Benjamin Wenger, Jr

1811 - 1880  (69 years)

• Name	Benjamin Wenger  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	22 May 1811	Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15]
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	24ZB-T4N
  Occupation	Farmer  [11, 13]
  Residence	1840	Rockingham County, Virginia, USA   [16]
  Residence	1850	Rockingham County, Virginia, USA   [8]
  	District 56
  Residence	1860	Rockingham County, Virginia, USA   [9]
  	District 1
  Residence	1870	Central, Rockingham, Virginia, USA   [11]
  Residence	1880	Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, USA   [13, 17]
  Burial	1880	Blosser Cemetery, Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA   [1, 3, 4, 12, 15]
  Death	9 Jul 1880	Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 15]
  Person ID	I2636	Woodworth Ancestry | Gottlieb Mauck Family
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Rev Benjamin Wenger, Sr,   b. 28 Apr 1781, Edom, Rockingham, Virginia, USA d. 26 Feb 1865, Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Ann Mauck,   b. 15 Aug 1783, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA d. 15 Dec 1850, Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1802	Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Blosser,   b. 4 Apr 1810, Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA d. 26 Jun 1894, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1830	Virginia, USA
  Children	> 1. Jacob Blosser Wenger,   b. 8 May 1832, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Apr 1835, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Noah Christian Wenger,   b. 5 Oct 1835, Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA d. 5 Nov 1900, Knox County, Tennessee, USA (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Abraham Benjamin Wenger,   b. 13 Jun 1839, Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA d. 14 Jul 1896, Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Magdalene Wenger,   b. 10 Aug 1846, Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA d. 3 Feb 1913, Arcola, Loudoun, Virginia, USA (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2875	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 May 1811 - Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Marriage - Abt 1830 - Virginia, USA Residence - 1840 - Rockingham County, Virginia, USA Residence - District 56 - 1850 - Rockingham County, Virginia, USA Residence - District 1 - 1860 - Rockingham County, Virginia, USA Residence - 1870 - Central, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Residence - 1880 - Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Burial - 1880 - Blosser Cemetery, Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Death - 9 Jul 1880 - Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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Record for Benjamin Wanger https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1276&h=3717115&indiv=try