Benjamin Franklin Lax^[1]

1861 - 1942  (81 years)

• Name	Benjamin Franklin Lax
  Nickname	Frank
  Birth	6 May 1861	Calloway County, Kentucky   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Oct 1942	Concord, Calloway County, Kentucky   [2]
  		Benjamin F. Lax Death Certificate (1861 - 1942)
  Person ID	I31940	Family
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	William Lax
  Mother	Nancy James Shaw,   b. 1826, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F10266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan Elkins
  Family ID	F10994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 May 1861 - Calloway County, Kentucky  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3290] United Daughters of the Confederacy, 8 July 2013; p. 124; biographical data. Information provided by Penny Lauren Baucum Fields. [S3843] Kentucky Death Records, 1852 -1964, 7 April 2018; Benjamin F. Lax Death Certificate.