Benjamin Franklin Askew

1822 -

• Name	Benjamin Franklin Askew
  Born	1822	Hancock County, Georgia   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1860	Fredonia, Chambers, Alabama   [1]
  	B F Askew 38 Emily J Askew 17 Eliza F McKnight 39
  Military	21 Jul 1861	Camp Jackson, Virginia
  	Private, Co. D, 4th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
  		Veterans: Confederate Had the South in her border A hero to spare, Or a heart at her altar, Lo! its life's blood was there! And the black battle-grime Might never disguise The smile of the South On the lips and the eyes Of her barefooted boys!
  Military	17 Sep 1861
  	Discharged. He was admitted to the regimental hospital, 1 Sep 1861, with rheumatism.
  Residence	1870	Fredonia, Chambers, Alabama   [2]
  	B F Askew 48 Emily Askew 26 Susan Askew 8 Elisabeth Askew 4 Toby Askew 5/12 Francis Mcknight 50
  Residence	1880	West Vernon, Troup, Georgia   [3]
  	Benjamin Askew 58 Emily J. Askew 28 Elizabeth Askew 14 William Askew 10 Fannie Askew 6 Virginia Askew 3 Martha Askew 1m Eliza McKnight 60
  Person ID	I0731	Dickinson
  Last Modified	5 May 2013

  
  

  Father	James M Askew,   b. 1765, Edgecombe County, North Carolina ,   d. Oct 1827, Hancock County, Georgia  (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Elizabeth Connell,   b. 1782, Georgia ,   d. 1857, Hancock County, Georgia  (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F0231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emily J McKnight,   b. Abt 1843, Chambers County, Alabama
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Askew,   b. May 1866, Fredonia, Chambers, Alabama  [Birth]   2. William Askew,   b. Abt 1870, Chambers County, Alabama  [Birth]   3. Frances Askew,   b. 17 Sep 1872, Fredonia, Chambers, Alabama ,   d. 12 May 1914, Fredonia, Chambers, Alabama  (Age 41 years)  [Birth]   4. Virginia Askew,   b. 14 Feb 1877, Fredonia, Chambers, Alabama ,   d. 31 Mar 1956  (Age 79 years)  [Birth] + 5. Ella Askew,   b. Dec 1880, Fredonia, Chambers, Alabama ,   d. 12 Mar 1958, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia  (Age ~ 77 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2016
  Family ID	F2784	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1822 - Hancock County, Georgia Residence - B F Askew 38 Emily J Askew 17 Eliza F McKnight 39 - 1860 - Fredonia, Chambers, Alabama Residence - B F Askew 48 Emily Askew 26 Susan Askew 8 Elisabeth Askew 4 Toby Askew 5/12 Francis Mcknight 50 - 1870 - Fredonia, Chambers, Alabama Residence - Benjamin Askew 58 Emily J. Askew 28 Elizabeth Askew 14 William Askew 10 Fannie Askew 6 Virginia Askew 3 Martha Askew 1m Eliza McKnight 60 - 1880 - West Vernon, Troup, Georgia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents		Askew, Benjamin Ben Askew CSA Service Record. NARA M266. Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers from Georgia units. Roll 0180.
  		Askew, Benjamin Ben Askew CSA Service Record. NARA M266. Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers from Georgia units. Roll 0180.

  
  

• Sources

  [S014287] 1860 United States Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860), Census Place: Northern Division, Chambers, Alabama; Roll: M653_4; Page: 879; Image: 601; Family History Library Film: 803004. [S013899] 1870 United States Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1870), Census Place: Fredonia, Chambers, Alabama; Roll: M593_6; Page: 85B; Image: 173; Family History Library Film: 545505. [S014080] 1880 United States Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880), Census Place: West Vernon, Troup, Georgia; Roll: 167; Family History Film: 1254167; Page: 531D; Enumeration District: 125; Image: 0567.