Family Group Sheet
NameBenjamin Royse
Birthabt 1802, Kentucky
Deathaft 1880, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherHiram Royse (~1769-)
MotherEleanor Pursell (~1769-)
Other spousesElizabeth Lee
Marriage5 Dec 1821, Fleming Co., Kentucky
SpouseNancy Lee
Birthabt 1800, Kentucky
Children
Birth20 Jun 1829, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Death24 Jul 1911, Fleming Co., Kentucky
SpouseArtemisia Moore
Census Notes for Benjamin Royse
1860 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 8 June, lists on pp. 11-12 as family #80:
Royce, Benjamin, 58, farmer; Barbary, 45, housewife; Campbell, 17; James, 13; Fleming, 11; Benjamin, 6; Martha J., 4. All born in Kentucky.
The three older sons are from Benjamin’s marriage to Elizabeth Lee.
1870 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Christy Creek precinct, enumerated 11 June, lists on p. 11 as family #68:
Royse, Benjamin, 69, farmer; Barbara, 56; Nancy, 31; Frankie, 22 (f); Benjamin, 16; Jane, 14. All born in Ky.
(Frankie was listed as 6 in 1850, so she should be about 26 here. I have not found her in the 1860 census.)
In 1880 he was listed in Rowan Co. as Benjamin Royse, age 78, father, with the family of his son Fleming.
Royce, Benjamin, 58, farmer; Barbary, 45, housewife; Campbell, 17; James, 13; Fleming, 11; Benjamin, 6; Martha J., 4. All born in Kentucky.
The three older sons are from Benjamin’s marriage to Elizabeth Lee.
1870 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Christy Creek precinct, enumerated 11 June, lists on p. 11 as family #68:
Royse, Benjamin, 69, farmer; Barbara, 56; Nancy, 31; Frankie, 22 (f); Benjamin, 16; Jane, 14. All born in Ky.
(Frankie was listed as 6 in 1850, so she should be about 26 here. I have not found her in the 1860 census.)
In 1880 he was listed in Rowan Co. as Benjamin Royse, age 78, father, with the family of his son Fleming.
