Benjamin F. Handy b. 20 Feb 1867 Etowah County, Alabama d. 15 Mar 1941 Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama: If the Legends Are True...

1867 - 1941 (74 years)

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Name	Benjamin F. Handy [1]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1863	Alabama [2]
Alt. Birth	Feb 1864	Alabama [3]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1865	Alabama [4]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1866	Alabama [5]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1867	Alabama [6]
Born	20 Feb 1867	Etowah County, Alabama [7]
Gender	Male
Alt. Birth	20 Feb 1867	Alabama [1]
Illiterate	6 Jun 1900	Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama [3]
Illiterate	He declared he could read and write on subsequent census.
Occupation	6 Jun 1900	Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama [3]
Occupation	farm laborer
Occupation	6 May 1910	Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama [2]
Occupation	deputy sheriff
Occupation	13 Jan 1920	Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama [8]
Occupation	policeman for the city
Occupation	12 Apr 1930	Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama [5]
Occupation	policeman for the city
Education Level	4 Apr 1940	Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama [6]
Education Level	grammar school 6 years
Name	Ben F. Handy [8, 9]
Name	Ben Handy [6]
Name	Ben Handy [2, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
Name	Benjamin Handy [3, 4, 15, 16]
Occupation	4 Apr 1940	Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama [6]
Occupation	city officer, retired
Died	15 Mar 1941	Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama [7]
Buried	16 Mar 1941	Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama [7]
Person ID	I12136	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	26 Jun 2020

Father	John H. Handy, b. Dec 1835, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
Mother	Elizabeth Johnson, b. Jan 1836, Alabama , d. 5 Jan 1921, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama (Age ~ 84 years)
Married	Abt 1857
Family ID	F3899	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Ophelia Jane Argo, b. 30 Mar 1870, Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama , d. 29 Dec 1960, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama (Age 90 years)

Alt. Marriage Abt 1886 [2, 5]

Married 17 Jul 1888 Etowah County, Alabama [16]

Alt. Marriage Abt 1890 Alabama [3]

Census 6 Jun 1900 Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama [3]

District 151, Sheet 4A, Line 37, Dwelling 50, Family 54:

The household consisted of Benjamin Handy, head, 36; Jane, wife, 29; Marcus S., son, 9; Herschel, son, 8; Pink, son, 5; Benjamin, son, 3; Daisy, daughter, 1; and infant daughter, 0 months.

Benjamin & Jane are married 10 years with 6 children, all living. They rent a house.

Census of 1900 - Alabama, Etowah County
Hokes Bluff, District 151, Sheet 4A

Census 6 May 1910 Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama [2]

815 Avenue A

District 57, Sheets 49A-49B, Line 41, Dwelling 826, Family 864:

The household consisted of Ben Handy, head, 47; Jane, wife, 41; Herchel, son, 18; Pink, son, 16; Benny, son, 14; Daisy, daughter, 12; Isie, daughter, 10; Luda, daughter, 8; Sallie, daughter, 7; Marcus, son, 21; Lillie, daughter-in-law, 19; Lizzie, mother, 73; and Jennie, sister, 38.

Ben & Jane are married 24 years with 11 children, 8 living. They own a house free of mortgage.

Marcus & Lillie are married 2 months. Lizzie is widowed with 9 children, 3 living. Jennie is single.

Census 13 Jan 1920 Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama [8]

815 Avenue A

Ward 1, Line 28, Dwelling 379, Family 468:

The household consisted of Ben F., head, 53; Janie, wife, 50; Bettie, daughter, 18; Ben Junior, son, 23; Sallie, daughter, 11; Rosalie, daughter, 8 1/2; Elizabeth, mother, 80. Everyone and their parents were born in Alabama, except mother Elizabeth's father, who was born in South Carolina.

They own a house with a mortgage.

Census 12 Apr 1930 Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama [5]

818 Avenue C

Ward 1, District 2, Sheet 18A, Line 42, Dwelling 323, Family 376:

The household consisted of Ben Handy, head, 64; Jane, wife, 57; Sallie R., daughter, 22; Rosa Lee, daughter, 17; and Maggie F., daughter, 12.

Ben was 20 and Jane was 16 when first married. They own a house free of mortgage and declared it to be worth $1,000.

Census 4 Apr 1940 Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama [6]

815 Avenue C

District 2, Sheet 4A, Line 34, Dwelling 71:

The household consisted of Ben Handy Senior, head, 73; Ophelia Jane, wife, 72; Sallie, daughter, 31; and Maggie, daughter, 25.

They own a house and declared it to be worth $2,000.

Children

+	1. Marcus Stonewall Handy, b. 1 Sep 1889, Etowah County, Alabama , d. 9 Mar 1976, Attalla, Etowah County, Alabama (Age 86 years)
+	2. Herschel Wiley Handy, b. Jun 1892, Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama , d. 13 Oct 1967, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama (Age ~ 75 years)
+	3. Pink Hamilton Handy, b. 1 Jul 1891, Etowah County, Alabama , d. 28 Jan 1971, Oneonta, Blount, Alabama (Age 79 years)
	4. Benjamin F. Handy, b. 25 Aug 1894, Etowah County, Alabama , d. 11 Feb 1973, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama (Age 78 years)
+	5. Daisy Mae Handy, b. Nov 1898, Etowah County, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
+	6. Louise Handy, b. May 1900, Etowah County, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Mary Lillie Handy, b. 25 Apr 1902, Etowah County, Alabama , d. 25 Oct 1988 (Age 86 years)
	8. Sallie Ruth Handy, b. 1 Nov 1908, Etowah County, Alabama , d. 23 May 1994 (Age 85 years)
	9. Rosalee Handy, b. 6 Feb 1911, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama , d. 16 Apr 1943, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama (Age 32 years)
	10. Maggie Fatima Handy, b. 18 Jun 1915, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 6 Dec 2016

Family ID F4479 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Benjamin F. Handy" (accessed April 15, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I12136&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S139] Shaw by Michael Shaw, (RootsWeb.com, 14 Apr 2002). (Reliability: 3).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1910, Alabama, Etowah County, Gadsden, District 57, Sheets 49A-49B (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1900, Alabama, Etowah County, Hokes Bluff, Sheet 4A (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1870, Alabama, Etowah (HeritageQuest). Series: M593 Roll: 16 Pages: 341-2. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1930, Alabama, Etowah County, Gadsden, Ward 1, District 2, Sheet 18A (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1940, Alabama, Etowah County, Gadsden, District 2, Sheet 4A (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974", Ben Handy (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). Citing reference cn 5873, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1908599 | https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDB6-8RS. (Reliability: 3).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1920, Alabama, Etowah County, Gadsden, Ward 1, Sheet 21A (HeritageQuest). Series: T625 Roll: 15 Page: 40. (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Ben F. Handy; citing reference cn3435, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 2,242,015 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKQS-92G (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Rosa Lee Winkle; citing reference cn 6802, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,624 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD1V-8SD (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Hershel Handy; citing reference certificate # 23112, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,909,106 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXKY-MLQ (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Pink Hamilton Handy; citing reference 93, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 2,051,647 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JND8-DDC (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950", R. B. Winkles & Rosalee Handy | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMB-KF4W (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950", William Emmett Wolfe & Maggie Fatima Handy | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMB-KFZN (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1880, Alabama, Etowah County (HeritageQuest). Series: T9 Roll: 13 Page: 324. (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957", Benjamin Handy & Jane Argo; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1035318 V. C. | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5Z3-NNL (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).