Benjamin Orrick

Benjamin was born in 1839 in , Hawkins, Tennessee.  Benjamin's father was James Madison Orrick and his mother was Catherine Brock.  His paternal grandfather was Benjamin Orrick. He had six brothers and seven sisters, named Robinson B., John, Henry, William, Madison, Samuel, Sarah, Lydia, Virginia, Emilia, Matilda, Mary and Amanda.  He was the oldest of the fourteen children.