Dorothy Benjamin1

Family
Marriage*She married Israel Underwood II.1 

Family

 Israel Underwood II b. 4 Apr 1746
Child 1.Martha Underwood1 b. 11 Jan 1777, d. 6 Feb 1843

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Israel Underwood II, Memorial# 91042252. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Robert Benn1

b. December 1856, d. 20 March 1917
Family
Father*William D. Benn2,3 b. 28 Apr 1832, d. 15 Apr 1915
Mother*Caroline E. Jones4,3 b. 1836, d. 18 May 1920
Birth*December 1856Robert Benn was born in December 1856 in New York.5,6 
Name VariationHe was called Bob.7 
Marriage*He married Zelah Wilson, daughter of Robert Wilson and Didema Ward.1 
Occupation*between 1897 and 1899He was known as Sheriff Robert "Big Bob" Benn when he served as the Sheriff of Woodward County, Oklahoma Territory, between 1897 and 1899.8 
Social News*2 March 1897His brother-in-law, Jonathan E. Bronson, was reported to have been living in Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, when he arrived in Woodward, Oklahoma Territory on Tuesday, 2 March 1897, to visit Bob.7 
Social News*14 December 1897Sheriff Robert "Big Bob" Benn. his wife, Zelah (Wilson) Benn, Zelah's sister, Ruth Bronson, and the Benn's two older daughters, Eliza and Edna, were among the guests who attended the Hartman-Osborn wedding on 14 December 1897 in Woodward, Woodward County, Oklahoma Territory.9 
Census US 1900*9 June 1900Zelah and Robert Benn were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 9 June 1900 in Judkins, Woodward County, Oklahoma Territory. Robert was 43 years of age and a farmer, and Zelah was 40 years of age. They owned their farm free of mortgage, were both able to read, write and speak English, had been married for 16 years, and Zelah had given birth to four children three of whom were living. Their three daughters were enumerated with them in 1900. Eliza was 11 years old, was able to read, write and speak English, and had attended school for four months of the census year; the younger girls, Edna and Dema were ages 6 and 4 years, respectively. Three additional members of the Benn household were enumerated with them as boarders in 1900, and another was recorded as a servant.1 
(Husband) Death15 March 1904Robert became a widower when Zelah (Wilson) Benn died of consumption (tuberculosis) on 15 March 1904 at the home of her sister, Ruth A. Maulsby at 1957 South Wichita Street, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, at age 43. Zelah's obituary in a Wichita newspaper reported that Zelah had gone to Wichita the day before she died from Woodward, Oklahoma Territory where she had lived for a number of years and that just before death occurred, she had prepared a will in which she appointed her sister, Mrs. Maulsby, guardian of her three children, Eliza, Edna and Dema, and of her property.10,11 
Census State KS 1905*1 March 1905 Robert Benn was listed on the 1905 Kansas State census taken on 1 March 1905 in Galena, Cherokee County, Kansas. He was recorded as 49 years of age, and his three daughters, Eliza, Edna and Dema, ages 14, 12, and 7 years, respectively, were with him. They were all in the household of R. Benn, age 38, whose relationship to the family has not been identified.12 
Death*20 March 1917He died on 20 March 1917 in Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, at age 603 
Burial* and was buried in Section X, Lot 258 of Okmulgee Cemetery, Okmulgee.3 

Family

 Zelah Wilson b. 13 May 1860, d. 15 Mar 1904

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Robert and Zela Benn, (their surname looking like "Beun" on the census page), Year: 1900; Census Place: Judkins, Woodward, Oklahoma; Roll: 1344; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0244. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Pvt William D. Benn, Memorial# 354372. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Robert Benn, Memorial# 21578173.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Caroline E. (Jones) Benn, Memorial# 46370544.
  5. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Robert and Zela Benn, (their surname looking like "Beun" on the census page), Year: 1900; Census Place: Judkins, Woodward, Oklahoma; Roll: 1344; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0244; Robert's date of birth reported as December 1861.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Robert Benn, Memorial# 21578173, his birth reported as about 1861.
  7. [S2726] J. E. Bronson of Hot Springs, Arkansas 1897 Visits Brother-in-Law, Bob Benn in Oklahoma, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Woodward News, (Woodward, Oklahoma), Friday, March 5, 1897, Page 1, (Downloaded on Jan 30, 2025); reporting that J. E. Bronson of Hot Springs, Arkansas, arrived in the city Tuesday, the 2nd, and was visiting his brother-in-law, Bob Benn. Hereinafter cited as J. E. Bronson of Hot Springs, Arkansas 1897 Visits Brother-in-Law, Bob Benn in Oklahoma.
  8. [S2727] Oklahoma's Lawmen: Sheriff Robert "Big Bob" Benn, online at https://lawmen.genealogyvillage.com/lawmen/wwsheriffs.htm. Hereinafter cited as Oklahoma's Lawmen: Sheriff Robert "Big Bob" Benn.
  9. [S2728] Ruth Bronson and Robert and Zelah Benn Family Attend 1897 Oklahoma Wedding, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Woodward News, (Woodward, Oklahoma) · Fri, Dec 17, 1897 · Page 1, (Downloaded on Jan 30, 2025); reporting that Mrs. J. E. Bronson, Sheriff and Mrs. Benn, and Misses Eliza and Edna Benn were among the guests attending the 14 December 1897 wedding of Mr. Hartman and Miss Rose Osborn. Hereinafter cited as Ruth Bronson and Robert and Zelah Benn Family Attend 1897 Oklahoma Wedding.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Zelah J. (Wilson) Benn, Memorial# 25994669.
  11. [S2725] Zelah (Wilson) Benn 1904 Kansas Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Wichita Eagle, (Wichita, Kansas), Wednesday, March 16, 1904, Page 6, (Downloaded on Feb 6, 2025); under the headline, “Died of Consumption: Mrs. "Zellah" Benn Will Be Buried Tomorrow", reporting that Mrs. Zelah Benn died of consumption the evening before at the home of her sister, Mrs. Verne Maulsby, 1957 South Wichita Street; that she had come to Wichita the day before she died from Woodward, Oklahoma Territory where she had made her home for a number of years; that her maiden name was Wilson; that she left three children; that just before death occurred she drew up a will in which she appointed her sister, Mrs. Maulsby, guardian of her children and the property; that funeral would be Thursday and burial in Maple Grove Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Zelah (Wilson) Benn 1904 Kansas Obituary.
  12. [S1693] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, online at www.ancestry.com, household of R. Benn, age 38, Galena, Cherokee County, Kansas, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1905 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1905_22; Line: 29; other members of his household listed in 1905 were Robert Benn, age 49, and his three daughters, Eliza, Edna and Dema, ages 14, 12 1nd 7 years, respectively. Hereinafter cited as Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925.

William D. Benn1

b. 28 April 1832, d. 15 April 1915
Family
Birth*28 April 1832William D. Benn was born on 28 April 1832 in Windsor, Broome County, New York.1 
Marriage*17 October 1852He married Caroline E. Jones on 17 October 1852 in West Windsor, Broome County, New York.2,1 
Death*15 April 1915He died on 15 April 1915 in Bath, Steuben County, New York, at age 821 
Burial* and was buried in Plot# 1, 5, 12, of Bath National Cemetery, Bath.1 

Family

 Caroline E. Jones b. 1836, d. 18 May 1920
Child 1.Robert Benn1,3 b. Dec 1856, d. 20 Mar 1917

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Pvt William D. Benn, Memorial# 354372. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Caroline E. (Jones) Benn, Memorial# 46370544.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Robert Benn, Memorial# 21578173.

Jacob Benner1

Family

Family
Child 1.Margaret Benner+1 b. 14 Dec 1800, d. 9 Feb 1859

Citations

  1. [S2029] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, viewed online at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), page 59, image# 97 of 368. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.

Margaret Benner1

b. 14 December 1800, d. 9 February 1859
Family
Father*Jacob Benner1
Birth*14 December 1800Margaret Benner was born on 14 December 1800.1 
Marriage*She married John Yerkes, son of Harman Yerkes and Margaret Scott.1 
Death*9 February 1859She died on 9 February 1859 in Pennsylvania at age 581 
Burial* and was buried in the Presbyterian Church Graveyard, Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.1 

Family

 John Yerkes b. 16 Apr 1802, d. 20 Apr 1870
Child 1.Harman Yerkes1 b. 17 Aug 1827, d. 21 Feb 1914

Citations

  1. [S2029] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, viewed online at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), page 59, image# 97 of 368. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.

Rachel Benner1,2

b. 1800
Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Birth*1800Rachel Benner was born about 1800.3 
Marriage*3 May 1825She married Lewis Heaton, son of Jonathan Heaton and Rachel Lewis, on 3 May 1825 in the Presbyterian Church, Abington, Montgomery County.1,2 
(Wife) Death25 December 1831Rachel became a widow when Lewis Heaton died on 25 December 1831 at age 36.4,3,5 

Family

 Lewis Heaton b. 6 Sep 1795, d. 25 Dec 1831
Child 1.Jacob B. Heaton+3 b. 8 Aug 1827, d. 26 Apr 1900

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 18, page 663, reporting his wife's surname as "Bauer". Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S1756] U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Lewis Heaton and Rachel Benner on 3 May 1825 in the Presbyterian Church, Abington, Pennsylvania, USA, referencing Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907, citing VAULT BX 9211.P49001 P71 v.1. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970.
  3. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 18, page 663.
  4. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 18, page 650.
  5. [S2026] This volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Cumberland County, New Jersey, online at www.ancestry.com, pages 500-501, images 494-495 of 552, Harry Terlander Heaton. Hereinafter cited as Biographical sketches of leading citizens of Cumberland County, New Jersey.

Samuel Benner1

b. 1827
Family
Birth*1827Samuel Benner was born about 1827 in Virginia.1 
Marriage*31 December 1847He married Jane Jenkins on 31 December 1847 in Miami County, Indiana.1,2 

Family

 Jane Jenkins b. 1828
Child 1.Susan Benner1 b. Dec 1853

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel and Jane Benner, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Peru, Miami, Indiana; Roll: M653_281; Page: 65; Family History Library Film: 803281. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 31 December 1847 in Miami County, Indiana, USA of Samuel Benner and Jane Jenkins. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.

Susan Benner1

b. December 1853
Family
Father*Samuel Benner1 b. 1827
Mother*Jane Jenkins1 b. 1828
Birth*December 1853Susan Benner was born in December 1853 in Indiana.1 
Marriage*14 January 1869She married first Henry H. Khoons on 14 January 1869 in Miami County, Indiana.2 
Marriage*12 September 1881She married second Daniel Stettler, son of John Stettler and Mary Ann Crowl, on 12 September 1881 in Miami County, Indiana.1,3 
Census US 1900*25 June 1900Susan S. and Daniel Stettler were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 25 June 1900 in Butler, Miami County, Indiana. Daniel was 41 years of age and a farmer, and Susan was 46 years of age. They were both able to read, write and to speak English. They owned their farm free of mortgage, had been married for 19 years, and Susan had given birth to no children. Their grandnephew, G. R. Delavan, was enumerated with them in 1900. He was the son of Daniel's niece, Nellie May (Hinkle) Marks, who was a daughter of Daniel's sister, Hannah (Stettler) Hinkle. G. R. Delavan was 5 years old and was recorded as the couple's adopted son.4 

Family 1

 Henry H. Khoons

Family 2

 Daniel Stettler b. Mar 1859

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel and Jane Benner, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Peru, Miami, Indiana; Roll: M653_281; Page: 65; Family History Library Film: 803281. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 14 January 1869 in Miami County, Indiana, USA of Susan Benner and Henry H Khoons. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
  3. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 12 September 1881 in Miami County, Indiana, USA of Daniel Stetler and Susan "Koons."
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of G. R. Delavan, age 5, adopted son, in the household of Daniel and Susan S. Stettler, Year: 1900; Census Place: Butler, Miami, Indiana; Roll: 393; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0094. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.

Billy E. Bennett1

b. 3 March 1923, d. 3 August 1995
Family
Birth*3 March 1923Billy E. Bennett was born on 3 March 1923 in Tennessee.1,2 
World War II*He served in the second World War as a Corporal in the U.S. Army.2 
Marriage*He married Margie L. Garrett, daughter of John E. Garrett and Cynthia E. Valentine.1,3,2 
Death*3 August 1995He died on 3 August 1995 at age 722 
Burial* and was buried in Section 47, row 27, site 11, of Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas.2 

Family

 Margie L. Garrett b. 31 Aug 1924, d. 28 Jul 2004

Citations

  1. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Billie E. and Margie L. Bennett, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: 642; Sheet Number: 17; Enumeration District: 97-152. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Billy E Bennett, Memorial# 354593. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margie Lee Bennett, Memorial# 13355418.

Carl M. Bennett1

b. 9 December 1886
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Birth*9 December 1886Carl M. Bennett was born on 9 December 1886 in Baker City, Baker County, Oregon.1 
Marriage*12 January 1916He married Josephine Helsper, daughter of Frank Helsper and Audrey Odella Shorb, on 12 January 1916 in Baker City, Baker County, Oregon.1,2,3 

Family

 Josephine Helsper b. 18 Aug 1893

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Carl M. Bennett, Memorial# 181923593. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Josephine (Helsper) Bennett, Memorial# 181923603.
  3. [S2143] Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 12 January 1916 in Baker City, Baker, Oregon, USA, of Josephine L Helsper, age 22, born about 1894 in Indiana, married Carl M Bennett, age 29, born about 1887 in Oregon, referencing Oregon Center For Health Statistics, Portland, Oregon, USA, Oregon State Marriages, 1911-1945. Hereinafter cited as Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1971.

Eleanor Bennett1

Family
Marriage*She married Zachariah Whitman of Bridgewater, son of Ebenezer Whitman and Abigail Barnam.1 

Family

 Zachariah Whitman b. 21 Nov 1704
Child 1.Samuel Whitman1,2 b. 23 Jul 1734

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Whitman, pages 335-343. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 346, their surname spelled "Whittman". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

John Bennett1

b. 1 July 1751
Family
Father*Moses Bennett Jr.1 d. b 16 Jun 1767
Mother*Sarah Blood1 b. 21 Aug 1722, d. 24 Jun 1822
Birth*1 July 1751John Bennett was born on 1 July 1751 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S676] Posey Godfrey, "The Boltons of Middlesex County, Massachusetts," e-mail messages from e-mail address to LHB, multiple dates. Hereinafter cited as "The Boltons of Middlesex County, Massachusetts."

Moses Bennett1

b. 13 March 1748
Family
Father*Moses Bennett Jr.1 d. b 16 Jun 1767
Mother*Sarah Blood1 b. 21 Aug 1722, d. 24 Jun 1822
Birth*13 March 1748Moses Bennett was born on 13 March 1748 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S676] Posey Godfrey, "The Boltons of Middlesex County, Massachusetts," e-mail messages from e-mail address to LHB, multiple dates. Hereinafter cited as "The Boltons of Middlesex County, Massachusetts."

Moses Bennett Jr.1

d. before 16 June 1767
Family
Marriage*17 February 1746/47He married, as her first husband, Sarah Blood, daughter of Ebenezer Blood and Abigail Chamberlain, on 17 February 1746/47 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Death*before 16 June 1767He died before 16 June 1767, the date his widow married a second time.1 

Family

 Sarah Blood b. 21 Aug 1722, d. 24 Jun 1822
Children 1.Steven Bennett1 b. 22 Apr 1747
 2.Moses Bennett1 b. 13 Mar 1748
 3.John Bennett1 b. 1 Jul 1751
 4.Sarah Bennett1 b. 17 Nov 1752
 5.Susanna Bennett1 b. 16 Mar 1754
 6.Sybel Bennett+1,2 b. 17 Sep 1755, d. 20 Mar 1807

Citations

  1. [S676] Posey Godfrey, "The Boltons of Middlesex County, Massachusetts," e-mail messages from e-mail address to LHB, multiple dates. Hereinafter cited as "The Boltons of Middlesex County, Massachusetts."
  2. [S679] Prepared by Susan Hawkes Cook, "Parentage of Sarah Bennett, Wife of Revolutionary", NEXUS (a publication of the New England Historic Genealogical Society), Volume 4, No. 3, pages 132-133 (June 1987). From 1983 to 2000, NEXUS was the news magazine of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Published five times a year, it contained columns and feature articles as well as NEHGS news and events. Gary Boyd Roberts’ “Notable Kin” column was a particular highlight, and article topics covered a wide range of subjects, including Irish origins, matrilineal and name studies, and material culture (especially photographs), plus some record transcriptions and resolutions of difficult problems. Also popular was a sizable query section, with some answers. Hereinafter cited as "Parentage of Sarah Bennett."

Sarah Bennett1

b. 17 November 1752
Family
Father*Moses Bennett Jr.1 d. b 16 Jun 1767
Mother*Sarah Blood1 b. 21 Aug 1722, d. 24 Jun 1822
Birth*17 November 1752Sarah Bennett was born on 17 November 1752 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S676] Posey Godfrey, "The Boltons of Middlesex County, Massachusetts," e-mail messages from e-mail address to LHB, multiple dates. Hereinafter cited as "The Boltons of Middlesex County, Massachusetts."

Steven Bennett1

b. 22 April 1747
Family
Father*Moses Bennett Jr.1 d. b 16 Jun 1767
Mother*Sarah Blood1 b. 21 Aug 1722, d. 24 Jun 1822
Birth*22 April 1747Steven Bennett was born on 22 April 1747 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S676] Posey Godfrey, "The Boltons of Middlesex County, Massachusetts," e-mail messages from e-mail address to LHB, multiple dates. Hereinafter cited as "The Boltons of Middlesex County, Massachusetts."

Susanna Bennett1

b. 16 March 1754
Family
Father*Moses Bennett Jr.1 d. b 16 Jun 1767
Mother*Sarah Blood1 b. 21 Aug 1722, d. 24 Jun 1822
Birth*16 March 1754Susanna Bennett was born on 16 March 1754 in Shirley, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S676] Posey Godfrey, "The Boltons of Middlesex County, Massachusetts," e-mail messages from e-mail address to LHB, multiple dates. Hereinafter cited as "The Boltons of Middlesex County, Massachusetts."

Sybel Bennett

b. 17 September 1755, d. 20 March 1807
Family
ChartsDescendants of William Bolton of Reading, The Immigrant
Father*Moses Bennett Jr.1,2 d. b 16 Jun 1767
Mother*Sarah Blood1,2 b. 21 Aug 1722, d. 24 Jun 1822
Birth*17 September 1755Sybel Bennett was born on 17 September 1755 in Shirley, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*14 May 1778She married Timothy Bolton, son of William Bolton and Mary __?__; their intention of marriage was recorded on 14 May 1778 in Shirley, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).3,4,2,5 
Relationship Note*Sybel's widowed mother had married, as her third husband, Timothy's widowed father, William Bolton, as his second wife, in 1776.2,5 
Death*20 March 1807She died on 20 March 1807 in Shirley, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 51.3 

Family

 Timothy Bolton b. 5 May 1759
Children 1.Mary Bolton3 b. 1 Feb 1779
 2.Edward Bolton+3 b. 5 Feb 1780, d. 1834
 3.Olive Bolton3 b. 19 Oct 1781
 4.Oliver Bolton3 b. 9 Aug 1783
 5.Eunice Bolton+3 b. 13 May 1786
 6.Moses Bennett Bolton3 b. 26 Aug 1788
 7.Lucinda Bolton3 b. 1 Jul 1791
 8.Eliab Bolton3 b. 23 Feb 1794, d. 11 Sep 1796
 9.Eliab Gowing (Going) Bolton3 b. 19 Dec 1797

Citations

  1. [S676] Posey Godfrey, "The Boltons of Middlesex County, Massachusetts," e-mail messages from e-mail address to LHB, multiple dates. Hereinafter cited as "The Boltons of Middlesex County, Massachusetts."
  2. [S679] Prepared by Susan Hawkes Cook, "Parentage of Sarah Bennett, Wife of Revolutionary", NEXUS (a publication of the New England Historic Genealogical Society), Volume 4, No. 3, pages 132-133 (June 1987). From 1983 to 2000, NEXUS was the news magazine of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Published five times a year, it contained columns and feature articles as well as NEHGS news and events. Gary Boyd Roberts’ “Notable Kin” column was a particular highlight, and article topics covered a wide range of subjects, including Irish origins, matrilineal and name studies, and material culture (especially photographs), plus some record transcriptions and resolutions of difficult problems. Also popular was a sizable query section, with some answers. Hereinafter cited as "Parentage of Sarah Bennett."
  3. [S48] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850. CD-ROM (101 Newbury, Boston, Massachusetts: NEHGS), Births - Marriages - Deaths. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850.
  4. [S484] Seth Chandler, History of the Town of Shirley, Massachusetts from its Early Settlement to A.D. 1882. The copy obtained from Google Books contains additional, handwritten notations and corrections dated 25 Sep 1883 on the William Bolton family on page 357. (Shirley, Massachusetts: Seth Chandler, 1883), pages 357-359. Hereinafter cited as Shirley Massachusetts History to 1882.
  5. [S2599] Ethel Stanwood Bolton, Shirley Uplands and Intervales : Annals of a Border Town of Old Middlesex, with some Genealogical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: George Emery Littlefield, 1914), Bolton, pages 324-327. Hereinafter cited as Shirley Uplands and Intervales : Annals of a Border Town of Old Middlesex.

Thomas Bennett1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Marriage*1591He married Marie Heaton, daughter of Edward Heaton and Joane Browne, by 1591.1 

Family

 Marie Heaton b. s 1564

Citations

  1. [S46] Dean Crawford Smith C.G. and Douglas Richardson, "English Ancestry of Nathaniel Heaton of Boston, Mass., and his Nephew, James Heaton of New Haven, Conn.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 152, pages 430-452, (October 1998): page 437. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton, Nathaniel and James Ancestry."

Ziba Bennett1,2

b. 10 November 1800, d. 4 November 1878
Family
Father*Platt Bennitt1,2,3 b. 28 Jul 1770
Mother*Martha Wheeler4,2 b. 10 Mar 1771
Birth*10 November 1800Ziba Bennett was born on 10 November 1800 in Weston, Fairfield County, Connecticut.1,2 
Marriage*25 November 1825He married first Hannah Fell Slocum, daughter of Joseph Slocum and Sarah Fell, on 25 November 1825.1,2,5 
(Husband) Death5 February 1855Ziba became a widower when Hannah (Slocum) Bennett died on 5 February 1855 at age 52.1 
Marriage*18 November 1856He married second Priscilla E. Lee, daughter of James Stewart Lee and Martha Campbell, on 18 November 1856.6,2 
Death*4 November 1878He died on 4 November 1878 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, at age 77, just six days short of his 78th birthday.2 

Family 1

 Hannah Slocum b. 17 Apr 1802, d. 5 Feb 1855

Family 2

 Priscilla E. Lee b. 14 Mar 1819, d. 25 Sep 1903

Citations

  1. [S2678] Charles Elihu Slocum, A short history of the Slocums, Slocumbs and Slocombs of America, genealogical and biographical, embracing eleven generations of the first-named family from 1637 to 1881 : with their alliances and the descendants in the female lines so far as ascertained. Also the etymology of those surnames, an account of some researches in England concerning their ancestors who bore the parent surname, Slocombe, Etc., downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Syracuse, New York: Charles E. Slocum, 1882), #244, Judge Joseph Slocum, pages 225-226. Hereinafter cited as A short history of the Slocums.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Ziba Bennett, Memorial# 99828232. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Platt Bennitt, Memorial# 146084999.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha (Wheeler) Bennitt, Memorial# 146085000.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hannah Fell (Slocum) Bennett, Memorial# 112536354.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Priscilla E. (Lee) Bennett, Memorial# 148043782.

Mary Bennings1

b. February 1710, d. 10 April 1759
Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Birth*February 1710Mary Bennings was born, based upon her reported age at death in February 1710.1 
Marriage*1734She married, as his second wife, John Heaton, son of James Heaton and Mary Scaife, in early 1734 in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. There was about 20 years difference in their ages.1 
Relocation*1743Mary and John Heaton moved to Hardwick, Sussex County, in 1743.1 
Death*10 April 1759She died on 10 April 1759 in Hardwick at age 49 years and 2 months.1 

Family

 John Heaton b. 1690, d. Sep 1762
Children 1.Imanuel Heaton2 b. 18 Nov 1734, d. 1760
 2.Ann Heaton2 b. 23 Feb 1736
 3.Mary Heaton Jr.2 b. 10 Dec 1738, d. 28 May 1793
 4.Martha Heaton2 b. 20 Nov 1740
 5.Elizabeth Heaton2 b. 10 Oct 1742
 6.Moses Heaton+2 b. 2 Feb 1744, d. 1777
 7.Grace Heaton2 b. 2 May 1747, d. c 1768
 8.Rachel Heaton2 b. c 1750, d. 9 Jul 1785

Citations

  1. [S1399] Heaton. A well-researched and partially documented work on the earliest Heaton immigrants to Pennsylvania, from Yorkshire, England, in 1682. Some of the information from the website is presented here in acknowledgement that not all of the early Heatons to America were "our" Heatons, and specifically to remind us of the reasons for the confusion expressed by our Heaton family researchers over the years as they tried to distinguish between the Lincolnshire John Heaton and the Yorkshire John Heaton, the two John Heatons of Loudon County, Virginia. Online at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/…, MJP Grundy (email: e-mail address); viewed on 7 July 2015.
  2. [S1399] Heaton, online at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/…, citing records in the DAR archives, "Ohio DAR GRC report, s1 v535: records of Pennsylvania families whose descendants came to Ohio / Cuyahoga Portage Chapter."

Louisa Bennison1

Family
Father-Probable*William Bennison1
Marriage*21 July 1810She married Daniel Eccles of Dundonagh, County Monaghan on 21 July 1810.1 

Family

 Daniel Eccles

Citations

  1. [S1620] Betham Genealogical Abstracts, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, Marriage of Daniel Eccles of "Dondona", County Monaghan and Louisa Bennison of the parish of Saint Anne, spinster, 21 July 1810. Hereinafter cited as Betham Genealogical Abstracts.

Mary Anne Bennison1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Thomas Gerrard of Gibbstown, County Meath, Ireland and his Brothers
Father*William Bennison1
Birth*Mary Anne was identified as her father's third daughter.1 
(Bride) Marriage Settlement22 December 1814A memorial of an indented deed of marriage settlement dated 22 December 1814 was made between heir at law Thomas Gerrard of Liscartan in the county of Meath, Esq. of the first part, his brother William Edward Gerrard of Killywilly in the county of Cavan, Esq. of the second part, William Bennison of Cavan in the county of Cavan, Esq. and Mary Anne Bennison, spinster third daughter of the said William Bennison, of the third part, and Thomas Lloyd of Ravensdale in the county of Louth, Esq. and William Webb of Castlecor in the county of Meath, Esq. of the fourth part.

Whereby after reciting as therein is recited it is witnessed that in pursuance of the agreement therein stated, and in consideration of a marriage then intended between the said William Edward Gerrard and Mary Anne Bennison and of £600, the marriage portion of the said Mary Anne Bennison to the said William Edward Gerrard in hand paid or secured to be paid, and for the other considerations or purposes in said deed witnessed, the said Thomas Gerrard, at the instance and desire of the said William Edward, and the said William Edward Gerrard, according to their estate and interest therein, did grant, bargain, sell, assign, transfer and set over unto the said Thomas Lloyd and William Webb, their executors, administrators and assigns, as trustees, one undivided 5th part, the whole into 5 equal parts to be divided, of all that and those that part of the lands of Balrathboyne otherwise Boon

Whereby after reciting as therein is recited it is witnessed that in pursuance of the agreement therein stated, and in consideration of a marriage then intended between the said William Edward Gerrard and Mary Anne Bennison and of £600, the marriage portion of the said Mary Anne Bennison to the said William Edward Gerrard in hand paid or secured to be paid, and for the other considerations or purposes in said deed witnessed, the said Thomas Gerrard, at the instance and desire of the said William Edward, and the said William Edward Gerrard, according to their estate and interest therein, did grant, bargain, sell, assign, transfer and set over unto the said Thomas Lloyd and William Webb, their executors, administrators and assigns, as trustees, one undivided 5th part, the whole into 5 equal parts to be divided, of all that and those that part of the lands.1 
Marriage*before 11 February 1815She married William Edward Gerrard of Killywilly, County Cavan, son of William Gerrard and Jane Vipont, before 11 February 1815, the date their marriage settlement agreement was registered.1 
Will*Mary Anne (Bennison) Gerrard of Rye Park, County Leitrim, left a will2 
Probate*1836 which was probated in 1836.2 

Family

 William Edward Gerrard d. 16 Apr 1866
Children 1.Martha Gerrard3
 2.William Bennison Gerrard4 b. 1825, d. 25 Dec 1842
 3.Thomas William Gerrard3
 4.Eleanora Gerrard3

Citations

  1. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1815; Film# 545078, Volume 685, pages 265-267, Deed Number 471231, images 426-427. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.
  2. [S1623] Ireland Diocesan and Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes 1595-1858, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, Mary Anne (Bennison) Gerrard of Rye Park, County Leitrim, Index to Prerogative Wills, 1811-1858. Hereinafter cited as Ireland Diocesan and Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes 1595-1858.
  3. [S1654] Ireland Original Will Registers, 1858-1920, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, William Edward Gerrard will dated 5 April 1866. Hereinafter cited as Ireland Original Will Registers, 1858-1920.
  4. [S1621] Irish Newspapers, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, Dublin Evening Mail, February 8, 1843. Hereinafter cited as Irish Newspapers.

William Bennison1

Family
Residence*November 1814 In November 1814,he lived in Cavan, County Cavan.1 
(Bride's Father) Marriage Settlement22 December 1814A memorial of an indented deed of marriage settlement dated 22 December 1814 was made between heir at law Thomas Gerrard of Liscartan in the county of Meath, Esq. of the first part, his brother William Edward Gerrard of Killywilly in the county of Cavan, Esq. of the second part, William Bennison of Cavan in the county of Cavan, Esq. and Mary Anne Bennison, spinster third daughter of the said William Bennison, of the third part, and Thomas Lloyd of Ravensdale in the county of Louth, Esq. and William Webb of Castlecor in the county of Meath, Esq. of the fourth part.

Whereby after reciting as therein is recited it is witnessed that in pursuance of the agreement therein stated, and in consideration of a marriage then intended between the said William Edward Gerrard and Mary Anne Bennison and of £600, the marriage portion of the said Mary Anne Bennison to the said William Edward Gerrard in hand paid or secured to be paid, and for the other considerations or purposes in said deed witnessed, the said Thomas Gerrard, at the instance and desire of the said William Edward, and the said William Edward Gerrard, according to their estate and interest therein, did grant, bargain, sell, assign, transfer and set over unto the said Thomas Lloyd and William Webb, their executors, administrators and assigns, as trustees, one undivided 5th part, the whole into 5 equal parts to be divided, of all that and those that part of the lands of Balrathboyne otherwise Boon

Whereby after reciting as therein is recited it is witnessed that in pursuance of the agreement therein stated, and in consideration of a marriage then intended between the said William Edward Gerrard and Mary Anne Bennison and of £600, the marriage portion of the said Mary Anne Bennison to the said William Edward Gerrard in hand paid or secured to be paid, and for the other considerations or purposes in said deed witnessed, the said Thomas Gerrard, at the instance and desire of the said William Edward, and the said William Edward Gerrard, according to their estate and interest therein, did grant, bargain, sell, assign, transfer and set over unto the said Thomas Lloyd and William Webb, their executors, administrators and assigns, as trustees, one undivided 5th part, the whole into 5 equal parts to be divided, of all that and those that part of the lands.1 

Family
Children 1.Louisa Bennison2
 2.Mary Anne Bennison+1

Citations

  1. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1815; Film# 545078, Volume 685, pages 265-267, Deed Number 471231, images 426-427. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.
  2. [S1620] Betham Genealogical Abstracts, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, Marriage of Daniel Eccles of "Dondona", County Monaghan and Louisa Bennison of the parish of Saint Anne, spinster, 21 July 1810. Hereinafter cited as Betham Genealogical Abstracts.

Platt Bennitt1,2

b. 28 July 1770
Family
Birth*28 July 1770Platt Bennitt was born on 28 July 1770 in Weston, Fairfield County, Connecticut.2 
Marriage*He married Martha Wheeler.3,2 

Family

 Martha Wheeler b. 10 Mar 1771
Child 1.Ziba Bennett1,4,2 b. 10 Nov 1800, d. 4 Nov 1878

Citations

  1. [S2678] Charles Elihu Slocum, A short history of the Slocums, Slocumbs and Slocombs of America, genealogical and biographical, embracing eleven generations of the first-named family from 1637 to 1881 : with their alliances and the descendants in the female lines so far as ascertained. Also the etymology of those surnames, an account of some researches in England concerning their ancestors who bore the parent surname, Slocombe, Etc., downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Syracuse, New York: Charles E. Slocum, 1882), #244, Judge Joseph Slocum, pages 225-226. Hereinafter cited as A short history of the Slocums.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Platt Bennitt, Memorial# 146084999. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha (Wheeler) Bennitt, Memorial# 146085000.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ziba Bennett, Memorial# 99828232.

Lydia Bensee1

b. 11 January 1823, d. 20 February 1893
Family
Birth*11 January 1823Lydia Bensee was born on 11 January 1823 in Stark County, Ohio.1 
Marriage*22 April 1838She married first Cyrus M. Kimmel on 22 April 1838 in Stark County, Ohio.2,3 
Children*Lydia and Cyrus had at least one child together, a daughter who would take the surname of her stepfather following her mother's second marriage.4 
Marriage*22 February 1852She married second, as his second wife, David Wertenberger on 22 February 1852 in Stark County, Ohio.1 
Children*Lydia and David had seven children together, the first six born in Stark County, Ohio, and the last born in Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana.1 
Death*20 February 1893She died on 20 February 1893 in Marshall County, Kansas, at age 70.1 

Family 1

 Cyrus M. Kimmel

Family 2

 David Wertenberger b. 4 Nov 1802, d. 14 Sep 1866

Citations

  1. [S2620] Lester Hale Binnie, Some Wertenberger, Whittenberger and Wattenbarger descendants of John Adam Wüertemberger, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Adam Wüertemberger immigrated from Germany to Reading, Pennsylvania in the 1750s, and he died after 1782. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes Byrer, Harter, Holben, McConnell, McKekhan, Rank and related families, and includes index. (North Manchester, Indiana: L. H. Binnie, 1983), Third Generation in America, (33) David Wertenberger, pages 75-79. Hereinafter cited as Some Wertenberger, Whittenberger and Wattenbarger descendants of John Adam Wüertemberger.
  2. [S2620] Lester Hale Binnie, Some Wertenberger, Whittenberger and Wattenbarger descendants of John Adam Wüertemberger, Third Generation in America, (33) David Wertenberger, pages 75-79, reporting the date of marriage between Cyrus Kimmel and Lydia Bensee as 22 April 1839.
  3. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Lydia Bensee and Cyrus Kimmel on 22 April 1838 in Stark, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000897628. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  4. [S2620] Lester Hale Binnie, Some Wertenberger, Whittenberger and Wattenbarger descendants of John Adam Wüertemberger, Third Generation in America, (33) David Wertenberger, pages 75-79, which included a transcription about David Wertenberger, his second wife and their children from the Portrait and Biographical Album of Marshall County, Kansas, (Chapman Brothers 1885); the Wertenberger source also identifying some misinformation in the Marshall County publication and possible contention between the children of David's first and second wives.

Enoch Benson1

b. 9 May 1863, d. 3 June 1925
Family
Birth*9 May 1863Enoch Benson was born on 9 May 1863 in Cobb County, Georgia.1,2 
Name VariationHis full name was Enoch Milton Benson.3 
Marriage*1882He married Minnie L. Fowler about 1882.1,4 
Census US 1900*1 June 1900Minnie L. and Enoch Benson were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 1 June 1900 in Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia. Enoch was 37 years of age and a farm laborer, and Minnie was 35 years of age. They had been married for 18 years, rented their house which was on a farm, and Minnie had given birth to seven children, six of whom were living and enumerated with their parents in 1900. The boys, Roy B., Paul H. and Clyde C., ages 16, 14 and 12, respectively, were all working as farm laborers; and the girls were Nanny C, Lola S. and Della, ages 11, 7, and ten months, respectively. Only Enoch was recorded as being able to read and write; each of the boys had attended school for three months of the census year; while none of the girls were reported to be receiving an educaton.1 
Death*3 June 1925He died on 3 June 1925 in Byers, Clay County, Texas, at age 623 
Burial* and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Byers.3 

Family

 Minnie L. Fowler b. 19 Jul 1864, d. 18 Jun 1944
Child 1.Paul H. Benson1 b. 9 Jun 1885, d. 7 Mar 1959

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Enoch and Minnie L. Benson, Marietta, Cobb, Georgia; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1240188. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Enoch Milton Benson, Memorial# 10574241, his memorial reported his birth month as March. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Enoch Milton Benson, Memorial# 10574241.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Minnie Lee (Fowler) Benson, Memorial# 10574244.

Harriet Eliza Benson1

b. 27 February 1872, d. 13 July 1949
Family
Birth*27 February 1872Harriet Eliza Benson was born on 27 February 1872 in Hendricks County, Indiana.1 
Name VariationShe was called Hattie.2 
Marriage*24 December 1894She married Arlando Benson Davenport on 24 December 1894 in Hendricks County, Indiana.1,3,2 
Death*13 July 1949She died on 13 July 1949 in North Salem, Hendricks County, Indiana, at age 771 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Fairview Cemetery, North Salem.1,3 

Family

 Arlando Benson Davenport b. 7 Apr 1870, d. 24 Oct 1925
Child 1.Herschel R. Davenport1,4 b. 21 Sep 1895, d. Apr 1952

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Harriet Eliza (Benson) Davenport, Memorial# 169872332. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 24 December 1894 in Hendricks County, of Orlando B Devenport and Hattie E Benson, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Hendricks County, Indiana; index to Marriage Record 1823-1920 Inclusive Volume W. P. A. Original Record Located County Clerk's office; Book: 11; Page: 315. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Arlando "Benson" Davenport, Memorial# 172116345.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Bennie and Harriet Davenport, Year: 1900; Census Place: Eel River, Hendricks, Indiana; Roll: 376; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0030. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.

James W. Benson1

b. 12 August 1812, d. 21 May 1884
Family
Birth*12 August 1812James W. Benson was born on 12 August 1812.1 
Death*21 May 1884He died on 21 May 1884 at age 711 
Burial* and was buried in Old Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Poinsett County, Arkansas.1 

Family
Child 1.Robert C. Benson1,2 b. 17 Apr 1855, d. 17 Oct 1920

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, James W Benson, Memorial# 190864454. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Robert Cornelius “R C” Benson, Memorial# 129180500.

John Benson1

Family

Family
Child 1.Joseph Benson+1

Citations

  1. [S1135] Mrs. John E. Barclay, "The Ancestry of Experience, Wife of Cornelius Washburn of Bridgewater, Mass.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 119, pages 22-25, (January 1965). Hereinafter cited as "Experience, Wife of Cornelius Washburn."