Joseph Benjamin Close, 1894–

Name
Joseph Benjamin /Close/
Birth
Note: Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980

Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980

Name: Joseph B. Close
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 3 Oct 1894
Birth Place: Blue Earth, Minnesota
Father: B. L. Close
Mother: Emma Close

Census 1895 US MN
Note: Living with parents and family at Garden City, Minnesota.
Census 1900 US Fed
Note: Living with parents and family at Grant, Indiana.
Census 1910 US Fed
Note: Living with parents and family at Grant, Indiana.
Death of a brother
Note: Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920

Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920

Name: Percy W. Close
Date: 2 May 1911
Location: Fort Wayne
Age: 25 Yr
Gender: Male
Race: White
Source Location: City Health Office, Fort Wayne

Burial of a brother
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18940837
Milit-Beg
Note: Drafted into the US Armed Forces.
Death of a father
Note: Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920

Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920

Name: Benjamin L. Close
Date: 3 Apr 1919
Location: Auburn
Age: 60 Yr
Gender: Male
Race: White
Source Location: City Health Office Auburn

Burial of a father
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144856878
Census 1920 US Fed
Note: Living with wife Reba and family at Fort Wayne, Indiana. Billing Clerk.
Census 1930 US Fed
Note: Living with wife Reba and family at Fort Wayne, Indiana. Salesman.

Living with wife Reba and family at Fort Wayne, Indiana. Salesman.

Recorded as James, but everything else stacks up.

Death of a sister
Note: Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011

Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011

Name: Elma F Shull
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 40
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 10 Feb 1892
Birth Place: Minn
Death Date: 10 Mar 1932
Death Place: Ft Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
Father: Benjamin Close
Mother: Emma Close
Spouse: Arthur Shull

Burial of a sister
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111367680
Death of a brother
Note: Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011

Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011

Name: Arden B Close
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 50
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 22 Nov 1886
Birth Place: Minnesota
Death Date: 20 Aug 1937
Death Place: Concord, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
Father: Benjamin Close
Mother: Emma Close
Spouse: Lottie Close

Burial of a brother
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134083817
Census 1940 US Fed
Note: Living with wife Reba and family at Fort Wayne, Indiana. Salesman.
Milit-Beg
Note: Drafted into the US Armed Forces.
Family with parents
father
1860 US Federal Census
1858–1919
Birth: 24 August 1858 — Sullivan, Ashland County, Ohio, America
Death: 3 April 1919 — Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana, America
mother
1885 US MN State Census (p1)
1862–
Birth: about March 1862 — Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio, America
Marriage Marriage — 8 June 1884 — Henry County, Ohio, America
14 months
elder brother
1895 US MN State Census
1885–1911
Birth: 5 August 1885 — Garden City, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, America
Death: 2 May 1911 — Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, America
16 months
elder brother
1895 US MN State Census
1886–1937
Birth: 22 November 1886 — Garden City, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, America
Death: 20 August 1937 — Concord, DeKalb County, Indiana, America
5 years
elder sister
1895 US MN State Census
1892–1932
Birth: 10 February 1892 — Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, America
Death: 10 March 1932 — Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, America
3 years
himself
1895 US MN State Census
1894–
Birth: 3 October 1894 — Garden City, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, America
7 years
younger brother
1910 US Federal Census
1901–
Birth: 27 August 1901 — Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana, America
5 years
younger brother
1910 US Federal Census
1906–
Birth: 27 May 1906 — Grant, DeKalb County, Indiana, America
Family with Reba Elizabeth Walker
himself
1895 US MN State Census
1894–
Birth: 3 October 1894 — Garden City, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, America
wife
1898–
Birth: about 1898 — Indiana, America
daughter
Arline Marie Close
–
son
Joseph Benjamin Close
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daughter
Reba June Close
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son
Charles Walker Close
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daughter
Patricia Louise Close
–
Birth
Census 1895 US MN
Census 1900 US Fed
Census 1910 US Fed
Milit-Beg
Census 1920 US Fed
Census 1930 US Fed
Census 1940 US Fed
Milit-Beg
Birth

Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980

Name: Joseph B. Close
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 3 Oct 1894
Birth Place: Blue Earth, Minnesota
Father: B. L. Close
Mother: Emma Close

Census 1895 US MN

Living with parents and family at Garden City, Minnesota.

Census 1900 US Fed

Living with parents and family at Grant, Indiana.

Census 1910 US Fed

Living with parents and family at Grant, Indiana.

Milit-Beg

Drafted into the US Armed Forces.

Census 1920 US Fed

Living with wife Reba and family at Fort Wayne, Indiana. Billing Clerk.

Census 1930 US Fed

Living with wife Reba and family at Fort Wayne, Indiana. Salesman.

Recorded as James, but everything else stacks up.

Census 1940 US Fed

Living with wife Reba and family at Fort Wayne, Indiana. Salesman.

Milit-Beg

Drafted into the US Armed Forces.

Census 1895 US MN
Census 1900 US Fed
Census 1910 US Fed
Milit-Beg
Census 1920 US Fed
Census 1930 US Fed
Census 1940 US Fed
Milit-Beg
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1900 US Federal Census
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