John M. Benham b. 18 Sep 1838 Harveysburg, Warren County, Ohio, United States d. 19 Mar 1915: Tangled Roots

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Name	John M. Benham
Born	18 Sep 1838	Harveysburg, Warren County, Ohio, United States [1]
Gender	Male
Census	1850	Chester Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States [2]
	as John Benham, in the household of A. Benham
Census	1850	Wayne Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States [3]
	as John M. Benham, in the household of Aaron Benham
Census	1860	Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States [4]
	as John Benham, farm laborer, in the household of Adam Benham
Military	Between 1861 and 1865 [5]
	Civil War, C. Co., Ohio Infantry
Census	1870	Pawnee Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States [6]
	as John Benham, works on farm, head of household
Census	1880	Joshua Township, Fulton County, Illinois, United States [7]
	as John M. Benham, farmer, head of household
Census	1900	Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, United States [8]
	as John M. Benham, father, farmer, in the household of Argus Benham
Census	1910	Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, United States [9]
	as John Benham, laborer, head of household
Buried	Mar 1915	Cass Township, Fulton County, Illinois, United States [10]
	Address: Buckeye Cemetery
Died	19 Mar 1915 [11]
Person ID	I991	TangledRoots
Last Modified	30 May 2021

Father	Aaron Benham, b. 3 Sep 1814, Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States , d. 13 Dec 1872, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States (Age 58 years)
Mother	Mary Ann Archer, b. 6 Mar 1813, Greene County, Ohio, United States , d. 7 Sep 1848, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States (Age 35 years)
Relationship	Stepchild
Married	7 Jan 1836	Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Family ID	F23	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 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 [12]

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

Sources

[S1383] JBenham.rtf.
John M. Benham, b. September 18, 1838, Harveysburg, Warren County, OH
[S996] 1850 Federal Census: Ohio, Clinton County, Chester Township, p575.
DW 112-113
...line 06 - A. Benham, age 35, male, white, Wagon Maker, 1200, born Ohio
...line 07 - M. J. Benham, age 22, female, white, born Va
...line 08 - D. Benham, age 13, male, white, born Ohio
...line 09 - John Benham, age 11, male, white, born Ohio
...line 10 - S. J. Benham, age 9, female, white, born
...line 11 - M. E. Benham, age 5, female, white, born Ohio
Chester Township, Clinton County, Ohio p575
[S1292] 1850 Federal Census: Ohio, Warren County, FHL#444730., Wayne Township, p710.
DW 261-261
...line 23 - Aaron Benham, 35 male, wagon maker, born Ohio, married within the year
...line 24 - Martha J. Benham, 22 female, born Ohio, married within the year
...line 25 - David Benham, age 12 male, born Ohio
...line 26 - John M. Benham, age 11 male, born Ohio
...line 27 - Sarah Benham, age 9 female, born Ohio
...line 28 - Mary E. Benham, age 4 female, born Ohio
Wayne Township, Warren County, Ohio p710
[S1293] 1860 Federal Census: Ohio, Montgomery County, Washington Township, pg. 09.
DW 66-63
...line 20 - Adam Benham, age 46, male, white, wagon maker, born Ohio
...line 21 - David Benham, age 24, male, white, farm laborer, born Ohio
...line 22 - John Benham, age 22, male, farm laborer, born Ohio
...line 23 - Sarah Benham, age 19, female, white, born Ohio
...line 24 - Mary E. Benham, age 14, female, born Ohio
...line 25 - Lydia Benham, age 10, female, white, born Ohio
...line 26 - Rachel Benham, age 8, female, white, born Ohio
...line 27 - George W. Benham, age 2/12, male, white, born Ohio
Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio p9Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio p10
[S1383] JBenham.rtf.
Military Service: Bet. 1816 - 1865, C. County, OH Inf., Civil War Pension# 790343
[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
[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# 28257956 - John M. Benham.
John M. Benham
Birth: Sep. 18, 1838, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Death: Mar. 19, 1915
Burial: Buckeye Cemetery, Fulton County, Illinois, USA

Created by: Anita M. (Fontaine) Kell...
Record added: Jul 13, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 28257956
Cass Township, Fulton County, Illinois
John M. Benham 1838-1915
[S1383] JBenham.rtf.
...d. March 19, 1915
[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