Individual Details
Benjamin Franklin Warthan
(27 Aug 1839 - 4 Feb 1917)
- Name: Benjamin Wathan [1] [7]
- Name: Ben Warthan [2]
- Name: B. Wharthan [5]
- Male [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
- White [3] [6]
Source List:
[1] Census, US, 1860, Warthan, Nicholas, ID0408 Household, Doc5862 (D)
[2] Census, Iowa, 1885, Warthan, Benjamin, ID0648 Household, Doc5934.pdf (D)
[3] Census, US, 1870, Warthan, Nicholas, ID0408 household and 2 other families, Doc4150.pdf (D)
[4] Census, US, 1850, Warthan, Nicholas, ID0408 Household, Doc5860.pdf (D)
[5] Census, Iowa, 1856, Warthan, Nicholas, ID0408 Household (Also W. C. Mitchell), Doc5861.pdf (D)
[6] Census, Iowa, 1915, Warthan Family, Hawkeye County, Doc5938.pdf (O)
[7] Tax Assessment, Iowa, 1865, Benjamin Warthan, Doc4316.pdf (O)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Events
| Birth | 27 Aug 1839 | Perry County, Ohio, United States |  |  | |
| Migration (Fam) | Calc 1850 | Iowa, United States - Amy Norena Hewitt | | ||
| Census (family)-shared | 21 Aug 1850 | (Nicholas Warthan and Henrietta Maria Mitchell) Licking Township, Blackford, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Migration (Fam)-shared | 1854 - 1856 | (Nicholas Warthan and Henrietta Maria Mitchell) Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Alt. Marriage | 1855 | Amy Norena Hewitt | | ||
| Census | 1856 | L:iving with Parents - Obispo Precinct, Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Census (family)-shared | 21 Jun 1860 | (Nicholas Warthan and Henrietta Maria Mitchell) New Hampton, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Misc. | Bet 1861 and 1886 | Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 7 Sep 1862 | Iowa, United States - Amy Norena Hewitt | | | |
| Tax Assessment | Dec 1865 | Williamstown, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Occupation | 1870 | Farmer - Dresden Township, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Property (Fam) | Jul 1870 | Value of real estate: $1000 - value of personal estate: $300 - Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States - Amy Norena Hewitt | | | |
| Census (family) | 8 Jul 1870 | Dresden Township, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States - Amy Norena Hewitt | | | |
| Census (family) | 8 Jul 1870 | on the Agricultural Schedule - Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States - Amy Norena Hewitt | | ||
| Census (family) | 24 Jun 1880 | Dresden Township, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States - Amy Norena Hewitt | | | |
| Census (family) | 1885 | Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States - Amy Norena Hewitt | | | |
| Property (Fam) | 1885 | Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States - Amy Norena Hewitt | | | |
| Marital Status | 1885 | married - Dresden Township, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Research | 1896 - 1910 | Possible brushes with the law - Hawkeye, Fayette, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Census | 25 Jun 1900 | Clermont Township, Fayette, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Census (family)-shared | 7 May 1910 | (Albin Clark Warthan and Lula Wilcox) Windsor Township, Fayette, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1915 | Hawkeye, Fayette, Iowa, United States - Amy Norena Hewitt | | ||
| Property (Fam) | 1915 | Own Farm/Home, Value: $50.00 - Hawkeye, Fayette, Iowa, United States - Amy Norena Hewitt | | ||
| Census | 1915 | Fayette County, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 1915 | Retired - Hawkeye, Fayette, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Marital Status | 1915 | Married - Hawkeye, Fayette, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Death | 4 Feb 1917 | at the home of his daughter Pearl - Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Burial | Aft 4 Feb 1917 | Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fayette County, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Property (Fam) | Amy Norena Hewitt | | | ||
| Children (Family) | Amy Norena Hewitt | | | ||
| Biography (Family) | Amy Norena Hewitt | | |||
| Reference No | ID0648 | ||||
| Education | | | |||
| Occupation | | | |||
| Parents | Nicholas Warthan and Henrietta Maria Mithcell | | |
Families
| Spouse | Amy Norena Hewitt (1844 - 1929) |
| Child | Enoch Warthan (1862 - 1915) |
| Child | Henrietta Warthan (1868 - ) |
| Child | Franklin Henry Warthan (1870 - 1956) |
| Child | Rose Warthan (1870 - ) |
| Child | Ezra James Warthan (1872 - ) |
| Child | Albin Clark Warthan (1877 - ) |
| Child | Abbie Warthan (1879 - ) |
| Child | Perry Warthan (1879 - ) |
| Child | Mary Warthan (1880 - 1956) |
| Child | James Warthan (1884 - ) |
| Child | Genevieve "Jennie" Warthan (1889 - ) |
| Child | Pearlina Warthan (1891 - ) |
| Father | Nicholas Warthan (1786 - 1872) |
| Mother | Henrietta Maria Mitchell (1811 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Annexielle Warthan (1833 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Emanuel Warthan (1837 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Susannah Warthan (1841 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary C. Warthan (1846 - 1884) |
Notes
Birth
- Birth Date: Calc 1835 [9]- Birth Date: 27 Aug 1839
- Birth Date: 4 March 1839 [4]
- Birth Date: 1840 (1856) [6] [7]
- Birth Date: Calc 1838 [5]
- Birth Date: Mar 1832 [3]
- Birth Place: Ohio [1] [5] [6] [8]
- Birthplace: Indiana [2] [9]
- Age 12 (1850) [5]
- Age 16 (1856) [6]
- age 20 (1860) [7]
- Age 29 (1870) [1]
- Age 46 (1885) [7]
- Age 80 (1915) [9]
Source List:
[1] Census, US, 1870, Warthan, Nicholas, ID0408 household and 2 other families, Doc4150.pdf (D)
[2] 1915 Iowa State Census (D)
[3] Obituary, Doc2273.pdf (A)
[4] Article, Doc2275.pdf (A)
[5] Census, US, 1850, Warthan, Nicholas, ID0408 Household, Doc5860.pdf (D)
[6] Census, Iowa, 1856, Warthan, Nicholas, ID0408 Household (Also W. C. Mitchell), Doc5861.pdf (D)
[7] Census, US, 1860, Warthan, Nicholas, ID0408 Household, Doc5862 (D)
[8] Census, Iowa, 1885, Warthan, Benjamin, ID0648 Household, Doc5934.pdf (D)
[9] Census, Iowa, 1915, Warthan Family, Hawkeye County, Doc5938.pdf (O)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Census (family)-shared
From Images:Page 25:
1] Nicholas Warthan: 65 yr old male - Occupation: Shoemaker - Value of real estate owned: $300 - Born Maryland
2] Henrietta Warthan: 39 yr old female - Born: Maryland
3] Emanuel Warthan: 14 yr old male - Born in Ohio
4] Benjamin Warthan: 12 yr old male, born in Ohio
Page 26:
5] Susanah Warthan: 9 yr old female, born in Ohio
6] Mary C Warthan: 3 yr old female, born in Ohio
Census (family)-shared
From Image:1] Nickolas Wathan [Nicholas Warthan] 74 yr old male, farmer, personal estate value is $100 - born in Maryland
2] Henrietta Wathan: 46 yr old female, born in Maryland.
3] Emanuel Wathan: 23 yr old male, born in Ohio.
4] Benjamin Wathan: 20 yr old male, born in Ohio.
5] Susan Wathan: 18 yr old female, born in Ohio.
6] Mary Wathan: 13 yr old female, born in Ohio
Marriage
Marriage Date: 7 Sept 1862Marriage Place: Iowa
1. Obit for Amy states the marriage took place in 1860.
Source List:
[1]
Legend:
- * = Primary Source
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored, (U) = Unknown
Tax Assessment
- Location: Williamstown, Iowa [1][1] Tax Assessment, Iowa, 1865, Benjamin Warthan, Doc4316.pdf (O)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Property (Fam)
- Value of real estate: $1000 [1]- value of personal estate: $300 [1]
[1] Census, US, 1870, Warthan, Nicholas, ID0408 household and 2 other families, Doc4150.pdf (D)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
- Information: (P) = Primary, (S) = Secondary, (U) = Unknown
Census (family)
Line 11: (Dwelling 94, Family 93)1] Benjamin Warthan: 29 yr old white male, Occupation: Farmer, Value of real estate: $1000 - value of personal estate: $300 - Born in Ohio.
2] Norena Warthan: 23 yr old white female, Occupation: Housekeeper, born in Illinois.
3] Enoch Warthan: 7 yr old white male, at home, born in Iowa.
4] Henrietta Warthan: 2 yr old white female, at home, born in Iowa.
5] Rose Warthan: 4/12 (3 month old, born in March) white female, at home, born in Iowa
Census (family)
From Image:1] Benjamin Warthan: 40 yr old white male, head of household, married, Farmer - State that he and his parents born in Ohio.
2] Norena Warthan: 28 yr old white female, wife of head, married - keeping house - cannot write - born in Ill, her parents in Canada.
3] Enoc Warthan: 18 yr old white male, son of head, single, at home.
4] Franklin Warthan: 8 yr old white male, son of head, single, at school - attended school.
5] Ezra J Warthan: 7 yr old white male, son of head, single, at school, attended school.
6] Arbum C Warthan: 2 yr old white male, son of head, single.
7] Perry Warthan: 10/12 yr old white male, son of head, single.
All children: born in Iowa, Father in Ohio, Mother in Ill.
Census (family)
From Image:1] Ben Wartham: Head of household - 46, male, married - Born Ohio - Parents both Foreign - Col. P: Entitled to vote? Yes
2] Norena Wartham: 36 Female, married - Keeping house - Born Indiana - Parents both Native
3] Enoch Wartham: 22, male, Single - Col. O: Subject to Military Duty: Yes - Col P: Entitled to Vote? Yes
4] Frank Wartham: 14, male, single -
5] Ezra Wartham: 11, male, single
6] Abbie Wartham: 6, female, single
7] Pary Wartham: 4, male, single
8] Mary Wartham: 3, female, single
Household:
- Residence: Township 84 Range 12, Section 16 - Description: N59S7-3/4 SW SW NE
- Place of Birth for Children: Chickasaw County (Col. J)
Property (Fam)
Residence: Township 84 Range 12, Section 16 - Description: N59S7-3/4 SW SW NE [1][1] 1885 Iowa Census, Doc5934.pdf
Research
See: Prj047http://www.robbhaasfamily.com/Places/Iowa_Index.htm#[001-011]_Fayette_County,_Iowa
http://www.iowaz.info/surname/nefzger.htm (Accessed 16 Sept 2021)
(From Bottom Portion of Web Page)
Growler's Gulch in Fayette and Chickasaw Co's:
Local reference from the late 1800's for the deep valleys of the Little Turkey watershed of the Auburn area between Alpha and Eldorado, and into Chickasaw.Co.IA.
1892Sep22Oelwein.IA, Waucoma.IA, Sept19, 1892..As S.E. Cloyer, a business man of this city was returning from a neighboring town late last night he came up with a pedestrian. Cloyer took into his buggy. Upon arriving here the man jumped out and disappeared. Cloyer soon discovered that his vest and trousers' pockets had been cut with a knife, and his gold watch and pocketbook stolen. He was one of a notorious gang living in a den at Growler's gulch, in Fayette.Co.IA.
1894Nov08Oelwein.IA, Waucoma.IA, Nov 1894. Emanuel Gardner, a tough character at Growler's Gulch succumbs from the effed of rifle shot wounds. A few weeks ago he was shot with a shotgun, but not seriously wounded. The later part of last week he was shot with a rifle. Gardner was a tough character. The coroner and sheriff and sheriff were notified by the man who did the shooting, but he has not been arrested and probably will not be. In fact, it is said the sheriff has been trying for a year to get evidence to hold Gardner.
1894Dec27ElginEcho, A Bad Man Caught. That locality of Fayette county commonly referred to as Growler's Gulch had been divested of another of its ornaments, and the sheriff of Howard county has taken him to Cresco to answer to a charge of forgery. The sheriff of Winneshiek county has also been looking for him, because he is wanted at Decorah for grand larceny, his name is William McCarty. He is a tall man with a "stoop," and does not look to be the smooth fellow he is. Not only is he wanted for forgery and larceny, also for several other things which have developed since the chase was begun, and the officers feel a considerable sense of elation in having gathered him in. Sheriff Howlett, of Cresco, is a man who never says die. When he begins upon something it is almost impossible for him to stop before he reaches the end. He had been looking for McCarty for six weeks, merely stopping for sleep and food, and at last made up his mind that he would find the man in Fayette county. He communicated the belief to Sheriff O'Neal and DeputyPhilips. Last Monday and Tuesday morning Mr. McCary was an inmate of the back room at the official residence of the sheriff, having been captured by Deputy Philips single handed. After hearing Sheriff Howlett's suspicions the deputy at once formed a theory and by putting his and that together decided tht he knew where the man was. He went to the house in the Gulch where McCarty lived. Mrs. McCarty said her husband was at the sawmill. He wandered around back of the house and found the man he wanted chopping wood. McCarty accepted the situation gracefully. He apparently chose not to believe in making trouble in any but a quite and refined manner, and in this differs somewhat from other characters who make their home in that (gulch) region. Two weeks ago he want to within five miles of Cresco and sent another man into that town to get his family. Prior to that he had lived alone in the Gulch, while the officers of Howard and Winneshiek counties searched high and low for him. He might have been there yet had it not been for Deputy Philips.
1895Mar14Elgin.Echo, District Court at West.Union.IA; The State of Iowa vs Max Bysong for assault with the attempt to commit murder, being the result of a quarrel among the good citizens of Growlers Gulch, was continued on account of the sickness the defendant.
1895Apr11Hawkeye.IA, Dan Chase's steam sawmill, located about seven miles NE of Hawkeye, in Growler's Gulch, was burned to the ground last Sat. The fire caught from the engine, loss was about $1309.
1896Jan31Fayette.IA, "A Party of Bold Gentlemen from Growler's Gulch Get Into Trouble" "Simon Nefzger, merchant and postmaster of Lima (Albany), was robbed last Friday night. The thieves took between $20 and $30 in cash, about fifty pairs of pantaloons, a dozen coats, two sacks of flour, a bolt of muslin and a miscellaneous collection of jack-knives and pipes. The robbery occurred early in the evening. The clock had not yet struck seven. Mr. Nefzgar was alone in the store. No thought of danger had entered his mind, for pirates are not given as a usual thing to swooping down upon Lima and carrying away booty in armfuls. Even when the door opened and an elderly man entered, his suspicions were not awakened. The man, who by the way was the senior WARTHAM, the king of Growler's Gulch, said that he was on his way to Wadena from West Union. He had forgotten to get kerosene and wanted to buy some. This was reasonable enough, so Mr. Nefzgar went to the cellar to get the oil, and Mr. Wartham accompanied him to hold the light. While in the cellar, Mr. Nefzgar thought he heard some one in the store, and communicated the impression to Mr. Wartham. Of course Mr. Wartham had heard nothing. He went to the cellar to hear nothing, and that's what he heard and nothing more. When they climbed the stairs the store was empty. Soon Frank HELMS, a patron of the office, came for his mail and departed. Mr. Wartham tendered a dollar in pay for the kerosene. Mr. Nefzgar went to the till for change, and then the game became to unfold itself. I've been robbed!, he exclaimed. The king of the Gulch was astonished. You don't say!, he said; must have been that fellow who was just in here."
1896Jan28WestUnion.IA, "Growler Gulch" Gang Gobbled. Growler's Gulch is again in evidence and our new sheriff, Alf Hockings, has been lucky enough to score a brilliant point as almost his first official act. A sled containing four strangers drove up to the store of Simon Nefzger at Lima (Albany), a small village a few miles SE of West Union. The four occupants tied their team and went into the store, where they engaged Simon in conversation. they were after a jug of kerosene and it was necessary for Nefzger, an old man upwards of 70yrs of age, to go to the cellar after it. The youngest member of the party, a boy of 17, went with him to hold the light. While the proprietor and boy were gone the other three raiders helped themselves to all the goods they could carry out while the old man and boy were gone. They managed to gather in 50 pairs of pants, 25 coats, 20 shirts, a box of men's caps and to rob the till of $18 in cash. IN the till was a counterfeit dollar. That was found on a member of the raiding party when they were captured this morning. Soon after the four were gone the old man discovered his loss and notified his son/law, who at once came to West Union to notify the Sheriff, who hooked up and started out with his deputy about midnight. They struck the trail just south of Lima and in the bright of moonlight and on the freshly fallen snow were able to follow it unerringly. Southwest of Lima the track turned northward toward the big of "Growler's Gulch." A few miles NW of town the officers overhauled a sled containing Ben Warthan and C.B. Richardson. These men were arrested and the contents of the sled examined, when the goods enumerated above were found. A few hundred yards ahead another team was seen. Sheriff Hocking took possession of the rear team and sent Deputy Thomas ahead to gather in the remainder of the gang. When he ordered them to stop they started the team on a run. He pulled his gun and fired when one of the fellows jumped from the sled and cut across the fields. Thomas gathered in the team and Perry Warthan, the 17y old son of the leader of the gang. The prisoners captured proved to be Ben Warthan and C.B. Richardson and Perry Warthan. The fellow who got away is unknown but is thought that his early capture is certain. After leaving Lima the goods were placed in sacks and when overtaken by officers the rear sled apparently contained a load of grain. If these rascals are convicted, the bad gang in "Growler's Gulch" will be pretty effectually weeded out.
1896Mar26Fayette.IA, Prisoners sentenced for their evil deeds by the Fayette County Court. Judge Hobson closed a three weeks term of court, his final act for the season being the sending of five criminals to the penitentiary as Anamosa. Ben Wartham and C.R. Richardson, Growler's Gulch notables, each go over the road for five years for robbing old Simon Nefzger at Lima (Albany) a few weeks since.
1900Aug29Oelwein.IA, Randalia news; Mr/Mrs Waltham have rented Mrs. Liscum's house and came wed. They are from a place northwest of West Union, called Growlers Gulch. We hope they are not growlers.
Census
From Image:1] Warthan, Benjamin: Head of household, 60 yr old white male, born Mar 1840 in Ohio- Married. His Parents born in Maryland. Occupation: Farmer - Can read write, and speak English - Rented a farm.
2] James Woodson: Son-in-law to head - 21 yr old white male, born May 1878 in Iowa - Married for 3 yrs. Father born in Indiana, Mother in Iowa - Can read, write and speak English.
3] Mary Woodson: Daughter of head - 19 yr old white female, born Aug 1880 in Iowa, married for 3 yrs - Father born in Ohio, Mother in Illinois.
4] Clinton Woodson: Grandson of head - 2 yr old white male born Oct 1897 in Iowa, single. Both parents born in Iowa.
5] Henry Woodson: 4 month old white male, born in Feb 1900 in Iowa, single. Both parents born in Iowa
Census (family)-shared
From Image:1] Alvin Warthan: 30 yr old white male, Head of household, married for 5 yrs, born in Iowa, Father in Indiana, Mother in Iowa - Speaks English, cannot read or write - Owned with mortgage a house.
2] Lula Warthan: 21 yr old white female, wife of head, married for 5 yrs - She and her parents born in Iowa - Can read, write and speak English.
3] Sidney Warthan: 5 yr old white male, he and his parents born in Iowa, did not attend school during year.
4] Marie Warthan: 3 yr old white female - She and her parents born in Iowa.
5] Benjamin Warthan: 73 yr old white male, widowed - he and his parents born in Indiana - No occupation - Can read, write and speak English.
Death
- Death Date: 4 Feb 1917- Death Place:
Source List:
[1]
Legend:
- * = Primary Source
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored, (U) = Unknown
Burial
- Burial Date: Aft 4 Feb 1917- Cemetery: Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Cemetery Location: Fayette County, Iowa
Source List:
[1]
Legend:
- * = Primary Source
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored, (U) = Unknown
Property (Fam)
1885: Residence: Township 84 Range 12, Section 16 - Description: N59S7-3/4 SW SW NE1915: Fayette County, Iowa - Own Farm or home - Value of Farm or Home $50.00
Children (Family)
1. Obit for Benjamin: They had 6 boys and 5 girls, 8 are living (8 Feb 1917)2. Obit for Amy: Eleven children - Eight living in 1929: Frank of Oelwein; Ezra of Sparta, Wis.; Albin of Hawkeye; Perry of Fairfield; James of Mechanicsville; Mrs. James Woodson and Mrs . Roy Chapman of West Union; Mrs. Herman Smith of Hawkeye.
3. Gave birth to 11 children, 9 are still living (1910)
Education
1900, 1910: Able to read, write and speak English1915: Extent of Education: 5 yrs of Common School - Able to read & Write
- 5 yrs of Common School [1]
- Able to Read and Write (1915) [1]
[1] Census, Iowa, 1915, Warthan Family, Hawkeye County, Doc5938.pdf (O)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Occupation
1870: Farmer (2 sources) - Chickasaw County, Iowa1880: Farmer - Chickasaw County, Iowa
1900: Farmer - Fayette County, Iowa
1907-1917: Selling Fish (Obituary)
1910: Not employed
Parents
- Father: Nicholas Warthan- Mother: Henrietta Maria Mitchell
- Both parents Foriegn born [4]
- Parents Birthplace: US [5]
- Living in Nicholas and Henrietta Warthan household (1850) [1] [2] [3]
[1] Census, US, 1850, Warthan, Nicholas, ID0408 Household, Doc5860.pdf (D)
[2] Census, Iowa, 1856, Warthan, Nicholas, ID0408 Household (Also W. C. Mitchell), Doc5861.pdf (D)
[3] Census, US, 1860, Warthan, Nicholas, ID0408 Household, Doc5862 (D)
[4] Census, Iowa, 1885, Warthan, Benjamin, ID0648 Household, Doc5934.pdf (D)
[5] Census, Iowa, 1915, Warthan Family, Hawkeye County, Doc5938.pdf (O)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Endnotes
1. The Warthan, Warthen, Worthen Family, Wilma Haas Lucas, ID0379, nd, RobbHaas Digital Archive, Bk3400.
2. Web Page, RobbHaas, Emanuel Worthen, ID0648 Civil War Pension Papers.
3. 1880 US Census, Dresden Township, Chickasaw County, Iows. SD 2, ED 118, Page 14. Dwelling 127, Family 127, Line 10, Benjamin Warthan. Original Data: NARA, T9, Roll 332. www.ancestry.com, accessed 21 Nov 2009. Acc001374/ Ph7700.jpg.
4. 1910 US Census, Windsor Township, Fayette County, Iowa. SD 4, ED 101, Page 10B. Dwelling 180, Family 180, Line 60, Alvin Warthan. Original Data: NARA, T624, Roll 402. www.ancestry.com, accessed 21 Nov 2009. Acc001375/Ph7701.jpg.
5. 1900 US Census, Clearmont Township, Fayette County, Iowa. SD 4, ED 69, P 12 [Penned]. Dwelling 232, Family 234, Line 19, Benjamin Warthan. Original Data: NARA, T623, Roll 432. www.ancestry.com, accessed 18 Nov 2009. Acc001365/Ph7698.jpg.
6. 1870 US Census, Dresden Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa, Page 12, Nicholas Warthan, ID0408, Benjamin Warthan, ID0648 and Nicholas Bender, ID0657 families, Date of Census: 8 July 1870. Original NARA data: Roll: M593_381; Page: 541B; Family History Library Film: 545880. www.ancestry.com, accessed 16 Oct 2020. Doc4150.pdf.
7. Obituary, B. F. Wartham, ID0648. Hawkeye Beacon (Hawkeye, Fayette County, Iowa), 8 Feb 1917. Acc003210/Doc2272.txt, Doc2273.pdf.
8. Article, written by Marni Warthan, ID3539 listing the ages of the Benjamin Warthan, ID0648, Family. 1903. Hanwritten and typed copies. Repository: Chickasaw County, Iowa Genealogical Society. Acc003211/Doc2275.pdf.
9. 1850 US Census, Nicholas Warthan, ID0408 Household. Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana, NARA Data: Roll M432_136; Page 25, Line 39, Dwelling & Family 113, Page 26, Line 1, 2. Date of Census: 21 Aug 1850. www.ancestry.com, accessed 17 Oct 2020. Doc5860.pdf.
10. 1856 Iowa State Census, Nicholas Wharthan [Worthan], ID0408 and W. C. Mitchell Families. Obispo Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa. "Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925" [database on-line, w/ images]. Original data: Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest. www.ancestry.com, accessed 17 Oct 2020. Doc5861.pdf.
11. 1860 US Census, New Hampton, Chickasaw County, Iowa, Page 81A, Line 1, Dwelling 689, Family 593, Nickolas Wathan [Nicholas Warthan], ID0408 Household. Original NARA: Roll M653, page 81, Family History Library Film: 803313. www.ancestry.com, accessed 18 Oct 2020. Doc5862.pdf.
12. Warthan, Ben, ID0648 Household. Iowa State Census, 1885, Dresden Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa, Page 244, Line 1. www.ancestry.com, accessed 5 Jan 2020. Original data: Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest. Doc5934.pdf.
13. Warthan Family, 1915 Iowa State Census, Fayette County. "Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925" [database on-line, w/ images]. Original data: Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest. www.ancestry.com, accessed 7 Jan 2021. Doc5938.pdf, PDF Page 2, Card 398.
14. Find a Grave Memorial, Warthan, Benjamin Franklin, ID0648 - Oak Lawn Cemetery, Memorial 148249822 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148249822/benjamin-franklin-warthan.
15. Warthan Family, 1915 Iowa State Census, Fayette County. "Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925" [database on-line, w/ images]. Original data: Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest. www.ancestry.com, accessed 7 Jan 2021. Doc5938.pdf, PDF Page 2, Card 398 and Pdf Page 10, Card 397.
16. 1850 US Census, Nicholas Warthan, ID0408 Household. Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana, NARA Data: Roll M432_136; Page 25, Line 39, Dwelling & Family 113, Page 26, Line 1, 2. Date of Census: 21 Aug 1850. www.ancestry.com, accessed 17 Oct 2020. Doc5860.pdf.
17. Obituary, B. F. Wartham, ID0648. Hawkeye Beacon (Hawkeye, Fayette County, Iowa), 8 Feb 1917. Acc003210/Doc2272.txt, Doc2273.pdf.
18. Military Record, Affidavit of Walter C. Mitchell for Pension Claim No. 150.605 for Henrietta Warthan, ID0636. Chickasaw County, Iowa. 10 Aug 1880. NARA. Wilma Haas Lucas Papers. Acc001815/Doc2068.pdf.
19. Obituary, B. F. Wartham, ID0648. Hawkeye Beacon (Hawkeye, Fayette County, Iowa), 8 Feb 1917. Acc003210/Doc2272.txt, Doc2273.pdf.
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39. 1900 US Census, Clearmont Township, Fayette County, Iowa. SD 4, ED 69, P 12 [Penned]. Dwelling 232, Family 234, Line 19, Benjamin Warthan. Original Data: NARA, T623, Roll 432. www.ancestry.com, accessed 18 Nov 2009. Acc001365/Ph7698.jpg.
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53. Obituary, Mrs. Amy Warthan. Hawkeye Beacon (Hawkeye, Fayette County, Iowa), 6 March 1929. Obtained from Chickasaw County, Iowa Genealogical Society. Acc3210/Doc2272.txt - Doc2273.pdf.
54. 1910 US Census, Windsor Township, Fayette County, Iowa. SD 4, ED 106, Shee 13B, Dwelling 256, Family 256, Line 56, Enoch Warthan, ID0650 household. Original Data: NARA, T624, roll 402. www.ancestry.com, accessed 24 July 2014. Acc001377/ Ph7703.jpg.
55. Family Group Sheet, Descendants of Nicholas Warthan, ID0408. Created by Max Gross, 30 May 2009 (13 pages). RobbHaas Digital Archive, Doc2443.pdf, pdf page 1.
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- Ancestry.com Record w/ Image Benjamin Warthan, ID0648
- Ancestry.com Record Link w/ Image (Norene Warthan, ID0649)
- Ph13104.jpg (Benjamin Warthan)
- Ph13105.jpg (Norena Warthan)
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