Benjamin Gooch Wyant

M, b. 12 May 1886, d. 26 January 1905

FatherPeter Wyant b. 8 Jan 1852, d. 2 Sep 1920
MotherMary Frances Withrow b. 17 Aug 1860, d. 14 May 1920
Benjamin Gooch Wyant|b. 12 May 1886\nd. 26 Jan 1905|p1479.htm|Peter Wyant|b. 8 Jan 1852\nd. 2 Sep 1920|p1373.htm|Mary Frances Withrow|b. 17 Aug 1860\nd. 14 May 1920|p1355.htm|Elijah M. Wyant||p9500.htm|Susannah M. (L.?) Ballengee||p9501.htm|Columbus W. Withrow|b. 4 Jun 1831\nd. 27 Sep 1920|p110.htm|Clementine Miller|b. 20 Feb 1838\nd. 3 Sep 1861|p644.htm|

Birth*12 May 1886 Benjamin was born at Summers Co, WV, on 12 May 1886.1 
 He was the son of Peter Wyant and Mary Frances Withrow
Census*1900 He was listed as a resident in the census report at Talcott District, Summers Co, WV, in 1900. 
Death*26 Jan 1905 Benjamin died on 26 Jan 1905 at Summers Co, WV, at age 18. "Killed while trying to hop a freight train." (from Wyant History). "Fell or jumped from C&O train #14" (reported in the Hinton, WV Independent Herald; info from Gaye Whitehead.).2 

Citations

  1. [S428] Summers Births.
  2. [S175] Wyant Lineage, author unknown, unpaginated, ca. 1998.