Arnhold, Benjamin Logan

Male 1877 - 1953  (76 years)


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  • Name Arnhold, Benjamin Logan 
    Born 9 Jul 1877  St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2

    •      According to information on his death certificate, provided by "Miss. Nadene Arnholt," of St. Joseph, Missouri, "Ben L. Arnholt" was born on 9 July 1877 at St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, the child of "Phillip Arnholt" and "Elizabeth Lahrman".
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 Jul 1953  St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3

    •      According to information on his death certificate, "Ben L. Arnholt" died at 8:10 a.m. in Missouri Methodist Hospital at the age of 76 years. The immediate cause of death had been chronic myocarditis (of two years duration). An operation on 27 July 1953 had confirmed carcinoma of the rectum (of two years duration) and of the prostate; there was no autopsy.
           A lifelong resident of St. Joseph, Ben's home had been at 3222 Seneca Street. His wife, "Mabel L. Arnholt," had died sometime earlier. His usual occupation had been an inspector of cigarettes and gasoline for the municipal government.
    Buried 30 Jul 1953  St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Address:
    Mount Mora Cemetery 
    Person ID I6407  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2018 

    Father Arnhold, Philip,   b. 1 Feb 1841, Kingdom of Bavaria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Lohrneau, Elizabeth,   b. Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1865  St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    • According to an 1893 biography, Philip and Elizabeth were the parents of ten children, only eight of whom were still alive at that time. Details of the marriage are not known at this time.
    Family ID F2068  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family [---?---], Mable L.,   b. 10 Jul 1880, Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1952, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married Y  [6, 7

    •      Details of the marriage are not known at this time. According to information on her death certificate, "Mable Leone Arnholt" died at the age of 72 years and had been a resident of St. Joseph, Missouri for 50 years. One the other hand, her husband, Ben, was identified on his death certificate as a lifetime resident of the city. This might suggest that Mable may have moved to St. Joseph about the time of her marriage (at the age of about 22 years?) in about 1902.
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2651  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S194] Portrait and Biographical Record of Buchanan and Clinton Counties, Missouri: Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies and Portraits of all the Presidents of the United States (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Brothers, 1893), pages 386-387.
      Biographical sketch of Captain Philip Arnholt.
           "In this city, in 1865, Mr. Arnholt married Miss Elizabeth Lohrneau, who was born in Germany. Ten children have come to bless this union. Eight are living, their names being as follows: Charles, engaged in the wholesale millinery business in Portland, Ore.; Katie, wife of Grant Harris, of Kansas City; Frank L., now with the American Biscuit Company, of Chicago; Edith, a graduate of the public school, and now a teacher here; Philip, Jr., Benjamin Logan, Jessie and Clara, who complete the number."

    2. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Ben L. Arnholt; Buchanan County; 1953; certificate #23913.
      Accessed in September 2017. Division of Health of Missouri, Standard Certificate of Death #23913. For Ben L. Arnholt. A white, male born on 9 July 1877 at St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. Father's name: Phillip Arnholt. Mother's maiden name: Elizabeth Lahrman. Personal information was provided by "Miss. Nadene Arnholt," of St. Joseph, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    3. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Ben L. Arnholt; Buchanan County; 1953; certificate #23913.
      Accessed in September 2017. Division of Health of Missouri, Standard Certificate of Death #23913. For Ben L. Arnholt. A white, male born on 9 July 1877 at St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. Father's name: Phillip Arnholt. Mother's maiden name: Elizabeth Lahrman. Died at 8:10 a.m. on 28 July 1953 in Missouri Methodist Hospital, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri at the age of 76 years. Length of stay in St. Joseph where death occurred: "Lifetime." His usual residence was 3222 Seneca Street, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. He was widowed at the time of death; his wife had been "Mabel L. Arnholt." His usual occupation was "Politics (City)/Inspector Cigarette & Gasoline." He had not served in the U.S. armed forces. He had social security number 493 [or 492]-14-5051 Immediate cause of death was "Myocarditis-Chronic" (2 years duration). Due to "Carcinoma of rectum" (2 years duration). There was an operation on 27 July 1953; the major findings were "Carcinoma of rectum & prostate." There was no autopsy. Burial was to be on 30 July 1953 in "Mt. Mora Cemetery," St. Joseph, Missouri. The funeral director was Meierhoffer-Flerman, Inc., of St. Joseph, Missouri. Personal information was provided by "Miss. Nadene Arnholt," of St. Joseph, Missouri. Paul F[--g--n], M.D., of St. Joseph, Missouri, had attended the deceased from 24 July 1953 to 28 July 1953, had last seen him alive on 28 July 1953, and signed the death certificate on 29 July 1953. The certificate was received by the local registrar on 31 July 1953.
           In 1958, a "Nadene Arnholt" provided the personal information for the death certificate of Jessie E. Arnholt [sic], a daughter of Phillip Arnholt and Elizabeth Lahrman. Ben and Jessie would have been siblings. Jessie had never married and had been a resident of St. Joseph, Missouri for 65 years. It is possible, but not yet confirmed, that Nadene might have been a child of Ben and Mabel Arnholt, which allowed her to provide the personal information for both Ben L. Arnholt and Jessie E. Arnholt.
           It should be noted that on the death certificate for Ben's wife, who died on 19 December 1952, her first name is spelled "Mable," not "Mabel."

    4. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Ben L. Arnholt; Buchanan County; 1953; certificate #23913.
      Accessed in September 2017. Division of Health of Missouri, Standard Certificate of Death #23913. For Ben L. Arnholt. A white, male born on 9 July 1877 at St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. Died at 8:10 a.m. on 28 July 1953 in Missouri Methodist Hospital, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri at the age of 76 years. Burial was to be on 30 July 1953 in "Mt. Mora Cemetery," St. Joseph, Missouri. The funeral director was Meierhoffer-Flerman, Inc., of St. Joseph, Missouri. Personal information was provided by "Miss. Nadene Arnholt," of St. Joseph, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    5. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Jessie E. Arnholt; Buchanan County; 1958; certificate #038924.
      Accessed in August 2017. Division of Health of Missouri, Standard Certificate of Death #038924. For Jessie E. Arnholt [sic]. A white, female born on 28 January 1882 at St. Joseph, Missouri. Father's name: Phillip Arnholt [sic]. Mother's maiden name: Elizabeth Lahrman [sic]. Personal information was provided by Nadene Arnholt [sic], of St. Joseph, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    6. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Ben L. Arnholt; Buchanan County; 1953; certificate #23913.
      Accessed in September 2017. Division of Health of Missouri, Standard Certificate of Death #23913. For Ben L. Arnholt. A white, male born on 9 July 1877 at St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. Died at 8:10 a.m. on 28 July 1953 in Missouri Methodist Hospital, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri at the age of 76 years. He was widowed at the time of death; his wife had been "Mabel L. Arnholt." Personal information was provided by "Miss. Nadene Arnholt," of St. Joseph, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    7. [S237] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates Database (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ - last confirmed in August 2017), Mable Leone Arnholt; Buchanan County; 1952; certificate #41536.
      Accessed in September 2017. Division of Health of Missouri, Standard Certificate of Death #41536. For "Mable Leone Arnholt." A white, female born on 10 July 1880 at Moberly, Missouri. Died at 1:00 p.m. on 19 December 1952. She was married at the time of death to "Ben L. Arnholt." Personal information was provided by Ben L. Arnholt, of St. Joseph, Missouri.
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.