Benton Chronister

Male8 April 1874–14 January 1961

Brief Life History of Benton

When Benton Chronister was born on 8 April 1874, in Bellville, Jefferson Township, Richland, Ohio, United States, his father, John W. Chronister, was 25 and his mother, Margaret I Colly, was 25. He married Silva Bula Zimmerman about 1895, in Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Plymouth, Plymouth Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Plymouth Township, Richland, Ohio, United States for about 30 years. He died on 14 January 1961, in Richland, Ohio, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Green Lawn Cemetery, Plymouth Township, Richland, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benton Chronister
1874–1961
Silva Bula Zimmerman
1875–1928
Marriage: about 1895
Mathias Benton Chronister
1896–1958
Harry Wesley Chronister
1899–1963
Nina May Chronister
1904–1905

Sources (33)

  • Bent Chronister, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Unknown Cronister, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Bent Chronister, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1895Ohio, United States
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 1

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

    Age 1

    During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 24

    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    Name Meaning

    Altered form of South German Kronester, a habitationalname for someone from Kronast in Bavaria.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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