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Civil War Veterans
So many Civil War veterans came west after the Civil War. Benjamin and his brother came to Quincy.
VETERAN
Benjamin Richard Hodgin
October 5, 1845 – December 24, 1910
Lived 65 years
Quincy Valley Cemetery · Quincy, Washington
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Honored by Quincy
Each Memorial Day, Flag Day, Fourth of July and Veterans Day, volunteers place a flag bearing Benjamin's name at the grave.
Life story
Benjamin R. Hodgin was born in Jefferson County, Tennessee on the 5th of October 1845. He moved to Iowa in 1861. When he was 18 years old he enlisted on July 29, 1863 as a Private in the the 4th Independent Battery Iowa Light Artillery. He was living in Glenwood, Iowa at the time. He was mustered out on July 5, 1865 at nearly two years of military service. He later married and 5 children were born to the family. Katie, Nellie, Alice, Ethel and Harvey. In 1904 the family moved to Quincy, Washington from Hillsdale, Iowa. A load of their personal effect arrived on April 8, 1904. The family followed their belongings and arrived on May 6, 1904. They took up land south of Wincester. They hosted a dance at their home on Wednesday June 17, 1904 presumably to meet and get to know others in the area. Their home was a few miles south of town. After a long lingering sickness Benjamin passed away in Quincy, Washington on July 27, 1910. He is buried in the Quincy Valley Cemetery.
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1845
Born October 5
1846
Benjamin was 1 when the Oregon Treaty set the border at the 49th parallel
1853
Benjamin was 8 when Congress created Washington Territory
1863
Benjamin was 18 when the Emancipation Proclamation took effect
1876
Benjamin was 31 when Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call
1886
Benjamin was 41 when Coca-Cola was first sold at a drugstore in Atlanta
1897
Benjamin was 52 when the gold ship Portland reached Seattle and sparked the Klondike rush
1908
Benjamin was 63 when Ford introduced the Model T
1910
Passed away December 24, age 65
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