Benjamin Franklin Meredith III 1899

Benjamin Franklin Meredith 3rd (Grandfather) was born in 1899 in Glen Moore, Pa. Benjamin Franklin died at home in Modena, Pa. on February 11, 1937, he was 37. he was buried in Upper Octorara Presbyterian Cemetery. he resided in Modena, Pa. in 1937. Occupation: Managed the family store in Modena, Pa. Cause of death: Pneumonia.

Benjamin Franklin Meredith, well known resident of Modena, died early today at his home from an attack of pneumonia from which he had been suffering for two weeks. He was 37 years of age. Mr. Meredith was born in Glen Moore but he had spent most of his life in Modena. For several years past he had managed the Meredith store in that place. He was a member of the Junior Order of American Mechanics. Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Florence B. Meredith, three children, William W., Benjamin F., Jr., and Frances; his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. William W. Meredith, of West Chester; a brother, John Meredith, of Modena, and a sister, Mrs. Ellen M. Jones of West Chester. The funeral will take place from the Landis Funeral Home in this city on Monday afternoon at 2:30. Interment will be private in Upper Octorara Cemetery. Coatesville Record. 2/11/1937.

In 1918, when Benjamin Franklin was 19, he married Florence Blanche Townsley.