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William Benjamin Homer Jr.

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Birth	:	14 Apr 1863 Shelby County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	14 May 1941 Bon Homme County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.8732986, -97.9132996
Description	:	Springfield Times, Springfield, South Dakota, Thursday, May 22, 1941; Page 4 Funeral for W. B. Homer Held Last Saturday Funeral services for the late W. B. Homer, whose death was announced in the last week's Times, were held in the Congregational Church Saturday afternoon being conducted by the Rev. A. C. Warner. The burial was in the Springfield Cemetery. William Benjamin Homer was born at Gallan's Grove, Shelby Co., Iowa, April 16, 1863. His death occurred at his farm at Running Water, May 14,1941, where he had reached the age of... Read More	Springfield Times, Springfield, South Dakota, Thursday, May 22, 1941; Page 4 Funeral for W. B. Homer Held Last Saturday Funeral services for the late W. B. Homer, whose death was announced in the last week's Times, were held in the Congregational Church Saturday afternoon being conducted by the Rev. A. C. Warner. The burial was in the Springfield Cemetery. William Benjamin Homer was born at Gallan's Grove, Shelby Co., Iowa, April 16, 1863. His death occurred at his farm at Running Water, May 14,1941, where he had reached the age of 78 years, one month. He was the fifth of eight children born to Benjamin Thomas Homer Sr. and Patience (Bentley) Homer and was the last of the family to be summoned by death. In 1884 he made a short trip to Cedar Co., Nebraska to look at the new country and the following spring he came back accompanied by his nephew, Ross Crosley, and the two men engaged in breaking prairie for the settlers who were coming in and soon Mr. Homer purchased a thrashing machine which the two men operated. On the 29th of November 1886, he was united in marriage to Miss Martha Ellen Crosley and the following spring, the couple moved to Bonne Homme County and through all of 54 years since their home has been in the neighborhood of Running Water except for a short time they lived in Springfield. Mr. and Mrs. Homer were the parents of 10 children. Two died in infancy, two died of a epidemic of measles and whooping cough in the spring of 1913. Boyd died in the Veteran's Hospital in Minneapolis in 1927, a victim of a gassing in the war. The five children living are, Edna (Mrs. Henry Oliver) of Newell, Ben of Springfield, Charles of Veil, and Frank and Otto living on the home farm. Mrs. Oliver had been back very recently to see her mother and father and did not return for the funeral. There are eleven grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mr. Homer was baptized into the Latter Day Saints as a lad of eight in Iowa, and all through these years, he had lived a simple, loyal faith of industry and rectitude. A man of honorable dealing and warm Kindness. He has been a citizen whose half century of life in the community makes his passing a genuine sorrow. His widow and children have the sympathy of all their bereavement.

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Where is William Benjamin Homer Jr.'s memorial?
William Benjamin Homer Jr.'s memorial is located at: Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Bon Homme County, USA.
When did William Benjamin Homer Jr. death?
William Benjamin Homer Jr. death on 14 May 1941 in Bon Homme County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 42.8732986
Longitude: -97.9132996

Family Members:

Parent

Patience Bentley Homer

(1835 - 1867)

Spouse

Martha Ellen Crosley Homer

(1870 - 1955)

Siblings

Nora A Homer Holcomb

(1855 - 1895)

Eulia Homer

(1867 - 1884)

Children

Patience Edna Homer Oliver

(1888 - 1946)

William Benjamin “Ben” Homer

(1889 - 1957)

Boyd Albert Homer

(1892 - 1927)

Franklin M Homer

(1899 - 1957)

Katherine Ellen Homer

(1905 - 1913)

Marion E. Homer

(1908 - 1909)

Royal M Homer

(1912 - 1913)

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Springfield, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8732986, -97.9132996

2. Saint Vincents Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8744011, -97.9132996

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7. Bon Homme County Poor Farm Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9518900, -97.9694660

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Coordinate: 42.8788986, -97.7797012

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Coordinate: 42.9227982, -98.0307999

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Coordinate: 42.8727989, -98.0494003

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Coordinate: 42.8513985, -98.0500031

12. Evengelical Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9664001, -97.9899979

13. Friedensberg Mennonite Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8958015, -98.0667038

14. Sattler Cemetery
Avon, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9809400, -97.9761800

15. Tyndall Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9953003, -97.8824997

16. Saint Leo Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9967003, -97.8930969

17. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9668999, -98.0278015

18. Zion Reformed Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9666990, -98.0343240

19. Bazile Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7377500, -97.9311500

20. Czech National Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0024986, -97.8518982

21. First German Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9939400, -98.0306500

22. Bon Homme Hutterite Colony Cemetery
Bon Homme Colony, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8629000, -97.7100900

23. Trinity Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9963989, -98.0291977

24. L'Eau Qui Court Cemetery
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