Benjamin Franklin Arbogast
1829 - 1904 (75 years)-
Name Benjamin Franklin Arbogast Born 1829 Crabbottom, Pendleton Co., Va 
Gender Male Died 9 Apr 1904 Lexington Twp., McLean Co., Il Buried Lexington, Il Person ID P16830 Arbogast Last Modified 13 Aug 2013
Father Daniel Arbogast, b. Abt 1793, Crabbottom, Pendleton Co., Va , d. 13 Feb 1845, Crabbottom, Pendleton Co., Va (Age 52 years) Relationship Natural Mother Sarah Swecker, b. 16 Sep 1793, Rockingham Co., Va , d. 8 Jun 1858, Crabbottom, Highland Co., Va (Age 64 years) Relationship Natural Married 2 Dec 1817 Pendleton Co., Va Family ID F3244 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Cinthia Ann Wilson, b. 2 May 1834, Highland Co., Va , d. 8 Dec 1907, Lexington, Il (Age 73 years) Married 6 Sep 1855 Highland Co., Va Children 1. Ella Adelane Arbogast, b. 6 Aug 1859, d. 9 Jan 1929, Lexington, Il (Age 69 years) [Natural]2. Virginia Lee Arbogast, b. 1863, d. 29 Mar 1956 (Age 93 years) [Natural] 3. George "Bernie" Arbogast, b. Abt 1867, Il , d. Aft 1929 (Age > 63 years) [Natural]4. David Arbogast, b. Abt 1870, d. Yes, date unknown [Natural] 5. Emmett Benjamin Arbogast, b. 28 May 1876, Lexington, , Illinois, United States , d. 2 Mar 1958, Cleveland, Ms (Age 81 years)Family ID F3255 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Information on this family from Amanda Arbogast Forbes, in file.
Benjamin and Cinthia went to Illinois by wagon in 1856. He farmed for five
years and then went into building and contracting successfully. According to
Cinthia's obituary in the Lexington Unit Journal, she and Benjamin had 8
children, with four living in 1907. It is thought that some of the children
died in infancy.
1880 Illinois census, Lexington Twp., McLean Co.; B. F. Arbogast age 51
born VA, wife Cynthia 46 born VA, son George B. 13 born IL and son Emmett B.
4 born IL. 1860 census, Lexington City and Township, McLean Co., IL, age 31 b.
VA, wife Cinthia age 26 b. VA, and dau. Ella age 1 b. IL.
- Information on this family from Amanda Arbogast Forbes, in file.