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| religion=[[Methodist]] (Newellton Union Church)​

| religion=[[Methodist]] (Newellton Union Church)​

| occupation=[[Cotton]] planter]]​

| occupation=[[Cotton]] planter; [[business]]man​

| office=[[Mayor]] of Newellton, Tensas Parish, [[Louisiana]]​

| office=[[Mayor]] of Newellton, Tensas Parish, [[Louisiana]]​

| term_start=1924​

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In 1956, Ben Burnside erected at the Franklin Plantation a 14-foot tall giant mailbox which sets atop a thick blue pedestal. Burnside purchased the mailbox in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]. It is located three miles north of Newellton off U.S. Highway 65.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/8593|title=Newellton: Louisiana: Giant Mailbox|publisher=roadsideamerica.com|accessdate=July 22, 2013}}</ref>​

In 1956, Ben Burnside erected at the Franklin Plantation a 14-foot tall giant mailbox which sets atop a thick blue pedestal. Burnside purchased the mailbox in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]. It is located three miles north of Newellton off U.S. Highway 65.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/8593|title=Newellton: Louisiana: Giant Mailbox|publisher=roadsideamerica.com|accessdate=July 22, 2013}}</ref>​

 

Burnside's second wife, the former Mary Kirk Newell (1903-1974), was a daughter of Cornelia Irene McMillan (1878-1968) and Ross Wade Newell (1874-1965),<ref>The common name "Wade" of W. W. Burnside and his second father-in-law is apparently a coincidence.</ref> a member of an old-line Tensas Parish family. Edward D. Newel], one of Mary Kirk's ancestors, named Newellton for his father, John Newell. From the second marriage, Burnside had a namesake son, Dr. W. W. Burnside, Jr. (born c. 1929), who became a [[pediatrician]] in Fayetteville, [[Arkansas]].<ref>Obituary of Mary Kirk Newell Burnside, ''Tensas Gazette'', April 25, 1974.</ref>​

Burnside's second wife, the former Mary Kirk Newell (1903-1974), was a daughter of Cornelia Irene McMillan (1878-1968) and Ross Wade Newell (1874-1965),<ref>The common name "Wade" of W. W. Burnside and his second father-in-law is apparently a coincidence.</ref> a member of an old-line Tensas Parish family. Edward D. Newel], one of Mary Kirk's ancestors, named Newellton for his father, John Newell. From the second marriage, Burnside had a namesake son, Dr. W. W. Burnside, Jr. (born c. 1929), who became a [[pediatrician]] in Fayetteville, [[Arkansas]].<ref>Obituary of Mary Kirk Newell Burnside, ''Tensas Gazette'', April 25, 1974.</ref>​

 

Burnside's daughter-in-law, the former Marguerite Brown (1913-2009) of St. Joseph, the wife of Frank Burnside, was a member of the first graduating class of what is now the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. She taught school for a time in Newellton and [[Sunday school]] at Newellton Union Church. An avid gardener, she and her sister-in-law, Virginia Williams Burnside (1916-2010), wife of Ben Burnside, published the first cookbook of the Newellton Garden Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/dec2009.html|title=Obituary of Marguerite Brown Burnside|publisher=usgwarchives.net|accessdate=July 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nhsrecr.com/NHS/pg1a9.htm|title=Obituary of Virginia Williams Burnside|publisher=nhsrecr.com|accessdate=July 22, 2013}}</ref> ​

Burnside's daughter-in-law, the former Marguerite Brown (1913-2009) of St. Joseph, the wife of Frank Burnside, was a member of the first graduating class of what is now the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. She taught school for a time in Newellton and [[Sunday school]] at Newellton Union Church. An avid gardener, she and her sister-in-law, Virginia Williams Burnside (1916-2010), wife of Ben Burnside, published the first cookbook of the Newellton Garden Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/dec2009.html|title=Obituary of Marguerite Brown Burnside|publisher=usgwarchives.net|accessdate=July 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nhsrecr.com/NHS/pg1a9.htm|title=Obituary of Virginia Williams Burnside|publisher=nhsrecr.com|accessdate=July 22, 2013}}</ref> ​

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Burnside, his second wife, and several family members are interred at Legion Memorial Cemetery in Newellton.<ref name=graves/> There is no cemetery record on his first wife, her full name, place and day of birth and death. Nor is the first wife mentioned in Burnside's obituary.​

Burnside, his second wife, and several family members are interred at Legion Memorial Cemetery in Newellton.<ref name=graves/> There is no cemetery record on his first wife, her full name, place and day of birth and death. Nor is the first wife mentioned in Burnside's obituary.​

 

Ben Patton "Benny" Burnside, Jr. (1944-2016), son of Ben, Sr., and Virginia Burnside and grandson of W. W. Burnside, continued to operate Franklin Plantation until his death. He raised [[Charlois]] [[cattle]] and farmed cotton, [[corn]], [[soybean]]s, and [[wheat]]. He and his wife, the former Carolyn Wallace, have a son, Ben, III, and wife, Jennifer, of Newellton, and two daughters, Dr. Virginia Burnside Correil and husband, Dr. Kemp Correil of [[Lafayette]], Louisiana, and Hester Jane Burnside of West Monroe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=ben-patton-burnside-benny&pid=179416858&fhid=20713|title=Ben Patton "Benny" Burnside, Jr.|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=March 29, 2016}}</ref>​

Ben Patton "Benny" Burnside, Jr. (1944-2016), son of Ben, Sr., and Virginia Burnside and grandson of W. W. Burnside, continued to operate Franklin Plantation until his death. He raised [[Charlois]] [[cattle]] and farmed cotton, [[corn]], [[soybean]]s, and [[wheat]]. Ben, Jr., and his wife, the former Carolyn Wallace, have a son, Ben, III, and wife, Jennifer, of Newellton, and two daughters, Dr. Virginia Burnside Correil and husband, Dr. Kemp Correil of [[Lafayette]], Louisiana, and Hester Jane Burnside of West Monroe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=ben-patton-burnside-benny&pid=179416858&fhid=20713|title=Ben Patton "Benny" Burnside, Jr.|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=March 29, 2016}}</ref>​

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