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	3 Mar 2025

  
  

• 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Benjamin C. Slater - May 21, 1914.

  
  

• Event Map

  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