In 1860, 16-year-old George was living with parents
Stephen and Catherine in Iroquois County, Illinois.

George served in the 150th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War.

In 1869, George moved to Minnesota.

In 1870, 27-year-old George was living in Belmont Township, Jackson County,
Minnesota.   Although he was living alone, his census entry appears next to the
households of his uncle Elijah Benjamin and his cousin Joseph.

In 1871, George married Sarah Eliza Lockwood in Jackson County, Minnesota.  Their
first child, born in about 1873, was named Theodore.  According to the census, their
second child, Cora, was born in Illinois in 1875.

In 1880, George was living in Iowa with his wife and two children.

In 1900, George and Sarah Benjamin are living in Hubbel, Thayer County, Nebraska.  They have four children living with them:  Theodore, Georgetta, Ella, and George.

In 1910, George and Sarah Benjamin are living in Hubbel, Thayer County, Nebraska.  They have one child living with them, Fred (George F.).

Below:  George Benjamin's obituary as printed
October 29, 1915 in the Hubbell Standard.

Below:  Sarah Benjamin's death notice printed
in the Hebron Journal October 14, 1927.

Above left:  George and Sarah's gravestone in a photo from the 1930s.
Above right:  The stone in 2005.  Below:  Footstones indicate "Mother" and "Father."

1. Robert L Benjamin [bobpeg@bevcomm.net]