Benjamin Franklin Coble (1896 - 1973)

Born 19 May 1896 in Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, United States

Died May 1973 at about age 76 in United States

Biography

Benjamin Coble is a part of US Black heritage.

Benjamin was born in 1896 in Pulaski, Tennessee. He was the son of Ned Coble and Amanda Owens.^[1]

Military Service

Private First Class Benjamin Coble served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 1918
Unit(s):
Service ended: 1919

Benjamin served with the 538th Engineers as a Corporal during World War I.^[2][3]

In 1940 Benjamin was living with wife Claudia, 4 children, and his mother-in-law Mary T Brown in Chicago. ^[4]

When he registered for the WWII draft in 1942 he was living with his wife Claudia in Chicago, Illinoi where he was a dentist.^[5]

In 1950 Benjamin and Claudia were living in Chicago with 3 children.^[6]

He passed away in 1973 in Cook County, Illinois.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909"
   Tennessee Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives
   Ancestry Record 2282 #224298 (accessed 18 June 2023)
   Benjamin Franklin Coble born on 19 May 1896, son of Ned Coble & Amanda Owens, in Pulaski, Giles.
2. ↑ Passenger List: "U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939"
   The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 478
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61174 #2083825 (accessed 18 June 2023)
   Name: Benjamin F Coble; Departure Date: 26 Aug 1918; Departure Place: New York, New York; Address: Rfd#3; Residence Place: Pulaski, Tennessee; Mother: Amanda Coble; Ship: Llanstephen Castle; Rank: Corporal; Service Number: 1812942; Notes: Company C 538th Engineers N A.
3. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZT-QK78 : Fri Mar 08 21:35:21 UTC 2024), Entry for Benjamin Franklin Coble, 7 August 1919.
4. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00933; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 103-387
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #142220902 (accessed 18 June 2023)
   Benjamin Coble (44), married, Dentist, head of household in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Born in Tennessee.
5. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
   The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), For the State of Illinois; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2097
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1002 #9385577 (accessed 18 June 2023)
   Name: Dr Benjamin F Coble; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 19 May 1896; Birth Place: Pulaski, Tennessee, USA; Residence Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA; Military Draft Date: 1942.
6. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 5777; Sheet Number: 5; Enumeration District: 103-766
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #227136615 (accessed 18 June 2023)
   Benjamin F Coble (53), married, Dentist, head of household in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Born in Tennessee.
7. ↑ Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
   Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
   Ancestry Record 3693 #11379160 (accessed 18 June 2023)
   Benjamin Coble death May 1973 (born 19 May 1896) residing at 60637, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.