Historical records matching Benjamin Edward Tarver
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About Benjamin Edward Tarver
"Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNX3-H1H : 4 December 2014), Benjn (Unknown) Taner Esg and Louisa Morris, 29 Mar 1841; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. , Wilson, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44319028
Burial: Brenham Masonic Cemetery Brenham Washington County Texas, USA
Benjamin Edward Tarver, lawyer and public official, was born on May 1, 1802, in Wake, North Carolina, the son of Benjamin A. and Hannah (Smith) Tarver. In 1844 he owned a farm three or four miles north of Brenham, Texas, the town in which he maintained a legal practice.
He represented Washington County in the House of the Third Legislature, 1849–50, Washington and Burleson counties in the Fourth Legislature, 1851–53, and Washington County in the Sixth Legislature, 1855–56. He twice chaired the House Judiciary Committee and served on the Committee on Slaves and Slavery in 1855-1856.
Tarver married Louisa James Morriss, and they had at least three children. Tarver died at Brenham on April 22, 1879, and was buried beside his wife in the Masonic Cemetery a short distance from Brenham.
Benjamin Edward Tarver, lawyer and public official, was born on May 1, 1802, in Wake, North Carolina, the son of Benjamin A. and Hannah (Smith) Tarver. In 1844 he owned a farm three or four miles north of Brenham, Texas, the town in which he maintained a legal practice.
He represented Washington County in the House of the Third Legislature, 1849–50, Washington and Burleson counties in the Fourth Legislature, 1851–53, and Washington County in the Sixth Legislature, 1855–56. He twice chaired the House Judiciary Committee and served on the Committee on Slaves and Slavery in 1855-1856.
Tarver married Louisa James Morriss, and they had at least three children. Tarver died at Brenham on April 22, 1879, and was buried beside his wife in the Masonic Cemetery a short distance from Brenham.
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Benjamin Edward Tarver's Timeline
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March 1, 1802
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Wake, North Carolina, USA
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| 1832 |
1832
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Tennessee, United States
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1834
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| 1844 |
1844
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Tennessee, United States
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1846
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Tennessee, United States
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| 1879 |
April 22, 1879
Age 77
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Brenham, Washington, Texas, USA
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