The son of John Henry & Elizabeth (Gross) Benfer, he married Matilda Dreese and fathered James William (b. 05/10/59), Henry A. (b. 03/12/61), David Franklin (b. 05/09/63), and Arthur (b. 07/14/71). In 1860, he was a saddler living with his family in West Beaver Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, and stood 5' 8" tall with dark hair and blue eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Lewisburg, Union County, October 11, 1862, purportedly mustered into federal service in Harrisburg that same day as a private with Co. K, 51st Pennsylvania Infantry, and discharged by surgeon's certificate January 12, 1865. He is in the company register as "Daniel," although his compiled military service records have it right.
By 1870, he was a farmer living with his family in Rye Township, Perry County, and died at his home in Marysville from "general debility with heart failure (organic)."
Perry County Times, August 29, 1912
David Benfer, aged 79 years, died at his late home on Valley Street Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mr. Benfer enlisted in the Army on October 10, 1862, from Snyder county and was mustered into the United States Service at Harrisburg. Mr. Benfer was taken sick with rheumatism at Knoxville, Tenn. November 1864, but remained with the regiment and was honorably discharged January 12, 1865, near Petersburg, Virginia, on account of chronic rheumatism. Mr. Benfer was a member of Lieutenants David Geib Post No. 188, Grand Army of the Republic, Marysville.
Mr. Benfer was one of the oldest residents of Marysville. He lived here twenty years and prior to that lived for twenty-three years near town.
Those surviving Mr. Benfer are his wife, Mrs. Matilda Benfer, four sons, James W. Benfer, of Marysville; Henry A. Benfer, of Lewisburg; David F. Benfer, of Baltimore; Arthur E. Benfer of Marysville; and brother, George Benfer, of McClure; twenty five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Mr. Benfer was a very active member of the Evangelical Church and also a member of the Knights of Pythias. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Evangelical Church, the Rev. W.C. Detweller and the Rev. I.N. Bair officiating.
Burial was in Chestnut Grove Cemetery.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Lewisburg, Union County, October 11, 1862, purportedly mustered into federal service in Harrisburg that same day as a private with Co. K, 51st Pennsylvania Infantry, and discharged by surgeon's certificate January 12, 1865. He is in the company register as "Daniel," although his compiled military service records have it right.
By 1870, he was a farmer living with his family in Rye Township, Perry County, and died at his home in Marysville from "general debility with heart failure (organic)."
Perry County Times, August 29, 1912
David Benfer, aged 79 years, died at his late home on Valley Street Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mr. Benfer enlisted in the Army on October 10, 1862, from Snyder county and was mustered into the United States Service at Harrisburg. Mr. Benfer was taken sick with rheumatism at Knoxville, Tenn. November 1864, but remained with the regiment and was honorably discharged January 12, 1865, near Petersburg, Virginia, on account of chronic rheumatism. Mr. Benfer was a member of Lieutenants David Geib Post No. 188, Grand Army of the Republic, Marysville.
Mr. Benfer was one of the oldest residents of Marysville. He lived here twenty years and prior to that lived for twenty-three years near town.
Those surviving Mr. Benfer are his wife, Mrs. Matilda Benfer, four sons, James W. Benfer, of Marysville; Henry A. Benfer, of Lewisburg; David F. Benfer, of Baltimore; Arthur E. Benfer of Marysville; and brother, George Benfer, of McClure; twenty five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Mr. Benfer was a very active member of the Evangelical Church and also a member of the Knights of Pythias. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Evangelical Church, the Rev. W.C. Detweller and the Rev. I.N. Bair officiating.
Burial was in Chestnut Grove Cemetery.
The son of John Henry & Elizabeth (Gross) Benfer, he married Matilda Dreese and fathered James William (b. 05/10/59), Henry A. (b. 03/12/61), David Franklin (b. 05/09/63), and Arthur (b. 07/14/71). In 1860, he was a saddler living with his family in West Beaver Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, and stood 5' 8" tall with dark hair and blue eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Lewisburg, Union County, October 11, 1862, purportedly mustered into federal service in Harrisburg that same day as a private with Co. K, 51st Pennsylvania Infantry, and discharged by surgeon's certificate January 12, 1865. He is in the company register as "Daniel," although his compiled military service records have it right.
By 1870, he was a farmer living with his family in Rye Township, Perry County, and died at his home in Marysville from "general debility with heart failure (organic)."
Perry County Times, August 29, 1912
David Benfer, aged 79 years, died at his late home on Valley Street Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mr. Benfer enlisted in the Army on October 10, 1862, from Snyder county and was mustered into the United States Service at Harrisburg. Mr. Benfer was taken sick with rheumatism at Knoxville, Tenn. November 1864, but remained with the regiment and was honorably discharged January 12, 1865, near Petersburg, Virginia, on account of chronic rheumatism. Mr. Benfer was a member of Lieutenants David Geib Post No. 188, Grand Army of the Republic, Marysville.
Mr. Benfer was one of the oldest residents of Marysville. He lived here twenty years and prior to that lived for twenty-three years near town.
Those surviving Mr. Benfer are his wife, Mrs. Matilda Benfer, four sons, James W. Benfer, of Marysville; Henry A. Benfer, of Lewisburg; David F. Benfer, of Baltimore; Arthur E. Benfer of Marysville; and brother, George Benfer, of McClure; twenty five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Mr. Benfer was a very active member of the Evangelical Church and also a member of the Knights of Pythias. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Evangelical Church, the Rev. W.C. Detweller and the Rev. I.N. Bair officiating.
Burial was in Chestnut Grove Cemetery.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Lewisburg, Union County, October 11, 1862, purportedly mustered into federal service in Harrisburg that same day as a private with Co. K, 51st Pennsylvania Infantry, and discharged by surgeon's certificate January 12, 1865. He is in the company register as "Daniel," although his compiled military service records have it right.
By 1870, he was a farmer living with his family in Rye Township, Perry County, and died at his home in Marysville from "general debility with heart failure (organic)."
Perry County Times, August 29, 1912
David Benfer, aged 79 years, died at his late home on Valley Street Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mr. Benfer enlisted in the Army on October 10, 1862, from Snyder county and was mustered into the United States Service at Harrisburg. Mr. Benfer was taken sick with rheumatism at Knoxville, Tenn. November 1864, but remained with the regiment and was honorably discharged January 12, 1865, near Petersburg, Virginia, on account of chronic rheumatism. Mr. Benfer was a member of Lieutenants David Geib Post No. 188, Grand Army of the Republic, Marysville.
Mr. Benfer was one of the oldest residents of Marysville. He lived here twenty years and prior to that lived for twenty-three years near town.
Those surviving Mr. Benfer are his wife, Mrs. Matilda Benfer, four sons, James W. Benfer, of Marysville; Henry A. Benfer, of Lewisburg; David F. Benfer, of Baltimore; Arthur E. Benfer of Marysville; and brother, George Benfer, of McClure; twenty five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Mr. Benfer was a very active member of the Evangelical Church and also a member of the Knights of Pythias. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Evangelical Church, the Rev. W.C. Detweller and the Rev. I.N. Bair officiating.
Burial was in Chestnut Grove Cemetery.
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