Benjamin Franklin FEREBEE^[1]

1860 - 1933  (73 years)

• Name	Benjamin Franklin FEREBEE
  Birth	16 Feb 1860	Portsmouth City, VA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Aug 1933	Portsmouth City, VA   [2]
  	Benjamin died of a "cerebral hemorrhage" at 5:00am on 11 August 1933 at his home, 911 Halladay Street, in Portsmouth, Virginia. He was 73 years old at the time of his death.
  Burial	13 August 1933	Portsmouth City, VA   [2]
  	His body was interred at Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia on 13 August 1933.
  Person ID	I7184	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	George Washington FEREBEE,   b. 1 Feb 1836, Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA d. 29 Jan 1905, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Penelope M. CREECY,   b. 1837, Perquimans Co, NC d. 27 Mar 1897, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	10 May 1859	Norfolk Co, VA
  Family ID	F809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary E. RUSSELL,   b. Mar 1862, Richmond City, VA d. 10 Oct 1937, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	17 Oct 1888	Richmond City, VA   [1]
  	The couple was married in Richmond, Virginia on 17 October 1888.
  Notes	There is an obvious discrepancy between the birth dates for the first two children.
  Children	1. Mary Adams FEREBEE,   b. 1 Aug 1893, Portsmouth City, VA d. 22 Aug 1893, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 0 years)   2. Marcie P. FEREBEE,   b. Jan 1894, , Virginia   3. Mary A. FEREBEE,   b. c. 1904   d. 15 Jan 1905, Virginia (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S244] Benjamin F. Ferebee - Mary E. Russell, Richmond City, VA marriage record entry (1888). [S4286] Benjamin Franklin Ferebee, Virginia death certificate no. 17379 (1933).