Ben Irvin Woodward (1925 - 1979)

Born 18 Jan 1925 in Harrison County, Indiana

Ancestors

Died 25 Aug 1979 at age 54 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States

Biography

Benjamin Irvin Woodward was born on 18 January 1925 in Washington, Harrison, Indiana, United States. He was the son of Ben Woodward and Alma Daily.^[1] In the 1930 census Ben (age 5) was the son of Ben Woodward in Washington, Harrison, Indiana, United States.^[2] In the 1940 census Ben (age 15) was the single son of Ben Woodward in Washington, Harrison, Indiana.^[3]

Ben registered for the draft on his 18th birthday on 18 January 1943 in Central, Harrison, Indiana, United States. He was still a student at New Amsterdam High School.^[4] He enlisted in the US Navy on 23 June 1943 in Louisville, Kentucky. On 31 January 1944 he was a seaman 2nd class on the submarine chaser SC-1045.^[5] He was discharged on 10 February 1946.^[6]

In the 1950 census Ben (age 25), Labor Foreman, was the married head of household in Washington, Harrison, Indiana, United States.^[7]

Ben died (age 54) on 25 August 1979 in Jefferson County, Kentucky.^[8][9] He was buried in New Amsterdam Cemetery in New Amsterdam, Indiana, USA.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944"
   Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Births; Year: 1925; Roll: 003
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60871 #2839349 (accessed 16 February 2023)
   Benjamine I Woodward born on 18 Jan 1925, son of Ben Woodward & Alma Darly, in Washington, Harrison, Indiana, USA.
2. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Washington, Harrison, Indiana; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2340327
   FamilySearch Record: XHMR-F31 (accessed 16 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R42-QCN Image number 00956
   Ancestry Record 6224 #117222160 (accessed 16 February 2023)
   Ben I Woodward (5), single son, in household of Ben Woodward (50) in Washington, Harrison, Indiana, USA. Born in Indiana.
3. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, Harrison, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01051; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 31-22
   FamilySearch Record: V1TW-VK4 (accessed 16 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89MB-RC36
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #55888264 (accessed 16 February 2023)
   Ben Irvin Woodward (15), single son, in household of Ben Woodward (60) in Washington, Harrison, Indiana. Born in Indiana.
4. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 871
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #41115565 (accessed 16 February 2023)
   Name: Ben Irvin Woodward; Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 18; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 18 Jan 1925; Birth Place: Harrison, Indiana; Residence Place: Central, Harrison, Indiana, USA; Registration Date: 18 Jan 1943; Registration Place: Indiana, USA; Employer: New Amsterdam High School-Student; Height: 5 11; Weight: 145; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Ben Woodward;
   Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
   Ben Irvin Woodward 18 Self (Head).
5. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949"
   National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1143 #44253281 (accessed 16 February 2023)
   Name: Ben Irvin Woodward; Ship, Station or Activity: SC 1045; Ship Number or Designation: SC-1045; Muster Date: 31 Jan 1944.
6. ↑ Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010"
   Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Page number: 1
   Ancestry Record 2441 #517759 (accessed 16 February 2023)
   Name: Ben Irvin Woodward; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 18 Jan 1925; Death Date: 25 Aug 1979; Enlistment Date: 23 Jun 1943; Discharge Date: 10 Feb 1946.
7. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Washington, Harrison, Indiana; Roll: 4409; Sheet Number: 4; Enumeration District: 31-29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #133123523 (accessed 16 February 2023)
   Ben I Woodward (25), married, Labor Foreman, head of household in Washington, Harrison, Indiana, USA. Born in Indiana.
8. ↑ Death: "Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000"
   Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Divisision of Epidemiology and Health Planning. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present. Frankfort, KY, USA: Kentucky Department of Information Systems; Volume: 39
   Ancestry Record 3077 #2708695 (accessed 16 February 2023)
   Ben I Woodward death 25 Aug 1979 (age 54) in Jefferson.
9. ↑ Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
   Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
   FamilySearch Record: JPP7-Y4F (accessed 16 February 2023)
   Ancestry Record 3693 #68794609 (accessed 16 February 2023)
   Ben Woodward death Aug 1979 (born 18 Jan 1925) residing at 47142, Mauckport, Harrison, Indiana, USA.
10. ↑ Find a Grave memorial

See also:

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1TW-VK4 : accessed 13 August 2015), Ben Irvin Woodward in household of Ben Woodward, Washington Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31-22, sheet 5B, family 90, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 1051.