Col. Benjamin Franklin Little

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Benjamin Franklin Little

Birthdate:
Birthplace: North Carolina, United States
Death: July 27, 1880 (49)
Richmond, North Carolina, United States
Place of Burial: Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Little and Elizabeth Little
Husband of Mary Jane Flax Little
Father of Rufus Reid Little; Nancy Latta Little; Homer Legrand Little; Jennie Flax Little; Lacy Legrand Little and 2 others
Brother of George Little; John Phillips Little; Thomas Little and Jane P. Little

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About Col. Benjamin Franklin Little

Benjamin Franklin Little was a planter of Carlisle plantation, Richmond County, N.C.; Confederate Army officer with the 52nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment; state legislator, 1864-1865; dry goods merchant; and delegate to the 1876 National Democratic Convention in Saint Louis, Mo. In 1856, he married first Mary Jane Reid of Iredell County, N.C., daughter of Rufus Reid.

From Collection Title: Benjamin Franklin Little Papers, 1806-1935 UNC Special Collections:

"Little frequently mentioned Wiley, the slave who accompanied him throughout the war, and sent instructions to Henry, the slave who managed Carlisle in Little's absence. ... "

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Black laborers living on the farm in the 1880 census:

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Col. Benjamin Franklin Little's Timeline

1830
October 6, 1830
North Carolina, United States
1860
August 28, 1860
Richmond, North Carolina, United States
1862
March 31, 1862
Richmond, North Carolina, United States
1865
February 28, 1865
Richmond, North Carolina, United States
1866
June 26, 1866
North Carolina, United States
1868
August 6, 1868
1872
April 11, 1872
North Carolina, United States
1875
1875
North Carolina, United States
1880
July 27, 1880
Age 49
Richmond, North Carolina, United States