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Benjamin Hipple

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Benjamin Hipple Veteran

Birth
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
3 Feb 1923 (aged 73)
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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The son of Benjamin & Elizabeth Hipple, in 1850 he lived with his family in Conoy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He is not found in the 1860 census.

A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Harrisburg March 31, 1864, mustered into federal service there May 7 as a private with Co. H, 187th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company August 3, 1865. Although he had written parental permission to enlist at age fifteen, he still overstated his age by one year by claiming to be sixteen.

After the war, he married Catherine Lyne January 13, 1867, in Middletown, Dauphin County, and fathered William (b. @1867), Lewis C. (b. 07/08/70), Georgianna (b. @1873 - married Linwood B. Wanbaugh), Harry Lyne (b. 09/03/75), and Ida (b. @1878).

Son William moved to Cook County, Illinois. Found in 1910 & 1920 Census. Died there 2 Jan 1921
The son of Benjamin & Elizabeth Hipple, in 1850 he lived with his family in Conoy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He is not found in the 1860 census.

A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Harrisburg March 31, 1864, mustered into federal service there May 7 as a private with Co. H, 187th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company August 3, 1865. Although he had written parental permission to enlist at age fifteen, he still overstated his age by one year by claiming to be sixteen.

After the war, he married Catherine Lyne January 13, 1867, in Middletown, Dauphin County, and fathered William (b. @1867), Lewis C. (b. 07/08/70), Georgianna (b. @1873 - married Linwood B. Wanbaugh), Harry Lyne (b. 09/03/75), and Ida (b. @1878).

Son William moved to Cook County, Illinois. Found in 1910 & 1920 Census. Died there 2 Jan 1921


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  • Created by: J. Reed
  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23896939/benjamin-hipple: accessed ), memorial page for Benjamin Hipple (14 Feb 1849–3 Feb 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23896939, citing East Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by J. Reed (contributor 46966052).