Person:Benjamin Stanley (36)

per Stanley & Kindred Families, page 188:

"BENJAMIN FRANKLIN STANLEY

Was b 2-7-1791 in S.C., d 4-23-1867, Tuscaloosa Co., Ala. He was apprenticed to a merchant to learn merchandising when quite young. He served in the War of 1812 under Capt. John Wilson in Ga. Militia; entered the service on 11-21-1814 and served until 3-8-1815, was honorably discharged at Darien, McIntosh Co., Ga.

In 1959 a small bronze marker was placed at his grave in memory of his service to his country in he War of 19812 by his great grandson, John McQueen Guttery. He was a school teacher and farmer. Benjamin Stanley m 10-25-1814 Nancy Thomas in Jasper Co., Ga., dau of Joshua Thomas and Rebecca (Wheeler) of S.C., Ga., and Ala. Nancy was b 1792 in Ga. death date not known to the compiler, inscription eroded. She was living in 1869. Benjamin, his wife, Nancy and their youngest child, Benson, are buried on the homeplace near Sterling, Tuscaloosa Co., Ala.

Benjamin Stanley came to Ala. late in 1816 to what 188 is now Clark Co., about 1821-22 settled in Tuscaloosa Co. Their children:

A. Lewis T. G. John Wheeler

B. William Lucius H. Jesse Mercer

C. Joshua Martin I. Martha E.

D. David M. J. *Benjamin Jr.

E. Rebecca Ann K. Nancy

F. Fatima L. *Benson

• Benjamin Jr. d in Tenn., where he was attending school and Benson died young."