Benjamin Earnest was born on November 20th, 1911.1 Benjamin Earnest's father was Ben H. Holland and his mother was Nora Collins. His paternal grandparents were John Holland and Venie Parrish; his maternal grandmother was Sallie Brewton. He had a brother named Ellis Hill. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named John M. and Janet. He died at the age of 64 on July 12th, 1976.1