He went by "Benton" Stanage.
(He is listed as "Benton" Stanage,
in the obituaries for his daughter
Sarah Elizabeth, and his brother
Hiram Newton Stanage).
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Son of Thomas Jefferson Stanage
(born 1808-1810 in Virginia), and
his wife Catherine Wolfe.
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He came with his parents from
Elkhart, Elkhart Co. Indiana, to
Berrien County Michigan about 1849,
and they lived near Avery Corners,
about two miles East of Three Oaks.
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Thomas B. Stanage served in the
Civil War, in Company A., of the
12 Michigan Infantry (alongside
his sister Sarah's first husband
James M. Colvin).
Thomas lost sight of one eye
while serving in the Civil War.
Before his death, Thomas became
totally blind.
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Thomas was married to Sarah Jane Teeter
(Sarah was born in Iowa about 1854).
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The children of Thomas B. Stanage and
his wife Sarah J. Teeter included:
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1. Thomas Jefferson Stanage Sr.
b. March 1, 1870, in Three Oaks, MI.
m.
Sarah E. [Emma Sarah] Dunkleberger,
on Oct. 16, 1895, in Berrien Co. MI.
(A wittiness at their marriage was
his sister Sarah's husband Asher Looker).
[Note: His son Thomas Jr. was married
to Mildred A. Hauger, on Oct. 15, 1921,
in Berrien County Michigan].
d. Feb. 20, 1953, in Three Oaks, MI.
Buried: Forrest Lawn Cemetery.
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2. Sarah Elizabeth Stanage
(nicknamed "Lizzie").
(Listed as "Lizzie" in the 1880 census).
Listed as "Elizabeth Johnson" in
one of her obituaries, in "The Niles
Daily Star", in Niles, Michigan,
on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1948.
b. Feb. 22, 1873, in Avery,
Berrien County Michigan
(about two miles E. of Three Oaks, MI).
m. # 1. Asher Looker (J. Asher Looker),
on April 9, 1892, in Berrien Co. MI.
Children:
1. Orville A. Looker (b. 1893).
2. Mildred (b. Feb. 1, 1893).
3. Raymond Percival
"Purse" and "Percy" Looker
(b. Jan. 20, 1896, in Three Oaks, MI).
m. # 2. George Norvel Johnson.
Children: John H. Johnson (b. 1908-09).
William Johnson.
Kieth Johnson.
Harold Johnson.
d. Oct. 30, 1948, in California.
Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery,
Glendale, Los Angeles County California
(Tranquility, Map G04, Lot 160, Space 5).
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3. John Stanage.
b. about 1877, in Indiana.
d.
Buried:
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The obituary for Thomas Benton Stanage
was published in the following:
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"The Acorn" newspaper, in Three Oaks,
Michigan, on Dec. 24, 1925, pages 1 & 2.
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"The Galien River Gazette" newspaper,
in Galien, Michigan, on Dec. 26, 1925,
page 1, column 4.
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and... one for "Benton" Stanage,
in the "Niles Daily Star" newspaper,
in Niles, Michigan, on Dec. 19, 1925,
page 4.
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His obituary lists one of
his surviving siblings as
Sarah E. (Stanage) Reese,
of Pocatello, Bannock County Idaho.
Sarah later died in Salt Lake Co. Utah,
and she is buried in the
Wasatch Memorial Park.
For additional information on this
Stanage family, see the memorial
for Sarah (Stanage) Reese,
of Salt Lake County, Utah.
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