Levi Benham b. 21 Apr 1831 Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States d. 29 Nov 1921 Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States: Tangled Roots

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Name	Levi Benham
Born	21 Apr 1831	Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States [1]
Gender	Male
Census	1850	Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States [2]
	as Levi Benham, farmer, in the household of John Benham
Census	1860	Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States [3]
	as Levi Benham, farmer, head of household
Beneficiary	21 Jun 1862 [4]
	in the will of his father, John Benham
Census	1870	Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States [5]
	as Levi Benham, farmer, head of household
	Marg. Norris, age 23, female, keeping house also listed in this household.
Census	1880	Stranger Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States [6]
	as Levi Benham, widower, boarder, farm laborer, in the household of Frank Ream
Census	1900	Sheridan Township, Daviess County, Missouri, United States [7]
Census	1920	Fairmount Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States [8]
	as Levi Benham, grandfather, in the household of Harry Rehm
Died	29 Nov 1921	Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States [9]
	OBITUARY LEVI BENHAM DIED TUESDAY —Mr. Levi Benham died Tuesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Rehm. The funeral services were held at the Rehm home Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock, conducted by the Rev. H. H. Fowler, Interment at Glenwood cemetery. —The music was furnished by Mrs. Frank Frame and Mrs. Roy Stotts. —Levi Benham was born at Centerville, Ohio, April 21, 1831. He married Miss Amy Alexander April 15, 1857. Two children survive them, one daughter, Roxana, now Mrs. Frank Rehm, and one son, Web Benham, both of Leavenworth County. —He lived many years in New York, from where he came to Leavenworth County, where he spent his last days. (Source: Information received from Lucille Wattles, email dated April 5, 2005. "His obituary appeared in the Bonner Springs Chieftain, 1 December 1921, p. 1:6, Microfilm # B379")
Buried	Dec 1921	Basehor, Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States [10, 11]
	Address: Glenwood Cemetery
Person ID	I661	TangledRoots
Last Modified	16 Jun 2021

Father	John Benham, b. 11 Aug 1782, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States , d. 23 Apr 1870, Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States (Age 87 years)
Mother	Abigail Nutt, b. 24 Sep 1790, Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky, United States , d. 6 Jul 1868, Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States (Age 77 years)
Married	12 Jul 1805	Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Family ID	F25	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Amy Adelia Alexander, b. Abt 1834, Indiana, United States , d. Abt 1870 (Age 36 years)

Married 15 Apr 1857 Montgomery County, Ohio, United States [12]

Children

	1. Roxana Benham, b. Between 1857 and 1859, Ohio, United States , d. Aft 1920 (Age > 64 years)
	2. William Webster Benham, b. 8 Apr 1864, Ohio, United States , d. 23 Jun 1946, Kansas, United States (Age 82 years)

Last Modified 16 Jan 2022

Family ID F408 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes
Mentioned in the will of John Benham as Levi Benham.

Sources

[S297] Information from Lucille Wattles, email dated April 5, 2005.
Levi Benham was born at Centerville, Ohio, April 21, 1831.
[S1298] 1850 Federal Census: Ohio, Montgomery County, Washington Township, pg. 17A.
DW 225-225
...line 33 - Ivens Benham, age 35, male, farmer, born Ohio
...line 34 - Mary Benham, age 30, female, born Ohio
...line 35 - Robert Benham, age 11, male, born Ohio
...line 36 - Cynthia Benham, age 8, female, born Ohio
...line 37 - John Benham, age 6, male, born Ohio
...line 38 - William Benham age 4, male, born Ohio
...line 39 - Albert Benham, age 4/12, male, born Ohio

DW 226-226
...line 40 - John Benham, age 45, male, farmer, born N Jersey
...line 41 - Abigail Benham, age 58, female, born N Jersey
...line 42 - Levi Benham, age 18, male, farmer, born N Jersey
Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio p17A
[S1293] 1860 Federal Census: Ohio, Montgomery County, Washington Township, pg. 10.
DW 69-66
...line 01 - John Benham, age 75, male, farmer, born New Jersey
...line 02 - Abigail Benham, wife, age 69, female, born Kentucky

DW 70-67
...line 03 - Levi Benham, age 30, male, farmer, born Ohio, married within year
...line 04 - Emma Benham, age 19, female, born Ohio, married within year
...line 05 - Roxana Benham, age 3, female, born Ohio
...line 06 - Mary E. Benham, age 14, female, white, born Ohio

DW 72-69
...line 13 - William Benham, age 25, male, Cooper, born Ohio
...line 14 - Theodore Benham, age 4, male, born Ohio
...line 15 - Thomas C. Benham, age 2, male, born Ohio
Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio p10
[S1490] Ohio: Montgomery County, Probate Records, vH; p214-216; John Benham; Film #1030871.
Montgomery County, Ohio
Dated: 21 June 1862
Recorded: 7 May 1870
Mentioned in the will: wife Abigail Benham; grand children, children of Sarah Hatfield, deceased, Richard Benham, deceased and John Benham, deceased; my children Mary Silver, Aaron Benham, Ivens Benham, Samuel Benham, Charlotte Blair, Lydia Meterd, Tildia Jane Surface, William P. Benham and Levi Benham.
Executor: David Thather and Sydney D. Maxwell
Witnesses: W. G. Ewing, Jr. and S. L. Clutch
Montgomery County, Ohio
Will Record vH, p214 Film #1030871Montgomery County, Ohio
Will Record vH, p216 Film #1030871
[S1294] 1870 Federal Census: Ohio, Montgomery County, Washington Township, pg. 805A, line 35.
DW 331-332
...line 36 - Levi Benham, age 39, male, white, farmer, born Ohio
...line 37 - Roxanna Benham, age 11, female, white, attending, born Ohio
...line 38 - William Benham, age 7, male, white, attending, born Ohio
...line 39 - Marg Norris, age 23, female, white, keeping house, born Maryland
Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio p805A
[S124] 1880 Federal Census: Kansas, Leavenworth County, Stranger Township, p4.
DW 29-30
...line 5 - Frank Ream, white, male, age 29, married, farmer, born Baden, father born Baden, mother born Baden
...line 6 Roxanna Ream, white, female, age 21, wife, married, keeping house, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 7 - William Ream, white, male, age 2, son, single, born Kansas, father born Baden, mother born Ohio
...lin 8 - Marion Ream, white, female, age 1/12, born May in Kansas, father born Baden, mother born Ohio
...line 9 - Levi Benham, white, male, age 49, boarder, widowed, farm laborer, born Ohio, father born New Jersey, mother born Kentucky
...line 10 - Webster Benham, white, male, age 17, servant, single, farm laborer, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 11 - Magdalena Miller, white, female, age 59, mother, widowed, boarder, born Baden, father born Baden, mother born Baden

DW 35-36
...line 40 - David Benham, white, male, age 43, married, farmer, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 41 - Sarah Benham, white, female, age 40, wife, married, keeping house, born Indiana, father born Virginia, mother born Ohio
...line 42 - Mariah Benham, white, female, age 20, daughter, single, at home, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana
...line 43 - George W. Benham, white, male, age 16, son, single, farm laborer, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana
...line 44 - Eva M. Benham, white, female, age 12, daughter, single, at home, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana
Stranger Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas p4
[S140] 1900 Federal Census: Missouri, Davies County, Sheridan Township, pg. 9A.
DW 170-171
...line 39 - Albert Benham, head, white, male, February 1850, age 50, married 9 yr, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farmer
...line 40 - Mary M. Benham, wife, white, female, born Feb 1862, age 37, married 9 yr., 6 children, 6 children living, born Missouri, father born Kentucky, mother born Missouri
...line 41 - Ralph D. Benham, son, white, male, born Sep 1891, age 8, single, born Missouri, father born Ohio, mother born Missouri
...line 42 - Albert L. Benham, son, white, married, born Nov. 1893, age 6, single, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri
...line 43 - Mary G. Benham, daughter, white, female, born Oct 1896, age 3, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri, single,
...line 44 - Claude L. Benham, son, white, male, born July 1899, age 10/12, single, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri
...line 45 - James M. Noah, step-son, white, male, born Oct 1893, age 16, single, born Missouri, father born Kentucky, mother born Missouri
...line 46 - Harley E. Noah, step-son, white, male, born Sep 1886, age 13, single, born Missouri, father born Kentucky, mother born Missouri
...line 47 - Mary Benham, mother, white, female, born May 1820, age 60, widowed, mother of 1 child-1 living, born Ohio, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Ohio
...line 48 - Levi Benham, uncle, white, male, born April 1836, age 69, widowed, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farm laborer
Sheridan Township, Davies County, Missouri p9A
[S171] 1920 Federal Census: Kansas, Leavenworth, County, Fairmount Township, pg. 8B.
DW 177 -184
...line 55 - Harry Rehm, head, male, white, age 36, single, born Kansas, father born France-French, mother born Ohio, manager-general farm
...line 56 - Frank Rehm, father, male, white, age 68, married, born France-speaks French, father born France-French, mother born France-French
...line 57 - Roxana Rehm, mother, female, white, age 61, male, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio (listed with Harry Rehm)
...line 58 - Paul Rehm, brother, male, white, age 21, single, born Kansas, father born France-French, mother born Ohio, laborer-general farm
...line 59 - Levi Benham, grandfather, male, white, age 87, white, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
Fairmount Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas p8B
[S297] Information from Lucille Wattles, email dated April 5, 2005.
His obituary appeared in the Bonner Springs Chieftain, 1 December 1921, p. 1:6, Microfilm # B379:
[S297] Information from Lucille Wattles, email dated April 5, 2005.
Levi Benham and his daughter's family are buried in Glenwood Cemetery, South of Basehor, Fairmont Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas. The two surnames are on a list for that cemetery on the Leavenworth, Kansas, website on Rootsweb.

Information about the death and burial of Levi was found in cemetery books "Leavenworth County Cemeteries 18-- -- - 1979" for Easton Township, & Fairmount Twp. He is listed in "FA--2 - Glenwood" The books were compiled & published by Erwin C. Baker and Charles F. Pierce, Leavenworth, Kansas, copyright 1983. I believe his daughter and son-in-law are also buried in this cemetery. The cemetery book gives his birth date as April 2, 1831, and the obituary as April 21, 1831.
[S1888] Find A Grave, Find A Grave Memorial# 39022215 - Levi Benham.
Levi Benham
Birth: Apr. 2, 1831
Death: Nov. 29, 1921
Burial: Glenwood Cemetery, Basehor, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA
Plot: center sec row J lot 4 grave 1

Created by: tribe hunter
Record added: Jul 03, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 39022215
Basehor, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA
Levi Benham 1831-1921
[S1278] Ohio: County Marriages, 1789-1994, FamilySearch, vol C, pg 507 - Levi Benham and Amy Adeline Alexander (Note: Affidavit was signed by father John Alexander. Her name was listed as Amy Adeline Alexander on one line and Mary Adeline Alexander on another line.).
State of Ohio Montgomery County
...Levi Benham and Amy Adelia Alexander, April 15 1857 by Wm. Crosby, J.P.
Montgomery County, Ohio vC, p507