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Benjamin Franklin Michael 1861–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1861

Birth Location: Clinton County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 21 Jun 1942

Death Location: Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: William II

Mother: Hannah Cripe

Spouse(s): Ellen Michael

Children(s): Minnie Mills, Myrtle Harding, Blanche Miller, Bessie Thurman

The story of Benjamin Franklin Michael began in 1861 in Clinton County, Indiana, United States of America. Benjamin Franklin Michael married Ellen Barbara Michael, and had children including Bessie May Thurman, Blanche Miller, Minnie Ethel Mills, Myrtle Iva Harding. Benjamin Franklin Michael passed away in 1942 in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Michael began in 1861 in Clinton County, Indiana, United States of America.
  • Benjamin Franklin Michael married Ellen Barbara Michael, and had children including Bessie May Thurman, Blanche Miller, Minnie Ethel Mills, Myrtle Iva Harding.
  • Benjamin Franklin Michael passed away in 1942 in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Michael's Ancestors

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Benjamin Michael
1861–1942
Birth Place: Clinton County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
William J Michael II
1828–1903
, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Hannah Cripe
1844–1931
Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
Grandparents
William MICHAEL
1797–1868
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Susannah Neher
1800–1872
Rockingham Co., VA
Abraham ((Abram)) Cripe
1813–1864
Ohio, United States of America
Barbara Root
1812–1861
Randolph, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan MICHAEL
1760–1841
Henry Sr.
1773–1855
Mary Neher
1780–1850
John Cripe
1775–1856
Catharine Cripe
1779–1849
JOHANNES I
1774–1846
Barbara Lane
1780–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
SUSANNAH Martin
1755–1780
Peter Lehn
1741–1789

Benjamin Michael's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Michael (1 Jan 1861–21 Jun 1942) m. Ellen (Barbara) Michael (6 Sep 1861–12 May 1952)
  1. 1. Minnie (Ethel) Mills 1894–1957 m. Rollie (Everett) Mills 1890–1972
    1. 1. Donald (Everette) Mills 1919–1971 m. Louise (M) Mills 1922–1999
      1. 1. Sharon (S) Jarrett 1946–1992 m. Merlyn (Harold Johnson) Jr 1936–1994 m. Robert Chambers 1944–1999
      2. 2. Patricia (Mae) Abresch 1939–1995
  2. 2. Myrtle (Iva) Harding 1897–1970
  3. 3. Blanche Miller 1903–1934
  4. 4. Bessie (May) Thurman 1889–1958

Benjamin Michael's Timeline

2 Records

1861
1 Jan 1861
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Michael in Clinton County, Indiana, United States of America
Clinton County, Indiana, United States of America
1942
21 Jun 1942
Age 81
Death of Benjamin Franklin Michael in Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA
Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1861
    Event Place: Clinton County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1942
    Event Place: Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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