Benjamin Harrison Logan1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 957, (1803 - 1858)
FatherJames Logan4,5,6 (1750 - 19 Jan 1846)
MotherMary Logan6,7 (abt 1773 - 20 Feb 1844)

Key Events:

Birth: 28 Jul 1803, Shelby Co., Kentucky8,9,10
Marriage: 3 Jan 1832, Robertson Co., Tennessee, Martha Ann Rebecca Williamson (23 Mar 1814 - 29 Jan 1874)11,12,13
Death: 12 Dec 185814,15,16
Burial: 7 Dec 1861, Grove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Kentucky17

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     He was known to family as Harrison.1,18,3 Benjamin Harrison Logan was born on 28 Jul 1803 in Shelby Co., Kentucky.8,9,10 He was probably one of the four males under age 10 listed in the household of his father, James Logan, in the 1810 Federal Census of Shelby, Co..19 He was probably the male age 16 to 18 listed in the household of his father, James Logan, in the 1820 Federal Census of Shelby Co., Kentucky.20
     Benjamin was named an heir in the will of his father, dated 14 Sep 1829 in Shelby Co., Kentucky, to share with his siblings Sarah, Ann, and Gordon two thirds of his entire estate, including land and slaves. At their mother's death, he was to share with them and their brother William the one third of the estate that had been left to her.5
     Benjamin married Martha Ann Rebecca Williamson, daughter of Thomas J. Williamson and Mary Ellen Mitchell, on 3 Jan 1832 in Robertson Co., Tennessee.11,12,13
     His father wrote a codicil to his will, dated 9 Aug 1842 in Shelby Co., Kentucky, in which he directed that all land, slaves, and personal property that had been left to Benjamin in his will would instead go to Major Samuel W. White and N. Owsley to be held in trust for the support and maintenace of Benjamin's children, and at his death go to them outright. The trustees were allowed to entrust the management of the trust properties to Benjamin.21
     Benjamin Under the division of his father's slaves which was approved by the Shelby Co. court at its Jan 1848 term, Benjamin was allocated three slaves valued at $1,750.22 Under the division of his father's land which was approved by the Shelby Co. court at its Feb 1848 term, Benjamin was assigned Lot 3, 210 acres.23
     Benjamin and Martha appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Shelby Co., Kentucky, enumerated 7 Oct 1850, reporting $8400 in real estate. Their children Mary, James, Benjamin and Emmett were listed as living with them, as is R. G. Faster, a 33 year-old blacksmith. There were also 5 slaves listed, two black males, aged 25 and 35, two black females aged 17 and 16, and a mulatto female aged 11.3,24 He was a commission merchant in Clarksville, Tennessee for many years, trading to New Orleans. After failing in the Panic of 1857, he came back to the farm on Little Bullskin, near Shelbysville.7,25
     Benjamin died on 12 Dec 1858 at age 55.14,15,16
     His will was probated in Shelby Co., Kentucky.26 He was removed to Grove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Kentucky, on 7 Dec 1861.17

Children:
     Children with Martha Ann Rebecca Williamson:

  • Mary Malvina Logan27 (15 Oct 1832 - 28 Mar 1835)
  • Margarette Edmonia Logan28 (10 Aug 1834 - 5 Aug 1835)
  • Ann Gorden Logan29 (16 Apr 1836 - 10 Sep 1838)
  • Mary Ellen Logan30,31,32 (25 May 1839 - 2 Dec 1909)
  • James Williamson Logan33,32 (15 May 1842 - 3 Jan 1857)
  • Alethia Kerr Logan34 (17 Mar 1844 - 10 Jul 1845)
  • Benjamin Harrison Logan30,31,32 (10 May 1846 - 4 Sep 1888)
  • Emmett Garvin Logan30,31,32 (9 Oct 1848 - 15 May 1912)
  • Elizabeth Irvine Logan30,35 (27 Sep 1850 - 7 Sep 1866)
  • Wilmoth Belle Logan36,37 (24 Dec 1853 - 27 Mar 1858)

Citations

  1. [S76] Logan Family Bible, birth and death records show full name, marriage record shows Benj'n H. Logan. Page listing his children has his name at top as Harrison, with Benjamin inserted in another hand.
  2. [S14029] Will Book, Shelby Co., Kentucky, 17:71, will of James Logan, shows name as Benj. H. Logan.
  3. [S828] Harrison Logan household, 1850 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Kentucky.
  4. [S76] Logan Family Bible, he is shown on the first birth page, in a listing apparently of his siblings.
  5. [S14029] Will Book, Shelby Co., Kentucky, 17:71, will of James Logan.
  6. [S2397] James L. Logan, James and Mary Logan Bible family records.
  7. [S72] Regan letters to Martha Watson (Cobb) Fenker.
  8. [S76] Logan Family Bible, shows date.
  9. [S321] Regan, , pg 1, shows date, county, and state.
  10. [S828] Harrison Logan household, 1850 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Kentucky, shows age 45 and state.
  11. [S76] Logan Family Bible, shows date, as 3rd, apparently overwritten from something else.
  12. [S324] Regan, "Pedigree Chart - Emmett Garvin Logan", shows date, as 3rd, county, and state.
  13. [S2397] James L. Logan, James and Mary Logan Bible family records, shows date, as 5th.
  14. [S76] Logan Family Bible, shows date, as 7th.
  15. [S2397] James L. Logan, James and Mary Logan Bible family records, shows date, as 12th.
  16. [S14052] Grove Hill Cemetery, burial records, computerized records, record for B. H. Logan, shows date, as 12th.
  17. [S14052] Grove Hill Cemetery, burial records, computerized records, record for B. H. Logan, shows date.
  18. [S324] Regan, "Pedigree Chart - Emmett Garvin Logan", shows known in family as Harrison.
  19. [S14023] James Logen household, 1810 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Kentucky.
  20. [S14024] James Logan household, 1820 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Kentucky.
  21. [S14029] Will Book, Shelby Co., Kentucky, 17:71, Codicil of James Logan.
  22. [S14029] Will Book, Shelby Co., Kentucky, 18:109-110, division of slaves of James Logan.
  23. [S14029] Will Book, Shelby Co., Kentucky, 18:110-3, division of land of James Logan.
  24. [S829] Harrison Logan, owner, 1850 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Kentucky, slave schedule.
  25. [S828] Harrison Logan household, 1850 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Kentucky, shows occupation as famer.
  26. [S324] Regan, "Pedigree Chart - Emmett Garvin Logan."
  27. [S76] Logan Family Bible, shows Mary Malvina as a child of Harrison and Martha Logan.
  28. [S76] Logan Family Bible, shows Margarette as a child of Harrison and Martha Logan.
  29. [S76] Logan Family Bible, shows Ann as a child of Harrison and Martha Logan.
  30. [S76] Logan Family Bible, shown under "children of Harrison and Martha Logan."
  31. [S321] Regan, , pg 1.
  32. [S828] Harrison Logan household, 1850 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living together as parent and child.
  33. [S76] Logan Family Bible, shows James under "children of Harrison and Martha Logan."
  34. [S76] Logan Family Bible, shows Alithia under "children of Harrison and Martha Logan."
  35. [S14052] Grove Hill Cemetery, burial records, computerized records, record for Lizzie Irrine Logan, shows her as child of B. H. and Martha Logan.
  36. [S76] Logan Family Bible, shows Wilmoth Belle as the child of Harrison and Martha Logan.
  37. [S2922] Register of Births, Kentucky, Shelby Co., 1853, Not Named Logan.