DANIEL BENJAMIN

Daniel BENJAMIN, a leading farmer of Grove Township, was born in Indiana, October 9, 1832. He is a son of Robert Y. and Nancy (Groves) Benjamin. In his infancy his parents removed from Indiana to Du Page County, Illinois, and there he was reared and passed his early life; he was trained to agricultural industries, and obtained his education in the common schools. At the age of twenty-six years he came to Iowa and settled in Grove Township, Shelby County.

Mr. Benjamin was united in marriage May 25, 1862, to Miss Nancy J. Lyons, who was born June 5, 1843. They are the parents of five children -- John H., who married Mary E. Cook; Robert L., who married Minnie Goodale; Nathan B., who died April 9, 1868; Bertha L., who died May 26, 1879, and Jesse P., who was born May 20 ,1882. In 1863 Mr. Benjamin purchased a tract of 200 acres in section 29 and 31, Grove Township; here he has erected a beautiful frame residence, and buildings for stock and grain; he has made many valuable improvements and has placed the land, which was unimproved when he bought it, under fine cultivation.

He has been a beneficial factor in the upbuilding of this part of the county, and occupies a very prominent position in the agricultural interests of the community. He enjoys the esteem and regard of a wide circle of friends and is among the foremost citizens of the county. Politically Mr. Benjamin is a Republican, and has held the offices of township trustee and road supervisor. Mr. Benjamin is a worthy member of the Seventh Day Adventist church.

Source: 1889 Biographical History of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 578. Transcribed and submitted by Craig and Nancy Poole - cpoole@unmc.edu

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