Benjamin Jameson DOUTHITT ^354,3184

   Cause of his death was cancer of the stomach?.³¹³⁰

  General Notes:

Benjamin Jameson Douthitt did own slaves, but freed them prior to the Civil War (when not known), and his sympathies during the War were with the North. Most of all of the freed slaves stayed on his farm as workers [LAC, 10viii2002].

  Noted events in his life were:

• He has conflicting birth information of 12 Oct 1822 and , Clark Co., Kentucky, USA. ^3127,3185

• He appeared on the census in 1830 in , Montgomery Co., Kentucky, USA. ³¹⁶⁷

• He appeared on the census in 1840 in , Madison Co., Kentucky, USA. ³¹⁹⁴

• Fact: 30 Dec 1841, , Montgomery Co., Kentucky, USA. ³¹⁹⁵ "To my nephew Benjamin J. Douthitt I give and bequeath my negro boy Aaron."

• Tax Lists: 1843, , Madison Co., Kentucky, USA. ³¹⁹⁶ no land or town lots; 1 slave @ $200; no horses, mares, mules, or cattle; total $200.

• Tax Lists: 1844, , Madison Co., Kentucky, USA. ³¹⁹⁷ no land; 1 slave >16 @ $200; [illegible] horses and mules @$50; total $250.

• Tax Lists: 1845, , Madison Co., Kentucky, USA. ³¹⁹⁸ no land; one white male > 21; 1 slave total @ $250; 5 horses and mares @ $140; total $390.

• He appeared on the census on 5 Sep 1850 in Richmond, Madison Co., Kentucky, USA. ^3123,3167 Realty $4400.

• He worked as a farmer on 5 Sep 1850 in Richmond, Madison Co., Kentucky, USA. ³¹²³

• He appeared on the Slave Schedule census on 17 Aug 1850 in , Madison Co., Kentucky, USA. ³¹⁹⁹ Two enumerations on same page.
1. Males:14 (mulatto), 11 (mulatto) years old. (2 total)
2. Males: 16 (mulatto) years old. (1 total)

• He appeared on the census on 13 Jun 1860 in Richmond, Madison Co., Kentucky, USA. ³¹²⁴ Realty $2000; personalty $4000; also slave schedule as "Douthet"

• Inventory: 15 Feb 1864, , Madison Co., Kentucky, USA. ³¹⁵⁵ Inventory total $1775. Sale $1431.50, 25 Feb. 1864.

• Fact: Abt 1864, College Hill Cmty, College Hill, Madison Co., Kentucky, USA. ³¹²⁰ Inscription:
B.J. Douthit
Born
12 Oct 1822
Died
Jan 24 1864
By friends thought soon forgotten
As time keeps moving on
But there'll be one to think of thee
Until life's tide is done

Benjamin married Armelda Elizabeth PATTERSON, daughter of Jacob S. PATTERSON and Nancy O'REAR, on 7 Mar 1848.³¹⁸⁴ (Armelda Elizabeth PATTERSON was born on 17 Oct 1828 in , , Kentucky, USA,^{3124,3120,3126,3166,3185} died on 30 Oct 1896 in College Hill, Madison Co., Kentucky, USA ^{3126,3120,3166,3185,3186} and was buried in College Hill Cmty, College Hill, Madison Co., Kentucky, USA ^{3126,3120,3185,3187}.)