Benjamin Ferguson McCaulley (1839-1916)

Benjamin Ferguson McCaulley

Birth

13 Sep 1839

Monongahela, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death

26 Jan 1916 (aged 76)

Arlington, Snohomish County, Washington, USA

Burial

Arlington Municipal Cemetery

Arlington, Snohomish County, Washington, USA Show Map

Plot

Section L Plot 88 Grave 4

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Arlington Times, January 27, 1916. B. F. McCAULLEY DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS. B. F. McCaulley, a respected resident of this place for the past sixteen years, passed away suddenly at his home on Gilman Street Wednesday morning at an undetermined hour, he being found dead by Mrs. McCaulley at 7:30 a.m., when she entered the room to awake him. Death evidently came peacefully and without suffering as the features of the deceased gave no sign of pain and the bedclothes were undisturbed. Death is supposed to have been due to heart failure, superinduced by an attack of la grippe, which, however, had not caused deceased to entirely forego his usual activities, he having assisted in the janitor work at the Lincoln school last Saturday, since then he had been up and about the house. Funeral services will be held tomorrow (Friday) at 1:00 p.m. from the Methodist Episcopal church, of which deceased had been a member for many years. Interment will take place in Harwood cemetery. Rev. F. A. Guiler will officiate at the obsequies. Benjamin Ferguson McCaulley was born at Monongahela, Penn., Sept. 13, 1839; died, Arlington, Wash., Jan 26, 1916, aged 76 years, 4 months and 13 days. He was married at Ginger Hill, Penn., April 8th, 1862, to Margaret Ellen Gregg, and to this union was born thirteen children, of whom ten survive, namely: William, Charles, Harry, George, Chilion, Remington,
Benjamin and Harold; Mrs. Kate Skallinger, of Iowa; and Laura Robbins, of Montana. Deceased is also survived by his wife. Mr. and Mrs. McCaulley moved from Pennsylvania to Iowa in 1869, residing there until 1899, during
which period deceased was employed for eight years int he state treasurer's office. As before stated, the family became residents of Arlington in 1899, since when deceased has been a highly respected citizen of the community, leaving many friends to mourn his sudden demise.