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Benajah Anderson was born about December 1819 in Breckenridge Co., Kentucky.1   Benajah Anderson's father was Bartlett Basham and his mother was Rachel Mayberry.  His paternal grandparents were Obediah Basham and Celia Dowell; his maternal grandparents are Reubin Turner and Elizabeth Likens. He had nine brothers and seven sisters, named George Dowell, James Herrod, James Herod, Obadiah, Elijah, Allen, George, Elijah, Obediah, Margaret, Barbara E., Polly, Margaret, Rachel, Savanna and Mary Polly. He had eight half-brothers and six half-sisters, named Hiram Simmons, Napolean B., Napoleon B, Carroll C, Elihu, Samuel Wesley, Selina Candace, Elihu, Lucinda, Loretta, Nancy, Nancy, Margaret and Salina Candace.  He died about 1906 in Cub Creek Kentucky.1 


Benajah Anderson's first family with Nancy E. Turner

‌Benajah Anderson and Nancy E. were married in a religious ceremony on June 29th, 1843 in Breckenridge Co., Kentucky.1   They had nine sons and two daughters, named Samuel Green, Reuben Bartlett (Bartley), James, James Harrod, Henry, Henry W., Mark A., Samuel 'Green', Obediah Mitchell (Obie), Margaret E. and Nancy Jane.


Benajah Anderson's second family with Harriet Caroline Rector

‌Benajah Anderson and Harriet Caroline were married in a religious ceremony on May 21st, 1884 in Edmonson Co., Kentucky.1 


Benajah Anderson's third family

He had a biological son named Reuben 'Alfred'.

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