Argus Aaron Benham b. 11 Jan 1868 Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States d. 20 Dec 1947 Canton Township, Fulton County, Illinois, United States: Tangled Roots

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Name	Argus Aaron Benham
Born	11 Jan 1868	Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States [1]
Gender	Male
Census	1870	Pawnee Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States [2]
	as Argus Benham, in the household of John Benham
Census	1880	Joshua Township, Fulton County, Illinois, United States [3]
	as Argus S. Benham, son, in the household of John M. Benham
Census	1900	Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, United States [4]
	as Argus A. Benham, farmer, head of household
Died	20 Dec 1947	Canton Township, Fulton County, Illinois, United States [1]
Person ID	I4280	TangledRoots
Last Modified	30 May 2021

Father	John M. Benham, b. 18 Sep 1838, Harveysburg, Warren County, Ohio, United States , d. 19 Mar 1915 (Age 76 years)
Mother	Eliza Ann Miller, b. 2 Dec 1847, Indiana, United States , d. 8 Mar 1917 (Age 69 years)
Married	11 May 1867	Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States
Family ID	F568	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Mary Ida Sherwood, b. 1 Jun 1876, Illinois, United States , d. 10 Oct 1960 (Age 84 years)
Married	28 Jan 1897 [5]
Last Modified	16 Jan 2022
Family ID	F717	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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[S582] Illinois: Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947, FamilySearch, Death record for Argus Benham.
name: Argus Benham
death date: 20 Dec 1947
death place: Canton, Fulton, Ill.
gender: Male
age: 79
estimated birth year: 1868
birth date: 11 Jan 1868
birthplace: Elkhart, Ind.
father: John Benham
father's birth place: Dayton, Ohio
mother: Eliza Miller
mother's birth place: Kokomo, Ind.
occupation: Farmer
residence: Canton, Fulton, Ill.
spouse: Mary Ida Sherwood
burial date: 23 Dec 1947
burial place: Canton, Fulton, Ill.
cemetery: Greenwood
digital folder number: 4005453
image number: 284
film number: 1991971
volume/page/certificate number: cn 49915
[S594] 1870 Federal Census: Illinois, Clay County, Pawnee Township, p10.
DW 76-76
...line 24 - John Benham, age 30, male, white, works on farm, born Ohio
...line 25 - Eliza Benham, age 22, female, white, keeping house, born Indiana
...line 26 - Argus Benham, age 2, male, white, born Illinois
...line 27 - Clement Benham, age 1 mo, male, white, born in May
...line28 - Martha Miller, age 15, female, born Indiana, domestic servant
(page very hard to read)
Pawnee Township, Sangamon County, Illinois p10
[S593] 1880 Federal Census: Illinois, Fulton County, Joshua Township, p243A.
DW 74-74
...line 2 - John M. Benham, white, male, age 42, married, farmer, born Ohio, father born ohio, mother born Ohio.
...line 3 - Eliza Benham, white female, age 32, wife, married, keeping house, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Ind.
...line 4 - Argus S. Benham, white, male, age 12, son, single, at school, born Indiana, father bor Ohio, mother born Ind.
...line 5 - Josephus J. Benham, white, male, age 8, son, single, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born Ind.
...line 6 - Corda L. Benham, white, female, age 1, daughter, single, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born Ind.
Joshua Township, Fulton County, Illinois p243A
[S1614] 1900 Federal Census: Illinois, Fulton County, Canton, Canton Township p16A.
DW 355-361
...line 40 - Argus A. Benham, head, white, male, born Jan 1868, age 32, married 3 yrs, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana, farmer
...line 41 - Ida Benham, wife, white, female, born June 1876, age 23, married 3 yrs, mother of 2 children-2 living, born Illinois, father born Illinois, mother born Indiana
...line 42 - Clarice G. Benham, daughter, white, female, born March 1898, born Illinois, father born Indiana, mother born Illinois
...line 43 - Garnett Benham, daughter, white, female, born May 1899, single, born Illinois, father born Indiana, mother born Illinois
...line 44 - John M Benham, father, white, male, born Sept 1838, age 61, married 33, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Scotland
...line 45 - Eliza A. Benham, mother, white, female, Dec. 1847, age 52, married 33 yrs., mother of 6-4 living, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Maryland
...line 46 - Josephus J. Benham, brother, white, male, born Dec 1871, age 29, single, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born Maryland
...line 47 - Earl. W. Benham, brother, white, male, born Sept 1885, age 14, single, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born Maryland
Canton, Canton Township, Fulton County, Illinois p16A
[S204] Ancestry.com, Smith/Michels Family Page - Contact: Beth Smith .
He married Mary Ida Sherwood 28 Jan 1897