Advertisement

Benjamin Bales Sr.

Advertisement

Benjamin Bales Sr.

Birth
Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Death
9 May 1884 (aged 69)
Blue River Township, Henry County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Mooreland, Henry County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
S/O Aaron & Alice (Manifold) Bales
H/O Nancy (Wrightsman) Bales
Benjamin was a Friend, a dedicated abolitionist, farmer, and cobbler. His death notice in the New Castle Courier said that when his funeral was held at the Flat Rock Friends Meetinghouse, "the building was crowded to its utmost capacity, with many remaining outside, unable to gain admittance. This shows the high esteem in which Benjamin Bales was held by the community at large and in losing him the community has lost one of its best citizens." He died of pneumonia.
S/O Aaron & Alice (Manifold) Bales
H/O Nancy (Wrightsman) Bales
Benjamin was a Friend, a dedicated abolitionist, farmer, and cobbler. His death notice in the New Castle Courier said that when his funeral was held at the Flat Rock Friends Meetinghouse, "the building was crowded to its utmost capacity, with many remaining outside, unable to gain admittance. This shows the high esteem in which Benjamin Bales was held by the community at large and in losing him the community has lost one of its best citizens." He died of pneumonia.


Advertisement