Genealogies from Clay, Effingham, Richland, and Wayne Counties in Illinois
1895 - 1990 (94 years)| Name | House, Benjamin Franklin 'Ben' | |
| 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, 4] | |
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Flag of the United States, 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, a… |
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United States Army |
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4th Infantry Division ("Ivy Division"), United States Army |
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4th Infantry Division ("Ivy Division"), United States Army |
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World War I (1914 - 1918) |
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| Death | 28 Feb 1990 | Comfort Retirement and Nursing Home, Layfayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana |
| Burial | Goodland Cemetery, Goodland, Newton County, Indiana [1] |
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Headstone, House, Marguerite and Ben F. |
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| 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 | 16 Apr 2025 | |
| 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 [5] | |
| 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) | |||
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| Family ID | F334 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| 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 [6] | |
| Age at Marriage | He : 29 years and 8 months - She : 18 years and 8 months. | |
| Family ID | F742 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| 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 : ~ 50 years and 8 months - She : ~ 27 years. | |
| Family ID | F740 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 4 |
Kirkham, Dorothy May, b. 4 Apr 1920 d. 5 Nov 1987 (Age 67 years) | |
| Marriage | 1968 [7] | |
| Age at Marriage | He : ~ 72 years and 8 months - She : ~ 47 years and 8 months. | |
| Family ID | F741 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 21 Oct 2026 | |
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| Documents |  | Military Draft Registration Index Card, House, Benjamin, World War I |
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