Benjamin (Benjamine) Nicholas Bugg was born to Ephraim M. and Elizabeth Warren "Patsy" Lanier Bugg in Williamson County, Tennessee. His parents were born in Virginia. Both descended from early Virginia colonists and patriots of the American Revolution. He was the grandson of Benjamin Bugg and Nicholas Lanier, and likely named after both.
Benjamin married Annis Tucker on March 9, 1835 in Williamson Tennessee. They moved to Little Piney in Johnson County, Arkansas before settling in Sebastian County. They had eight children from their marriage: Sarah Elizabeth, John E., Martha C., Nancy A, William Thomas, Winfield Scott, Eliza Jane, and Benjamin Harve Bugg. Their first four children were born in Tennessee, and their last four, in Arkansas. Nancy A. Bugg was born in 1842 and died in 1843 while they still lived in Johnson County. Nancy's grave has not been located.
1850 Census - Perry, Johnson, AR
Benj M Bugg 35 - school teacher
Annis Bugg 37
Sarah E Bugg 14
John E Bugg 12
Martha C Bugg 10
William T Bugg 6
Winfield S Bugg 2
March 1, 1860, Benjamin N. Bugg was awarded a land grant for 40 acres in Johnson County. The document was issued from the Clarksville land office and signed by U.S. President James Buchannan. According to the 1860 census, Benjamin, his wife, and children removed from Johnson County, to Sebastian County, Arkansas.
1860 Census - Bates, Sebastian, AR
B N Bugg 45 - farmer
Annice Bugg 46
William Bugg 15
Winfield Bugg 12
Eliza Bugg 9
Howell Bugg 7
John W Riggs 30
Benjamin and Annis settled near the Maness/Barling communities on land that eventually became part of Camp Chaffee in the 1940's.
For a period of time, Benjamin farmed worked as a bookkeeper for the Knox Plantation in the river bottoms. He later taught school at Spring Hill in a small log building. His daughter Sarah Bugg Harris and her husband James had a farm nearby. At some point, the entire family moved there. Some of their land included the beginning of what became Steep Hill Cemetery.
His wife Annis passed in 1861 and was the first adult to be buried at Steep Hill Cemetery. By 1870, Benjamin remarried Nancy Petty Majors, daughter of Sion and Susan Petty and widow of John W. Majors.
1870 Census - Marion, Sebastian, AR
B N Bugg 55 - farmer
Nancy C Bugg 42
Benj H Bugg 16
Mary J Majors 11
Susan Majors 9
Benjamin died February 7, 1873. He was placed at rest beside his wife, Annis Tucker Bugg, and near several of his children at Steep Hill Cemetery. His wife Nancy died sometime after 1880.
1880 Census - Upper, Sebastian, AR
James C. Wilkerson 36
Jennie Wilkerson 21
James C. Wilkerson 1
Nancie Bugg 53
William Petty 41
Ada Petty 8
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OBITUARY OF BENJAMIN NICHOLAS BUGG:
"Died - Bugg - At his residence in this county on the 7th inst. Mr. B.N. Bugg, aged about 65 years. Mr. Bugg was a good, honest, upright man; an old and good citizen beloved and esteemed by all who knew him. Peace to his ashes."
Source: Fort Smith Weekly Herald, February 15, 1873, page 2.
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Benjamin's son, William Thomas Bugg and wife Martha T. McAllister/McAlester Bugg, and Martha's sister, Louisa McAllister and husband, James W. Rutherford, purchased and donated an additional three acres of land to expand Steep Hill Cemetery beyond the original half acre. Therefore, Benjamin Bugg, his wife, and some of their children, along with some McAlesters, have the oldest graves at Steep Hill.
Ancestral records indicate that the family line of Benjamin Nicholas Bugg traces to an original spelling of Bugge. The name was Anglicized from Bugge to Bugg when the first relative, Samuel Bugg(e), came to America from England. Samuel Bugg(e) first settled in New Kent County Virginia c. 1716; his family eventually migrated to Mecklenburg County Virginia c. 1754 where Benjamin Nicholas Bugg's parents were born. Around 1800, his grandparents moved West to Williamson County Tennessee where they were among the earliest pioneers.
Finally, Benjamin Nicholas in his migration as a young married man left Tennessee with his wife, Annis Tucker. They settled first at Little Piney in Johnson County, Arkansas before making their home in Sebastian County Arkansas c. 1843.
According to "History of Davidson County, Tennessee: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers," Benjamin Nicholas Bugg's parents were both "Scotch-Irish."
*Note - *Annis Tucker's father, and Benjamin Nicholas Bugg's mother, married in their second marriage.
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Benjamin married Annis Tucker on March 9, 1835 in Williamson Tennessee. They moved to Little Piney in Johnson County, Arkansas before settling in Sebastian County. They had eight children from their marriage: Sarah Elizabeth, John E., Martha C., Nancy A, William Thomas, Winfield Scott, Eliza Jane, and Benjamin Harve Bugg. Their first four children were born in Tennessee, and their last four, in Arkansas. Nancy A. Bugg was born in 1842 and died in 1843 while they still lived in Johnson County. Nancy's grave has not been located.
1850 Census - Perry, Johnson, AR
Benj M Bugg 35 - school teacher
Annis Bugg 37
Sarah E Bugg 14
John E Bugg 12
Martha C Bugg 10
William T Bugg 6
Winfield S Bugg 2
March 1, 1860, Benjamin N. Bugg was awarded a land grant for 40 acres in Johnson County. The document was issued from the Clarksville land office and signed by U.S. President James Buchannan. According to the 1860 census, Benjamin, his wife, and children removed from Johnson County, to Sebastian County, Arkansas.
1860 Census - Bates, Sebastian, AR
B N Bugg 45 - farmer
Annice Bugg 46
William Bugg 15
Winfield Bugg 12
Eliza Bugg 9
Howell Bugg 7
John W Riggs 30
Benjamin and Annis settled near the Maness/Barling communities on land that eventually became part of Camp Chaffee in the 1940's.
For a period of time, Benjamin farmed worked as a bookkeeper for the Knox Plantation in the river bottoms. He later taught school at Spring Hill in a small log building. His daughter Sarah Bugg Harris and her husband James had a farm nearby. At some point, the entire family moved there. Some of their land included the beginning of what became Steep Hill Cemetery.
His wife Annis passed in 1861 and was the first adult to be buried at Steep Hill Cemetery. By 1870, Benjamin remarried Nancy Petty Majors, daughter of Sion and Susan Petty and widow of John W. Majors.
1870 Census - Marion, Sebastian, AR
B N Bugg 55 - farmer
Nancy C Bugg 42
Benj H Bugg 16
Mary J Majors 11
Susan Majors 9
Benjamin died February 7, 1873. He was placed at rest beside his wife, Annis Tucker Bugg, and near several of his children at Steep Hill Cemetery. His wife Nancy died sometime after 1880.
1880 Census - Upper, Sebastian, AR
James C. Wilkerson 36
Jennie Wilkerson 21
James C. Wilkerson 1
Nancie Bugg 53
William Petty 41
Ada Petty 8
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OBITUARY OF BENJAMIN NICHOLAS BUGG:
"Died - Bugg - At his residence in this county on the 7th inst. Mr. B.N. Bugg, aged about 65 years. Mr. Bugg was a good, honest, upright man; an old and good citizen beloved and esteemed by all who knew him. Peace to his ashes."
Source: Fort Smith Weekly Herald, February 15, 1873, page 2.
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Benjamin's son, William Thomas Bugg and wife Martha T. McAllister/McAlester Bugg, and Martha's sister, Louisa McAllister and husband, James W. Rutherford, purchased and donated an additional three acres of land to expand Steep Hill Cemetery beyond the original half acre. Therefore, Benjamin Bugg, his wife, and some of their children, along with some McAlesters, have the oldest graves at Steep Hill.
Ancestral records indicate that the family line of Benjamin Nicholas Bugg traces to an original spelling of Bugge. The name was Anglicized from Bugge to Bugg when the first relative, Samuel Bugg(e), came to America from England. Samuel Bugg(e) first settled in New Kent County Virginia c. 1716; his family eventually migrated to Mecklenburg County Virginia c. 1754 where Benjamin Nicholas Bugg's parents were born. Around 1800, his grandparents moved West to Williamson County Tennessee where they were among the earliest pioneers.
Finally, Benjamin Nicholas in his migration as a young married man left Tennessee with his wife, Annis Tucker. They settled first at Little Piney in Johnson County, Arkansas before making their home in Sebastian County Arkansas c. 1843.
According to "History of Davidson County, Tennessee: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers," Benjamin Nicholas Bugg's parents were both "Scotch-Irish."
*Note - *Annis Tucker's father, and Benjamin Nicholas Bugg's mother, married in their second marriage.
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Benjamin (Benjamine) Nicholas Bugg was born to Ephraim M. and Elizabeth Warren "Patsy" Lanier Bugg in Williamson County, Tennessee. His parents were born in Virginia. Both descended from early Virginia colonists and patriots of the American Revolution. He was the grandson of Benjamin Bugg and Nicholas Lanier, and likely named after both.
Benjamin married Annis Tucker on March 9, 1835 in Williamson Tennessee. They moved to Little Piney in Johnson County, Arkansas before settling in Sebastian County. They had eight children from their marriage: Sarah Elizabeth, John E., Martha C., Nancy A, William Thomas, Winfield Scott, Eliza Jane, and Benjamin Harve Bugg. Their first four children were born in Tennessee, and their last four, in Arkansas. Nancy A. Bugg was born in 1842 and died in 1843 while they still lived in Johnson County. Nancy's grave has not been located.
1850 Census - Perry, Johnson, AR
Benj M Bugg 35 - school teacher
Annis Bugg 37
Sarah E Bugg 14
John E Bugg 12
Martha C Bugg 10
William T Bugg 6
Winfield S Bugg 2
March 1, 1860, Benjamin N. Bugg was awarded a land grant for 40 acres in Johnson County. The document was issued from the Clarksville land office and signed by U.S. President James Buchannan. According to the 1860 census, Benjamin, his wife, and children removed from Johnson County, to Sebastian County, Arkansas.
1860 Census - Bates, Sebastian, AR
B N Bugg 45 - farmer
Annice Bugg 46
William Bugg 15
Winfield Bugg 12
Eliza Bugg 9
Howell Bugg 7
John W Riggs 30
Benjamin and Annis settled near the Maness/Barling communities on land that eventually became part of Camp Chaffee in the 1940's.
For a period of time, Benjamin farmed worked as a bookkeeper for the Knox Plantation in the river bottoms. He later taught school at Spring Hill in a small log building. His daughter Sarah Bugg Harris and her husband James had a farm nearby. At some point, the entire family moved there. Some of their land included the beginning of what became Steep Hill Cemetery.
His wife Annis passed in 1861 and was the first adult to be buried at Steep Hill Cemetery. By 1870, Benjamin remarried Nancy Petty Majors, daughter of Sion and Susan Petty and widow of John W. Majors.
1870 Census - Marion, Sebastian, AR
B N Bugg 55 - farmer
Nancy C Bugg 42
Benj H Bugg 16
Mary J Majors 11
Susan Majors 9
Benjamin died February 7, 1873. He was placed at rest beside his wife, Annis Tucker Bugg, and near several of his children at Steep Hill Cemetery. His wife Nancy died sometime after 1880.
1880 Census - Upper, Sebastian, AR
James C. Wilkerson 36
Jennie Wilkerson 21
James C. Wilkerson 1
Nancie Bugg 53
William Petty 41
Ada Petty 8
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OBITUARY OF BENJAMIN NICHOLAS BUGG:
"Died - Bugg - At his residence in this county on the 7th inst. Mr. B.N. Bugg, aged about 65 years. Mr. Bugg was a good, honest, upright man; an old and good citizen beloved and esteemed by all who knew him. Peace to his ashes."
Source: Fort Smith Weekly Herald, February 15, 1873, page 2.
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Benjamin's son, William Thomas Bugg and wife Martha T. McAllister/McAlester Bugg, and Martha's sister, Louisa McAllister and husband, James W. Rutherford, purchased and donated an additional three acres of land to expand Steep Hill Cemetery beyond the original half acre. Therefore, Benjamin Bugg, his wife, and some of their children, along with some McAlesters, have the oldest graves at Steep Hill.
Ancestral records indicate that the family line of Benjamin Nicholas Bugg traces to an original spelling of Bugge. The name was Anglicized from Bugge to Bugg when the first relative, Samuel Bugg(e), came to America from England. Samuel Bugg(e) first settled in New Kent County Virginia c. 1716; his family eventually migrated to Mecklenburg County Virginia c. 1754 where Benjamin Nicholas Bugg's parents were born. Around 1800, his grandparents moved West to Williamson County Tennessee where they were among the earliest pioneers.
Finally, Benjamin Nicholas in his migration as a young married man left Tennessee with his wife, Annis Tucker. They settled first at Little Piney in Johnson County, Arkansas before making their home in Sebastian County Arkansas c. 1843.
According to "History of Davidson County, Tennessee: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers," Benjamin Nicholas Bugg's parents were both "Scotch-Irish."
*Note - *Annis Tucker's father, and Benjamin Nicholas Bugg's mother, married in their second marriage.
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Benjamin married Annis Tucker on March 9, 1835 in Williamson Tennessee. They moved to Little Piney in Johnson County, Arkansas before settling in Sebastian County. They had eight children from their marriage: Sarah Elizabeth, John E., Martha C., Nancy A, William Thomas, Winfield Scott, Eliza Jane, and Benjamin Harve Bugg. Their first four children were born in Tennessee, and their last four, in Arkansas. Nancy A. Bugg was born in 1842 and died in 1843 while they still lived in Johnson County. Nancy's grave has not been located.
1850 Census - Perry, Johnson, AR
Benj M Bugg 35 - school teacher
Annis Bugg 37
Sarah E Bugg 14
John E Bugg 12
Martha C Bugg 10
William T Bugg 6
Winfield S Bugg 2
March 1, 1860, Benjamin N. Bugg was awarded a land grant for 40 acres in Johnson County. The document was issued from the Clarksville land office and signed by U.S. President James Buchannan. According to the 1860 census, Benjamin, his wife, and children removed from Johnson County, to Sebastian County, Arkansas.
1860 Census - Bates, Sebastian, AR
B N Bugg 45 - farmer
Annice Bugg 46
William Bugg 15
Winfield Bugg 12
Eliza Bugg 9
Howell Bugg 7
John W Riggs 30
Benjamin and Annis settled near the Maness/Barling communities on land that eventually became part of Camp Chaffee in the 1940's.
For a period of time, Benjamin farmed worked as a bookkeeper for the Knox Plantation in the river bottoms. He later taught school at Spring Hill in a small log building. His daughter Sarah Bugg Harris and her husband James had a farm nearby. At some point, the entire family moved there. Some of their land included the beginning of what became Steep Hill Cemetery.
His wife Annis passed in 1861 and was the first adult to be buried at Steep Hill Cemetery. By 1870, Benjamin remarried Nancy Petty Majors, daughter of Sion and Susan Petty and widow of John W. Majors.
1870 Census - Marion, Sebastian, AR
B N Bugg 55 - farmer
Nancy C Bugg 42
Benj H Bugg 16
Mary J Majors 11
Susan Majors 9
Benjamin died February 7, 1873. He was placed at rest beside his wife, Annis Tucker Bugg, and near several of his children at Steep Hill Cemetery. His wife Nancy died sometime after 1880.
1880 Census - Upper, Sebastian, AR
James C. Wilkerson 36
Jennie Wilkerson 21
James C. Wilkerson 1
Nancie Bugg 53
William Petty 41
Ada Petty 8
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OBITUARY OF BENJAMIN NICHOLAS BUGG:
"Died - Bugg - At his residence in this county on the 7th inst. Mr. B.N. Bugg, aged about 65 years. Mr. Bugg was a good, honest, upright man; an old and good citizen beloved and esteemed by all who knew him. Peace to his ashes."
Source: Fort Smith Weekly Herald, February 15, 1873, page 2.
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Benjamin's son, William Thomas Bugg and wife Martha T. McAllister/McAlester Bugg, and Martha's sister, Louisa McAllister and husband, James W. Rutherford, purchased and donated an additional three acres of land to expand Steep Hill Cemetery beyond the original half acre. Therefore, Benjamin Bugg, his wife, and some of their children, along with some McAlesters, have the oldest graves at Steep Hill.
Ancestral records indicate that the family line of Benjamin Nicholas Bugg traces to an original spelling of Bugge. The name was Anglicized from Bugge to Bugg when the first relative, Samuel Bugg(e), came to America from England. Samuel Bugg(e) first settled in New Kent County Virginia c. 1716; his family eventually migrated to Mecklenburg County Virginia c. 1754 where Benjamin Nicholas Bugg's parents were born. Around 1800, his grandparents moved West to Williamson County Tennessee where they were among the earliest pioneers.
Finally, Benjamin Nicholas in his migration as a young married man left Tennessee with his wife, Annis Tucker. They settled first at Little Piney in Johnson County, Arkansas before making their home in Sebastian County Arkansas c. 1843.
According to "History of Davidson County, Tennessee: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers," Benjamin Nicholas Bugg's parents were both "Scotch-Irish."
*Note - *Annis Tucker's father, and Benjamin Nicholas Bugg's mother, married in their second marriage.
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