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]

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]

Other Events:

• Beneficiary: 9 Apr 1889; in the will of his mother, Abigail Underwood Benham

Notes:

Mentioned in the will of Abigail Benham as my children William Baltzell, ....

Birth:

Mentioned in the will of Abigail S. Benham as 'children' William Baltzell.

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Harris Palser, in the household of Richard Bennum
• Beneficiary: 9 Apr 1889; in the will of his mother, Abigail Underwood Benham

Notes:

Mentioned in the will of Abigail Benham as my children Henry H. Baltzell, ...

Birth:

Mentioned in the will of Abigail S Benham as 'children' Henry H. Baltzell.

Other Events:

• Beneficiary: 9 Apr 1889; in the will of her mother, Abigail Underwood Benham

Notes:

Mentioned in the will of Abigail Benham as my children Sarah J. Shank, ....

Birth:

Mentioned in the will of Abigail S. Benham as 'children' Sarah J. Shank.

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Susan Palser, in the household of Richard Bennum
• Beneficiary: 9 Apr 1889; in the will of her mother, Abigail Underwood Benham

Notes:

Birth:

Mentioned in the will of Abigail S. Benham as 'children' Susana Carr.

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as John Palser, in the household of Richard Bennum
• Census: 1860, Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as John Balzell, in the household of Richard Benham
• Beneficiary: 9 Apr 1889; in the will of his mother, Abigail Underwood Benham

Notes:

Mentioned in the will of Abigail Benham as my children John W. Baltzell, ...

Birth:

Mentioned in the will of Abigail S. Benham as 'children' John W. Baltzell.

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Lucinda Palser, in the household of Richard Bennum
• Census: 1860, Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Lucinda Balzell, in the household of Richard Benham
• Census: 1870, Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Lucinda Baltzell, in the household of Abigal Benham
• Beneficiary: 9 Apr 1889; in the will of her mother, Abigail Underwood Benham

Notes:

Mentioned in the will of Abigail Benham as my children Lucinda L. Hand, ...

Birth:

Mentioned in the will of Abigail S. Benham as 'children' Lucinda L. Hand.

Other Events:

• Census: 1860, Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Catharine Benham, in the household of Richard Benham
• Beneficiary: 24 Mar 1869; in the will of her father, Richard Benham
• Census: 1870, Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Catharine Benham, in the household of Abigail Benham
• Beneficiary: 9 Apr 1889; in the will of her mother, Abigail Underwood Benham

Notes:

Mentioned in the will of Richard Benham as daughter Catherine Benham. Richard also wanted David C. Manning appointed as guardian of George and Catherine Benham.

Mentioned in the will of Abigail Benham as daughter Catharine A. Watkins.

Birth:

Mentioned in the will of Abigail S. Benham as daoughter Catherine A. Watkins.

Catherine married David Watkins on 11 Mar 1877 in Miami County, Ohio, United States. David and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1860, Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as George Benham, in the household of Richard Benham
• Beneficiary: 24 Mar 1869; in the will of his father, Richard Benham
• Census: 1870, Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as George Benham, in the household of Abigal Benham
• Census: 1880, Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as George Benham, farmer, head of household
• History / Bio: 1880; The History of Miami County, Ohio (Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880), p473
• Beneficiary: 9 Apr 1889; in the will of his mother, Abigail Benham
• Census: 1900, Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as George Benham, farmer, head of household
• Executor: 27 Apr 1901, Miami County, Ohio, United States; George Benham was named executor in will of his mother, Abigail S. Benham

Notes:

Birth:

Mentioned in the will of Abigail S. Benham as son George H. Benham, also as Executor.

History / Bio:

GEORGE H. BENHAM, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Conover; was born in Brown Township Feb. 12, 1855, and is a son of Richard Benham, who was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, March 15, 1791, and was one of the patriots of the war of 1812; he was at the surrender of Gen. Hull, where he took the life of an Indian chief; in 1813, he married Mary Nutt, who was a native of Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio, and died about 1846; he afterward married Mrs. Abigail (Underwood) Baltzell, who was born in Shelby County, Ohio, in 1813; they had two children; the death of Richard Benham occurred March 1, 1870. George Benham was raised on the farm of which he now owns a portion, in Sec. 3, Brown Township; in early life he received a fair education. His marriage with Millie Pence was celebrated in 1874; their children were three in number, of whom only one is now living, viz., Len Etta; Mrs. Benham is a daughter of William F. and Emmeline Pence, natives of this State.

George married Millie Pence on 1 Feb 1874 in Champaign County, Ohio, United States. Millie was born on 19 Feb 1854 in Champaign County, Ohio, United States; died on 15 Nov 1940 in Miami County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1880, Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Loretta Benham, daughter, in the household of George Benham

Other Events:

• Census: 1900, Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Arthur O. Benham, son, in the household of George Benham

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• Census: 1900, Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Charlie Benham, son, in the household of George Benham