Benjamin Von Puhl was the son of Rosalie Saugrain and Henry Von Puhl.
Benjamin served as commander (1st Lt) of a Missouri Light Artillery Battery during the Civil War. He held the rank of brevit Capt. briefly before the war ended. He also served as a Drillmaster.
His brother Francis was an aide-de-camp to Gen. Sterling Price. And brother William served as an ordinance officer.
Benjamin's father, Henry, was one of the leading merchants of St. Louis, MO, at the time of his death, he having there been the executive head of the Von Puhl Saugrain Company. Henry was a son of Dietrich Von Phul, a knight of the High Ducal Order of Hunters in Wurttemberg, Germany.
Dietrich was also a general and captain of the guards at the ducal court on the maternal side.
Benjamin's mother, Rosalie Saugrain, was the daughter of Dr. Antoine François Saugrain, a protégé and friend of Benjamin Franklin. Dr. Saugrain is also credited with providing the Lewis and Clark Expedition with matches. Before immigrating to America, the Dr. Saugrain family served from 1518 up to the time of the reign of the great Napoleon, the head of the Saurgrain family served as Librarian to the French kings. John Saugrain having been given this distinguished preferment by King Charles IX, in 1518.
Benjamin married Martha Lape from Mississippi on 3rd September 1867 in Jefferson, MO. Martha was 22 years old. In the 1880 Census, Benjamin and Martha Von Puhl and their three children, Genevieve, Henry and Ben Jr., were in St. Louis. Benjamin's occupation is listed as a real estate agent.
Wife Martha filed for divorce in Jun 1899, and is believed to have moved to Colorado.
Benjamin remarried in Oct 1906 to Nancy Mulford Taylor. (Nancy may have been a widowed niece now buried in the same cemetery).
Benjamin died on December 18th 1909, in St. Louis, MO. He suffered from chronic insomnia, and died by his own hand. (H. P. Bledsoe recommended the following site for more information http://nelsonlambert.blogspot.com/2017/09/ )
Benjamin served as commander (1st Lt) of a Missouri Light Artillery Battery during the Civil War. He held the rank of brevit Capt. briefly before the war ended. He also served as a Drillmaster.
His brother Francis was an aide-de-camp to Gen. Sterling Price. And brother William served as an ordinance officer.
Benjamin's father, Henry, was one of the leading merchants of St. Louis, MO, at the time of his death, he having there been the executive head of the Von Puhl Saugrain Company. Henry was a son of Dietrich Von Phul, a knight of the High Ducal Order of Hunters in Wurttemberg, Germany.
Dietrich was also a general and captain of the guards at the ducal court on the maternal side.
Benjamin's mother, Rosalie Saugrain, was the daughter of Dr. Antoine François Saugrain, a protégé and friend of Benjamin Franklin. Dr. Saugrain is also credited with providing the Lewis and Clark Expedition with matches. Before immigrating to America, the Dr. Saugrain family served from 1518 up to the time of the reign of the great Napoleon, the head of the Saurgrain family served as Librarian to the French kings. John Saugrain having been given this distinguished preferment by King Charles IX, in 1518.
Benjamin married Martha Lape from Mississippi on 3rd September 1867 in Jefferson, MO. Martha was 22 years old. In the 1880 Census, Benjamin and Martha Von Puhl and their three children, Genevieve, Henry and Ben Jr., were in St. Louis. Benjamin's occupation is listed as a real estate agent.
Wife Martha filed for divorce in Jun 1899, and is believed to have moved to Colorado.
Benjamin remarried in Oct 1906 to Nancy Mulford Taylor. (Nancy may have been a widowed niece now buried in the same cemetery).
Benjamin died on December 18th 1909, in St. Louis, MO. He suffered from chronic insomnia, and died by his own hand. (H. P. Bledsoe recommended the following site for more information http://nelsonlambert.blogspot.com/2017/09/ )
Benjamin Von Puhl was the son of Rosalie Saugrain and Henry Von Puhl.
Benjamin served as commander (1st Lt) of a Missouri Light Artillery Battery during the Civil War. He held the rank of brevit Capt. briefly before the war ended. He also served as a Drillmaster.
His brother Francis was an aide-de-camp to Gen. Sterling Price. And brother William served as an ordinance officer.
Benjamin's father, Henry, was one of the leading merchants of St. Louis, MO, at the time of his death, he having there been the executive head of the Von Puhl Saugrain Company. Henry was a son of Dietrich Von Phul, a knight of the High Ducal Order of Hunters in Wurttemberg, Germany.
Dietrich was also a general and captain of the guards at the ducal court on the maternal side.
Benjamin's mother, Rosalie Saugrain, was the daughter of Dr. Antoine François Saugrain, a protégé and friend of Benjamin Franklin. Dr. Saugrain is also credited with providing the Lewis and Clark Expedition with matches. Before immigrating to America, the Dr. Saugrain family served from 1518 up to the time of the reign of the great Napoleon, the head of the Saurgrain family served as Librarian to the French kings. John Saugrain having been given this distinguished preferment by King Charles IX, in 1518.
Benjamin married Martha Lape from Mississippi on 3rd September 1867 in Jefferson, MO. Martha was 22 years old. In the 1880 Census, Benjamin and Martha Von Puhl and their three children, Genevieve, Henry and Ben Jr., were in St. Louis. Benjamin's occupation is listed as a real estate agent.
Wife Martha filed for divorce in Jun 1899, and is believed to have moved to Colorado.
Benjamin remarried in Oct 1906 to Nancy Mulford Taylor. (Nancy may have been a widowed niece now buried in the same cemetery).
Benjamin died on December 18th 1909, in St. Louis, MO. He suffered from chronic insomnia, and died by his own hand. (H. P. Bledsoe recommended the following site for more information http://nelsonlambert.blogspot.com/2017/09/ )
Benjamin served as commander (1st Lt) of a Missouri Light Artillery Battery during the Civil War. He held the rank of brevit Capt. briefly before the war ended. He also served as a Drillmaster.
His brother Francis was an aide-de-camp to Gen. Sterling Price. And brother William served as an ordinance officer.
Benjamin's father, Henry, was one of the leading merchants of St. Louis, MO, at the time of his death, he having there been the executive head of the Von Puhl Saugrain Company. Henry was a son of Dietrich Von Phul, a knight of the High Ducal Order of Hunters in Wurttemberg, Germany.
Dietrich was also a general and captain of the guards at the ducal court on the maternal side.
Benjamin's mother, Rosalie Saugrain, was the daughter of Dr. Antoine François Saugrain, a protégé and friend of Benjamin Franklin. Dr. Saugrain is also credited with providing the Lewis and Clark Expedition with matches. Before immigrating to America, the Dr. Saugrain family served from 1518 up to the time of the reign of the great Napoleon, the head of the Saurgrain family served as Librarian to the French kings. John Saugrain having been given this distinguished preferment by King Charles IX, in 1518.
Benjamin married Martha Lape from Mississippi on 3rd September 1867 in Jefferson, MO. Martha was 22 years old. In the 1880 Census, Benjamin and Martha Von Puhl and their three children, Genevieve, Henry and Ben Jr., were in St. Louis. Benjamin's occupation is listed as a real estate agent.
Wife Martha filed for divorce in Jun 1899, and is believed to have moved to Colorado.
Benjamin remarried in Oct 1906 to Nancy Mulford Taylor. (Nancy may have been a widowed niece now buried in the same cemetery).
Benjamin died on December 18th 1909, in St. Louis, MO. He suffered from chronic insomnia, and died by his own hand. (H. P. Bledsoe recommended the following site for more information http://nelsonlambert.blogspot.com/2017/09/ )
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