Sutherland Paper; January 3, 1918
"The death of B.A. Dikeman, one of the oldest ranchers of this vicinity, occurred Thursday at his home near Lena, fifty miles northwest of this place. Death resulted from a tumor on the brain, and was not unexpected as his condition had been considered critical for several days.
Mr Dikeman was 56 years and 2 days old. He was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, and came to this state at the age of 11, stopping first at Lexington. Thirty-three years ago he homesteaded, on the Birdwood table, and with the exception of three years spent in Canada he has been a resident of this section ever since. With untiring energy and application to business Mr. Dikeman and his wife had acquired large interests, their holdings comprising 16,000 acres of ranch and farm lands and large herds of cattle.
He is survived by the wife and six children, all living near here, and one brother, Will, of Seattle. The latter, with Mrs. Jessie Barnes and E.J. Godfrey of Kansas, and Bud Lawson, wife and son from Eddyville, were here at the time of his death.
Funeral services were conducted from the Sutherland Methodist Church Sunday afternoon, Rev. Newkirk of the local charge and Rev H.D. Knight of Hershey officiating. Internment was made in Riverview Cemetery south of town. The funeral services were largely attended by friends from near and far who came to pay their last tribute of respect to the deceased."
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William left Pennsylvania for the "Wild West", with his parents and brothers William and Samuel. He had a little sister, Hattie P, that was born in Lexington, and died at the age of four whilst the family was still living there.
At age 21, March 31, 1883, Benjamin married Phila Melissa Godfrey. The wedding took place in Congdon (NKA Eddyville), Nebraska.
The couple had two boys and four girls: Emery Malcolm (1884-1924), Hattie Pauline (Johnson)(1886-1962), named for Benjamin's sister Hattie who died at age 4 , Jessie Evelyn (Melvin) (1889-1979), Maggie Syena (Hoatson) (1891-1978), Benjamin Philo (1893-1973), named after Phila's younger brother Philo, who died of typhoid at the age of 15, and Alice Phila (Widner)(1903-2003).
Benjamin's brother Samuel died at the age of 37. Brother Will or "Bill" Dikeman discovered gold in Alaska on Christmas day, 1908, which was Benjamin's 47th birthday. There was a post office in Alaska named after him, and also is attributed that he and his partner coined the name "Iditarod", one version of an Indian name for the river, that is now the name of the famous annual dog race in Alaska.
Will's son, Benjamin's nephew, who was also a rancher on Birdwood Creek, volunteered as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Airforce in WWII, and was killed in a plane crash in Ontario.
Benjamin is buried at Riverview Cemetery in Sutherland, Nebraska, with his wife, Phila Godfrey Dikeman.
"The death of B.A. Dikeman, one of the oldest ranchers of this vicinity, occurred Thursday at his home near Lena, fifty miles northwest of this place. Death resulted from a tumor on the brain, and was not unexpected as his condition had been considered critical for several days.
Mr Dikeman was 56 years and 2 days old. He was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, and came to this state at the age of 11, stopping first at Lexington. Thirty-three years ago he homesteaded, on the Birdwood table, and with the exception of three years spent in Canada he has been a resident of this section ever since. With untiring energy and application to business Mr. Dikeman and his wife had acquired large interests, their holdings comprising 16,000 acres of ranch and farm lands and large herds of cattle.
He is survived by the wife and six children, all living near here, and one brother, Will, of Seattle. The latter, with Mrs. Jessie Barnes and E.J. Godfrey of Kansas, and Bud Lawson, wife and son from Eddyville, were here at the time of his death.
Funeral services were conducted from the Sutherland Methodist Church Sunday afternoon, Rev. Newkirk of the local charge and Rev H.D. Knight of Hershey officiating. Internment was made in Riverview Cemetery south of town. The funeral services were largely attended by friends from near and far who came to pay their last tribute of respect to the deceased."
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William left Pennsylvania for the "Wild West", with his parents and brothers William and Samuel. He had a little sister, Hattie P, that was born in Lexington, and died at the age of four whilst the family was still living there.
At age 21, March 31, 1883, Benjamin married Phila Melissa Godfrey. The wedding took place in Congdon (NKA Eddyville), Nebraska.
The couple had two boys and four girls: Emery Malcolm (1884-1924), Hattie Pauline (Johnson)(1886-1962), named for Benjamin's sister Hattie who died at age 4 , Jessie Evelyn (Melvin) (1889-1979), Maggie Syena (Hoatson) (1891-1978), Benjamin Philo (1893-1973), named after Phila's younger brother Philo, who died of typhoid at the age of 15, and Alice Phila (Widner)(1903-2003).
Benjamin's brother Samuel died at the age of 37. Brother Will or "Bill" Dikeman discovered gold in Alaska on Christmas day, 1908, which was Benjamin's 47th birthday. There was a post office in Alaska named after him, and also is attributed that he and his partner coined the name "Iditarod", one version of an Indian name for the river, that is now the name of the famous annual dog race in Alaska.
Will's son, Benjamin's nephew, who was also a rancher on Birdwood Creek, volunteered as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Airforce in WWII, and was killed in a plane crash in Ontario.
Benjamin is buried at Riverview Cemetery in Sutherland, Nebraska, with his wife, Phila Godfrey Dikeman.
Sutherland Paper; January 3, 1918
"The death of B.A. Dikeman, one of the oldest ranchers of this vicinity, occurred Thursday at his home near Lena, fifty miles northwest of this place. Death resulted from a tumor on the brain, and was not unexpected as his condition had been considered critical for several days.
Mr Dikeman was 56 years and 2 days old. He was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, and came to this state at the age of 11, stopping first at Lexington. Thirty-three years ago he homesteaded, on the Birdwood table, and with the exception of three years spent in Canada he has been a resident of this section ever since. With untiring energy and application to business Mr. Dikeman and his wife had acquired large interests, their holdings comprising 16,000 acres of ranch and farm lands and large herds of cattle.
He is survived by the wife and six children, all living near here, and one brother, Will, of Seattle. The latter, with Mrs. Jessie Barnes and E.J. Godfrey of Kansas, and Bud Lawson, wife and son from Eddyville, were here at the time of his death.
Funeral services were conducted from the Sutherland Methodist Church Sunday afternoon, Rev. Newkirk of the local charge and Rev H.D. Knight of Hershey officiating. Internment was made in Riverview Cemetery south of town. The funeral services were largely attended by friends from near and far who came to pay their last tribute of respect to the deceased."
***
William left Pennsylvania for the "Wild West", with his parents and brothers William and Samuel. He had a little sister, Hattie P, that was born in Lexington, and died at the age of four whilst the family was still living there.
At age 21, March 31, 1883, Benjamin married Phila Melissa Godfrey. The wedding took place in Congdon (NKA Eddyville), Nebraska.
The couple had two boys and four girls: Emery Malcolm (1884-1924), Hattie Pauline (Johnson)(1886-1962), named for Benjamin's sister Hattie who died at age 4 , Jessie Evelyn (Melvin) (1889-1979), Maggie Syena (Hoatson) (1891-1978), Benjamin Philo (1893-1973), named after Phila's younger brother Philo, who died of typhoid at the age of 15, and Alice Phila (Widner)(1903-2003).
Benjamin's brother Samuel died at the age of 37. Brother Will or "Bill" Dikeman discovered gold in Alaska on Christmas day, 1908, which was Benjamin's 47th birthday. There was a post office in Alaska named after him, and also is attributed that he and his partner coined the name "Iditarod", one version of an Indian name for the river, that is now the name of the famous annual dog race in Alaska.
Will's son, Benjamin's nephew, who was also a rancher on Birdwood Creek, volunteered as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Airforce in WWII, and was killed in a plane crash in Ontario.
Benjamin is buried at Riverview Cemetery in Sutherland, Nebraska, with his wife, Phila Godfrey Dikeman.
"The death of B.A. Dikeman, one of the oldest ranchers of this vicinity, occurred Thursday at his home near Lena, fifty miles northwest of this place. Death resulted from a tumor on the brain, and was not unexpected as his condition had been considered critical for several days.
Mr Dikeman was 56 years and 2 days old. He was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, and came to this state at the age of 11, stopping first at Lexington. Thirty-three years ago he homesteaded, on the Birdwood table, and with the exception of three years spent in Canada he has been a resident of this section ever since. With untiring energy and application to business Mr. Dikeman and his wife had acquired large interests, their holdings comprising 16,000 acres of ranch and farm lands and large herds of cattle.
He is survived by the wife and six children, all living near here, and one brother, Will, of Seattle. The latter, with Mrs. Jessie Barnes and E.J. Godfrey of Kansas, and Bud Lawson, wife and son from Eddyville, were here at the time of his death.
Funeral services were conducted from the Sutherland Methodist Church Sunday afternoon, Rev. Newkirk of the local charge and Rev H.D. Knight of Hershey officiating. Internment was made in Riverview Cemetery south of town. The funeral services were largely attended by friends from near and far who came to pay their last tribute of respect to the deceased."
***
William left Pennsylvania for the "Wild West", with his parents and brothers William and Samuel. He had a little sister, Hattie P, that was born in Lexington, and died at the age of four whilst the family was still living there.
At age 21, March 31, 1883, Benjamin married Phila Melissa Godfrey. The wedding took place in Congdon (NKA Eddyville), Nebraska.
The couple had two boys and four girls: Emery Malcolm (1884-1924), Hattie Pauline (Johnson)(1886-1962), named for Benjamin's sister Hattie who died at age 4 , Jessie Evelyn (Melvin) (1889-1979), Maggie Syena (Hoatson) (1891-1978), Benjamin Philo (1893-1973), named after Phila's younger brother Philo, who died of typhoid at the age of 15, and Alice Phila (Widner)(1903-2003).
Benjamin's brother Samuel died at the age of 37. Brother Will or "Bill" Dikeman discovered gold in Alaska on Christmas day, 1908, which was Benjamin's 47th birthday. There was a post office in Alaska named after him, and also is attributed that he and his partner coined the name "Iditarod", one version of an Indian name for the river, that is now the name of the famous annual dog race in Alaska.
Will's son, Benjamin's nephew, who was also a rancher on Birdwood Creek, volunteered as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Airforce in WWII, and was killed in a plane crash in Ontario.
Benjamin is buried at Riverview Cemetery in Sutherland, Nebraska, with his wife, Phila Godfrey Dikeman.
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