Benjamin
Franklin
Deweese
Born in Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Emily Alice (Deweese) Voyles, Suvina Estella (Deweese) Sweeney, Samuel J. Deweese, Susan Elizabeth (Deweese) Sullivan and George Hebert Deweese
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 56
in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Oct 2023
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Biography
Benjamin Franklin Deweese was born on October 11, 1867, in Washington, Indiana. He was the son of William Deweese and Sarah Hall, his father, Anderson, was 25 and his mother, Sarah, was 23.
He married Laura E Jones on November 24, 1909. They had four children in 15 years. He died on December 25, 1923, in Lawrence, Indiana, at the age of 56, and was buried in Mitchell, Indiana.
Sources
U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184846240/benjamin-franklin-deweese
1870 United States Federal Census,Indiana, Washington, Howard
1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Brown, Washington, Indiana; Roll: T624_387; Page: 13b; Enumeration District: 0145; FHL microfilm: 1374400
1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T625_411; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 178
Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017 Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1923; Roll: 17
Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993
Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941 Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Orange County, Indiana;index to Marriage Record 1826-1920 Inclusive Volum Original Record Location County Clerk's Office Pao; Book: C-
Montana, U.S., State Deaths, 1907-2018 Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana Death Records
Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944 Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Birth; Year: 1913; Roll: 024
Indiana, U.S., WPA Birth Index, 1880-1920 Works Progress Administration; Indiana
U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~3.12%
~3.12%
Bonnie Newville 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FC7103046 [compare], Ancestry member newvillebj
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~0.78%
N. L. Martens :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member NancyFry69
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