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Benjamin W. Alley Sr.

Birth
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Death
20 Apr 1896 (aged 67)
Wise County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Pound, Wise County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Benjamin W. Alley, Sr. was born in Pike County, Kentucky on 1 April 1829. He was the son of Paul and Rebecca Williamson Alley.

According to records left by Peter H. Alley, a brother to Benjamin W. Alley, Benjamin was married to Elizabeth Thornsberry, a step-daughter of Allen Taylor. However, "Pike Co. Historical Papers" lists this marriage as "10-29-1849 - Ben W. Alley and Elizabeth Prewett. Consent of Jemima Taylor." Elizabeth was born 10 July 1828 and died 13 January 1882. She was buried on the point at the back of her husband's farm on John's Creek in Pike County. Ben married (2) 18 September 1882, Sarah (Alley) Dotson, a daughter of Thomas and Millie Alley, and widow of Simon Dotson. No children were born to this union. After Ben's second marriage, he moved to Wise County, Virginia, where he died. He was buried on the head of Mill Creek in Peter M. Alley's graveyard, Wise Co., Virginia.

Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
Name: B W Alley
Birth Date: abt 1829
Birth Place: Scott, Virginia
Death Date: 20 Apr 1896
Death Place: Pound, Wise, Virginia
Death Age: 67
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Gender: Male
Father Name: Paul Alley
Mother Name: Rebecca Alley
FHL Film Number: 2048588
Benjamin W. Alley, Sr. was born in Pike County, Kentucky on 1 April 1829. He was the son of Paul and Rebecca Williamson Alley.

According to records left by Peter H. Alley, a brother to Benjamin W. Alley, Benjamin was married to Elizabeth Thornsberry, a step-daughter of Allen Taylor. However, "Pike Co. Historical Papers" lists this marriage as "10-29-1849 - Ben W. Alley and Elizabeth Prewett. Consent of Jemima Taylor." Elizabeth was born 10 July 1828 and died 13 January 1882. She was buried on the point at the back of her husband's farm on John's Creek in Pike County. Ben married (2) 18 September 1882, Sarah (Alley) Dotson, a daughter of Thomas and Millie Alley, and widow of Simon Dotson. No children were born to this union. After Ben's second marriage, he moved to Wise County, Virginia, where he died. He was buried on the head of Mill Creek in Peter M. Alley's graveyard, Wise Co., Virginia.

Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
Name: B W Alley
Birth Date: abt 1829
Birth Place: Scott, Virginia
Death Date: 20 Apr 1896
Death Place: Pound, Wise, Virginia
Death Age: 67
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Gender: Male
Father Name: Paul Alley
Mother Name: Rebecca Alley
FHL Film Number: 2048588


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  • Added: Sep 10, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135683044/benjamin_w-alley: accessed ), memorial page for Benjamin W. Alley Sr. (1 Apr 1829–20 Apr 1896), Find a Grave Memorial ID 135683044, citing Whittaker - Alley Cemetery, Pound, Wise County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Janfay (contributor 47387394).