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Benjamin Franklin Pershing

Birth	:	1 Dec 1857 Hancock County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	29 Jun 1949 Nodaway, Adams County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Guss Cemetery, Guss, Taylor County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8502657, -94.8510869
Description	:	Villisca Review (Villisca, Iowa), Thursday, July 7, 1949, p. 6 Benjamin Pershing – Benjamine [Benjamin] Franklin Pershing, son of Abraham and Mary Pershing, ] was born December 1, 1857 in Hancock County, Ill., and passed away at his home in Nodaway, Ia., on June 29, 1949 at the age of 91 years. There was no sickness or suffering, the earthly house just gave out from age. When he was 21, he came with his parents to Iowa where he spent the rest of his life except for a few years he spent working in Illinois. On September 17, 1879 he was united in... Read More	Villisca Review (Villisca, Iowa), Thursday, July 7, 1949, p. 6 Benjamin Pershing – Benjamine [Benjamin] Franklin Pershing, son of Abraham and Mary Pershing, ] was born December 1, 1857 in Hancock County, Ill., and passed away at his home in Nodaway, Ia., on June 29, 1949 at the age of 91 years. There was no sickness or suffering, the earthly house just gave out from age. When he was 21, he came with his parents to Iowa where he spent the rest of his life except for a few years he spent working in Illinois. On September 17, 1879 he was united in marriage to Lavanche Gaddis. To this union 8 children were born, Everett, Allen, Tracy, Jennie, Lottie, Chester, Estella and Clyde. Everett, Allen and Lottie preceded their father in death. He joined the Methodist church in Olena, Illinois, in Henderson County, at the age of 24, while working there. Though they came back to Iowa again, he never moved his membership, as he expected to take his family back to Illinois for some time. When they returned to Iowa, they went to the home farm a mile west of Guss. They lived there for 35 years, then moved to the Nodaway vicinity, where they have lived ever since. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife; 3 sons, Tracy of New Market, Chester of Des Moines and Clyde of Villisca. Two daughters, Mrs. Jennie McAlpin of New Market and Mrs. Estella Goldsmith of Seattle, Wash. Two sisters, Mrs. Ella Wilcox, Clarinda and Mrs. Bessie McHenry of Los Angeles, Calif. There are also 15 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren and many other relatives and friends. The funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the church in Guss with Rev. C. M. Rowe in charge. The pallbearers were Alvin Pershing, Carter Pershing, Hillard Diggs, Bill McAlpin, Max McAlpin and Arthur Pershing. The singing was by Cecil Weaver accompanied by Mrs. Frances Wheeler. Interment was in the family lot in the Guss cemetery.

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Benjamin Franklin Pershing's memorial is located at: Guss Cemetery, Guss, Taylor County, USA.
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Benjamin Franklin Pershing death on 29 Jun 1949 in Nodaway, Adams County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.8502657
Longitude: -94.8510869

Family Members:

Parent

Abraham Pershin

(1827 - 1914)

Mary Jane Kerns Pershin

(1833 - 1902)

Spouse

Lavanchie Gaddis Pershing

(1858 - 1959)

Siblings

Homer Pershin

(1865 - 1945)

Ella Margaret Pershing Wilcox

(1870 - 1950)

Children

Everett W Pershin

(1880 - 1893)

Tracy Livingston Pershing

(1888 - 1968)

Jennie May Pershing McAlpin

(1888 - 1968)

Lottie Pershing

(1893 - 1896)

Clyde Ray Pershing

(1904 - 1982)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Guss Cemetery
Guss, Taylor County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8502657, -94.8510869

2. Methodist Grove Cemetery
Nodaway, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9136009, -94.8332977

3. North Grove Cemetery
Hepburn, Page County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8422012, -94.9396973

4. Holt Cemetery
New Market, Taylor County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8203000, -94.7669900

5. Dallas Center Cemetery
New Market, Taylor County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7700005, -94.8696976

6. Prairie Rose Cemetery
Corning, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9155998, -94.7752991

7. Fairview Cemetery
Valley Township, Page County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8570862, -94.9671860

8. Hawleyville Cemetery
Hawleyville, Page County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7835999, -94.9458008

9. Bakers Cut Cemetery
Villisca, Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9083200, -94.9585900

10. Ladoga Cemetery
Ladoga, Taylor County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7517014, -94.7947006

11. Washington Cemetery
Gravity, Taylor County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7681007, -94.7466965

12. Nodaway Cemetery
Nodaway, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9627991, -94.8858032

13. Carlisle Cemetery
Villisca, Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9225006, -94.9835968

14. Vise Cemetery
Clarinda, Page County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7416992, -94.9408035

15. Baldwin Cemetery
Corning, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9768982, -94.8244019

16. Villisca Cemetery
Villisca, Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9389000, -94.9747009

17. Brooks Cemetery
Corning, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9728012, -94.7953033

18. Findley Cemetery
Villisca, Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9578018, -94.9571991

19. Memory Cemetery
Page County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7221400, -94.9229500

20. Rose Hill Church Cemetery
Clarinda, Page County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8215000, -95.0340000

21. Old Brooks Cemetery
Corning, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9833196, -94.7669190

22. Oak Grove Cemetery
Clarinda, Page County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7425003, -94.9927979

23. Oak Hill Cemetery
Corning, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9763985, -94.7367020

24. Calvary Cemetery
Corning, Adams County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9763000, -94.7350000