Family Group Sheet
NameBenjamin Wright Shrout, 3C4R
Birth18 Nov 1861, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death25 Oct 1940, Bath Co., Kentucky
BurialHedricks Cemetery, Bath Co., Kentucky
FatherDavid Shrout (1823-1897)
MotherCynthia Ann Wright (1819-1904)
SpouseLeah Purvis
Notes for Benjamin Wright Shrout
His obituary in the Bath County News-Outlook of Thu., Oct 31, 1940 reported:
“Ben Wright Shrout, 78 years old, died at his home at Moores Ferry Friday, October 25, after a long illness.
He was a well known farmer of that section of the county and had been a member of the Christian church for more than forty years. A son of the late David and Ann Wright Shrout, he was born in this county November 18, 1861.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Leah Purvis Shrout, and a number of more distant relatives.
Funeral services were held at Hedricks church at 2 o'clock Saturday, October 26, conducted by the Rev. Henry S. Ficklin. Interment was in Hedricks cemetery.”
“Ben Wright Shrout, 78 years old, died at his home at Moores Ferry Friday, October 25, after a long illness.
He was a well known farmer of that section of the county and had been a member of the Christian church for more than forty years. A son of the late David and Ann Wright Shrout, he was born in this county November 18, 1861.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Leah Purvis Shrout, and a number of more distant relatives.
Funeral services were held at Hedricks church at 2 o'clock Saturday, October 26, conducted by the Rev. Henry S. Ficklin. Interment was in Hedricks cemetery.”
