Benjamin B Hume 
Benjamin was born on July 8th, 1825 in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Benjamin's father was Charles Hume and his mother was Lucy Monson. His maternal grandparents were Isaac Moss Monson and Nancy Webb. He had a brother and a sister, named Moss and Polly. He was the oldest of the three children. He died at the age of 75 on April 11th, 1901 in Strasburg, Cass County, Missouri. He was buried in Strasburg Cemetery, Strasburg, Cass County, Missouri.General Notes
History of Cass County, Missouri, 1883:
Benjamin B. Hume is the eldest son of Charles and Lucy Hume and was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, July 8, 1825. He grew to manhood on the farm and at the age of 34 years he was married in Harrison County, Kentucky, to Miss Sarah T. Clifford on the 29th of November, 1859.
Afterwards he was engaged in farming and driving stock to the eastern markets and while thus empoyed visited nearly all of the southern states in search of markets for his hogs and cattle which were driven several hundred miles over the mountains to Virginia and then southward.
In the fall of 1867 he removed with his family to Missouri and began to make a farm from the raw prairie, and by persistent effort has succeeded in acquireing a comfortable home. His place is located one-half mile west and adjoining the village of Strasburg on the Missouri Pacific railroad, six miles east of Pleasant Hill.
Mrs. Hume died on the 18th of October, 1865, leaving two children: Alpharetta, (wife of Jonathan Herndon, now residing in Bates County), and Granville W., a young man of promise and still living with his father.
On the 28th of October, 1868, Mr. Hume was again married; his present wife being Miss Elizabeth Scott, a sister of Captain Robert Scott.
Mr. Hume has held the office of justice of the peace since 1878, having been first appointed by the governor and afterward elected. He was an old line Whig during the time of that party but is now identified with the Republicans.
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- b. in Kentucky d. in Kentucky
- b.08 Jul 1825 in Bourbon County, Kentucky d.11 Apr 1901 in Strasburg, Cass County, Missouri
- b.23 Feb 1664 in Wallingford, Connecticut d.23 Nov 1741 in Wallingford, Connecticut
- b.18 Feb 1688 in Wallingford, Connecticut d.13 Apr 1773 in Morristown, New Jersey
- b.~ 1670 in New Haven, Connecticut d.07 Jan 1706 in Wallingford, Connecticut
- b.15 Sep 1717 in Wallingford, Connecticut d.> 1788 in Kentucky
- b.25 Jul 1694 in Wallingford, Connecticut d.1740 in Morristown, New Jersey
- b.01 Sep 1765 in North Carolina or Pennsylvania d.11 Jan 1852 in Harrison County, Kentucky
- b.1722 in Morristown, New Jersey
- b.~ 1804 in Harrison County, Kentucky
- b. in Virginia d.< 1850 in Harrison County, Kentucky
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Details of Benjamin's family with Sarah T Clifford
Details of Benjamin's family with Elizabeth Scott
Sources/Citations
1850 Census of Dist 2, Bourbon Co, Kentucky, 1860 Census of Colemansville, Dist 2, Harrison Co, Kentucky, 1870 Census of Polk Twp, Cass Co, Missouri, 1880 Census of Polk Twp, Cass Co, Missouri, 1890 Census of Polk Twp, Cass Co, Missouri, History of Cass County, Missouri, 1883
1850 Census of Dist 2, Bourbon Co, Kentucky, 1860 Census of Colemansville, Dist 2, Harrison Co, Kentucky, 1870 Census of Polk Twp, Cass Co, Missouri, 1880 Census of Polk Twp, Cass Co, Missouri, 1890 Census of Polk Twp, Cass Co, Missouri, History of Cass County, Missouri, 1883