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Civil War record of Benjamin H. Stephens Benjamin H. Stephens--4th Corporal, born 1840 or March 1836; marriedPollie Rodgers, January 1863; died March 1, 1892 Jackson County, Florida;buried in Rodgers Cemetery, Greenwood, Jackson County, Florida. EnlistedMarch 30, 1861, Marianna, Florida. He appears as Third Corporal inOctober 1861 then was promoted to First Corporal, November 1, 1861. Hewas transferred January 18, 1862 to (New) Company B, First FloridaInfantry. He was captured in Kentucky in late 1862 and exchanged in early1863. He appears as First Corporal in mid 1863 anb was paroled as ThirdSergeant May 1, 1865 at Greensboro, North Carolina. 1880 Census of Jackson County, Florida 595 494 508 STEPHENS B.H. W M 40 Farmer FL SC NC Mary A. W F 38 Wife GA GA GA Alexander W M 10 Son FL FL GA Walton M. W M 9 Son FL FL GA Henry G. W M 5 Son FL FL GA Robert H. W M 8/12 Son 1885 Census of Jackson County, Florida 108 STEPHENS Benjamin H. W M 45 Head Farmer FL SC SC B A (Mary A.) W F 42 Wife GA GA GA C A (Alexander) W M 16 Son FL FL GA W M (Walton) W M 12 Son FL FL GA Henry (Gillis) W M 9 Son FL FL GA R F (Robert) W M 6 Son FL FL GA W W E (Wesley) W M 3 Son RODGERS Cemetery, Jackson County, Florida Located: Twp 6 Range 9W Sect 28 (Property of Robert Pender) On BasswoodRoad, Coming from Greenwood it would be on the right. It is across theroad from a pond, near Ham Feed Company. It's located across the field ina clump of trees about center. There is a wire fence inside the clump oftrees surrounding and dividing up the clump. We looked around but did not findany other stones. There are several large trees down in there. Very"snaky" looking although we did not see any snakes either. Single Headstone (broken in half when large cedar tree fell on it) Inscription: F. M. Rodgers b.25 May 1839 d.12 Feb 1875 This individual was Francis Marion Rogers/Rodgers son of Thomas Rogers.He was the brother of my gg-grandmother, Polly Ann Rogers Stephens. Wehad been told her husband, my gg-grandfather, Benjamin H. Stephens wasburied out there but we could find no headstone. More About BENJAMIN HENRY (BLACK-EYE) STEPHENS: Fact 1: Veteran-Civil War, C.S.A., First Florida Calvary, Company E. Fact 2: Pension # AOO777- 1st Regt., Inf., Pollie (Rodgers), Jackson Co.,Fl., 1903 -----William Lackey Stephens;http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/t/e/William-Lackey--Stephens/index.html
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