Individual Details
Benjamin Ikenberry
(8 Mar 1838 - 16 Feb 1920)
Benjamin Ikenberry first farmed on Maggodee Creek, east of the Old Brick Church in Franklin County, Virginia. Benjamin paid a $500 fee to be exempted from fighting in the Civil War. In 1876, he and his family moved to farmed in Dodge County, Nebraska. Then, in 1900, he moved to Quinter, Kansas. Benjamin was a deacon in the Church of the Brethren.
Events
| Birth | 8 Mar 1838 | , Franklin, VA | |||
| Marriage | 30 Aug 1860 | Mary M. Lavender |  |  | |
| Death | 16 Feb 1920 | Quinter, Gove, KS | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary M. Lavender (1836 - 1883) |
| Child | Jonathan Ikenberry (1861 - 1942) |
| Child | Thomas D. Ikenberry (1863 - 1933) |
| Child | Daniel D. Ikenberry (1864 - 1934) |
| Child | David D. Ikenberry (1866 - 1953) |
| Child | Elizabeth Ikenberry (1868 - 1953) |
| Child | Joel Ikenberry (1870 - 1888) |
| Child | Lydia Ikenberry (1872 - ) |
| Child | Benjamin William Ikenberry (1874 - 1934) |
| Child | Martha Mary Ikenberry (1877 - 1921) |
| Father | Samuel Ikenberry Senior (1811 - 1889) |
| Mother | Lydia Flora (1813 - 1903) |
| Sibling | Jacob Eikenberry Senior (1833 - 1921) |
| Sibling | John Ikenberry (1836 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Henry Ikenberry (1842 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Abraham Ikenberry (1844 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Joel W. Eikenberry (1846 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Hannah Ikenberry (1848 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Ikenberry (1850 - 1941) |
| Sibling | Daniel Ikenberry (1853 - 1935) |
| Sibling | Samuel M. Ikenberry ( - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Benjamin Ikenberry and Elizabeth Naff were second cousins.Endnotes
1. Charles S. Ikenberry and W. Lewsi Eikenberry, History and Genealogy of Peter Eichenberg Family in the U.S.A., A (Daleville, VA: Church Center Press, 1955), 138.
2. Charles S. Ikenberry and W. Lewsi Eikenberry, History and Genealogy of Peter Eichenberg Family in the U.S.A., A (Daleville, VA: Church Center Press, 1955), 139.