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Benjamin W. Lapham (1858 - aft. 1910)

Benjamin W. Lapham
Born in Michiganmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Husband of — married about 1884 (to 28 Mar 1885) in Michigan, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 22 Jun 1892 in Delray, Wayne, Michiganmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , and
Died after after age 51 [location unknown]
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Biography

This profile is part of the Lapham Name Study.

The 1860 census for Greenfield, Wayne, Michigan lists:

Charles Lapham Head M 25 Michigan
Catharine Lapham F 24 Michigan
Benjamin W Lapham M 2 Michigan
Caroline Lapham F 0 Michigan
George Lapham M 17 Michigan
Henry Schlaff M 26 Prussia[1]

The 1870 census for Ecorse, Wayne, Michigan lists:

Charles Lapham Head M 35 Michigan
Catharine Lapham F 32 Michigan
Benjamin Lapham M 12 Michigan
Caroline Lapham F 10 Michigan
George Lapham M 9 Michigan
John Lapham M 8 Michigan
James Lapham M 5 Michigan[2]

There is a death record for a Benjamin Lapham who died age 1 month on 27 Apr 1885 in Ecorse, Wayne, Michigan. He was the son of Benjamin and Emma Lapham. This could be this Benjamin's first wife and their son.[3][4]

Emma Lapham died 28 Mar 1885 in Ecorse, Wayne, Michigan. She was 27, born in Michigan the daughter of Ephriam B Abbott and Octavia Abbott. The next line on the form records the death of Benjamin Lapham age 1 month 27 Apr 1885, the son of Emma & Benjamin Lapham.[5]


Benjamin Lapham married " Kittie" Frank 22 Jun 1892 in Delray, Wayne Michigan. He was 34 born in Michigan, the son of Charles Lapham and Susan (sic) Adams. This was his second marriage. She was 28 also born in Michigan the daughter of Jonathan Frank. Her mother is listed as "Unknown". It was her first marriage.[6]

The 1900 census for Delray, Wayne, Michigan lists:

Benjamin Lapham Head M 42 born May 1858 Michigan, parents b Michigan
Catherine Lapham Wife F 35 born May 1865 Michigan, parents b Germany
Edward Lapham Son M 7 born Mar 1893 Michigan
Fred Lapham Son M 6 born Jun 1894 Michigan
Howard Lapham Son M 5 born Nov 1895 Michigan
Bernetta Lapham Daughter F 1 born May 1899 Michigan
John Wurster 29 Brother-in-law born Sep 1871 Germany, married for 3 years..[7]

Catherine's findagrave profile lists one of her sisters as 'Emma Elisabeth Frank Wurster'.

The 1910 census for Ecorse, Wayne, Michigan lists:

Benjamin Lapham Head M 53Michigan
Catherine Lapham Wife 43 Michigan
Edward Lapham Son 17 Michigan
Fred Lapham Son 16 Michigan
Howard Lapham Son 14 Michigan
Verneita Lapham Daughter 11 Michigan[8] (all transcribed 'Laphan'; the 'V' and 'ei' in 'Verneita' are pretty clear in the image.)

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDZ-64W : Mon Jul 17 21:34:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles Lapham and Catharine Lapham, 1860.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHCG-JBK : Mon Aug 21 16:56:09 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles Lapham and Catharine Lapham, 1870.
  3. ↑ "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHR4-4N5 : 23 February 2021), Benjamin Lapham, 1885.
  4. ↑ "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3X8-4JY : 18 February 2021), Benjamin Lapham, 27 Apr 1885; citing p 247 rn 868, Ecorse, Wayne, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,631.
  5. ↑ "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3X8-4JL : 18 February 2021), Emma Lapham, 28 Mar 1885; citing p 247 rn 867, Ecorse, Wayne, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,631.
  6. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3JP-3YH : 18 February 2021), Benjamin Lapham and Kittie Frank, 22 Jun 1892; citing Marriage, Delray, Wayne, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207815
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M91Z-MDV : accessed 11 September 2018), Benjamin Lapham, Delray village, (west side), Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 202, sheet 3A, family 48, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,755.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLTZ-4L8 : Tue Jul 18 23:49:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Benjamin Laphan and Catherine Laphan, 1910.




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