Benjamin Tharp married Nancy Emily West in 1850 in Fulton County IL, where he got a federal land grant of 40 acres. He took his family on the Oregon Trail in 1864. He took a homestead of 160 acres in what is now Chitwood in Lincoln County. In 1866 he bought a 260-acre farm near Suver in Polk County. During WWII the government took over the farm and other land, took out buildings and orchards, and made Camp Adair, a training camp for the Army. Benjamin retired to Independence in Polk County.
Benjamin Tharp married Nancy Emily West in 1850 in Fulton County IL, where he got a federal land grant of 40 acres. He took his family on the Oregon Trail in 1864. He took a homestead of 160 acres in what is now Chitwood in Lincoln County. In 1866 he bought a 260-acre farm near Suver in Polk County. During WWII the government took over the farm and other land, took out buildings and orchards, and made Camp Adair, a training camp for the Army. Benjamin retired to Independence in Polk County.
Family Members
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Abigail "Abbie" Tharp Stone
1854–1921
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Silas Allen Tharp
1855–1923
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Evaline "Eva" Tharp Busby
1857–1944
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Caroline M "Carrie" Tharp Starr
1859–1951
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Jane "Jennie" Tharp Burnell
1862–1928
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Phillip R Tharp
1866–1889
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Emma Adelade Tharp Steele
1868–1946
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Charles Fred Tharp
1870–1958
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Benjamin Franklin Tharp
1872–1958
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