Benton DeRossett

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 1862 - Bath Co, KY 1
    Christening: 
          Death: 7 Jul 1936 - Rothwell, Menifee Co, KY 1
         Burial: in Slusher Cemetery, Menifee Co, KY 1
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• Occupation, Brakeman for the Red River Valley Railroad

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Mary A. Becraft
       Marriage: 1888 - Menifee Co, KY
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Julia Daroset

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Notes

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Burial Notes:

findagrave provides additional info:
s/o Preston DeRossett and Julia Wright DeRossett
h/o Mary Becraft DeRossett
f/o Lily DeRossett Buchanan, Nora DeRossett Rowe, and Julia DeRossett Buchanan

General:

Faye Buchanan tells the story of her great-grandfather who fell onto the tracks and caught his leg under the train. He was taken to the shed and cellar-the shed is still standing- at his home in Rothwell. Dr. Reece Kash of Frenchburg amputated his leg. There was no anethesia. Her great-grandfather was given a half-pint of whiskey; someone held a spoon in his mouth, and the rest of the leg was amputated. The doctor used an ordinary hand saw to cut the bone. Benton recovered well and it didn't seem to slow him down. He became a store merchant and county registrar for Precinct #4, recording all births and deaths.

Sources

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1. Findagrave.com.

1 Findagrave.com.