Benjamin M Zickafoose

Benjamin McDonald Zickafoose was born December 4, 1868 in Sewell, Fayette County, West Virginia to Joseph Zickafoose and Rebecca Avoline Smailes.

Early Years
He was the 3rd oldest of 9 children.

Marriage
He married Virginia Frances Berry about 1893. She might have went by the nickname "Jennie". They had a total of 16 children. Only 12 children grew to adulthood. Three of the children died at birth or before they were a year old. One son was 8 years old when he died.

Later Years
Benjamin died November 12, 1955 at 2:40pm from a Coronary Occlusion (Heart Attack) & Heart Disease at the Hinton Hospital in Summer County, West Virginia. He was a 86 year old Retired Farmer. His youngest son Oliver, was the informant on his Death Certificate.

Benjamin was buried November 14, 1955 in the Zickafoose-Shuck Family Cemetery near the Family Farm in Danese, West Virginia.

Documentation

 * West Virginia Registery of Birth - #130 Benj. M. Zickafoose - December 4, 1869.


 * West Virginia Death Certificate -Benjamin M. Zickafoose #14743 - 1955