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- BENJAMIN CLINE IS DEAD
Funeral of Retired Farmer Will Be Held Thursday
Benjamin F. Cline died at 2 o'clock Wednesday morning at his home in Vermilion Heights.
Deceased was 59 years of age and is survived by one daughter, Miss Alice Cline, two brothers, John and Charles Cline, and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Bonnett, Mrs. Emma Cosat, Mrs. L. Saltz. The body was taken to the Walz morgue and prepared for burial. it was then conveyed to the home of Mrs. Saltz, 17 Buchannan street. Deceased is a retired farmer and lived for a number of years in Blount township.
The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial in the Gordon cemetery.
Obituary (Contributed)
Benjamin F. Cline, son of Nathaniel and Cynthia Cline, was born in Blount township,, Jan. 24, 1849. His father, Nathaniel Cline, was a fifer in the 125th Ill., Vol. Inf. Young Benjamin tried three times to get away and join his father's regiment but being the main dependence of his mother, she three times brought him back.
On the farm young Benjamin grew to manhood. The loss of his father in the civil war threw upon him the responsibility of assisting his mother to provide for a family of small children and this responsibility he faithfully performed, working very hard clearing up the land for the surrounding farmers. The weather was never so hot or so cold but what his ax awakened the echoes of the surrounding forest. He was known in his community as an honest, upright, persevering boy.
At about the age of 18 years he united with the Christian church under the ministry of "Uncle Jimmy" Conners, a pioneer preacher of this county. The Bible became from that day on and was until the time of his death, his rule of action. His chief delight was reading and nature. He delighted in the song of the birds and forest wild flowers. About his humble home were found in summer big beds of flowers, cared for tenderly. About the age of 21, he married Miss Samantha Washburne of Waynetown, Indiana. To this union one child was born, Miss Alice who with her mother still survives him. His life was a benediction to those who know him best. Three sisters and two brothers survive him also.
His aged mother died just one year ago to the day of his death.
Newspaper clipping from Cora (Gritton) Hedges. No publishing information available.
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1851 - 1907 (56 years)
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