Family Group Sheet
NameBennie Baldridge
Birth5 Mar 1905, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death8 Oct 1988, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialForest Lawn Cemetery, Morehead, Ky
FatherMorgan Baldridge (1851-1936)
MotherMargaret Thomas (1867-1947)
Other spousesNellie P. Petitt, G Aunt
Marriage3 Nov 1984, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseCleo O. Hall, 2C1R
Birth2 Feb 1918, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherWilliam “Bill” Henry Hall (1896-1966)
MotherMyrtle Dimple Rose (1899-1958)
Other spousesChester A. Keeton
Notes for Bennie Baldridge
Apparently Bennie (not Ben or Benjamin) was his real name. At least he is so listed on his birth, marriage, death, and social security records.
The Kentucky Delayed Birth Registrations index (covers 1892-1910) lists Bennie Baldridge, born 5 Mar 1905 in Rowan Co., mother’s maiden name Margaret Thomas.
Index to Kentucky Death Records lists Bennie Baldridge, died 8 Oct 1988, age 83, in Rowan Co., born 5 May 1903, certificate Vol. 62, #30939.
The SSDI lists Bennie Baldridge, born 5 Mar 1905, died 8 Oct 1988, SSN issued in KY, last residence in Clearfield, Rowan Co., Ky.
His obituary in the Morehead News says Bennie Baldridge, 83, of Dry Creek Road, died Oct. 8 at his residence. He had been employed at Lee Clay Products for 35 years, and was a member of the Church of God for over 50 years. Mr. Baldridge was the son of the late Morgan and Margaret Thomas Baldridge. He is survived by his wife, Cleo Hall Keeton Baldridge; five sons, Charles Baldridge, Oceanside, Calif.; Worley Baldridge, Markleville, Indiana, Earnie Baldridge, Albuquerque, N.M., and Linville Baldridge and Virgil Baldridge, both of Wabash, Ind. Also, four daughters, Maxine McCarty, Wabash, Loretta Cooper, Muncie, Ind., Shirley Morgan, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Deloris Jones, Morehead; two stepsons, Doug Keeton, Morehead and Chester Keeton Jr., Lexington; one stepdaughter, Jo Ann McBrayer, Lexington; 23 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. His first wife, Nellie Petitt Baldridge, preceded him in death in 1984.
The Kentucky Delayed Birth Registrations index (covers 1892-1910) lists Bennie Baldridge, born 5 Mar 1905 in Rowan Co., mother’s maiden name Margaret Thomas.
Index to Kentucky Death Records lists Bennie Baldridge, died 8 Oct 1988, age 83, in Rowan Co., born 5 May 1903, certificate Vol. 62, #30939.
The SSDI lists Bennie Baldridge, born 5 Mar 1905, died 8 Oct 1988, SSN issued in KY, last residence in Clearfield, Rowan Co., Ky.
His obituary in the Morehead News says Bennie Baldridge, 83, of Dry Creek Road, died Oct. 8 at his residence. He had been employed at Lee Clay Products for 35 years, and was a member of the Church of God for over 50 years. Mr. Baldridge was the son of the late Morgan and Margaret Thomas Baldridge. He is survived by his wife, Cleo Hall Keeton Baldridge; five sons, Charles Baldridge, Oceanside, Calif.; Worley Baldridge, Markleville, Indiana, Earnie Baldridge, Albuquerque, N.M., and Linville Baldridge and Virgil Baldridge, both of Wabash, Ind. Also, four daughters, Maxine McCarty, Wabash, Loretta Cooper, Muncie, Ind., Shirley Morgan, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Deloris Jones, Morehead; two stepsons, Doug Keeton, Morehead and Chester Keeton Jr., Lexington; one stepdaughter, Jo Ann McBrayer, Lexington; 23 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. His first wife, Nellie Petitt Baldridge, preceded him in death in 1984.
Notes for Cleo O. Hall
The Kentucky birth index lists Cleo O. Hall, born 2 Feb 1918 in Rowan Co., mother’s maiden name Murtle Rose.
Notes for Bennie & Cleo O. (Family)
The Kentucky marriage index lists the marriage on 3 Nov 1984 in Rowan Co. of Bennie Baldridge, age 79, widower, to Cleo O. Keeton, age 66, first marriage (although that is incorrect), both residents of Rowan Co.
