Benjamin was born November 6, 1888 the son of Charles Ashton West, a carpenter, and his second wife Elizabeth Ellen Lincoln.
Benjamin was last in the birth order in this second family with two older sisters: Mary Eva and Clara Mary. He also had six older half siblings: Charles Edmund, Elizabeth Adah, Don Carlos (died young), Alexander Constantine, Elvira Celinda and George Lewis.
In 1900, Benjamin is 12 years old and living in the family home with his parents, sisters and a maternal uncle, John W. Lincoln. In 1910, he is 21, single and living with his widowed mother at 1422 South 42 Street, Pipe Creek Twp, Madison County, Indiana, a home she owns. He is working as a laborer in the auto industry.
Cause of death: congestion of lung (lobar pneumonia), incorrectly reported as tuberculosis in the newspaper obits
Burial: 26 May 1912
Sources: U.S. Federal Census; Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920; Indiana Death Certificates 1899-2011
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Headstone symbolism:
• The tree stump is often used to represent someone who was cut down in the prime of life
• The rope circle, on which the engraving tablet hangs, is a symbol of eternity
• A morning glory flower opens in the morning and represents resurrection, the flower is also a desirable motif as it has heart-shaped leaves
Contributor Gayle 47223271 10-17-2020
Benjamin was last in the birth order in this second family with two older sisters: Mary Eva and Clara Mary. He also had six older half siblings: Charles Edmund, Elizabeth Adah, Don Carlos (died young), Alexander Constantine, Elvira Celinda and George Lewis.
In 1900, Benjamin is 12 years old and living in the family home with his parents, sisters and a maternal uncle, John W. Lincoln. In 1910, he is 21, single and living with his widowed mother at 1422 South 42 Street, Pipe Creek Twp, Madison County, Indiana, a home she owns. He is working as a laborer in the auto industry.
Cause of death: congestion of lung (lobar pneumonia), incorrectly reported as tuberculosis in the newspaper obits
Burial: 26 May 1912
Sources: U.S. Federal Census; Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920; Indiana Death Certificates 1899-2011
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Headstone symbolism:
• The tree stump is often used to represent someone who was cut down in the prime of life
• The rope circle, on which the engraving tablet hangs, is a symbol of eternity
• A morning glory flower opens in the morning and represents resurrection, the flower is also a desirable motif as it has heart-shaped leaves
Contributor Gayle 47223271 10-17-2020
Benjamin was born November 6, 1888 the son of Charles Ashton West, a carpenter, and his second wife Elizabeth Ellen Lincoln.
Benjamin was last in the birth order in this second family with two older sisters: Mary Eva and Clara Mary. He also had six older half siblings: Charles Edmund, Elizabeth Adah, Don Carlos (died young), Alexander Constantine, Elvira Celinda and George Lewis.
In 1900, Benjamin is 12 years old and living in the family home with his parents, sisters and a maternal uncle, John W. Lincoln. In 1910, he is 21, single and living with his widowed mother at 1422 South 42 Street, Pipe Creek Twp, Madison County, Indiana, a home she owns. He is working as a laborer in the auto industry.
Cause of death: congestion of lung (lobar pneumonia), incorrectly reported as tuberculosis in the newspaper obits
Burial: 26 May 1912
Sources: U.S. Federal Census; Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920; Indiana Death Certificates 1899-2011
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Headstone symbolism:
• The tree stump is often used to represent someone who was cut down in the prime of life
• The rope circle, on which the engraving tablet hangs, is a symbol of eternity
• A morning glory flower opens in the morning and represents resurrection, the flower is also a desirable motif as it has heart-shaped leaves
Contributor Gayle 47223271 10-17-2020
Benjamin was last in the birth order in this second family with two older sisters: Mary Eva and Clara Mary. He also had six older half siblings: Charles Edmund, Elizabeth Adah, Don Carlos (died young), Alexander Constantine, Elvira Celinda and George Lewis.
In 1900, Benjamin is 12 years old and living in the family home with his parents, sisters and a maternal uncle, John W. Lincoln. In 1910, he is 21, single and living with his widowed mother at 1422 South 42 Street, Pipe Creek Twp, Madison County, Indiana, a home she owns. He is working as a laborer in the auto industry.
Cause of death: congestion of lung (lobar pneumonia), incorrectly reported as tuberculosis in the newspaper obits
Burial: 26 May 1912
Sources: U.S. Federal Census; Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920; Indiana Death Certificates 1899-2011
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Headstone symbolism:
• The tree stump is often used to represent someone who was cut down in the prime of life
• The rope circle, on which the engraving tablet hangs, is a symbol of eternity
• A morning glory flower opens in the morning and represents resurrection, the flower is also a desirable motif as it has heart-shaped leaves
Contributor Gayle 47223271 10-17-2020
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