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Benjamin C. Slater
1854 - 1914 (59 years)-
Name Benjamin C. Slater Born 28 Jun 1854 New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada 
[1] Gender Male Eby ID Number Waterloo-105166 Died 21 Apr 1914 Filer, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA [1] Buried Kearney Cemetery, Filer, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA [1] Person ID I105166 Generations Last Modified 6 Apr 2024
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Notes - Slater. -Benjamin C. Slater was born in Ontario, Canada, near Hamburg, June 28, 1854; died at Filer, Idaho, April 21, 1914; aged 59 y. 9 m. 23 d. He with his family had recently moved from near Roseland, Nebr. On Nov. 8, 1879, he was united in marriage with Magdalene Stutzman at Seward, Nebr. To this union were born 9 sons and 1 daughter. The children all survive him. The mother passed from this mortal life, Sept. 10, 1901. On June 8, 1910, he was again married to Ola Baldwin at Kearney, Nebr. To this union were born 2 sons. One died in infancy the other is a babe 8 months old. Eight days previous to his death he was taken seriously ill with pneumonia, which was the cause of his death. On Aprl 19, he expressed a desire to again renew his covenant with God and accordingly was received into church fellowship into the Mennonite Church at Filer, Idaho. He expressed a full resignation that God's will be done. There was a service conducted at Filer, Idaho, by S. Honderich, where a part of the family reside. Then body was shipped to Kearney, Nebr., for burial, and there another service was conducted at the home of his son Henry by D. G. Lapp of Roseland, Nebr. The body was buried in the Kearney Cemetery by the side of his first wife. Peace to his ashes.
Gospel Herald - Volume VII, Number 8 - May 21, 1914 - p. 126, 127
- Slater. -Benjamin C. Slater was born in Ontario, Canada, near Hamburg, June 28, 1854; died at Filer, Idaho, April 21, 1914; aged 59 y. 9 m. 23 d. He with his family had recently moved from near Roseland, Nebr. On Nov. 8, 1879, he was united in marriage with Magdalene Stutzman at Seward, Nebr. To this union were born 9 sons and 1 daughter. The children all survive him. The mother passed from this mortal life, Sept. 10, 1901. On June 8, 1910, he was again married to Ola Baldwin at Kearney, Nebr. To this union were born 2 sons. One died in infancy the other is a babe 8 months old. Eight days previous to his death he was taken seriously ill with pneumonia, which was the cause of his death. On Aprl 19, he expressed a desire to again renew his covenant with God and accordingly was received into church fellowship into the Mennonite Church at Filer, Idaho. He expressed a full resignation that God's will be done. There was a service conducted at Filer, Idaho, by S. Honderich, where a part of the family reside. Then body was shipped to Kearney, Nebr., for burial, and there another service was conducted at the home of his son Henry by D. G. Lapp of Roseland, Nebr. The body was buried in the Kearney Cemetery by the side of his first wife. Peace to his ashes.
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Sources - [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Benjamin C. Slater - May 21, 1914.
- [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Benjamin C. Slater - May 21, 1914.
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Born - 28 Jun 1854 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada 
Died - 21 Apr 1914 - Filer, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA 
Buried - - Kearney Cemetery, Filer, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA = Link to Google Earth
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