Benjamin A Heape

Brief Life History of Benjamin A

When Benjamin A Heape was born on 30 December 1837, in Hampton, South Carolina, United States, his father, William Henry Heape, was 43 and his mother, Elizabeth Peeples, was 33. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Ella Rebecca Barnes. He lived in Pocotaligo Township, Hampton, South Carolina, United States for about 20 years and Peeples, Hampton, South Carolina, United States in 1920. He died on 24 November 1922, in Hampton, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Varnville, Hampton, South Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin A Heape
1837–1922
Jane L Bowers
1839–
James Benjamin Heape
1869–1950
Nina Lilian Heape
1872–1947
Edwin A Heape
1874–
William Heape
1877–1950
David Henry Heape
1880–1963

Sources (17)

  • Ben A Heape, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Benjamin A Heape - birth: about 1838; South Carolina, United States
  • Ben Heope, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"

World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1860

In 1860, South Carolina quit the United States because its citizens were in favor of slavery and President Lincoln was not. The Civil War started a year later.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Heap .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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