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Benjamin Aplin Lincoln

Birth
Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
18 May 1900 (aged 78)
McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska, USA
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McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
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Died, On Friday morning May 18th, after a brief illness, B.A. Lincoln, at the home of his daughter Mrs. E. Starbuck. Benjamin Aplin Lincoln was born near Carbondale, PA, August 12, 1821. He was third in a family of thirteen, twelve of whom lived to be grown. Six now survive him. When sixteen years of age he moved with his parents to Nelsonville, Ohio and in 1849 he was married to Miss Harriet Wright.

After the civil war he located at Indianola, Iowa where in 1876 his wife died. For the past sixteen years he has resided in western Nebraska. He was a member of the Congregational church at Pleasant Ridge and lived a consistent upright life. He will be missed by a large circle of relatives and friends whose confidence and esteem he enjoyed.

Of his six children, four survive him. Charles Sanford in Ohio, Mrs. Clare Loper in Iowa, Mrs. Alma West in Washington and Mrs. E. May Starbuck with whom he made his home. The funeral occurred on Saturday from the family residence. Rev. Turner of McCook conducted the service and interment at Longview. A large gathering of sympathetic friends followed the remains to their last resting place.
--Friday 25 May 1900 issue, McCook Republican
Died, On Friday morning May 18th, after a brief illness, B.A. Lincoln, at the home of his daughter Mrs. E. Starbuck. Benjamin Aplin Lincoln was born near Carbondale, PA, August 12, 1821. He was third in a family of thirteen, twelve of whom lived to be grown. Six now survive him. When sixteen years of age he moved with his parents to Nelsonville, Ohio and in 1849 he was married to Miss Harriet Wright.

After the civil war he located at Indianola, Iowa where in 1876 his wife died. For the past sixteen years he has resided in western Nebraska. He was a member of the Congregational church at Pleasant Ridge and lived a consistent upright life. He will be missed by a large circle of relatives and friends whose confidence and esteem he enjoyed.

Of his six children, four survive him. Charles Sanford in Ohio, Mrs. Clare Loper in Iowa, Mrs. Alma West in Washington and Mrs. E. May Starbuck with whom he made his home. The funeral occurred on Saturday from the family residence. Rev. Turner of McCook conducted the service and interment at Longview. A large gathering of sympathetic friends followed the remains to their last resting place.
--Friday 25 May 1900 issue, McCook Republican

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