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Pvt Benjamin Shoup

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Pvt Benjamin Shoup

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1 Dec 1910 (aged 73)
Burial
Hebron, Porter County, Indiana, USA
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Benjamin was most likely born in Knox County, Ohio, the son of William and Mary (Kirby) Shoup.

He enlisted as a private in Company I, Ohio 20th Infantry Regiment on December 9, 1861 during the Civil War. He mustered out on January 27, 1865.

Benjamin married Eliza Howard on July 20, 1862 in Knox County, Ohio. The couple and their daughter, Frances, left Ohio in 1865 or 1866. Two more daughters, Sarah and Annie, were born in Iowa and Missouri respectively. The family was in Winfield, Lake County, Indiana by 1870 where Benjamin farmed. Nettie and Millie, were born during this time. The family shortly thereafter removed to Indian Creek, Anderson, Kansas, before returning to Indiana by October 1876, where Eliza died of consumption.

After the death of Eliza, he married Mary Clites on May 12, 1878 in Porter County. The couple settled in Hebron, in Porter County where Benjamin was a constable. This area is next to Winfield, in Lake County where Benjamin lived in 1870. Children from the union include: Earl, Harry, and Howard.
Benjamin was most likely born in Knox County, Ohio, the son of William and Mary (Kirby) Shoup.

He enlisted as a private in Company I, Ohio 20th Infantry Regiment on December 9, 1861 during the Civil War. He mustered out on January 27, 1865.

Benjamin married Eliza Howard on July 20, 1862 in Knox County, Ohio. The couple and their daughter, Frances, left Ohio in 1865 or 1866. Two more daughters, Sarah and Annie, were born in Iowa and Missouri respectively. The family was in Winfield, Lake County, Indiana by 1870 where Benjamin farmed. Nettie and Millie, were born during this time. The family shortly thereafter removed to Indian Creek, Anderson, Kansas, before returning to Indiana by October 1876, where Eliza died of consumption.

After the death of Eliza, he married Mary Clites on May 12, 1878 in Porter County. The couple settled in Hebron, in Porter County where Benjamin was a constable. This area is next to Winfield, in Lake County where Benjamin lived in 1870. Children from the union include: Earl, Harry, and Howard.

Gravesite Details

ancestry.com: IN. Marriages, U.S. Census, 1850 Berlin, Knox, OH., 1870 Winfield, Lake, IN., 1880 Hebron, Porter, IN., KS. State Census 1875, U.S. Civil War Records, Porter County Genweb: Death Index, Eliza Obit. familysearch.org: OH. Marriages

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  • Created by: Tina
  • Added: Nov 20, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101045714/benjamin-shoup: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Benjamin Shoup (20 Jun 1837–1 Dec 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 101045714, citing Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery, Hebron, Porter County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Tina (contributor 47009128).