Benjamin Harold BACHUS
HAIRSTON.org ID#217, b. 11 November 1890, d. 7 February 1957
| Birth* | Benjamin Harold BACHUS was born on 11 November 1890.1 |
| Military* | On 25 April 1918, Lt. Benjamin H. Bachus, with the 320th Machine Gun Battalion, traveled to France aboard the RMS Caronia after leaving New York, NY. World War I ended on 11 November 1918. On 19 June 1919, Capt. Benjamin Harold Bachus, returned to Noboken, NJ after a 10 day voyage from St. Nazaire, France on the ship U.S.S. Rijndam, a troopship during WWI. |
| Marriage* | He married Wortley Moseley HAIRSTON, daughter of George William HAIRSTON and Ela May Ledbetter THARP, on 15 December 1925 in George W. Hairston home, Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi; Bachus-Hairston Wedding is Quietly Solemnized -- The Marriage of Miss Wortley Hairston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hairston, to Benjamin Harold Bachus, of New Orleans, La., was solemnized at high noon on December 19, at the home of the bride, only relatives being present. The decorations were ferns and floor baskets of Yellow chrysanthemums. Preceding the ceremony, which was said by the Reverend George H. Boyles, pastor of the Methodist church, of Crawford, Mrs. George H. Boyles sang "At Dawning", accompanied by Mrs. Edwin Ervin. Mrs. Ervin played a piano solo "To a Wild Rose", and "Call Me Thine Own", during the ceremony. Mendelssohn's wedding march signaled the coming of the bride, who entered upon the arm of her father. She wore a going away costume of tan and brown flay crepe and corsage of pink Columbia roses. Preceding the bride, came the maid of honor, Mrs. Laura May Blair, sister of the bride, wearing rosewood georgette and carrying white chrysanthemums, followed by the ring bearer, Robert Hairston, nephew of the bride, wearing white broadcloth and carrying the the ring in the heart of a callalily. The flower girl, Miss Carolyn Blair, niece of the bride, wore a frock of turquoise blue georgette and scattered rose petals. Immediatley after the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Bacchus left for a bridal trip to Florida. They will be at home to their friends after January 1 at 4110 Fontainbleau Drive, Mew Orleans, La." - The Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, Alabama, Sunday, December 20, 1925, page 18. |
| Census 1930* | Benjamin Harold BACHUS was Head of Household in the 1930 Federal Census on 28 April 1930 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, Benjamin 38, Wortley 27, Betty 3.2
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| Census 1950 | He appeared on the 1950 census of Ela May Ledbetter THARP on 1 April 1950 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi.3  |
| Death* | Benjamin Harold BACHUS died on 7 February 1957 at age 66.1 |
| Burial* | He was buried in Oaklimb Cemetery, Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi.1 |
Family | Wortley Moseley HAIRSTON b. 1 Nov 1901, d. 27 Feb 1931 |
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| Last Edited | 12 May 2025 |