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| Name | Benjamin Sherman [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] | ||||
| Birth | 1866
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| Born | 16 Jul 1869
Reisterstown, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
[8]
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| Gender | Male | ||||
| Residence | 1900
405 Hay Avenue, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[6]
– Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head | ||||
| Residence | 1910
Ward 2, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[9]
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| Residence | 1920
Ward 6, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[4]
– Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Head | ||||
| Residence | 1930
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[7]
– Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Head | ||||
| Residence | 1935
Queens, New York, USA
[1]
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| Residence | 1940
Queens, Queens, New York, USA
[1]
– Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Father-in-law | ||||
| Died | 16 Jun 1946
– Cause: Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease with Hemorrhage into Cerebrum | ||||
| Burial Location | 22 Jun 1946
Lincoln Cemetery, Steelton
[8]
– 76 Age: 76 | ||||
| Race | Black [8] | ||||
| Residence |
New York, USA
[2]
– Birth Date: 16 Jul 1869 Birth Place: Maryland, Rieestown Residence Street Address: 160*01 109th Ave Residence Place: New York Death Date: 16 Jun 1946 Hospital: Queens General Hospital Death Place: New York City, Queens, New York, USA Cause of | ||||
| Residence |
New York
[8]
– StreetAddress: 160*01 109th Ave; Widowed MaritalStatus: Widowed; Superintendent Occupation: Superintendent; Daughter RelationToHead: Daughter; Daughter RelationToHead: Daughter | ||||
| Buried | 22 Jun 1946
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| Person ID | I7982
SOALsearch Last Modified |
1 Nov 2024 | | ||
| Father | Benjamin Uppercross b. Abt 1840, Maryland, USA | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Katie Sherman b. Abt 1842 | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F2654
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| Father | Benjamin Uppercross b. Abt 1840, Maryland, USA | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Nancy Uppercross b. Maryland, USA | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F2651
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| Family 1 | Mary Elizabeth Summers (Age 44 years) b. Apr 1870, Virginia, USA d. 4 Aug 1914, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 44 years) | |||||
| Married | 1899
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| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |||||
| Family ID | F2649
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| Family 2 | Elizabeth Twyman b. Abt 1874, Virginia, USA | |||
| Married | 31 Mar 1892
Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[5]
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| Married | 31 Dec 1899
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| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |||
| Family ID | F2650
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