West Virginia Pioneers

Benjamin Franklin Strachan

Male 1876 - 1946  (70 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Franklin Strachan 
    Born 10 Apr 1876  Grafton, Taylor County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 Aug 1946  Huntingon, Cabell, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Woodmere Cemetery, Cabell, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: Benjamin Franklin/Strachan
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 27 Aug 1946
      Death Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 70y 4m 17d
      Cemetery: Woodmere, Huntington
      Birth Date: 4/10/1876
      Birth Place: Grafton, WV
      Marital Status: W
      Spouse: Mary D./
      Occupation: C&O RR Chief Clerk Ret.
      Residence: Huntington
      Mother: Alice/Bacon
      Mother's Birth Place: Petersburg, VA
      Father: George O./Strachan
      Father's Birth Place: London, England
      Informant: Geo O Strachan, 828 Jefferson Ave
    Person ID I89047  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2011 

    Father George Strachan,   b. CA 1822, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1899, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Mother Olevia Alice Bacon,   b. Dec 1840, Petersburg, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1902, Huntingon, Cabell, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Married 27 Sep 1869  Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 9/27/1869 at Parkersburg
      Place: Wood Co, WV
      George Strachan, 46, London England; Grafton WV; William & Ann, stonecutter
      Olivia A Bacon, 28, Petersburg VA; Parkersburg; Samuel & M Eliza

      1880 Cabin Creek, Kanawha, WV
      Strachan, Geor 56 stone cutter Eng Eng Eng
      Olevia A 39 VAVANC
      Samuel 9 son WV Eng VA
      Juliet 8 WV Eng VA
      Mary V 6 da WV Eng VA
      Luly 5 da WV Eng VA
      Benjamin 4 son WV Eng VA
      Lena 2 da WV Eng VA

      1900 Huntington, Cabell, WV
      Strachan, Emma (?) A 12/1840 wd 7-6 children VAVANC
      Samuel son 11/1870 s WV VAVA
      Julia da 6/1872 s
      Mary V da 7/1873 s
      Ben F son 4/1876
      Lena E da 4/1877
      Anna E da 5/1880
    Family ID F22975  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Lallance,   b. Jan 1881, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married CA 1904  [3
    Notes 

    • 1910 Charleston, Kanawha, WV
      Strachan, Benjamin F 34 m1- 5y WV Eng OH
      Mary 28 m1- 5y 2-2 children WV VA OH
      George O(?) son 4 VA WVWV
      Mary da 2 WVWVWV
      Lallance, Annie sis 28 wd 0 WV Eng Oh

      1920 Huntington wd 6, Cabell, WV
      Strachan, Ben F 43 WV Eng VA
      Mary 39 WV US US
      Geo son 13 WV
      Mary da 11 WV
      Wilson, Lavada roomer 22
    Children 
     1. George O Strachan,   b. CA 1906, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Mary Strachan,   b. CA 1908, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F22978  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Sources 
    1. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    2. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S1205] Census.