He enlisted on 9 Sept 1862 as a private in the Indiana 21st Light Artillery Battery, along with his older brother George. in Sept 1863, Ben fought in the Battle of Chickamauga in Walker County, Georgia - one of the last major Confederate victories. Ben mustered out on 26 Jun 1865 at Indianapolis, although his health never fully recovered after the Civil War.
Ben married Esther Teeter on 5 Apr 1868 in La Porte County, Indiana. They lived on their farm in Galena Twp, north of Rolling Prairie, just south of the Bunker Hill schoolhouse, where Ben died.
- Michigan City Dispatch, Galena Gleanings, Thursday 07 March 1895:
"News comes to us that Mr. Benj. Williams, who lived near Bunker Hill schoolhouse, is dead. We did not learn anything more concerning the death. We are very sorry, as Mr. Williams was an honest, quiet citizen and a good temperance worker, and will be missed by many."
Ben and Esther's Children:
*Orpha Elma Williams, 1869 – 1946, m. Wm McDuffie
*Josephus L Williams Sr, 1872 – 1901, m. Bertha Ziegler
*Myra Ethel Williams, 1875 – 1967, m. Lewis P Lake
*Bertha Bell Williams, 1878 – 1958, m. Charles Bull
*Monroe Williams, 1881 – 1969, m. Bertha Coburn
*Benson Williams, 1884 – 1951, m. Ethel Williams
*Bessie Hazel Williams, 1889 – 1981, m. Cloid Crawford
*John Wesley Williams, 1891 – 1986, m. Jennie Anderson, m. Gertrude Edmondson
He enlisted on 9 Sept 1862 as a private in the Indiana 21st Light Artillery Battery, along with his older brother George. in Sept 1863, Ben fought in the Battle of Chickamauga in Walker County, Georgia - one of the last major Confederate victories. Ben mustered out on 26 Jun 1865 at Indianapolis, although his health never fully recovered after the Civil War.
Ben married Esther Teeter on 5 Apr 1868 in La Porte County, Indiana. They lived on their farm in Galena Twp, north of Rolling Prairie, just south of the Bunker Hill schoolhouse, where Ben died.
- Michigan City Dispatch, Galena Gleanings, Thursday 07 March 1895:
"News comes to us that Mr. Benj. Williams, who lived near Bunker Hill schoolhouse, is dead. We did not learn anything more concerning the death. We are very sorry, as Mr. Williams was an honest, quiet citizen and a good temperance worker, and will be missed by many."
Ben and Esther's Children:
*Orpha Elma Williams, 1869 – 1946, m. Wm McDuffie
*Josephus L Williams Sr, 1872 – 1901, m. Bertha Ziegler
*Myra Ethel Williams, 1875 – 1967, m. Lewis P Lake
*Bertha Bell Williams, 1878 – 1958, m. Charles Bull
*Monroe Williams, 1881 – 1969, m. Bertha Coburn
*Benson Williams, 1884 – 1951, m. Ethel Williams
*Bessie Hazel Williams, 1889 – 1981, m. Cloid Crawford
*John Wesley Williams, 1891 – 1986, m. Jennie Anderson, m. Gertrude Edmondson
Inscription
Benjamin F. Williams; Died Mar. 1, 1895; Aged 55 Years
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Nancy Jane Williams Winters
1831–1913
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John Nelson Williams
1833–1913
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Martha Ann Williams Shedd
1835–1913
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George Washington Williams
1837–1911
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Elizabeth E Williams Webb
1840–1930
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Sarah H Williams Shay
1843–1894
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Mary "Mollie" Williams Bixler
1845–1922
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James Leslie Williams Jr
1849–1918
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Charles Wesley Williams
1849–1918
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Elmina E. "Mina" Williams Burtt
1854–1937
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