Person:Benjamin Essman (2)

Name	Benjamin Essman, Jr.
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	1808
Residence^[2]	Abt 1820	Giles Co., Tennessee
Residence^[3]	Abt 1830	Shelby Co., Alabama
Marriage	1838	Shelby Co., Alabamato Dicey C Naish
Marriage	4 Mar 1840	Coosa Co., Alabamato Rebecca Lawley
Census	1 Jun 1840	Kimbrel, Coosa, Alabama, United Stateswith Rebecca Lawley
Divorce	1840	Shelby Co., Alabamafrom Dicey C Naish
Divorce		Y from Dicey C Naish
Census^[4]	1850	St. Joe, Buchanan Co., Missouri

References

↑ Gene Essman. E-mail Correspondance Essman to Henry
11 May 2001.

Written by Renee: Old Benjamin who married in 1805, and had son, Benjamin Jr. in 1808, might have had a second child in 1809...Written in reply by Gene: In the census of 1820 in Giles Co., TN he and Darkis showed that they had four sons and they were pretty close in age.
↑ Gene Essman. E-mail Correspondance Essman to Henry
11 May 2001.

The younger Benjamin left Giles County, TN and wandered down into Shelby Co., AL as did his brother Thomas.
↑ Gene Essman. E-mail Correspondance Essman to Henry
12 May 2001.

The younger Benjamin left Giles County, TN and wandered down into Shelby Co., AL as did his brother Thomas.
↑ Gene Essman. E-mail Correspondance Essman to Henry
9 May 2001.

Benjamin and Darkis Cross married in 1805, I believe it was. What appears to be their oldest son, Benjamin, was born in 1808 in TN. We found him in St. Joe, Buchanan Co., MO in the 1850 census. He'd been down in Shelby Co, AL and moved to MO via MS.