Benjamin
Gilhousen
Born in West Buffalo, Union, Pennsylvania, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Elias A. Gilhousen
and Elizabeth (Brown) Gilhousen
Brother of
John Samuel Gilhousen, Samuel Gilhousen, William Levi Gilhousen, Katherine (Gilhousen) Hoffman, Elias Gilhousen, Frederick Gilhousen, Mary Ann (Gilhousen) Rhodes, Elizabeth Gilhousen, Josiah Gilhousen and Frank Gilhousen
Husband of
Maria (Sprankle) Gilhousen
— married
28 Nov 1833 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Frederick Sprankle Gilhousen, Elias Gilhousen, Luzetta (Gilhousen) Curts, John B. Gilhousen, William Henry Gilhousen, Margaret Elizabeth Gilhousen, Henrietta (Gilhousen) Leslie, Maria Keturah Gilhousen, Emma Jerusha (Gilhousen) Duer, George Franklin Resor Gilhousen and Clark Gilhousen
Died
at age 84
in Alexandria, Clark, Missouri, USA
Profile last modified
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Biography
Benjamin was a stone mason, in politics a Prohibitionist and in religion Methodist.
Name
Benjamin /Gilhousen
Birth
03/03/1811, West Buffalo, Union, Pennsylvania, USA
Census
1850 United States Census, Perry, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, Benjamin Gillhousen (Gilhousen), age 39, birth year abt. 1811, household members: Benjamin Gilhousen age 39, Merebe (Maria) Gilhousen age 36, Frederick Gilhousen age 15, LIsette Gilhousen age 13, John Gilhousen age 10, William G. Gilhousen age 7, Margaret E. Gilhousen age 5, Henrietta Gilhousen age 4, Maria K. Gilhousen age 2.
1870 United States Census, Lincoln, Clark, Missouri, Benjamin Gilhousen, age 60, birth year abt. 1810, birthplace Pennsylvania, occupation: farm laborer, household members: Benjamin, Maria, Margaret, Emma J. and George R. Gilhousen.
1880 United States Census, Lincoln, Clark, Missouri, Benj. Gilhousen, age 70, birthplace Pennsylvania, married, spouse's name Maria Gilhousen, Father's birthplace Bremen, Mother's birthplace Pennsylvania, occupation: farmer, household members: Benj., Maria, Mary E. and Keturah Gilhousen.
Death
Buried at Kahoka Cemetery, Kahoka, Clark County, Missouri. Same headstone with Maria Sprankle Gilhousen.
Sources
- Ancestry.com: 1850, 1870 and 1880 United States Census.
- Find-A-Grave website: Memorial #8026231.
Also listed, Father Elias Gilhousen, Mother Elizabeth Gilhousen, spouse Maria Gilhousen, child John B. Gilhousen.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 Y-chromosome or his mother's 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%
Diane Barnett
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~0.78%
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