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Benjamin Franklin Wade[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1853 - 1907  (~ 53 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Franklin Wade 
    Born Apr 1853  ,Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Gender Male 
    AFN Q5L6-DT 
    _UID 068933DA06C3E940B3455330A3611D073193 
    Died 19 Feb 1907  Denver, Adams, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Buried Abt 21 Feb 1907  Fairmont Cem, Denver, Adams, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • SOURCES:
      BIOGRAPHY:
      1880 US Census
      Benjamin F. Wade, 27, Est birth year: <1853> Birthplace: Indiana, Occupation: Barber, Married, White Male, Father's birthplace: OH, Mother's birthplace: OH
      Alice Wade, 24, born Illinois, parents born Illinois
      Susie, 9, Dau, Ill
      Ada, 5, Dau, Ill, White Female
      Bessie, 3, Dau, White Female.
      Clara, 11 mo, July 1880, Ill
      Year: 1880; Census Place: Edgington, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: T9_245; Family History Film: 1254245; Page: 288.2000; Enumeration District: 243; Image: 0580. Taken 1 June 1880.
      [Note: If this the correct Benjamine, the places of parents birth are wrong]

      1900 US Census
      Ben Wade was in a Colorado prison in 1900
      Benjamin F Wade, 47, Estimated birth year: 1853 Birthplace: Indiana. White Male, Prisoner.
      Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 18, Fremont, Colorado; Roll: T623 123; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 156.

      Notes from "Unk" file, Ancestry.com:
      Benjamin Franklin WADE Sex: M Birth: ABT. 1 MAY 1849 in Switzerland Co., Indiana Death: 19 FEB 1907 in Denver, Colorado Fact 2: Serving time in Colorado State Penitentiary in Canyon City in 1900 census. Fact 4: Ada Millicy (ca 1875), Jessie J. (ca 1877 to 3-1883), Fact 5: Clara Belle (1879 to 4-1919), Love (ca 1880 to 1906), Elsie (ca 1884, m. 1903) Fact 8: Edgington Twp. in Rock Island county Fact 10: Fairmont cemetery in Denver, Colorado Fact 12: 1870 - McDonough Co., IL 1880 - Rock Island Co., IL 1900 - Fremont Co., CO Fact 13: R.D. Wade book, 1996 by Ann Gabel
    Person ID I937  7B William Bassett of Cross Plains, Indiana
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2011 

    Father Reuben Dooley Wade,   b. 7 May 1808, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery , Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1882, Aledo, Mercer , Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Harriet Bassett,   b. 14 Jul 1811, Brooksville, Bracken, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1888, Beaver City, Furnas, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 11 Dec 1827  ,Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9
    Notes 
    • SOURCES:
      1. Marriage index for Indiana, Ripley County Basset, Harriet married Wade, Reuben D. on 11 Dec 1827 in Ripley County, Indiana
      http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~inripchs/marry-ab.html

      2. Title: June Nevar Media: Book Note: June Nevar.

      3. Basset, Harriet Spouse: Reuben D. Wade Marriage Date: Dec 11, 1827 Location: Ripley Co., Indiana Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT Microfilm: 1311944

      4. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
      Reuben D. Wade, male Birth Place: KY, Year: 1808
      Spouse: Hariett Bassett, Birth Place: KY, Year: 1811
      Marriage, 1827, State: IN. Number Pages: 1
    Family ID F531  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alice J Longwith,   b. 27 Oct 1855, , McDonough, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1918, Denver, Adams, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 11 Jan 1871  , McDonough, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Notes 
    • SOURCES:
      Illinois Marriage Index:
      WADE, BENJAMIN F.; LONGWITH, ALICE J., 01/11/1871, Vol 00004126, MC DONOUGH CO.
      Benjamin F. Wade Gender: Male Spouse Name: Alice J. Longwith Marriage Date: Jan 11, 1871 Marriage County: McDonough Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records located at Macomb, IL.[Ancestry.com]
    Children 
     1. Susie Wade,   b. Abt 1871, , , Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Ada Millicy Wade,   b. Abt 1875, , , Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Bessie or Jessie J Wade,   b. Abt 1877, , , Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1883  (Age ~ 6 years)
     4. Clara Belle Wade,   b. Jul 1879, , , Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1919  (Age ~ 39 years)
     5. Love Wade,   b. Abt 1880,   d. 1906  (Age ~ 26 years)
     6. Elsie Wade,   b. 1884,   d. 1903  (Age 19 years)
    Family ID F674  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S77] Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).

    2. [S12] Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

    3. [S76] Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).

    4. [S15] Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (FamilySearch).

    5. [S27] 1860 US Census, US Gov., (Ancestry.com).

    6. [S214] R.D. Wade book, Ann Gabel, (Ancestry.com).

    7. [S1055] Ripley Co., IN, Index of Marriages.

    8. [S162] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com).

    9. [S1056] Indiana Marriages to 1850, Ancestry.com.

    10. [S1088] Illinois Marriage Records, Illinois State Records, (US GenWeb Illinois Page).