Brief Life History of Ollie Benjamin
When Ollie Benjamin Flint was born on 4 August 1907, in Lincoln, Georgia, United States, his father, Benjamin Lafayette Flint, was 26 and his mother, Ruth Fortson Steed, was 22. He married Ruby Glenn on 23 June 1927, in Hardee, Florida, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States in 1971 and Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States in 1979. He died on 17 June 1979, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Charity United Methodist Cemetery, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Ollie B Flint, "United States Census, 1930"
- Ollie Benjamin Flint, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Ollie Benjamin Flint, "Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
Spouse and Children
1907–1979 Male
1910–1997 Female
Children (1)
1930– Female
Parents and Siblings
1881–1950 Male
1884–1971 Female
Siblings (4)
1905–1974 Male
1907–1979 Male
1908– Male
1910–1985 Male
World Events (8)
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Age 1
1917 · Camp Lee Training Facility
Age 10
1927
Age 20
Name Meaning
English and German: topographic name for someone who lived near a significant outcrop of flint (from Old and Middle English, Low German flint), or a nickname for a hard-hearted or physically tough individual, metaphorically as hard as flint.
Welsh: habitational name from Flint in Clwyd, which gave its name to the old county of Flintshire.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Flinte ‘shotgun’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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