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Benjamin Franklin Catchings

c. 1819–c. 1858

Nancy J (Sally) Burford c. 1790–1852Meredith Catchings (Kitchens), Jr. 1773–1867Anastasia –c. 1807Meredith Catchings, Sr. c. 1740–c. 1798
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✦ direct ancestor — Owen's 3×-great-grandfather · Catchings line

Life

Born
between 1819 and 1821 · Crow Creek Valley, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
Died
between 1858 and 1860 · Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Parents

Father✦ Meredith Catchings (Kitchens), Jr. (1773–1867)
Mother✦ Nancy J (Sally) Burford (c. 1790–1852)

Marriage & children

Spouse✦ Malissa Ann "Ethel" Rose (c. 1825–1897) m. 12 Aug 1844 · Franklin, Tennessee, USA
James H Catchings (1842–c. 1863)
Nancy I Catchings (1843–1900)
John C Catchings (1845–1908)
Andrew Catchings (1846–)
George Washington Catchings (1848–1927)
Meredith Catchings (1851–)
Mary E. Catchings (1853–1918)
✦ Benjamin Franklin Catchings, Jr. (1856–1924)
Thomas Jefferson Catchings (1859–1919)

Timeline

Records behind this page

Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010)
Year: 1840; Census Place: Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: 523; Page: 71; Family History Library Film: 0024545
Ancestry.com, Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008)
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013)
Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

Research notes

Working notes from the research, kept verbatim — what was read, what it proved, what stays open.

Research note · 25 Jul 2026
Audited 25 Jul 2026 - Junction #4: 1850 census (as Kitchens) + 1860 (absent; widow head) - death re-dated bet 1858-1860. Marriage 1844 sourced. See ancestry/catchings-branch-research.md §4.

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