Benjamin Shartzer
Benjamin Shartzer was born on October 28, 1819, in Virginia. He married a woman named Bidsey, and they had at least four children: William Riley, born on January 8, 1842; Nathaniel, born around 1845; Squire, born around 1851; and Stanley, born around 1865. They lived in Virginia until the late 1840s, when they moved to Grayson County, Kentucky. Shartzer worked as a shoemaker, and by 1850, he owned $100 of real estate. By 1870, he owned $800 of real estate and $400 of personal property. He died on October 28, 1895.
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(2333)Shartzer, Benjamin1819-10-281895-10-28
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (3432) [recipient] ~ William R. Shartzer to Benjamin Shartzer and Bidsey Shartzer, 18 September 1864

People - Records: 2

  • (2333) Shartzer, Benjamin is the [parent of] (2332) Shartzer, William Riley
  • (2335) Shartzer, Bidsey is the [wife of] (2333) Shartzer, Benjamin

Places - Records: 2

  • (120) [birth] ~ Virginia
  • (539) [death] ~ Kentucky

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SOURCES

1850, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; “Benjamin Shartzer” Find a Grave profile, available from Findagrave.com.