Benjamin Franklin Deer

Benjamin Franklin Deer⁶ (Mary E. Clore⁵, Michael Clore⁴, Michael Clore³, Johann Georg Klaar², Hans Michael Klaar¹) was born 24 March 1829 in Gallatin Co., KY¹ and died 2 February 1900 in Benton Co., IN². He married first Cynthia Stevens 19 October 1851³. She was born 4 April 1833⁴ and died 24 September 1880⁵. He married second Mrs. Mahala Elder 13 September 1881 in Parke Co., IN⁶. She was born in 1835⁷ and died in 1912⁸.

Children of Benjamin Franklin Deer and Cynthia Stevens:

1. ___ Deer

d. 18 November 1852⁹

2. Simeon Neff Deer

b. 18 June 1854¹⁰
d. died in infancy¹¹

3. Martin Rufus Deer

b. 4 May 1857¹²
d. died in youth¹³

4. Mary E. Deer

b. 29 July 1860¹⁴
d. 28 July 1936, Benton Co., IN¹⁵
m. 6 January 1881 in Benton Co., IN38 to Samuel Noll (21 Aug 1853-19 Sept 1915) and had children Jessie Noll (1882-1936) and Estella Noll¹⁶

5. Judith Estella Deer

b. 19 January 1862¹⁷
d. 4 June 1927, Benton Co., IN¹⁸
m. 8 April 1886 to John M. Smith¹⁹
no children²⁰

6. John David Deer

b. 24 March 1865²¹
m. 3 March 1889 to Ella V. Roberts²²
no children²³

Endnotes

See the Bibliography for complete citations

1. Garland, et. al., p 10, p 35 date only, p 39 same; 1850 Census, Brown Twp., Montgomery Co., IN, p 543 age given as 21, location as KY; E-mail correspondence from Bridget Wilbur, date only.

2. Garland, et. al., p 11 date only, p 35 same, p 39; E-mail correspondence from Bridget Wilbur, date only.

3. Garland, et. al., p 39.

4. Garland, et. al., p 39.

5. Garland, et. al., p 39.

6. Marriages of Parke County, Indiana 1861 to 1900, p 118; Index to Marriage Record Parke County, Indiana 1850 - 1920, Vol. 1, p 119.

7. Garland, et. al., p 11, p 39.

8. Garland, et. al., p 11, p 39.

9. Garland, et. al., p 39.

10. Garland, et. al., p 39.

11. Garland, et. al., p 39.

12. Garland, et. al., p 39.

13. Garland, et. al., p 39.

14. Garland, et. al., p 11, p 39 date given as 29 July 1859, p 44.

15. Garland, et. al., p 11 date only, p 39 same, p 44.

16. Garland, et. al., p 44.

17. Garland, et. al., p 11, p 39, p 44.

18. Garland, et. al., p 11 date only, p 39 same, p 44.

19. Garland, et. al., p 11, p 44.

20. Garland, et. al., p 44.

21. Garland, et. al., p 11, p 39 date given as 25 March 1865, p 44.

22. Garland, et. al., p 44.

23. Garland, et. al., p 11, p 44.

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