- From: Dottie Townsend Kahhan, July 2002: "While going through the Denton Journal, I came across a Benjamin Parker Truitt, born Sept 5, 1861 in Wicomico County, MD. The D. J. had his obit in Mar 5, 1910, page 5. He was a minister for a while at the Denton M.P. church. He died in a Baltimore hospital, and was taken to the First M. P. Church of Washington for the service. He was the pastor of that church. It mentions his wife and 3 children, plus a sister, Edna Truitt. Further, I found that the 3 children all died shortly after him. (1) Benjamin Burton Truitt died Dec 1910 in Washington; (2) Alma Wright Truitt died Feb 6, 1911 in Washington (according to D. J. article dated Feb 11, 1911, page 5); and (3) the third child, Charles Lewis Truitt, I haven't found yet. Benjamin's wife's name was Belle T. (no maiden name given) and she died August 23, 1915. I have found the D.J. article dated Aug 31, 1940, from the column "25 years ago this week", where it has her obit. Plus, I found the 1900 census for them, Howard County, MD, ED 84, sheet 10A, lines 14 - 19. His sister Edna is listed there with them. I am having trouble putting him into the Truitt family lineup, but since the name "Parker" is there, I was wondering if he could be part of the Samuel P. Truitt (b. Dec 1800, Worcester; died in Wicomico) family. The only son of Samuel P. I have, so far, is a George W. born 1854. But, this Samuel P.'s father is George Truitt married to Elizabeth Parker..... So I am thinking this might be the family to which this Benjamin Parker Truitt belongs???"
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I have been looking for a few days about this Benjamin Parker Truitt. After checking some of the areas of the 1870 Wicomico Co., MD, I have found one family that may match the B.P. Truitt mentioned in the D.J. article. The family isn't the one I was thinking it might be. This one is Quantico, Wicomico Co., MD pg 484A. The father is Benjamin W. Truitt age 50, wife Martha age 36, and a son "Benjamin age 9". This may be the family B.P.Truitt belongs in. I am working on the other censuses for this family to track this Benjamin to see if he is the "B.P. Truitt".
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1897 - 1910 (13 years)
