Kleiboeker Family Tree - Person Sheet
Kleiboeker Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameBenjamin Franklin Harrison 
Birth15 Jul 1840, , , Ohio
Death30 Apr 1862, Forsyth, Missouri
FatherWilliam Henry Harrison Jr. (1817-1900)
MotherRebecca Keys (1820-1906)
Notes for Benjamin Franklin Harrison
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Possibly could have been the Benjamin F. Harrison who enlisted August12, 1861, 9th Infantry , Company B as a musician and died at Forsythe,MO. Source: Richard Harrison.
Family tradition says that he died in the Civil War.
BIOGRAPHY
Submittee by Richard Harrison<http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/harrison/letters.htm>;
Benjamin F. Harrison, son of William Harrison and Rebecca Keys, wasborn 15 July 1840, at Mar ion, Hancock county, Ohio. In 1851, thefamily removed to Jones county, Iowa, settling firs t in Jacksontownship, and before 1854, in Rome township. William Harrison was afarmer and B enjamin still lived with his family on the farm at thetime of the 1860 census.
Benjamin enlisted in the Iowa 9th Infantry, Company B, as a Musicianon 12 August 1861. He di ed 30 April 1862, of typhoid pneumonia atForsythe, Tanney county, Missouri. The list of hi s possessionsincluded: "I Forage cap & cover, I Great Coat, 1 Uniform Coat, 1Trowers(sic) , 1 Flannel Shirt, 1 Shoes, pair, 1 Socks, pairs, 3Blankets, 1 pr. Wristbelts, 1 Pocket Mirr or, 1 Knife & Belt, 1drumhead and stickholder, 1 Port Folio, 1 Port Monnau (NOTE: prob.mean t "Manteau") $,25 (NOTE: there is a comma which could have been ahurried decimal point gon e crazy in front of the 25, so he either had$25 or $.25)."
Possibly could have been the Benjamin F. Harrison who enlisted August12, 1861, 9th Infantry , Company B as a musician and died at Forsythe,MO. Source: Richard Harrison.
Family tradition says that he died in the Civil War.
BIOGRAPHY
Submittee by Richard Harrison<http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/harrison/letters.htm>;
Benjamin F. Harrison, son of William Harrison and Rebecca Keys, wasborn 15 July 1840, at Mar ion, Hancock county, Ohio. In 1851, thefamily removed to Jones county, Iowa, settling firs t in Jacksontownship, and before 1854, in Rome township. William Harrison was afarmer and B enjamin still lived with his family on the farm at thetime of the 1860 census.
Benjamin enlisted in the Iowa 9th Infantry, Company B, as a Musicianon 12 August 1861. He di ed 30 April 1862, of typhoid pneumonia atForsythe, Tanney county, Missouri. The list of hi s possessionsincluded: "I Forage cap & cover, I Great Coat, 1 Uniform Coat, 1Trowers(sic) , 1 Flannel Shirt, 1 Shoes, pair, 1 Socks, pairs, 3Blankets, 1 pr. Wristbelts, 1 Pocket Mirr or, 1 Knife & Belt, 1drumhead and stickholder, 1 Port Folio, 1 Port Monnau (NOTE: prob.mean t "Manteau") $,25 (NOTE: there is a comma which could have been ahurried decimal point gon e crazy in front of the 25, so he either had$25 or $.25)."