Walt & Terri Sterneman's Family Pages

Person Chart

Parents

Father	Date of Birth	Mother	Date of Birth
Elijah Lemaster	1787-1788	Elizabeth Gent	Abt 1788

Partners

Partner	Date of Birth	Children
Elizabeth Wireman	Abt 1825	John Bunyan Lamaster James Luther Lamaster Jemima Lamaster Elizabeth Lamaster Nancy J. Lamaster Elijah Lamaster Melvina Lamaster Child Lamaster Child Lamaster William Lamaster

Person Events

Event Type	Date	Place
Birth	Abt 1818	Bath Co., KY
Marriage	10 Oct 1839	Floyd Co., KY
Death	Abt 1889	St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., MO

Notes


Benjamin LAMASTER was reared in Kentucky (Morgan Co.), where he remained until after his marriage. After the fall of 1859, he settled in Andrew county, Missouri, where he rented a farm for two years. He then bought a farm, which he sold a few years later and moved to St. Joseph, Missouri, where he ran an express wagon until his death, which occurred in 1889. In politics he was a Republican. NOTES from Barbara Bartels: Benjamin Lamaster and Elizabeth Wireman were married in Floyd Co., Kentucky, and lived in adjoining Morgan Co., Kentucky. Between 1856 and 1860 they moved to Andrew Co., Missouri. After 1870 they moved to St. Joseph, and Benjamin operated what was termedan express wagon. Son William seems to be the only child that went to St. Joseph (we know that Melvina later joined them there). The others stayed in Andrew County, Missouri, or went to Oklahoma. However, in 1989, an E.F. Lamaster signed the wedding license of William which indicated the presence in St. Joseph of E. F. (probably Elijah) for at least that date. In a biography on the son James L., Benjamin was termed a staunch republican. Benjamin and Elizabeth's death dates are from family tradition. Della was termed a widow in an 1895 land deed.

Benjamin LAMASTER was reared in Kentucky (Morgan Co.), where he remained until after his marriage. After the fall of 1859, he settled in Andrew county, Missouri, where he rented a farm for two years. He then bought a farm, which he sold a few years later and moved to St. Joseph, Missouri, where he ran an express wagon until his death, which occurred in 1889. In politics he was a Republican.

NOTES from Barbara Bartels:

Benjamin Lamaster and Elizabeth Wireman were married in Floyd Co., Kentucky, and lived in adjoining Morgan Co., Kentucky. Between 1856 and 1860 they moved to Andrew Co., Missouri. After 1870 they moved to St. Joseph, and Benjamin operated what was termedan express wagon.
Son William seems to be the only child that went to St. Joseph (we know that Melvina later joined them there). The others stayed in Andrew County, Missouri, or went to Oklahoma. However, in 1989, an E.F. Lamaster signed the wedding license of William which indicated the presence in St. Joseph of E. F. (probably Elijah) for at least that date.
In a biography on the son James L., Benjamin was termed a staunch republican.
Benjamin and Elizabeth's death dates are from family tradition. Della was termed a widow in an 1895 land deed.

Sources

Description	Page	Quality	Information	Evidence
1850 US Census	Morgan Co. Ky., p151, Fam. 872-82	Don't know	Primary	Don't know
A Biographical History of Nodaway and Atchison Counties Missouri, Chicago, 1901.		Don't know	Don't know	Don't know
Family group sheets, recieved 4/12/1999 from Barbara Bartels 377 Hwy 12 W. Pomeroy, WA 99347		Don't know	Don't know	Don't know