Benjamin Franklin SARVER

                   Name,  and place, date of death and place from father's obit
Date of Birth from his obit

Notes for BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SARVER:
Benjamin Sarver being first duly sworn upon his oath says he was enlisted in Company B., 7th Illinois Infantry before February 20th, 1865 that he inlisted in Company B, 7th Illinois Infantry on February 17th, A.D.  1862 in Peoria, Illinois, and the second enlistment was at Rolla, N.C. that his home from 1858 was in Medina Township, Peoria County, Illinois and previous to that from 1850 to 1858 he made his home with his mother in Clayton County, Iowa and in 1858 she moved to Peoria County, Illinois and that the affiant lived with his mother and the latter part of the period from 1858 to 1862 he lived with Syrus Harwood in Peoria County and he lived with Harwood just previous to the first enlistment.  My father's name was Christopher Sarver, Mother's name was Eliza Sarver, brothers names were Jacob, and John Hamilton Sarver, my sisters name Sarah Ann and Emma Sarver.  They were all living in June 1850 and June 1860.
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Chillicothe Bulletin - Friday, March 23, 1928
Benjamin F. Saraver's obituary:
Benjamin F. Sarver, son of Alonzo and Eliza Sarver, was born in Ohio August 3, 1841.  He died in Chillicothe, Illinois March 14, 1928, being 86 years, 6 months and 11 days of age at the time of his death.  He, with his parents and 3 sisters and 2 brothers, all of which are deceased, except one brother, John, of Peoria County, moved to Peoria as a small boy.  He enlisted for service in Co. B, 7th Ill. Volunteer Infantry., April 12, 1862 and served until the close of the war on July 29, 1869.
He was united in marriage to Margaret Ann Dunbar of Cooperstown, Illinois.  To this union was born seven children - 3 girls and 4 boys; Mrs. Miles Vincent of Beardstown, Illinois, Ed Sarver of Detroit Michigan, Mrs. Elzie Robbins of Chillicothe, Mrs. Chas. Mariel of Beardstown and the other 3 having died in infancy;  16 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and many other rlatives and friends left to mourn his departure.    Interment was in Ripley Cemetery in Lewistown, Illinois.

More About BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SARVER:
Burial: Rip[ley Cemetery, Lewiston, Illinois
Comment 1: *SEE NOTES
Occupation: Farmer
Personality/Intrst: Civil War Veteran

Census: 8 Jun 1860		Place: 	Medina, Peoria Co., Illinois (Pg. 398, Sht 28)
Census: 27 Jun 1900		Place: 	Beardstown Twp., Brown Co., Illinois (ED 2, Pg. 24, Sht. 13B)
Census: 5 Jan 1920		Place: 	Ripley Twp., Brown Co., Illinois (ED 9, Pg. 85, Sht. 3A)