Benjamin McMichael, 83, died Wednesday at his home in Barnesville (Ohio)following a three weeks illness due to a stroke of paralysis.
Mr. McMichael was born of slave parents on a plantation near Macon, Georgia May 28, 1858.
After the Civil war he moved to Ashley, (Delaware county Ohio) where he attended the grade schools.
Later, he worked his way through Oberlin academy and Oberlin college, graduating in 1883 with the B. A. degree.
In 1885, he walked to Barnesville from Beeman, Missouri to teach at Flat Rock school, south of here.
He served as tax accessor at one time and in 1910, took the entire federal census of Barnesville.
Twelve years ago Mr. McMichael was licensed as a local preacher in the African Methodist church and at the time of his death was superintendent of the Sunday school.
He married Martha Briggs, who died in 1938. Their only child, Leland M. McMichael was killed in an automobile accident in 1932.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Bethel A. M. E. church conducted by the pastor. Rev. C. E. Johnson. Burial will be in Captina cemetery.

Fiday, November 14, 1941
Zanesville, Ohio newspaper


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