Benjamin Franklin BETHURUM

  General Notes:

Benjamin was first buried at the Elam family cem., but was later moved to the Pleasant Mound Cem., in an area provided for the Conderderate Veterans.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Alt. Birth, 24 Feb 1824. ¹²⁰

• Alt. Birth, Abt 1824, , , Ohio. ¹²¹

• Census, 8 Sep 1860, Scyene, Dallas, Texas. ¹²¹
1) B.F. Bethurem, age 36, male, farmer, value of real estate - 1900, value of personal estate - 900, born in Ohio
2) Paralee Bethurem, age 30, female, born in Illinois
3) Monroe Bethurem, age 6, male, born in Texas
4) Sylvester Bethurem, age 4, male, born in Texas
5) Jas W. Bethurem, age 1, male, born in Texas

• Gravestone: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, , Pleasant Mound Public Cemetery. ¹²²

• Alt. Birth, 1823, , Montgomery, Ohio. ³⁷

Benjamin married Nancy Paralee ELAM on 14 Mar 1849 in , Dallas, Texas. (Nancy Paralee ELAM was born in 1830 in , , Illinois ¹²¹ and died in Dallas, , Texas.)