Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1886. Warren County. BENJAMIN F. PROCTER, attorney at law, and master commissioner of the Warren Circuit Court, was born in Logan County, Ky., November 26, 1849, and is a son of T. L. S. and Agnes H. (Carson) Procter. He is the seventh of nine children, and is of English descent. His grandfather was Capt. Ben Procter, born near Winchester, Ky., and was for many years captain in the state militia. T. L. S. Procter was born near Auburn, Logan County, in 1808, and his wife in Morgantown, Ky., in 1815. He was a miller and farmer, and one of the leading and prominent citizens of Logan County. He died in 1882, and his wife in 1870. Benjamin F. was educated at the common schools of his native county, at Cottage Home, near Russellville, Ky. (conducted by Prof. C. P. Shields), and at Bethel College, in Logan County. He began reading law in 1872 at Russellville. The next year he came to Bowling Green and continued his studies under Judge Thomas H. Hines. In 1873 he received license, since which time he has continued to practice. Politically he is a Democrat. In 1875 he was elected attorney for the city of Bowling Green, and re-elected to the same office twice. He was appointed master commissioner in 1883. He married, in 1876, Lila Pendleton, of Upland, Penn., a daughter of Rev. J. M. and C. S. Pendleton, whose maiden name was Garnett. In 1872 Mr. Procter was made a mason. He and wife are members of the Baptist Church. He is one of the influential citizens of Warren County, and a man of sterling worth. Carson Garnett Hines Pendleton Procter Shields = Bowling_Green-Warren-KY Logan-KY Russellville-Logan-KY PA Winchester-Clark-KY http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/warren/procter.bf.txt