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Benjamin Johnson Jr.

Birth
Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland, USA
Death
3 Jul 1853 (aged 44)
Bellevue, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
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Bellevue, Jackson County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Sadly, Benjamin was born "afflicted" as one of his brothers later wrote. He grew to have an over-sized head and according to the 1850 census, was "deaf and dumb". In modern medical terms he likely suffered from hydrocephalus or macrocephalus.

A family record states he died in 1833, but that was surely a transcription error, due to his appearance as an invalid in the 1850 census. He probably died in 1853. There is no marker for his grave but he is likely buried just south of his parents, and next to the fence. A grave-witching reading of "disturbed earth" in August, 2022, found two likely burials south of the stone for Capt. Benjamin Johnson.
Sadly, Benjamin was born "afflicted" as one of his brothers later wrote. He grew to have an over-sized head and according to the 1850 census, was "deaf and dumb". In modern medical terms he likely suffered from hydrocephalus or macrocephalus.

A family record states he died in 1833, but that was surely a transcription error, due to his appearance as an invalid in the 1850 census. He probably died in 1853. There is no marker for his grave but he is likely buried just south of his parents, and next to the fence. A grave-witching reading of "disturbed earth" in August, 2022, found two likely burials south of the stone for Capt. Benjamin Johnson.

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