Benjamin Franklin Luce (1850 - 1923)

Born 1850 in Wisconsin, United States

Ancestors

Died 16 Apr 1923 at about age 73 in Aurora, South Dakota, United States

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Biography

On 25 Jul 1860 at the time of the 1860 US Census, head of household Silas P. Luce (age 45, born in OH) was employed as a Farmer and living on real estate valued at $2,400 with personal estate valued at $575 in Smelser, Grant, Wisconsin with his wife Nancy Luce (age 41, born in KY): daughter Mary S. Luce (age 17, born in IL); son James O. Luce (age 15, born in WI); son Joseph E. Luce (age 11, born in IL); son Benjamin F. Luce (age 9, born in WI); daughter Narcissa Luce (age 7, born in WI); son Rudolph R. Luce (age 5, born in WI); son Silas P. Luce (age 10 months, born in WI); and mother-in-law Nancy Wayne (age 82, born in VA). ^[1]

Death and Legacy

On 16 Apr 1923, Benjamin Franklin Luce died at age 72 in Aurora County, South Dakota, USA. Bejamin was buried at White Lake Cemetery in White Lake, Aurora County, South Dakota, USA. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWMR-68N : 18 February 2021), Nancy Luce in entry for Silas P Luce, 1860.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/141013551/benjamin-franklin-luce : accessed 16 June 2021), memorial page for Benjamin Franklin Luce (1851–16 Apr 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 141013551, citing White Lake Cemetery, White Lake, Aurora County, South Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8) .