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Benjamin Kizer

Birth	:	29 Apr 1813 Millerstown, Champaign County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	7 Dec 1884 Saint Paris, Champaign County, Ohio, USA
Burial	:	Oakland Cemetery, Oakland, Burt County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.8282000, -96.4642600
Description	:	Son of Joseph & Catherine Kizer. 1881 Champaign Co, OH BENJAMIN KIZER, retired farmer; PO St Paris; is a grandson of Mr and Mrs Charles Kizer, who were born about the middle of the eighteenth century in Virginia where they married and raised a family of eight children. The father and four children died of yellow fever about 1790. Joseph, the father of Benjamin, was born in Page Co, Va, in 1777 where he grew up to manhood and in 1809 married Catharine Comer, also a native of Virginia, Two years later, he with his wife, two children and mother emigrated to... Read More	Son of Joseph & Catherine Kizer. 1881 Champaign Co, OH BENJAMIN KIZER, retired farmer; PO St Paris; is a grandson of Mr and Mrs Charles Kizer, who were born about the middle of the eighteenth century in Virginia where they married and raised a family of eight children. The father and four children died of yellow fever about 1790. Joseph, the father of Benjamin, was born in Page Co, Va, in 1777 where he grew up to manhood and in 1809 married Catharine Comer, also a native of Virginia, Two years later, he with his wife, two children and mother emigrated to Ohio, locating in Johnson Township, Champaign Co, on the bank of Nettle Creek. There he entered the service in the war of 1812 in which he participated three months when he was honorably discharged and returned home to his family. He at once commenced opening out a farm from the deep forest where he had entered land and in a reasonable time had a farm of 160 acres under ordinary improvement and cultivation; this he farmed until his death which occurred soon after the war of the late rebellion. His wife preceded him about ten years and his mother about twoscore and five years. Joseph and Catharine were the parents of eight children, of whom five are now living. Our subject was born 1813, in Johnson Township, Champaign Co, where he has since resided. His boyhood days were spent in the deep, unbroken forest, sheltered in his father's lone log cabin. At about the age of 18, he went as assistant chain-carrier in surveying a direct road to Columbus, passing through many privations and hardships. In 1842, he and his brother purchased one quarter-section of his present farm, since which he has bought his brother's interest and added to it, until he now owns 297 acres in Secs 14 and 20, Johnson Township, which is under good cultivation and improvement. Mr Kizer has during life filled some of the most important offices of the township and that of Justice for twenty-one successive years. He has a good stock farm on which be is raising a fine class of stock. In November, 1844, he married Mary Pence, a native of Ohio. After a companionship of twelve years, death separated them and Mrs Kizer was consigned to the silent tomb leaving three children. Mr Kizer married Matilda Guss; they have had born to them three sons. There are now four sons and one daughter surviving. Urbana Citizen & Gazette December 11, 1884 Benjamin Kizer died Monday at his home north of St Paris. He was Justice of the Peace for 18 years. Born in Millerstown 29th April, 1813 and died 7th December, 1884.

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Benjamin Kizer's memorial is located at: Oakland Cemetery, Oakland, Burt County, USA.
When did Benjamin Kizer death?
Benjamin Kizer death on 7 Dec 1884 in Saint Paris, Champaign County, Ohio, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Benjamin Kizer's memorial?
Latitude: 41.8282000
Longitude: -96.4642600

Family Members:

Spouse

Mary Catherine Pence Kizer

(1823 - 1853)

Matilda Guss Kizer

(1837 - 1920)

Children

Isaiah Pence Kizer

(1845 - 1918)

Sarah Catherine Kizer McMorran

(1851 - 1929)

Ira A Kizer

(1853 - 1853)

Elmer Grant Kizer

(1864 - 1942)

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