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Conrad was a Carpenter, as was his son John Benjamin, Sr and his sons, John Benjamin, Jr., Clarence, and Paul. In their teenage years, John Jr., Clarence and Paul worked with their father and grandfather building over 300 houses in the Canton, Stark Co., Ohio area. I have their business records, which include the addresses and cost of building many of the homes. They also built a house for John Sr., John Jr, and one for Clarence in the northwest side of Canton. John, Jr. didn't work at the trade after he was released from the Army as he was never well after that. He never married and eventually died of Parkinson's desease. Clarence and Paul both spent their entire adult lives working for the Timken Roller Bearing Company in Canton, Ohio. Three of Clarence's sons also worked at the Timken Co., and at least two of his grandsons worked there for a short time.
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