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His twin sons from the first marriage, [[Frank Burnside|Frank Robinson Burnside, Sr.]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=frank-burnside&pid=190635058&fhid=20713|title=Frank Burnside obituary|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|date=November 2, 2018}}</ref> and Ben Patton Burnside, Sr., known as "Little Boy" (1915-1991),<ref name=graves>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSiman=1&GScid=197122&GSfn=&GSln=Burnside|title=Grave Search Results: Burnside|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=July 22, 2013}}</ref> continued the family agricultural holdings with the Franklin Plantation, established in 1949 in Newellton and also known as Delta Gin Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manta.com/c/mmfr9t7/franklin-plantation|title=Franklin Plantation|publisher=manta.com|accessdate=July 22, 2013}}</ref> Like his father, Frank Burnside was also the mayor of Newellton, having served from 1958 to 1966, prior to [[Edwin Preis]].<ref name=mayors/>
His twin sons from the first marriage, [[Frank Burnside|Frank Robinson Burnside, Sr.]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=frank-burnside&pid=190635058&fhid=20713|title=Frank Burnside obituary|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|date=November 2, 2018}}</ref> and Ben Patton Burnside, Sr., known as "Little Boy" (1915-1991),<ref name=graves>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSiman=1&GScid=197122&GSfn=&GSln=Burnside|title=Grave Search Results: Burnside|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=July 22, 2013}}</ref> continued the family agricultural holdings with the Franklin Plantation, established in 1949 in Newellton and also known as Delta Gin Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manta.com/c/mmfr9t7/franklin-plantation|title=Franklin Plantation|publisher=manta.com|accessdate=July 22, 2013}}</ref> Like his father, Frank Burnside was also the mayor of Newellton, having served from 1958 to 1966, prior to [[Edwin Preis]].<ref name=mayors/>
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, 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 "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>
Ben "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=https://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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