Benjamin R. Head

1830 - 1881  (51 years)

• Name	Benjamin R. Head  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	17 Feb 1830	Ashe County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Engineer Stationary Engine
  Died	6 Oct 1881	Melrose, Jackson Township, Monroe County, Iowa
  Buried	Milledgeville Cemetery, Appanoose County, Iowa
  Person ID	I3711	Heathers Family | My Family
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	Joseph Head,   b. 1791, Surry, Yadkin, North Carolina ,   d. 1840, Surry, Yadkin, North Carolina  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Mary Dial,   b. Abt 1795
  Married	8 Mar 1819	Surry, North Carolina
  Family ID	F1914	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary,   d. Bef 1857
  Married	Between 1851 and 1852	North Carolina
  Children	1. Mary Ella Head,   b. 9 Sep 1852, North Carolina ,   d. 25 Jan 1895, Fresno, Fresno County, California  (Age 42 years)  [Natural]
  Family ID	F0272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Delila Coffman,   b. 1837, Indiana ,   d. Abt 1867  (Age 30 years)
  Married	6 Oct 1857	Appanoose County, Iowa
  Children	1. Solomon Head,   b. 1859, Iowa  [Natural]   2. Lorena Head,   b. 1860, Iowa  [Natural] + 3. Sarah "Sadie" Head,   b. 1861, Appanoose County, Iowa   4. Emma F Head,   b. 1863, Appanoose County, Iowa  [Natural]   5. Arminta Head,   b. 1865, Appanoose County, Iowa
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2013
  Family ID	F0273	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Elizabeth F Jones,   b. 1839, Iowa ,   d. 22 Oct 1882, Melrose, Jackson Township, Monroe County, Iowa  (Age 43 years)
  Married	22 Nov 1868	Clarke County, Iowa
  Children	1. Rosetta Isabel Head,   b. 1870, Monroe County, Iowa  [Natural]   2. John M Head,   b. 1874, Monroe County, Iowa ,   d. 29 Feb 1896  (Age 22 years)   3. Charles Wilson Head,   b. 8 Sep 1880, Melrose, Jackson Township, Monroe County, Iowa ,   d. 17 Apr 1936, Monterey County, California  (Age 55 years)  [Natural]
  Family ID	F0392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Feb 1830 - Ashe County, North Carolina Married - Between 1851 and 1852 - North Carolina Married - 6 Oct 1857 - Appanoose County, Iowa Married - 22 Nov 1868 - Clarke County, Iowa Died - 6 Oct 1881 - Melrose, Jackson Township, Monroe County, Iowa  = Link to Google Earth
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  Documents » Slide Show		Benjamin R. Head Civil War Pension Index Card
  		Benjamin R. Head Civil War Pension Card
  		Benjamin R. Head Family 1860 Census Independence, Appanoose County, Iowa
  		Benjamin R. Head Civil War Pension Index Benjamin R. Head Civil War Pension Index

  
  

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  [S03791] US Census. 1850 - Ashe County, North Carolina: Benjamin Head employed in the family of Henry Rigsby 1860: Independance, Appanoose, Iowa Benj 1830 NC Delila 1837 IN Mary 1852 NC Solomon 1859 IA 1870: Jackson Twp, Monroe, Iowa 1880: Melrose, Monroe, Iowa Benjamin 1830 NC age 50 Occupation: Engineer Stationary Engine Elizabeth F spouse [S03694] U.S. Civil War Soldier Records. Name: Benjamin R Head Residence: Clinton, Iowa Age at Enlistment: 32 Enlistment Date: 7 Jul 1862 Rank at enlistment: Private State Served: Iowa Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Enlisted in Company H, Iowa 18th Infantry Regiment on 06 Aug 1862. Mustered out on 29 Dec 1862 at Springfield, MO. Birth Date: abt 1830 Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion _____________________________________ Union 18th IA INF Co H Head Benjamin R age 32 Residence Clinton IA nativity; North Carolina Enlisted Jul 7, 1862 Mustered Aug 6, 1862 Discharged for disability: Dec 29, 1862 Springfieild Missouri [S03695] Civil War Pension Index. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 Name: Benjamin R. Head State Filed: Iowa Comments: Lemuel Crim, Gdn.