Kentucky:  A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 
1886. Allen County.

BENJAMIN Y. BENEDICT was born January 19, 1831, on the banks of the 
Barren River, in Allen County, Ky., and is the third of five sons and 
four daughters, four of whom lived to be grown, born to John and Eva 
(Celser) Benedict, natives of Allen County, Ky.  John Benedict was a 
blacksmith by trade, also had a farm of 300 acres.  He was colonel of 
the militia before the war; was a son of Benjamin Benedict, who married 
a Miss Richey.  He came from Virginia to Kentucky in an early day and 
settled on a farm near Scottsville, Ky.; was a distiller and miller, and 
of German descent.  The mother of our subject was a daughter of Hardin 
Celser, who married a Miss Berry, and who ame from Virginia at an early 
day and settled in Allen County on 300 acres; he owned a family of 
slaves.  Benjamin Y. was reared on a farm and attended the common 
schools; made sufficient progress to enable him to teach, and spent 
seven or eight years as a teacher.  He has the reputation of being one 
of the best common school teachers of the county.  He remained with his 
parents until his marriage November 25, 1855, to Malinda J. Rush, of 
Allen County, and a daughter of James and Sarah (Wolf) Rush, who were 
natives of Kentucky.  He had born to him six children:  Sarah E. 
(Davashar), Jo. Ann (Brockett), Mary K., Dyson, Amanda (deceased), Eva 
I. and Benjamin.  Mr. B. and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist 
Church.  After his marriage he located where he now resides, on fifty 
acres of good land, which he has in a good state of cultivation.  In 
politics he is a Democrat, and cast his first presidential vote for 
Franklin Pierce.  Mr. Benedict is a good neighbor and highly respected 
by all who know him.  

Benedict Berry Brockett Celser Davashar Richey Rush Wolf 
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