House, Benjamin Franklin 'Ben'

1895 - 1990  (94 years)

• Name	House, Benjamin Franklin 'Ben'
  		Military Draft Registration Index Card, World War I, House, Benjamin
  Birth	15 Apr 1895	Jasper County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HOUS.B001
  _FGRAVE	42235650
  Military Service	World War I, Private, Company C, 4th Ammunition Trains, 4th Division  [3]
  	Private, U.S. Army, Field Artillery World War I Veteran Company C, 4th Ammunition Train, Trains, 4th Division World War 1 Victory Medal with "Aisne-Marne," "St. Mihiel," "Meuse-Argonne," and "Defensive Sector" Battle Clasps
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  		4th Infantry Division ("Ivy Division"), United States Army
  		4th Infantry Division ("Ivy Division"), United States Army
  Death	28 Feb 1990	Comfort Retirement and Nursing Home, Layfayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
  Burial	Goodland Cemetery, Goodland, Newton County, Indiana   [1]
  		Headstone, House, Marguerite and Ben F.
  		Headstone, House, Marguerite and Ben F.
  Person ID	I746	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Fulk - Barnett Levi Foster Preston Fulk Sr. and Minerva Jane Barnett Descendants, Good - Foster Harold R. Good and Anna Madge L. Foster Descendants, House - Musgrove Benjamin Franklin 'Ben' House and Gladys Ruth Musgrove Descendants, Patterson - Nash John William 'Splitfoot' Patterson and Elizabeth G. 'Eliza' 'Betsy' Nash Descendants
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	House, James W.,   b. 14 Feb 1862   d. 7 Jan 1944 (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Isley, Amanda C.,   b. 20 Jan 1866, Illinois d. 18 Jun 1945 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F743	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Musgrove, Gladys Ruth,   b. 1 May 1907, Jasper County, Illinois d. 9 Jun 1966, Clay County, Illinois (Age 59 years)
  Children	+ 1. House, Francis,   b. 17 Jul 1931, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois d. 7 Aug 1999, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F334	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Fulk, Carrie Edith,   b. 17 Apr 1906, Richland County, Illinois d. 16 Jun 1926, Richland County, Illinois (Age 20 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1924  [5]
  Age at Marriage	He was 29 years and 8 months - She was 18 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F742	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 3	Walston, Marguerite,   b. 1919, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 22 Mar 1964, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	1946  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 50 years and 8 months - She was ~ 27 years.
  Family ID	F740	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 4	Kirkham, Dorothy May,   b. 4 Apr 1920   d. 5 Nov 1987 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	1968  [6]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 72 years and 8 months - She was ~ 47 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F741	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Apr 1895 - Jasper County, Illinois Death - 28 Feb 1990 - Comfort Retirement and Nursing Home, Layfayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Burial - - Goodland Cemetery, Goodland, Newton County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  WWI Draft Registration Card exempts him for appendicitis. He is described a medium build, with blue eyes and brown hair.

  
  

• Sources

  [S783] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, House, Marguerite and Ben F., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42235650), none. (Reliability: 2). [S784] Draft Registration Card, World War I, House, Ben Franklin. [S84] Ancestry.com, Draft Registration Card, (Reliability: 2). [S11121] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, House, Amanda C. and James W., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40564524/james-w-house), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2328] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Fulk, Carrie E., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=161&GScid=106030&GRid=25164693&CScn=Hanna&CScntry=4&CSst=16&CScnty), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13892] Findagrave.com, Headstone, House, Dorothy May, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11020186/dorothy-may-house), none. (Reliability: 2).