Rev. Benjamin East
Contributed: May 2004
Submitted by Bob Franks
Reverend Benjamin East
Reverend Benjamin East was a member of the 19th Century Itawamba County Methodist clergy. He was born on 28 March 1848 and was the son of Benjamin and Margaret Griggs East. He married Eliza Jane Cockrell in 1868. The East family made their home in the Mantachie area where he was a farmer and business owner. He died on 4 June 1928 and was buried in Center Star Cemetery in Mantachie.