Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 208, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1911 — SOLDIER-CITIZEN DIES AT MEDARYVILLE HOME. [ARTICLE]

SOLDIER-CITIZEN DIES AT MEDARYVILLE HOME.

Benjamin R. Faris, Ex-Commissioner, Succumbs to Stomach Trouble, After 'Brief Illness. Benjamin R. Faris, a lieutenant of Company G of the 9th Indiana regiment during the civil war, an ex-com-missioner of Jasper county, for years a prominent farmer of Gillam township, and a highly respected gentleman, died Sunday forenoon at his home in Medaryville.

Deceased, was in his 71st year and had been in poor health for several years. Last year he was very poorly for some time, but recovered and was getting along very well in health until a day or two before his death, when he was again taken ill. Mr. Faris resided in Gillam township for many years and when the civil war broke out he enlisted in the 9th Indiana regiment, being a member of Company G, the company organized by Robert Milroy. He later became a lieutenant in the company and was an officer of ability, and greatly admired by his comrades. Returning from the war, he took up his life on the farm and resided in Gillam township until a year' or two ago, when he went to Medaryville, where he kept house with his daughter, Miss Eva Faris. His wife preceded him in death about two years. He leaves two daughters and six sons. Two of the sons, Louis and Oliver, live on the home farm in Gillam township. The funeral will be held in Medaryville Tuesday and burial will be in Independance cemetery, where the body will probably arrive about 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon.