Of the children of William F. Mears, we know less about his son, Benjamin Franklin Mears than any. He is listed as B. F. on the 1850 Cannon Co., TN, District 6 census with his parents.When his parents and most of his siblings moved to Arkansas, Ben remained in Tennessee; it is not known at this time if he had already married or not. Tradition says that he married a 'Miss' Preston, but this has not been proven. If so, it is a good chance that she was his cousin, as he had an aunt, Mary Mears who had married William Preston. Tradition says that he went to Chattanooga, TN.
We also know that, along with his brother, Thomas, Ben fought with the Union during the civil war. Should anyone have any more information on Ben, please write me, Ann (Jobe) Brown. Thanks!