Benjamin was born in 1828. Benjamin McCleary ... Benjamin went at 18 to the Mexican American War. He passed away in 1877. The McCleary information is lodged in a McCleary book in the Fairfield, IA Library.
Sources
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ4Y-W3X : 3 November 2017), Benjamin McCleary and Sarah Cole, 21 Dec 1854, Jefferson, Iowa, United States; citing reference Bk.C P.23 cn 1147, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 969,379.
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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 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: