A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
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Birthabt 1768
DeathMay 1859 Age: 91
FatherJohann Michael “Michael” Schalle (Shirley) (1732-1784)
MotherKatherine “Kate” Franz
Marriage8 Mar 1787, Estills Station, Madison Co, Kentucky
Notes for Benjamin Proctor
At an early age he was injured in both arms. The injury was serious enough to exempt him from military service. Being patriotic he volunteered at Fort Boonesborough. He would have been 18 years old at the time.
The famed frontier military leader George Rodgers Clark, asked that two men from each station act as scouts and spies to find out the movements of the Indians. Benjamin, as well as some of his brothers excelled at this job
*A station was a small farming community centered around a small fort*
He would serve as spy and scout throughout the Revolutionary War. It should be noted that even though the Proctors were frontiersmen and never wore a military uniform, they were just as much Revolutionary soldiers as any of George Washington's soldiers.
Much of this information comes from their pension applications in their older years.
In 1808, Benjamin moved his family to Missouri
Benjamin, and some of his brothers, were Methodist ministers, with Benjamin being a circuit minister for the church. His name shows up as "Minister of the Gospel" in early Cole Co MO marriages
The 1830 Cole Co MO census shows Benjamin in Cole Co MO with 4 children living at home.
By 1840 the family had moved to Benton Co MO
He applied for a pension for his Revolutionary War service in 1833, and received $80.00 per year, until his death.11
The famed frontier military leader George Rodgers Clark, asked that two men from each station act as scouts and spies to find out the movements of the Indians. Benjamin, as well as some of his brothers excelled at this job
*A station was a small farming community centered around a small fort*
He would serve as spy and scout throughout the Revolutionary War. It should be noted that even though the Proctors were frontiersmen and never wore a military uniform, they were just as much Revolutionary soldiers as any of George Washington's soldiers.
Much of this information comes from their pension applications in their older years.
In 1808, Benjamin moved his family to Missouri
Benjamin, and some of his brothers, were Methodist ministers, with Benjamin being a circuit minister for the church. His name shows up as "Minister of the Gospel" in early Cole Co MO marriages
The 1830 Cole Co MO census shows Benjamin in Cole Co MO with 4 children living at home.
By 1840 the family had moved to Benton Co MO
He applied for a pension for his Revolutionary War service in 1833, and received $80.00 per year, until his death.11