from ai search of Luginbuel Records - April 17, 2026 I found two people in the local files who match “Henry Benson Shreve.” Which one are you looking for? Henry Benson “Ben” Shreve (born Sep 10, 1869 - died Jun 10, 1958) Parents: William Franklin Shreve and Millia (Millie) Brown Shreve. Several sources place him among their three sons: Alfred Walter, Henry Benson, and Hugh Wilson , and a veterans questionnaire abstract (spelling the family name “Shrum”) lists “Henry Benson Shrum, Civil Engineer, Fayetteville, Arkansas” as their son . Education and work: Graduated from Arkansas Industrial College (now UA) with a Civil Engineering degree in 1892 and stayed a year for Electrical Engineering. Worked on steamboats (Red and Mississippi Rivers) and later as a railroad and highway construction engineer, including roles with Lorain Steel (Johnstown, PA), London Underground installation oversight, Rio Grande-Colorado-Southern Railroad (Moffat Tunnel), and later Arkansas rail and highway projects; also helped lay out Devil’s Den State Park. The Washington County Historical Society named him a Distinguished Citizen in 1954 . Spouse and children: Married Francis G. Moore (1906); children Hyler, Henry, Thurza, Mildred, and Millia Deloris (who died in infancy) . Burial: Farmington Cemetery, listed as “H. Ben Shreve 9/10/1869 - 9/10/1958 (age 89), burial location S-00-22-73” . Cemetery page: https://www.luginbuel.com/cemetery/farmington-cemetery-farmington-ar Genealogy record: I found a genealogy entry for “Henry Benson Shreve” with an individual ID. You can view it here: https://www.luginbuel.com/genealogy/person/i75669 . Additional supporting references Ben’s birth and university training, steamboat/engineering career, return to Arkansas, Highway Department work, and 1954 honor are summarized in the Washington County history article on the Shreve family . Farmington Cemetery listings corroborate burials and plots for Ben, his spouse Francis, his mother Millie Brown, his sons Henry Jr., and other close family members . Henry B. Shreve (born Dec 19, 1913 - died May 4, 1997) Family: Listed as a son of Henry B. Shreve, Sr. (“Ben”) and Francis G. Moore; married Pauline Smith; children include Barbara Ann (Shreve) Skaggs, Henry Benson Shreve II, James Edward Shreve, and Connie Ruth (Shreve) Cone. This family detail appears in the Washington County history article by Henry B. Shreve, Jr. . Burial: Farmington Cemetery, “Henry B. Shreve 12/19/1913 - 5/4/1997 (age 83), burial location S-00-22-62” . Cemetery page: https://www.luginbuel.com/cemetery/farmington-cemetery-farmington-ar If you can confirm whether you mean the elder engineer (born 1869) or the one born in 1913, I can pull the full obituary text if available and add more details on spouses, children, and burial plot notes. Sources: Genealogy index and individuals file with ID for “Henry Benson Shreve” ; Washington County history entries that outline both Ben Shreve’s life and the family (including the list of children for Henry B. Shreve, Jr.) ; family background placing Henry Benson among William Franklin and Millia Brown Shreve’s sons ; veterans/census abstracts confirming the same family with the “Shrum” spelling variant ; Farmington Cemetery listings for both Henrys and for “H. Ben Shreve” with dates and plot locations. I found two people in the local files who match “Henry Benson Shreve.” Which one are you looking for? Henry Benson “Ben” Shreve (born Sep 10, 1869 - died Jun 10, 1958) Parents: William Franklin Shreve and Millia (Millie) Brown Shreve. Several sources place him among their three sons: Alfred Walter, Henry Benson, and Hugh Wilson , and a veterans questionnaire abstract (spelling the family name “Shrum”) lists “Henry Benson Shrum, Civil Engineer, Fayetteville, Arkansas” as their son . Education and work: Graduated from Arkansas Industrial College (now UA) with a Civil Engineering degree in 1892 and stayed a year for Electrical Engineering. Worked on steamboats (Red and Mississippi Rivers) and later as a railroad and highway construction engineer, including roles with Lorain Steel (Johnstown, PA), London Underground installation oversight, Rio Grande-Colorado-Southern Railroad (Moffat Tunnel), and later Arkansas rail and highway projects; also helped lay out Devil’s Den State Park. The Washington County Historical Society named him a Distinguished Citizen in 1954 . Spouse and children: Married Francis G. Moore (1906); children Hyler, Henry, Thurza, Mildred, and Millia Deloris (who died in infancy) . Burial: Farmington Cemetery, listed as “H. Ben Shreve 9/10/1869 - 9/10/1958 (age 89), burial location S-00-22-73” . Cemetery page: https://www.luginbuel.com/cemetery/farmington-cemetery-farmington-ar Genealogy record: I found a genealogy entry for “Henry Benson Shreve” with an individual ID. You can view it here: https://www.luginbuel.com/genealogy/person/i75669 . Henry B. Shreve (born Dec 19, 1913 - died May 4, 1997) Family: Listed as a son of Henry B. Shreve, Sr. (“Ben”) and Francis G. Moore; married Pauline Smith; children include Barbara Ann (Shreve) Skaggs, Henry Benson Shreve II, James Edward Shreve, and Connie Ruth (Shreve) Cone. This family detail appears in the Washington County history article by Henry B. Shreve, Jr. . Burial: Farmington Cemetery, “Henry B. Shreve 12/19/1913 - 5/4/1997 (age 83), burial location S-00-22-62” . Cemetery page: https://www.luginbuel.com/cemetery/farmington-cemetery-farmington-ar If you can confirm whether you mean the elder engineer (born 1869) or the one born in 1913, I can pull the full obituary text if available and add more details on spouses, children, and burial plot notes. Sources: Genealogy index and individuals file with ID for “Henry Benson Shreve” ; Washington County history entries that outline both Ben Shreve’s life and the family (including the list of children for Henry B. Shreve, Jr.) ; family background placing Henry Benson among William Franklin and Millia Brown Shreve’s sons ; veterans/census abstracts confirming the same family with the “Shrum” spelling variant ; Farmington Cemetery listings for both Henrys and for “H. Ben Shreve” with dates and plot locations .