Person:Benjamin Mebane (2)

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Benjamin Frank Mebane, Jr.
b.4 Feb 1867 Alamance County, North Carolina
d.15 Jun 1926 New York City, New York, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 8 Sep 1857
  1. Fannie Kerr Mebane
  2. James Kerr Mebane
  3. Mary Belle Mebane1858 -
  4. George Allen Mebane, Jr.1863 - 1921
  5. Benjamin Frank Mebane, Jr.1867 - 1926
  6. James Kerr Mebane1870 - 1933
  7. Mattie Mebane1874 - 1874
  8. Bettie Mebane1874 - 1874
  9. Eugene Mebane1877 - 1877
  10. Fannie Kerr Mebane1878 - 1928
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m. 8 Feb 1893
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Facts and Events
Name Benjamin Frank Mebane, Jr.
Gender Male
Alt Birth? 4 Feb 1865 Mebansville, Alamance, County, North Carolina
Birth[1] 4 Feb 1867 Alamance County, North Carolina
Marriage 8 Feb 1893 to Lillie Conally Morehead
Census? 1900 Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina
Census? 1910 Leaksville, Rockingham County, North Carolina
Death[1] 15 Jun 1926 New York City, New York, United States
Burial[1] Alamance, North Carolina, United StatesOakwood Cemetery

1900 census shows born November 1860

Mebane's first step towards becoming an industrial giant took place n 1893, when he married Lilly Connolly Morehead. Morehead was the granddaughter of John Motley Morehead, a former governor of North Carolina and the founder of the Leaksville Cotton Mill. The Moreheads were rich and powerful, but the family legend has it that Mebane met Lily at an auction featuring many items that originally belonged to the family, which had fallen on hard times. Seeing an opportunity to impress the beautiful young woman, Mebane bought all of her possessions that were for sale and promptly gave them back to their original owner. After a brief courtship, they were married. B. Frank Mebane became another leaf on the Morehead family tree, with all the political and economic benefits that came accordingly. After a short time in New York with Lily, Mebane moved to Spray, North Carolina to become the President of the Leaksville Cotton and Woolen Mill Company and the Spray Water Power and Land Company, both of which had just been created by Lily's father, James Turner Morehead

He died on June 15, 1926 after three days of illness in New York City. Mebane was traveling on route to London to meet his wife, who inherited Mebane's entire estate after his death. The estate was then valued in excess of $2,000,000. News of his death received national attention, and was the major news story of the week in the North Carolina piedmont, with headlines such as "His Name is Written Large in Economic History of Rockingham County."

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Web site by Allen Dew, http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/orng/cem080.htm. Oakwood Cemetery, Mebane, Alamance County - transcription February 1974. (Location - This cemetery is actually mostly in Alamance County. Immediately south of Hwy US70 and the Southern RR tracks on the eastern side of Mebane, adjoining the Mebane Congregational Christian Church grounds.).
    1. Mebane, B Frank (b. 4 Feb 1867 - d. 15 Jun 1926)

      Erected By...his Wife Footstone: B.F.M.
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