Abigail S. Underwood

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Abigail Bennum, in the household of Richard Bennum
• Census: 1860, Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Abigail Benham, in the household of Richard Benham
• Beneficiary: 24 Mar 1869; in the will of her husband, Richard Benham
• Census: 1870, Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Abigal Benham, head of household
• Appointed: 19 May 1870; administratrix of her husband's will
• Census: 1880, Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Abigal S. Benham, mother, in the household of George Benham
• Military Pension: 26 Jul 1888; filed an application for a Widows' Pension
• Will: 9 Apr 1889, Miami County, Ohio, United States
• Census: 1900, Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Abigail S. Benham, mother, widow, 1 child/1 living, in the household of George Benham
• Probate: 27 Apr 1901, Miami County, Ohio, United States

Notes:

Mentioned in the will of Richard Benham as wife (no name). She was appointed executrix but none was listed in the will.

Military Pension:

Claimant alleges her husband enlisted in the Ohio Militia War 1812, that he served until he was taken prisoner at Hulls surrender & exchanged obtained a bounty land warrant of 160 acres. Died March 23, 1870

3 Audidtor reports in bounty land case Richard Benham served in Captain Kyles Co., Ohio Militia from April 25 1812 to August 16 1812 when he was surrendered to the British at Detroit.

Abigail married Aaron Baltzell on 18 Oct 1836 in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. Aaron (son of Henry Baltzell and Mary Benham) was born on 27 Oct 1815; died on 9 Oct 1845; was buried in Oct 1845 in Miami County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William Oliver Baltzell was born on 29 May 1837 in Miami County, Ohio, United States; and died.
2. Henry Harrison Baltzell was born on 9 Dec 1839 in Miami County, Ohio, United States; died on 3 Jun 1929.
3. Sarah Jane Baltzell was born on 4 Oct 1841 in Ohio, United States; died on 23 Apr 1915 in Green Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States.
4. Susan Baltzell was born about 1843; died on 16 Jul 1893 in Lostcreek Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States.
5. John W. Baltzell was born on 2 May 1845 in Miami County, Ohio, United States; died in 1907 in Miami County, Ohio, United States.
6. Lucinda Baltzell was born on 9 Apr 1847 in Shelby County, Ohio, United States; died on 13 Feb 1920 in Iowa, United States.

Abigail married Richard Benham on 9 Aug 1849 in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. Richard (son of Richard Benham and Lydia Robbins) was born on 15 Mar 1789 in Hamilton County, Northwest Territory, United States; died on 23 Mar 1870 in Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; was buried on 26 Mar 1870 in Miami County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Catherine Augusta Benham was born on 16 Jan 1852 in Ohio, United States; died on 21 Jan 1926 in Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States.
2. George H. Benham was born on 12 Feb 1855 in Conover, Miami County, Ohio, United States; died on 16 Apr 1932 in Miami County, Ohio, United States; was buried on 18 Apr 1932 in Miami County, Ohio, United States.