Benjamin Milton b. 1830 Tattnall, Georgia, USA d. 5 Sep 1897 Putnam, Florida, USA: acw

1830 - 1897 (67 years)

Name	Benjamin Milton [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Birth	1830	Tattnall, Georgia, USA [1, 3, 4, 5]
Gender	Male
Race	White [1, 4, 5]
Residence	1850	Militia District 456, Appling, Georgia, USA [3]
Military	14 Apr 1862	Camp Lee, Florida [2]
Residence	1870	Glissons, Putnam, Florida, USA [4]
Residence	Age: 39; Census Post Office: Palatka
Residence	1880	Precinct 11, Putnam, Florida, USA [5]
Residence	Age: 50; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
Residence	1885	District 14, Putnam, Florida, USA [1]
Residence	Age: 50; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Death	5 Sep 1897	Putnam, Florida, USA [2]
Burial	Etoniah Cemetery, Bardin, Putnam, Florida, USA [6, 7]
Person ID	I1897	tng Genealogy

Father	Algernon Solomon Milton, b. 1797, Georgia, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Jane Hardin, b. 1807, Tattnall, Georgia, USA d. Between 15 Aug 1850 and 27 Jun 1860, Appling, Georgia, USA (Age 43 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	Abt 1825	Appling, Georgia, USA [8]
Family ID	F681	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Ellender Wilkinson, b. 1831, Tattnall, Georgia, USA d. Aug 1905, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA (Age 74 years)

Children

+	1. John Melton, b. 16 Jan 1854, Georgia, USA d. 8 Jun 1921, Putnam, Florida, USA (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+	2. William Melton, b. Mar 1854, Florida, USA d. 1 Aug 1922, Florida, USA (Age ~ 68 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Malissa Melton, b. Abt 1858, Florida, USA d. 20 Oct 1920 (Age ~ 62 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Sarah Melton, b. 1862, Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+	5. Wiley Melton, b. 17 Jun 1865, Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA d. 10 Apr 1946, Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA (Age 80 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+	6. Riley William Melton, b. Jan 1870, Putnam, Florida, USA d. 1933, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA (Age ~ 62 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Benjamin Melton, Jr, b. 1868, Putnam, Florida, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Robert Melton, b. Abt 1870, Putnam, Florida, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Laysinkey Melton, b. Abt 1873, Putnam, Florida, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F890 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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Birth - 1830 - Tattnall, Georgia, USA

Death - 5 Sep 1897 - Putnam, Florida, USA

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Benjamin Milton gravestone

Notes

Source Information:
Historical Data Systems, comp. Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-. Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA from the following list of works.
Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 - Historical Data Systems Inc.P.O. Box 196 Kingston, MA 02364
Name: Benjamin Milton ,
Enlistment Date: 14 April 1862
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Florida
Death Date: 05 September 1897
Death Place: Putnam County, FL
Unit Numbers: 1118
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 14 April 1862
Enlisted in Company I, 7th Infantry Regiment Florida on 14 April 1862.
POW on 25 November 1863 at Missionary Ridge, TN
Confined on 02 December 1863 at Camp Morton, IN (Estimated date)
Exchanged on 15 March 1865 at City Point, Virginia

Sources

[S351] Ancestry.com, Florida State Census, 1867-1945, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;).
Census Year: 1885 ; Enumeration District: 14 ; Locality: District 14 ; County: Putnam ; Page: 129 ; LINE: 12 ; Archive Series #: M845, Roll 11
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=floridastatecen1867&h=43141&indiv=try
[ View Florida Census Document]
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=floridastatecen1867&h=43141&indiv=try
[S372] Historical Data Systems, comp., U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;).
Record for Benjamin Milton
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=civilwar_histdatasys&h=2845994&indiv=try
Name: Benjamin Milton
Residence: Camp Lee, Florida
Enlistment Date: 14 Apr 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Camp Lee, Florida
State Served: Florida
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company I, Florida 7th Infantry Regiment on 14 Apr 1862.
Death Date: 5 Sep 1897
Death Place: Putnam County, Florida
Sources: Soldiers of Florida in the ...Civil War...Biographical Rosters of Florida's Soldiers 1861-1865
[S360] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;).
Year: 1850; Census Place: Militia District 456, Appling, Georgia; Roll M432_61; Page: 1; Image: 3.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=18474702&indiv=try
[ View Federal Census Document]
Name: Solomon Melton
[Solomon Milton]
Age: 52
Birth Year: abt 1798
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1850: Militia District 456, Appling, Georgia
Gender: Male
Family Number: 7
Household Members:
Name Age
Solomon Melton 52
Jane Melton 43
Benjamin Melton 20
William R Melton 4
James Melton 1
[S352] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003;).
Year: 1870; Census Place: Glissons, Putnam, Florida; Roll: M593_133; Page: 504A; Image: 143; Family History Library Film: 545632
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=3454449&indiv=try
[ View Federal Census Document]
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=3454449&indiv=try
[S353] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;).
Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 11, Putnam, Florida; Roll: 131; Family History Film: 1254131; Page: 96B; Enumeration District: 135; Image: 0759
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=39561212&indiv=try
[ View Federal Census Document]
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=39561212&indiv=try
[S122] FindaGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6632536
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6632536.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6632536
[S142] Gravestone.
[ View gravestone photograph]
[S282] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004;).
Online publication - Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=841952&indiv=try
Name: Algernon Solomon Milton
Gender: Male
Birth Year: 1798
Spouse Name: Jane Harden
Marriage State: of GA
Number Pages: 1

Source Citation: Source number: 8331.001; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1;