When Benjamin F Rouse was born on October 10, 1858, his father, Joel, was 44 and his mother, Mary, was 27. He was a farmer who married three times and had two sons. He died on February 14, 1947, in Jasper, Indiana, at the age of 88, and was buried in Lowell, Indiana.
He married first (1) Mary A. Long on 15 Sep 1880 at Rockville who was born 1861 Indiana and died 29 April 1881, was buried in Van Meter Cemetery, Kankakee, IL .
He then married (2) Ida May Rainford on 08 Nov 1883 • Kankakee, Illinois, USA. They lived in Gillam, Jasper, Indiana till about 1917 when they moved to Hammond, Lake Indiana. Their two sons were:
Harry Benjamin Rouse 1884–1973
Grover C "Reno" Rouse 1886–1956
Ida died in 1924.
He then married (3) Nancy Hayhurst (1858–1943) sometime before the 1930 US Census. She died in 1943 and he survived her till 1947.
Born
10 OCT 1858.
Franklin, Marion, Arkansas, USA.
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Died
14 FEB 1947.
Jasper, Indiana, USA.
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Residence
1917
Hammond, Lake, Indiana, USA.
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1935
Schneider, Lake, Indiana.
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Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head.
1 APR 1940.
Schneider, Lake, Indiana, USA.
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1910
Gillam, Jasper, Indiana.
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1930
Schneider, Lake, Indiana.
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1880
Rockville, Kankakee, Illinois, USA.
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1870
Rockville, Kankakee, Illinois, USA.
[4]
1860
Franklin, Marion, Indiana, USA.
[3]
1920
West Creek, Lake, Indiana, USA.
[2]
1900
Gillam, Jasper, Indiana, USA.
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Medical Entry: Herb Rainford & wife, Mrs. William Rainford and Mr. Fred Rainford, were visiting Albert Rainford and brother-in-law Ben Rouse who is very ill.
4 OCT 1902.
Medaryville, Pulaski, Indiana, USA.
Marriage
Husband Benjamin F Rouse.
Wife Ida May Rainford.
Child: Harry Benjamin Rouse.
Child: Grover C Rouse.
Marriage
8 NOV 1883.
Kankakee, Illinois, USA.
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Source: S1Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 January 2019), memorial page for Benjamin Franklin Rouse (10 Oct 1858–14 Feb 1947), Find A Grave Memorial no. 87307367, citing Lowell Memorial Cemetery, Lowell, Lake County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Indiana Bill (contributor 47310575) .
Source: S10 Ancestry.com 1910 United States Federal Census
Source: S16 Ancestry.com 1940 United States Federal Census
Source: S25 Ancestry.com U.S. City Directories (Beta) NameBenjamin F RouseGenderMaleResidence Year1917Residence PlaceHammond, Indiana, USASpouseIda May RousePublication TitleHammond, Indiana, City Directory, 1917
Source: S38 Ancestry.com 1870 United States Federal Census
Source: S4 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Rockville, Kankakee, Illinois; Roll: 219; Family History Film: 1254219; Page: 47B; Enumeration District: 18; Image: 0096. Birth date: abt 1859 Birth place: Indiana Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Rockville, Kankakee, Illinois, United States
Source: S41 Ancestry.com 1860 United States Federal Census
Source: S591 Frighetti, Paula Jasper County, Indiana Deaths, 1921-77 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999.;
Source: S6 Ancestry.com 1900 United States Federal Census