William Benjamin “Ben” ROLLINS

1868 - 1942  (73 years)

• Name	William Benjamin “Ben” ROLLINS  [1]
  Birth	28 Mar 1868	Timmonsville, Florence County, South Carolina   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	He later married and moved to Gainesville, Georgia, where he worked for the post office, and he was living there at the time of his death. Cause of death- Cardio/hypertension  [3, 4]
  Occupation	worked with the Railway Express for several years; the post office in Gainesville, Georgia; and co-owner with his brother-in-law, Ben Rollins, of a furniture store (Cannon and Rollins Furniture); retired merchant  [3, 5]
  _UID	2F5393B9FFC8437BA9875185498380993E77
  Death	17/27 Feb 1942	Saunders Memorial Hospital, Florence, South Carolina   [1]
  Burial	18 Feb 1942	Mt. Hope Cemetery, Florence, South Carolina   [1, 3, 6]
  	Waters Funeral Home Records
  Person ID	I89593	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2004

  
  

  Father	Richard Jeter “Jeter” ROLLINS,   b. 6 Mar 1847, Timmonsville, Florence County, South Carolina d. 15 Feb
  Mother	Martha (Pattie A.) BROWNING,   b. 17 Oct 1836, Littleton, North Carolina d. 12 May 1878 (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	23 Jun 1867  [1]
  _UID	703DBF2353D547759CD8491AD8AE28463EBA
  _UID	703DBF2353D547759CD8491AD8AE28463EBA
  Family ID	F62176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Narcissa Elizabeth “Bessie” POWELL,   b. 12 Feb 1873   d. 21 Jun 1958 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	27 Apr 1905  [7]
  _UID	B46F3F5285714C3FA19D45B779495A21ACBB
  _UID	B46F3F5285714C3FA19D45B779495A21ACBB
  Children	1. Hilda ROLLINS,   b. 14 Apr 1906
  Family ID	F62179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jan 1970

  
  

  Family 2	Pearl LYLES,   b. 20 Jun 1881, Fairfield County, South Carolina d. 25 Aug 1974, McLeod Memorial Hospital, Florence, Florence County, South Carolina (Age 93 years)
  _UID	F5592CCF07EE4DBFA9FDCDCDC8E787BE7E5C
  _UID	F5592CCF07EE4DBFA9FDCDCDC8E787BE7E5C
  Children	1. Richard Allen ROLLINS,   b. 26 Nov 1911, South Carolina d. 26 Jan 1935, McLeod’s Infirmary (Age 23 years)   2. William Bennie ROLLINS,   b. 9 Dec 1909   d. 4 Apr 1911 (Age 1 year)   3. Margaret ROLLINS   4. Jean ROLLINS   5. Martha ROLLINS   6. Mary ROLLINS   7. Shirley ROLLINS
  Family ID	F62182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Anna Maria CANNON,   b. 14 May 1872, St. Stephens, South Carolina d. 17 Apr 1899 (Age 26 years)
  _UID	223E73FEAE9D4E0C9C48AE11503634BE919A
  _UID	223E73FEAE9D4E0C9C48AE11503634BE919A
  Children	1. Lewis ROLLINS
  Family ID	F61654	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Ben and family lived in Florence, South Carolina William was 2nd husband of Pearl [1, 8]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2006] . [S741] Thomas Evans Cannon, (The Reprint Company, Publishers, Spartanburg, South Carolina 1992). [S2311] (Three Rivers Historical Society), page 370. [S741] Thomas Evans Cannon, (The Reprint Company, Publishers, Spartanburg, South Carolina 1992), page 149. [S741] Thomas Evans Cannon, (The Reprint Company, Publishers, Spartanburg, South Carolina 1992), page 149, 165. [S2024] Connie Post, page 141. [S2037] The Rev. Fr. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr., page 480. [S2311] (Three Rivers Historical Society), page 362.