Benjamin Polk Herman (1884 - 1957)

Born 3 Dec 1884 in Decatur, Wise, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Pearl (McDonald) Herman — married 3 Jul 1913 in Hugo, Oklahoma [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1 Feb 1957 at age 72 in Nelson, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSTS-8MB : accessed 4 October 2018), Benjamin Herman in household of Benjamin Herman, Township 7 S. Range 13 E., Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 116, sheet 29B, family 579, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,852.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQP-8XJ : accessed 20 November 2017), Benjamin P Herman in household of Benjamin T Herman, Oakes, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 66, sheet 7A, family 116, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1247; FHL microfilm 1,375,260.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN17-6BQ : accessed 4 October 2018), B P Herman, Oakes, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States; citing ED 75, sheet 14B, line 93, family 268, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1456; FHL microfilm 1,821,456.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC74-X4Y : accessed 4 October 2018), Benjamin P Hilman, Oakes, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 9A, line 50, family 180, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1897; FHL microfilm 2,341,631. clearly a misspelling or transcribing of the last name. Otherwise all the family names are correct.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBJK-FZD : 14 March 2018), Ben P Herman, Oakes Township, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 12-19, sheet 13A, line 23, family 223, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3283.
• 1950 Census Digital Folder Number 108978595 Image 1 Oklahoma, Choctaw, 12-25 Name Ben P Herman Sex Male Age 65 years Event Date 20 April 1950 Event Place Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States Event Place Oakes, Choctaw, Oklahoma Enumeration District 12-25 Birth Year (Estimated) 1885 Birthplace Texas Marital Status mar Occupation Farmer Race White Industry Farm Relationship to Head of Household Head Line Number 1Page Number 1 Note: Spouse name incorrectly spelled as Peral https://1950census.archives.gov/search/county=Choctaw&page=1&size=100&state=OK

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YRB-3M5K?cc=1968530&wc=9FW3-PTL%3A928311001%2C928375601 : 14 May 2014), Oklahoma > Choctaw County; Harrington, Calvin W.-Z > image 195 of 4048; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPTT-82W : 17 October 2017), Benjamin Polk Herman, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLY-TD46 : 13 December 2015), Benjamin Polk Herman, 1957; Burial, Hugo, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States of America, Mount Olivet Cemetery; citing record ID 107382997, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4W-WQS6 : accessed 4 October 2018), Ben Herman in entry for Pearl Inman, Bremerton, Washington, United States, 16 Feb 2004; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Kitsap Sun, born-digital text.

"Firsthand account between Ben and Pearle, annotated by their son Valton who transcribed the letters. They were married on 3 July 1913 and there is a letter dated October 1913 addressed to Mrs. B. P. Herman.