Eliza Ann Miller b. 2 Dec 1847 Indiana, United States d. 8 Mar 1917: Tangled Roots

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Name	Eliza Ann Miller
Born	2 Dec 1847	Indiana, United States [1, 2]
Gender	Female
Census	1870	Pawnee Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States [3]
	as Eliza Benham, in the household of John Benham
Census	1880	Joshua Township, Fulton County, Illinois, United States [4]
	as Eliza Benham, wife, in the household of John M. Benham
Census	1900	Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, United States [5]
	as Eliza A. Benham, mother, in the household of Argus Benham
Census	1910	Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, United States [6]
	as Eliza Benham, wife, 6 children/4 living, in the household of John Benham
Buried	Mar 1917	Fulton County, Ohio, United States [7]
	Address: Buckeye Cemetery
Died	8 Mar 1917 [8]
Person ID	I4419	TangledRoots
Last Modified	30 May 2021

Family John M. Benham, b. 18 Sep 1838, Harveysburg, Warren County, Ohio, United States , d. 19 Mar 1915 (Age 76 years)

Married 11 May 1867 Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States [9]

Children

	1. Argus Aaron Benham, b. 11 Jan 1868, Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States , d. 20 Dec 1947, Canton Township, Fulton County, Illinois, United States (Age 79 years)
	2. Clement Benham, b. May 1870, Illinois, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Joseph J. Benham, b. 22 Dec 1871, Illinois, United States , d. 4 Jun 1950 (Age 78 years)
	4. Corda Lenore Benham, b. 15 Feb 1879, Illinois, United States , d. 10 Mar 1937 (Age 58 years)
	5. Earl W. Benham, b. 23 Sep 1885, Canton Township, Fulton County, Illinois, United States , d. 13 Aug 1919, Canton Township, Fulton County, Illinois, United States (Age 33 years)

Last Modified 16 Jan 2022

Family ID F568 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes
Eliza was at Canton in Fulton County, Illinois in 1915, age 67. (Source: notes from CJ)

Sources

[S1383] JBenham.rtf.
He married Eliza Ann Miller May 11, 1867 in Warsaw, IN
[S204] Ancestry.com, Smith/Michels Family Page - Contact: Beth Smith .
She was born 2 Dec 1847
[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 (two children are also listed)
...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 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. brother, white, male, born Sept 1885, age 14, single, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born Maryland
Canton, Canton Township, Fulton County, Illinois p16A
[S592] 1910 Federal Census: Illinois, Fulton County, Canton Township, p3B.
DW 86-88
...line 99 - John Benham, head, male, white, age 71, married once 43 years, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, speaks, English, laborer-odd jobs
...line 100 - Eliza Benham, wife, female, white, age 61, married once 43 years, mother of 6 children-4 living, born Indiana, father born Virginia, mother born United States
Canton, Canton Township, Fulton County, Illinois p3B
[S1888] Find A Grave, Find A Grave Memorial# 28257891 - Eliza Ann Miller Benham.
Eliza Ann Miller Benham
Birth: Dec. 2, 1847, Indiana, USA
Death: Mar. 8, 1917
Burial: Buckeye Cemetery, Fulton County, Illinois, USA

Created by: Anita M. (Fontaine) Kell...
Record added: Jul 13, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 28257891
[S204] Ancestry.com, Smith/Michels Family Page - Contact: Beth Smith .
...died 8 Mar 1917
[S558] Indiana: Marriage Records, vC, p554 - John M. Benham and Eliza Ann Miller.
State of Indiana, Kosciusko County
John M. Benham and Eliza A. Miller, married 11 May 1867 by L. G. Wheeler, J. P., Minister M. E. Church