Levi Benjamin is
listed as a veteran of the Spanish-American War,
which took place in 1898.In 1900, Levi
Benjamin is working as a cook in the U.S. Military, stationed in the
Philippine Islands.
In 1904, Levi Benjamin is listed in the Kankakee city directory,
living as a boarder at 20 West Avenue, working as a laborer.
In 1911, Levi Benjamin is listed in the Kankakee city directory,
living with wife Irene at 158 W. Station Street, working as a molder.
In 1913-1914, Levi Benjamin is listed in the Kankakee city directory,
living with wife Cora at 152 W. Station Street, working as a laborer.
In 1915, Levi Benjamin is listed in the Kankakee city directory,
living with wife Cora at 152 W. Station Street, working at Radeke Brewery.
In 1920, Levi Benjamin is living as an inmate in the
Illinois State Penitentiary in Joliet, Will County, Illinois.
In 1925-1926, Levi Benjamin is listed in the Kankakee city directory,
living at 654 W. Station Street, working in soft drinks.
In 1927, Levi Benjamin is listed in the Kankakee city directory,
living at 367 S. West Avenue, working as a molder.
In 1930, Levi and Hannah Benjamin are living on East Hickory Street
in
Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
In 1931, Levi Benjamin is listed in the Kankakee city directory,
living at 216 S. Harrison Avenue. This is his last appearance in the
city directory; he would have been 60 years old at the time.
It appears that Levi Benjamin did not die in Illinois, unless he died
after 1950.