William Benjamin Plunkett
1859–1948
✦ direct ancestor — Owen's 2×-great-grandfather · Plunkett line
✦ A story has been written about this person: W.B. Plunkett and Lila Boyd Plunkett — Des Arc, the Grand Prairie generation.
Life
- Born
- 30 Nov 1859 · Des Arc, Prairie County, Arkansas
- Died
- 28 Feb 1948 · Pulaski, Arkansas
- Buried
- 1 Mar 1948 · Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Marriage & children
Katharine Plunkett (1882–1951)
Willie Boyd Plunkett (1884–1885)
Ralph Elbert Plunkett (1889–1954)
Lila Jane Plunkett (1895–1955)
Timeline
- 1870ResidenceWhite River, Prairie, Arkansas, United States — Age in 1870: 10
- 25 Dec 1879MarriedEliza (Lila) Boyd — Prairie, Arkansas, United States
- 1880ResidenceDes Arc, Prairie, Arkansas, United States — Age: 20; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
- about 1889Residence
- about 1895Residence
- 1900ResidenceLittle Rock Ward 3, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
- 28 May 1902W. B. Plunkett elected president of Wholesale Grocers' AssociatiLittle Rock, Arkansas
- 14 Feb 1907National Fire Insurance CoLittle Rock, Arkansas
- 1910ResidenceLittle Rock Ward 3, Pulaski, Arkansas — Age in 1910: 53; Age in 1910: 55; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
- 8 Feb 1913Wholesale Grocer 1913 - Plunkett-Jarrell Grocer CoLittle Rock, Arkansas
- about 1914ResidenceThis City
- 5 Jun 1914Plunkett a director in the regional bankLittle Rock, Arkansas
- 9 Jun 1914Election of WB PlunkettLittle Rock, Arkansas
- 9 Jun 1914W. B. Plunkett elected to director of St Louis Federal Reserve BLittle Rock, Arkansas
- 21 Jul 1914Plunkett Gets Banking HonorsLittle Rock, Arkansas
- 1920ResidenceLittle Rock Ward 3, Pulaski, Arkansas — Age: 60; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
- 28 Aug 1921Grocery houses sold for $400000Little Rock, Arkansas
- 28 Aug 1921Local wholesale firm sells three of branch housesLittle Rock, Arkansas
- 14 Sep 1922Obituary for W. A. PlunkettLittle Rock, Arkansas
- 1930ResidenceLittle Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas — Age: 70; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
- 1935ResidenceLittle Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas
- 1 Apr 1940ResidenceLittle Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States — Age: 80; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
- 1942ResidenceLittle Rock; North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
- —ResidenceDes Arc, Prairie, Arkansas
Records behind this page
1870 United States Federal Census
Year: 1870; Census Place: White River, Prairie, Arkansas; Roll: M593_61; Page: 500B; Image: 445; Family History Library Film: 545560
1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Little Rock Ward 3, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: 73; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1240073
1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: T627_167; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 60-29
Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census
Year: 1880; Census Place: Des Arc, Prairie, Arkansas; Roll: 54; Family History Film: 1254054; Page: 176C; Enumeration District: 245; Image: 0471
Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Little Rock Ward 3, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: T624_62; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1374075
Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Little Rock Ward 3, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: T625_79; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 128; Image: 365
Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: 91; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 22; Image: 691.0; FHL microfilm: 2339826
Ancestry.com, Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005)
Ancestry.com, Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019)
Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates
Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records Section; Little Rock, AR, USA; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1853
Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records Section; Little Rock, AR, USA; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1859
Ancestry.com, Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019)
Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1948; Roll: 1
Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1955; Roll: 4
Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1954; Roll: 3
Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2020)
Daily Arkansas Gazette; Publication Date: 13/ Apr/ 1916; Publication Place: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/145047728/?article=34d76a76-1a2c-4bab-8d4d-a85a4221a840&focus=0.19343357,0.26208955,0.32338676,0.35109988&xid=3398
Daily Arkansas Gazette; Publication Date: 14/ Sep/ 1914; Publication Place: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/140538996/?article=a669c626-8fb7-42e4-902b-aee2624d3bb3&focus=0.010213067,0.3903217,0.15366942,0.45522824&xid=3398
Ancestry.com, U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019)
Arkansas Democrat; Publication Date: 14 Sep 1922; Publication Place: Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/165950693/?article=1b650c10-480c-40cb-9c25-9fd8c9267c44&focus=0.3761211,0.5918552,0.49631563,0.79803
Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015)
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
FamilySearch; Salt Lake City, Utah; Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957
Newspapers.com - Arkansas Democrat - 14 Feb 1907 - Page 3 (Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Democrat, 14 February 1907)
14 Feb 1907
Newspapers.com - Arkansas Democrat - 14 Sep 1922 - Page 1 (Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Democrat, 14 September 1922)
Obituary for W. A. Plunkett 14 Sep 1922
Newspapers.com - Arkansas Democrat - 21 Jul 1914 - Page 1 (Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Democrat, 21 July 1914)
21 Jul 1914
Newspapers.com - Arkansas Democrat - 28 Aug 1921 - Page 1 (Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Democrat, 28 August 1921)
28 Aug 1921
Newspapers.com - Arkansas Democrat - 28 May 1902 - Page 6 (Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Democrat, 28 May 1902)
W. B. Plunkett elected president of Wholesale Grocers' Association 28 May 1902
Newspapers.com - Arkansas Democrat - 5 Jun 1914 - Page 4 (Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Democrat, 5 June 1914)
5 Jun 1914
Newspapers.com - Arkansas Democrat - 8 Feb 1913 - Page 1 (Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Democrat, 8 February 1913)
8 Feb 1913
Newspapers.com - Arkansas Democrat - 9 Jun 1914 - Page 6 (Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Democrat, 9 June 1914)
9 Jun 1914
W. B. Plunkett elected to director of St Louis Federal Reserve Bank 9 Jun 1914
Newspapers.com - Daily Arkansas Gazette - 28 Aug 1921 - Page 17 (Little Rock, Arkansas: Daily Arkansas Gazette, 28 August 1921)
28 Aug 1921
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta)
Research notes
Working notes from the research, kept verbatim — what was read, what it proved, what stays open.
Research note · 27 Jul 2026
Audited 27 Jul 2026. BOTH PARENTS EVIDENCED. Death certificate, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, 28 Feb 1948, state file 2053, image 61777_01_00190-02082 (Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969 (Ancestry coll. 61777)): field 13 FATHER = 'W. A. Plunkett', BIRTHPLACE 'Germantown, Tenn.'; field 15 MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME = 'Martha Haley', b. Des Arc, Ark. His own birthplace DeSarc, Arkansas. The certificate also names his wife Lila Boyd Plunkett, tying this record to hers.
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