 88D0888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400007C45 Death 16 May 1922 Avery Co, NC Burial Daniels Cem, Avery Co, NC Person ID I3966 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 2 Jun 2013
Father James Aldridge Mother Elizabeth Calloway, b. 1799/1800, NC d. Aft 1860, Watauga Co, NC (Age > 61 years) Marriage Bef 1827 NC Divorce Yes, date unknown Family ID F5579 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Amelia Burleson, b. 1840/1841, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 23 Aug 1923, Avery Co, NC (Age 82 years) Marriage 1858/1859 Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) Children 1. Frances C Aldridge, b. 20 Mar 1859, Watauga Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 16 Oct 1899, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 40 years)2. William Harrison Aldridge, b. 10 Oct 1861, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 12 Jan 1932, Avery Co, NC (Age 70 years)3. Malinda Louisa Aldridge, b. 1864/1865, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 16 years)4. Charlotte Elizabeth Aldridge, b. 1867/1868, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 13 years)5. James Burton Aldridge, b. 27 Jan 1874, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 20 Aug 1937, Burke Co, NC (Age 63 years)6. Stokes Aldridge, b. 1877/1878, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 3 years)7. Laura Aldridge, b. Jun 1882, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 19 years)8. Garfield Aldridge, b. Jun 1887, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 14 years)Family ID F2650 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
-
Notes - !NOTES:Spouse of Marty Grant's 1st cousin, 5 times removed.;
!REFERENCE:
http://www.martygrant.com/
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/
!DISCUSSION GROUP (Free) for those researching the William & Frances (Carpenter) Davis family:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WilliamDavis/
!NOTES:He is listed as Benjamin Calloway on some records, Benjamin Aldridge on others. Not sure why this is unless born out of wedlock and alternated between mother and father's surnames, or if mother was twice married and he alternated between his birth father and step father's surname.;
!NOTES:B/D & D/D from T/S. Find-a-grave link:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=aldridge&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=29&GScnty=1656&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=5466269&df=all&
!CENSUS:1850 Watauga Co., NC Watauga # 501/505
Elizabeth Calaway 50 ~ $- NC
Ellen 22
William 17
Emeline 15
Benjamin 13
Waitsel 8;
!CENSUS:1860 Watauga Co., NC Mountain Home District, Cranberry & Childsville PO # 308/259
Benj Caloway 22 Farmer $150/114 NC
Milly 22
Franky C. 1
Tyry Webb 56 Farmer $1000/530*
Peggy 54
Noah 18
Legrand 13 f
*Looks like this should be a new household and family, but not listed as such.;
!CENSUS:1870 Mitchell Co., NC Lynville, Yellow Mountain PO # 5/5
Benj Auldridge 30 Farmer $-/400 NC
Milly 30 Keeping House
Franky 11 at home
William H. 8
Malinda L. 5
Elizabeth 2;
!NAMED-ESTATE:1876 Mitchell Co., NC Wilson Burleson 58 pp.
p. 1 & 2, 8 Oct 1877
...
Your Petitioner Francis Burleson is the widow of Wilson Burleson deceased who died intestate about the -- day of 1876 leaving him surviving his children:
William D. Burleson
Jacob Burleson
Mildred Calloway wife of Benjamin Calloway
Aaron Burleson
Melinda Daniels wife of Martin Daniels
Rachel Cuthbertson wife of Thomas Cuthbertson
and Robert Burleson.
And his three grandchildren (children of his son Charles Burleson)
Jason E. Burleson
Louisa Green wife of Landon Green
Charles Burleson.
And his ten grandchildren (children of his daughter Nancy Hughs wife of Jason Hughs):
Adelaide Carpenter wife of John Carpenter
Francis Johnson wife of William Johnson
Lydia JOhnson wife of Thomas Johnson
Elisha Hughs
Adults, and
Celia Hughs, Spencer Hughs, Brownlow Hughs, Wilson Hughs, William Hughs and Theodosia Hughs, infants by their guardian Jason Hughs.
And his three grandchildren (children of his deceased son Taylor Burleson):
Burgin Burleson
Aaron Burleson
Melinda Burleson
all infants by their guardian Aaron Burleson.
Who are the only heirs of the said Wilson Burleson and are the petitioners above named.;
!CENSUS:1880 Mitchell Co., NC Toe River # 53/59
Ben Calaway 46 M Farmer NC-NC-NC
Amelia 45 Wife M Keeping House
Harrison 17 son on farm
Louisa 14 dau
Charlott 11 dau
Burton 5 son
Stokes 2 son;
!CENSUKS:1900 Mitchell Co., NC Toe River # 220/223
Benjamin Aldridge head Jun 1832 67 M 55 NC-OH-NC Farmer
Milley wife Feb 1837 63 M 55 11-7 NC-NC-NC
Laura dau Jun 1882 18
Garfield son Jun 1887 12;
!NOTES:Unable to find D/C in NC;
- !NOTES:Spouse of Marty Grant's 1st cousin, 5 times removed.;