Seventh Generation  

145. James PHILPOTT ³³⁶ (Mary Catherine BENSKIN⁵⁰, Frederic John²⁵, John Marbrook¹⁷, Thomas¹⁶, Thomas¹¹, John¹) died at 1 year of age.

146. John PHILPOTT (Mary Catherine BENSKIN⁵⁰, Frederic John²⁵, John Marbrook¹⁷, Thomas¹⁶, Thomas¹¹, John¹)

147. Grace MILLER (Flora Fredrica BENSKIN⁵², Frederic John²⁵, John Marbrook¹⁷, Thomas¹⁶, Thomas¹¹, John¹) was born in Jan 1884 in Ohio.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1900, Liberty Center, Henry Co., Ohio. ⁷³¹ Miller, Grace, daughter, born Jan 1884, age 16, born in Ohio as were both parents, student, can read, write and speak English. Household: Miller, John W., head, born Sept 1845, age 54, married for 9 years, born in Ohio, father b Maryland, mother b don't know, preacher, can read, write and speak English; Miller, Flora B., wife, born August 1854, age 45, married for 9 years, has had one birth and one living child, born in Ohio, father b England, mother b New York, can read, write and speak English. Census taken 19th of June 1900.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1910, Blanchard, Hancock Co., Ohio. ⁷³² Miller, Grace H., daughter, age 26, single, born in Ohio as were both parents. Household: Miller, John W., head, age 64, second marriage, married in present marriage for 19 years, born in Ohio, father b Maryland, mother b Virginia, clergyman at church. Household: Miller, Flora B., wife, age 54, first marriage, married in present marriage for 19 years, has had 2 births and has 2 living children, born in Ohio, father b England, mother b New York. Census taken 7th day of May 1910.

148. Bruce Tracy BENSKIN (Fredrick Clarence⁵³, Frederic John²⁵, John Marbrook¹⁷, Thomas¹⁶, Thomas¹¹, John¹) was born on 02 May 1887 in Texas, Henry Co., Ohio,³⁴⁹ died on 03 May 1978 in Pine Bluffs, Laramie Co., Wyoming³⁴⁹ at age 91, and was buried in Pine Bluffs Cemetery, Laramie Co., Wyoming.³⁵⁰

General Notes: A Benskin Saga

The following story is edited from information written by Velma Benskin Simkins of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. Velma's recollections are her own plus what her father and mother told her. Velma's story is interesting because it tells so much of what life was really like. It exemplifies the life of many families who settled this country.

On May 2, 1887, a 3 1/2-pound son, Bruce Tracy, was born to Fred C. and Nellie Smith Benskin. The family lived on a small acreage at Texas, Ohio where the grandparents and other relatives lived. Bruce's mother was an artist, and an accomplished pianist, having graduated from the Conservatory of Music at Adrian, Michigan. The family was very active in the Methodist Episcopal Church. His uncle, the Rev. William Philpott, and his aunt, Mary Catherine Benskin, went to Lucknow, India as missionaries in 1893.

In 1901, Fred and Nellie went to Buffalo, New York for the Exposition. This was at the time President McKinley was assassinated. While there they went to visit Niagara Falls where Nellie caught a cold from the spray of the falls, an illness that eventually caused her death. In 1903, the family decided to move to Lafayette, Colorado in hopes the higher altitude would help Nellie's health. However she passed away a year later.

The Life of a Miner In Colorado.

Bruce and his father had jobs at the coal mine. In 1904 Bruce suffered a crushed hip when a condemned coal car's brakes failed, pinning him against another car. In those days there was no compensation for accidents, not even for medical expenses, and lawsuits were practically unheard of. If a miner was killed, the other miners each contributed one dollar to his family.

Until his injury Bruce had been firing five 300 horsepower boilers, receiving $2.50 a day. After his recovery, Bruce took the job of Hoisting Engineer at another mine, making him, at age 18, the youngest in the state. His pay was raised to $3.10 per day. As Hoisting Engineer, Bruce was responsible for hoisting all the men and materials up and down the mineshaft on cages. One day when [he alarm belts rang for the cage to be brought up, he found the passenger was his father who had a broken leg. The song Sixteen Ton by Tennessee Ernie Ford is a true picture of a miner's life; a miner truly owed his soul to the company store. Like all miners of the time, Bruce and his family were forced to buy everything from the Company Store. Another store across the street sold the same merchandise for 40 to 50 percent less. But if a miner was caught buying there, he lost his job, and every mine in the area would be notified not to hire him. It was not unusual to find items not purchased on one's charge account. One bachelor was charged for ladies shoes and lace curtains that he didn't get, but he had to pay for anyway.

During this time John L. Lewis was fighting to get better working conditions and pay for the miners who did hazardous work. Not only was Bruce hoisting the cages, he also did blacksmith work and kept track of 33 miners. Bruce joined the United Mineworkers Union, local 1388 in 1904.

Boy Meets Girl In 1904.

Bruce met Iva Fronk at dancing school. Iva's parents, Mary Eunice McCane and Vincent Taylor Fronk, had come by covered wagon from Kentucky to Topeka, Kansas. The Fronks moved to Nebraska and then to Colorado. But early in 1904, the Fronks and five other families made up a wagon train that crossed the Rocky Mountains with plans to homestead on the western slope. The oxen the family owned weighed a ton each and were named Paddy and Rock. Iva returned to Lafayette and married Bruce on August 3, 1905 in Denver, Colorado. They purchased a 40-foot x 240-foot lot in town for $40, and built a four room house for $500. Most of their furnishings were purchased from Davis and Shaw department store in Denver. They paid $1.50 for one rocking chair, $1.25 for another, $9 for a lounge, $30 for an Axminster rug, $4 for a square oak table and $75 each for 4 kitchen chairs. Bruce bought a used kitchen cabinet which he carried home on his back. When he reached home, he was covered with flour which had fallen out of the flour bin .On February 24, 1907 a son, Bruce Theadore (Ted) was born, weighing in at 12 pounds. Bruce continued working in the mine until the following year. They rented their home to lva's uncle and moved to Bowie, Colorado on the western slope. Bruce worked as a ditch walker during irrigation season. In the fall of 1909 they returned to Lafayette where Bruce resumed work at the mine and served as a volunteer fireman.

The Homestead.

In 1908 Fred C. Benskin, Bruce's father, moved to a homestead northeast of Grover, Colorado. Fred was most optimistic about the future of the area and persuaded Bruce that it was a golden opportunity for him to get out of the mines and have a homestead of his own. Bruce filed on a quarter section of land located nine miles east of Hereford, Colorado. Filing costs were $22.50. The requirements were to have 20 acres under cultivation the first year; it took five years to prove the claim. By this time there wasn't much choice of land left below the bluffs. Before moving, lva went to Denver and for the cost of $40 purchased the stove she was to cook on for many years. It was a Gray Advance range with a warming oven and a reservoir for hot water.

On April 18, 1910, Bruce, lva, Ted and their faithful watchdog, a bull terrier named Jim, along with all their possessions came by train to Grover. They were met by a neighbor who transported them in his lumber wagon lo their partially finished two-room house on the homestead. They brought many provisions with them including enough dried peaches and apples to last a couple of years. The house was made of 6-inch drop siding, the chimney was mortar. The house was located 300 feet from a windmill and large supply tank that belonged to a neighboring farm. It was used to water their cattle that at that time roamed the prairies. The neighbors gave the Benskins permission to use the water for the family. Iva climbed a ladder up the side of the supply tank and reached out to the end of the pipe to catch the drinking water. Water was also hauled to raise a garden the first year.

Bruce went back to Lafayette to work at the mine, but they were out on strike. However, he was able to draw $8 a week and he sent half of that to Iva. Later he went to Superior, Wyoming where he worked in the boiler room at a mine. He worked there for several months before coming home for their anniversary and birth of their daughter, Velma, on August 3, 1911. When Velma was three weeks old, a hard freeze wiped out the garden Iva had worked so hard to raise.

The first year on the homestead Iva and Bruce's sister, Marjorie who lived with her father, helped shingle the roof of the house. The inside remained unfinished until enough money was accumulated in purchase 6-inch tongue and groove redwood boards, costing $22 per thousand board feet. Later the interior walls were papered. Soon it was learned that a new road would go between the sections on the west side of the Benskin homestead, so the Benskins planned to move their house to the west side of the quarter. Bruce started digging a well near where they wanted to move the house. After digging about 20 feet deep, he learned the well was right in the middle of the planned roadbed. He had left his shovel in the hole the last time he came out, and he never went back to get it; he just filled in the hole. He dug another well 48 feet deep and there was always plenty of water.

Digging a well doesn't sound so hard, but back then it was another story. In Grover there was water at a depth of 8 feet. But there were only a few inches of soil and the rest was hardpan or solid rock. The dirt and rock had to be pulled out of the hole in a bucket on a pulley so there were always at least two men digging a well. They eventually moved the house by lifting it onto poles fastened to the axles of a lumber wagon. The new foundation was built of mortar and rock, many coming from the Indian tepee rings that were numerous on top of the bluffs about a mile to the east. A cellar was dug under this house and used for storage. A small barn was also moved.

Bruce took any kind of work that was available. lie dug wells by hand, three feet in diameter, for $.25 a foot. Transportation was on foot, carrying his pick and shovel. He walked all over the country doing carpenter work, carrying his tools and was paid $1.25 a day plus meals. In the summer of 1910, he worked with horses and machinery on his neighbor's ranch. He worked from sunup until sundown for $15 a month. That figures out to about 4 1/2 cents an hour plus room and board, but he was happy to have some cash to put in his pocket.

In 1912 on a visit to Lafayette, Bruce bought a blue roan horse, a steel wheel buggy and a harness. Now the family had some transportation.

The Wild West.

The first three years the Benskins were in Grover, they didn't see any rabbits. But soon they saw one black tail rabbit, then a white tail rabbit, and then there were lots of rabbits. The rabbits served as a good source of food for the homesteaders. With an increase in the rabbit population came an increase in the coyotes. One could always hear the coyotes at night and it wasn't unusual to hear them up close to the buildings. Iva had a few hens and wanted to raise some chickens, so she bought a cockerel for $.25. The cock wasn't there long before a coyote got him.

Animals were plentiful in the area. There were several herds of antelope, some herds having as many as 60 animals. There were a few prairie dogs and squirrels. Among the birds were snipes, snow birds, wrens, and numerous chicken hawks. Iva learned to use a shotgun and occasionally was able to shoot a hawk out of the sky. There were also dens of rattlesnakes and a snake the homesteaders called a "hog' or "rooter' snake, which was harmless and had a turned up nose. In the bluffs there were some lynx cats; Bruce trapped two of them. Their howl sounded like a person in distress. When it rained the buffalo wallows would hold water long enough for tadpoles to become frogs, which provided great fun for the Benskin children to catch. There was always a Christmas tree and a Christmas program. Santa handing out gifts was just as exciting to the Benskin youngsters then as it is to their grandchildren today.

At the end of the school year there was a program where every child participated. Even though the school year was completed in the spring that didn't mean the school wasn't used. The neighbors all got together for a big Fourth of July celebration. The men played ball, pitched horseshoes, or played cards. The kids played hide-and-seek, kick the can, last couple out, and other games. Of course, the women were busy getting the food together.

Schools.

In 1913 there were more children in the area and a school was needed. Bruce and two other neighbors drove to the head district office east of Pawnee Buttes and were given $100 to start their new school.

The homesteaders used various means to make enough money to build the schoolhouse. They used to have someone make a "Guess Cake." An object was placed under the cake and it cost money to guess the object. Whoever guessed correctly won the cake. Iva baked a cake once and put a geranium leaf under the cake. No one guessed what was under the cake.

The new school was known as Golden Prairie school, perhaps because of the lush grass that grew on the prairies and was mown for hay. The school was only one-half mile from the Benskin home.

The schoolteacher had to do the janitor work besides teach. Sometimes she could get the older boys to bring in fuel for the big potbelly stove. In the winter the children took turns bringing ingredients to make soup, and the teacher saw that each child had a nice hot meal. The school year in 1918-19 was 110 days as compared to today's school year of 180 days. One year a teacher from Boulder, Colorado was hired for the school year. Even though the Benskins only had one bedroom, it was their turn to house the teacher. So that year the one bedroom was partitioned off so the teacher and Velma shared one-half of the room and the parents had the other half.

The schoolhouse was used as a recreation hall. There were dances, pie socials, box suppers, oyster suppers, and ice cream socials. Box socials were especially fun. Sometimes the people who had taken great pains to decorate their boxes were disappointed when someone they didn't care for was the highest bidder when the box was auctioned off.

In 1921 still more children came to the area, some old enough to go to high school; so the Golden Prairie school was consolidated with the district in Grover. Bruce drove the school bus for 14 years.

The Automobile. In 1916 the Benskins got their first automobile. lva traded turkeys for a chain-driven Metz. Bruce later traded the car for 55 bushels of spring wheat that he planted and protected with hail insurance. The crop was hailed out and Bruce received a little over $500 from the insurance. In May 1918 Bruce took the spring wagon and Velma with him into Grover where he bought a new Model T Ford for $498. One of the first trips was to Greeley where Bruce had to take his physical for army service. The world was at war and even though Bruce was crippled, he passed his physical and was assigned to be an ambulance driver. However the Armistice was signed on November 11th and he didn't have to go.

Bruce taught the kids how to drive the car and how to test the coils on the model T to see which spark plug was missing. Whenever the car died, the spark plugs were checked and the car had to be hand cranked to get it started again.

Child's Memories.

As told by Velma Benskin Simkins: "In those days there were plenty of chores for the whole family, and the children helped with the milking, feeding the cattle and poultry, and carrying slop to the pigs. We would pull weeds to feed the pigs, and pick up the corncobs from the pigpen to use for fuel in the kitchen range. In the earlier years we would take the buggy to the prairie and pick up cow chips to burn. Since they made a quick fire and didn't last long, we appreciated them in the summer months.

Dad [Bruce] fixed us kids a merry-go-round, and it was great fun when some of the neighbor kids came and we would take turns pushing it. It was made from the axle of a lumber wagon, which was buried in the ground and one wheel was left on so we could straddle the spokes. If we were tall enough, we could push it ourselves. We used to use old barrels to walk on; it seemed there were lots of ways to amuse ourselves."

Hard Times.

The early twenties were hard times for the Benskins. One winter to save on fuel costs Bruce and Iva took the team of horses hitched to the lumber wagon, packed a sack lunch, and spent most of a short winter day in the bluffs picking up dead wood or digging and pulling out stumps.

Bruce worked out most of the time so he could make enough money to buy seed, fuel for the tractors, etc., so he could farm each spring. It was up 10 lva to keep things going on the farm during the school months. She raised chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and for a while some guinea hens.

Like most farmers, Bruce borrowed money from a bank for farm machinery and when the crops failed he was unable to repay it. He wanted to have a sale in 1922 when prices were still fairly good, but the banker talked him into farming another year. However there was another crop failure, prices tumbled, and folks were forced to sell.

The Benskins sold their homesteaded land on February 24, 1923. Everything was sold and all proceeds went to the bank to pay off the loan. Terms were cash for anything under $25 or eight months at ten percent interest on anything over $25. Very few people had cash and few were able to get loans.

Velma remembers: "In those days it was customary to serve a free lunch at the sale to guarantee a good attendance. I remember my mother boiling a large ham, and slicing it, spending hours making buns and the sandwiches, and of course there were gallons of coffee.

A neighbor bought the place for what was against it. The folks had put so many hopes and dreams into their home, to say nothing of all the hard work and hard earned money. They had brought yellow and purple iris, a June rose, and golden glow from Lafayette to plant in their yard, and they named their home the Golden Glow Ranch. They planted a row of shade trees and some plum trees. I remember them blooming in the spring and the delicious fruit in the summer.

Dad had built an addition to the barn several years earlier and a granary which was converted to a garage when they later bought another building for grain. They had also built a large chicken house and a new hog house that was destroyed when a twister picked it up and carried it over the fence. Of course they had had a windmill for several years. All this had to be given up, and the folks had to start over, but they were hardy pioneers.

Pioneers Recover.

The Benskins moved to another farm and leased land on shares from a Kansas landowner. They replaced the old Model T with a Dodge touring car in 1924. They got gasoline motors to pump water and Iva got her first gasoline-powered washing machine. All her life she had washed clothes on a wash board and ironed with sad irons. Rural Free Delivery mail service started in the twenties and a few telephones had been installed by the late twenties.

Ted graduated from high school in 1926. He played guard on the basketball team that year, and what a glorious year it was. Ted's team from Grover high school won the state basketball championship. The team won all their games that year, winning over schools many times their size. After graduation Ted attended Colorado State Teachers College in Greeley for one year. In 1928 he went to Chicago where he established an electrical repair service and sales. He died there on December 18, 1946.

Velma graduated in 1928 and was September of that year. She has lived in Wyoming most of the time since the married in Pine Bluffs. Brother Pat drove the school bus when he went to high school. He graduated in 1931 and lived in or near Pine Bluffs until 1973 when he moved to Sidney, Nebraska. He died there in February of 1981.

Bruce and Iva moved to Pine Bluffs in 1937 where Bruce worked for 14 years at the Pine Bluffs Farmers Clearing House, later called the CO-OP elevator. While in Pine Bluffs they remodeled three houses and sold two of them. At age 74, Bruce, and lva, age 76, moved a large farmhouse from the country and set it on a foundation they prepared. They then proceeded to remodel this house and lived there until their deaths in 1972 and 1978.

Noted events in his life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1900, Washington Twp., Henry Co., Ohio. ⁹⁸ Benskin, Bruce T., son, born May 1887, age 13, born in Ohio, at-school. Household: Benskin, Fred C., head, born Oct 1886, age 48, married for 14 years, born in Ohio, father b in England, mother b New York, he can read, write and speak English, owns farm - mortgaged; Nelly O., wife, born March 1856, age 44, married 14 years, had 4 births with 4 living children, born in New York, father b England, mother b New York; Nelly B., daughter, born February 1889, age 11, born in Ohio, at school; Gladys, daughter, born Dec 1891, age 8, born in Ohio; Marjorie, daughter, born July 1893, age 6, born in Ohio. Census taken 12th day of June 1900.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1910, Grover, Weld Co., Colorado. ⁷³³ Benskin, Bruce, head, age 23, first marriage for 5 years, born in Ohio as were both parents, farmer employee on a general farm, can read and write. Household: Benskin, Iva, wife, age 25, first marriage for 5 years, born in Kansas, both parents born in Kentucky, can read and write; Theodore, son, age 3, born in Colorado. Census taken 12th day of May 1910.

• Military: World War I Draft Registrtion, 15 Jun 1917, Grover, Weld Co., Colorado. ⁷³⁴ Name: Bruce T Benskin City: Grover County: Weld State: Colorado Birthplace: Ohio, United States of America Birth Date: 2 May 1887 Dependents: mother, wife and 3 children. Roll: 1561804.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1920, Herford, Weld Co., Colorado. ³⁴⁴ Benskin, Bruce T., head, owns home mortgaged, age 32, married, born in Ohio as were both parents, can read and write, farmer on general farm. Household: Iva, wife, age 34, married, born in Kansas, both parents born in Kentucky; Bruce T., son, age 12, born in Colorado; Velma G., daughter, age 8, born in Colorado; Lawrence W., age 5, born in Colorado; Fronk, Mary E., mother-in-law, age 63, widowed, born in Kentucky as were both parents, can read and write. Census taken March 11, 1920.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1930, Herford, Weld Co., Colorado. ⁷³⁵ Benskin, Bruce T., head, rents home, lives on farm, owns a radio set, age 42, married at age 18, can read and write, born in Ohio as were both parents, farms on a general farm. Household: Benskin, Iva, wife, age 45, married at age 20, can read and write, born in Kansas, father and mother born in Kentucky; Lawrence B., son, age 16, attended school, born in Colorado; Fronk, Mary E., age 74, widowed, can read and write, born in Kentucky as were both parents. Census taken April 2, 1930.

Bruce married Iva FRONK on 03 Aug 1905 in Denver Co., Colorado.,³⁵⁰ daughter of FRONK and Mary A. Iva was born on 15 Mar 1885 in Kansas⁷³⁶ and died in Jun 1972 in Pine Bluffs, Laramie Co., Wyoming⁷³⁷ at age 87.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1910, Grover, Weld Co., Colorado. ³⁴³ Benskin, Iva, wife, age 25, first marriage for 5 years, born in Kansas, both parents born in Kentucky, can read and write. Household: Benskin, Bruce, head, age 23, first marriage for 5 years, born in Ohio as were both parents, farmer employee on a general farm, can read and write; Theodore, son, age 3, born in Colorado. Census taken 12th day of May 1910.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1920, Herford, Weld Co., Colorado. ³⁴⁴ Benskin, Iva, wife, age 34, married, born in Kansas, both parents born in Kentucky. Household: Benskin, Bruce T., head, owns home mortgaged, age 32, married, born in Ohio as were both parents, can read and write, farmer on general farm; Bruce T., son, age 12, born in Colorado; Velma G., daughter, age 8, born in Colorado; Lawrence W., age 5, born in Colorado; Fronk, Mary E., mother-in-law, age 63, widowed, born in Kentucky as were both parents, can read and write. Census taken March 11, 1920.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1930, Herford, Weld Co., Colorado. ⁷³⁵ Benskin, Iva, wife, age 45, married at age 20, can read and write, born in Kansas, father and mother born in Kentucky. Household: Benskin, Bruce T., head, rents home, lives on farm, owns a radio set, age 42, married at age 18, can read and write, born in Ohio as were both parents, farms on a general farm; Lawrence B., son, age 16, attended school, born in Colorado; Fronk, Mary E., age 74, widowed, can read and write, born in Kentucky as were both parents. Census taken April 2, 1930.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 368 M    i. Bruce Theadore BENSKIN was born on 24 Feb 1907 in Lafayette, Boulder Co., Colorado¹¹² and died on 18 Dec 1946 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois¹¹² at age 39.

+ 369 F    ii. Velma Gertrude BENSKIN

+ 370 M    iii. Lawrence Preston BENSKIN was born on 15 Mar 1914 in Grover, Weld Co., Colorado³⁵¹ and died on 08 Feb 1981 in Sidney, Cheyenne Co., Nebraska³⁵¹ at age 66.

149. Nellie BENSKIN (Fredrick Clarence⁵³, Frederic John²⁵, John Marbrook¹⁷, Thomas¹⁶, Thomas¹¹, John¹) was born on 12 Feb 1889 in Texas, Henry Co., Ohio³⁵¹ and died on 08 Feb 1982 in Bakersfield, Kern Co., California^351,352 at age 92.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1900, Washington Twp., Henry Co., Ohio. ⁹⁸ Benskin, Nelly B., daughter, born February 1889, age 11, born in Ohio, at school. Household: Benskin, Fred C., head, born Oct 1886, age 48, married for 14 years, born in Ohio, father b in England, mother b New York, he can read, write and speak English, owns farm - mortgaged; Nelly O., wife, born March 1856, age 44, married 14 years, had 4 births with 4 living children, born in New York, father b England, mother b New York; Bruce T., son, born May 1887, age 13, born in Ohio, at-school; Gladys, daughter, born Dec 1891, age 8, born in Ohio; Marjorie, daughter, born July 1893, age 6, born in Ohio. Census taken 12th day of June 1900.

• Death: Death Record, 1982, California. ³⁵² KRAFT, NELLY BENSKIN, FEMALE, born 02/12/1889, died 2/8/1982, State born OHIO, County died KERN, mother's maiden name; SMITH, father's name: BENSKIN.

Nellie married Henry KRAFT. Henry was born on 25 Jan 1882 in Germany,^351,738 died on 11 Jun 1967 in Bakersfield, Kern Co., California^351,738 at age 85, and was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park-Bakersfield, Kern Co., California.⁷³⁸

General Notes: Obituary of Henry Kraft

Graveside services will be conducted in Greenlawn Memorial Park Thursday at 1 p.m. for Henry Kraft, 85, 1929 29th Street, who died June 11 in a Bakersfield hospital. Elder Tungate and Elder Payne will officiate. Mr. Kraft was a native of Germany and resided in California 45 years and Kern County 39 years. He served with the Army from 1896 to 1901 and as a member of the Hotel, Restaurant and Bartenders Union Local 550.

Survivors include his widow, Nelle B. Kraft. Greenlawn Mortuary. ~ The Bakersfield Californian, Wed., June 14, 1967, page 67

150. Gladys BENSKIN (Fredrick Clarence⁵³, Frederic John²⁵, John Marbrook¹⁷, Thomas¹⁶, Thomas¹¹, John¹) was born on 06 Dec 1892 in Texas, Henry Co., Ohio,¹⁰² died on 13 Oct 1986 in Denver Co., Colorado¹⁰² at age 93, and was buried in Fairmont Cemetery, Denver Co., Colorado.¹⁰²

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1900, Washington Twp., Henry Co., Ohio. ⁹⁸ Benskin, Gladys, daughter, born Dec 1891, age 8, born in Ohio. Household: Benskin, Fred C., head, born Oct 1886, age 48, married for 14 years, born in Ohio, father b in England, mother b New York, he can read, write and speak English, owns farm - mortgaged; Nelly O., wife, born March 1856, age 44, married 14 years, had 4 births with 4 living children, born in New York, father b England, mother b New York; Bruce T., son, born May 1887, age 13, born in Ohio, at-school; Nelly B., daughter, born February 1889, age 11, born in Ohio, at school; Marjorie, daughter, born July 1893, age 6, born in Ohio. Census taken 12th day of June 1900.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1910, Denver, Denver Co., Colorado. ⁷³⁹ Newland, Gladys, wife, age 18, married for 1 year, born in Ohio as were both parents. Household: Newland, Henry, head, age 20, married for 1 year, born in Kansas, father b Iowa, mother b West Virginia, steamfitter - layman. Census taken 27th day of April 1910.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1920, Denver, Denver Co., Colorado. ⁷⁴⁰ Newland, Gladys, wife, age 28, married, can read and write, born in Ohio as were both parents. Household: Newland, Henry E., age 30, rents home, married, can read and write, born in Kansas, both parents b United States, mechanic for automobiles; Vernie, daughter, age 9, attended school, can read and write, born in Colorado; Glenard, son age 6, attended school, born in Colorado. Census taken 3rd and 4th of January, 1920.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1930, Denver, Denver Co., Colorado. ⁷⁴¹ Newland, Gladys, wife, age 38, married at age 17, born in Ohio as were both parents, can read and write Household: Newland, Henry E., head, rents home $35/mo, has a radio set, age 40, married at age 19, born in Kansas, father b Iowa, mother b West Virginia, can read and write, machinist in a garage; Glenard, son, age 17, born in Colorado, can read and write, attended school past year. Census taken April 3, 1930.

Gladys married Henry Earl NEWLAND ¹¹² on 10 Jan 1909.¹⁰² Henry was born about 1890 in Kansas,⁷⁴² died in Sep 1931 in Denver Co., Colorado⁷⁴³ about age 41, and was buried on 08 Sep 1931 in Fairmont Cemetery, Denver Co., Colorado.⁷⁴⁴

Noted events in his life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1910, Denver, Denver Co., Colorado. ⁷³⁹ Newland, Henry, head, age 20, married for 1 year, born in Kansas, father b Iowa, mother b West Virginia, steamfitter - layman. Household: Newland, Gladys, wife, age 18, married for 1 year, born in Ohio as were both parents. Census taken 27th day of April 1910.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1920, Denver, Denver Co., Colorado. ⁷⁴⁰ Newland, Henry E., age 30, rents home, married, can read and write, born in Kansas, both parents b United States, mechanic for automobiles. Household: Newland, Gladys, wife, age 28, married, can read and write, born in Ohio as were both parents; Vernie, daughter, age 9, attended school, can read and write, born in Colorado; Glenard, son age 6, attended school, born in Colorado. Census taken 3rd and 4th of January, 1920.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1930, Denver, Denver Co., Colorado. ⁷⁴¹ Newland, Henry E., head, rents home $35/mo, has a radio set, age 40, married at age 19, born in Kansas, father b Iowa, mother b West Virginia, can read and write, machinist in a garage. Household: Newland, Gladys, wife, age 38, married at age 17, born in Ohio as were both parents, can read and write; Glenard, son, age 17, born in Colorado, can read and write, attended school past year. Census taken April 3, 1930.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 371 M    i. William Eben NEWLAND was born on 30 Oct 1909 in Denver Co., Colorado,¹⁰² died on 10 Nov 1909 in Denver Co., Colorado,¹⁰² and was buried in Fairmont Cemetery, Denver Co., Colorado.⁷⁴⁵

+ 372 F    ii. Vernie NEWLAND was born on 17 Oct 1910 in Denver Co., Colorado,¹¹² died on 05 May 2001 in Aurora, Adams Co., Colorado⁷⁴⁶ at age 90, and was buried in Fairmont Cemetery, Denver Co., Colorado.⁷⁴⁷

+ 373 M    iii. Glenard NEWLAND was born on 11 Mar 1912 in Denver, Denver Co., Colorado,⁷⁴⁸ died on 28 May 1930 in Denver Co., Colorado¹⁰² at age 18, and was buried in Fairmont Cemetery, Denver Co., Colorado.⁷⁴⁹

151. Marjorie BENSKIN (Fredrick Clarence⁵³, Frederic John²⁵, John Marbrook¹⁷, Thomas¹⁶, Thomas¹¹, John¹) was born on 18 Jul 1893 in Texas, Henry Co., Ohio,³⁵³ died on 12 Feb 1969 in Lewiston, Nez Perce Co., Idaho³⁵⁴ at age 75, and was buried in Normal Hill Cemetery-Lewiston, Nez Perce Co., Idaho.³⁵⁴ The cause of her death was a heart condition.

General Notes: Marjorie Benskin Dodson
Sister of Bruce Benskin Dies; Rites in Idaho Saturday.

Mrs. Jim (Marjorie) Dodson, sister of Bruce Benskin of Pine Bluffs died Feb 12 at Lewiston, Ida. She was 75. Mrs. Dodson was the youngest of four children of Fred C. and Nelly Benskin. She was born July 18, 1893 [other obituary says born July 12] at Texas, Ohio, and came to Lafayette, Colo, with her family in 1903. After her mother's death in 1904, her father filed on a homestead northeast of Grover, Colo., where he lived until 1930, then making his home with Mr. and Mrs. Dodson at Lewiston, Ida., until his death in 1935.

Marjorie Benskin and Jim Dodson were married July 4, 1915 [other obituary says July 5]. Dodson traveled to Cheyenne on a motor-driven bicycle to get the marriage license. While their neighbors were enjoying a picnic in the bluffs, the young couple slipped away and were married quietly married by the Pine Bluffs Methodist minister.

They lived on a homestead adjoining that of her sister, Nelle, and near the homesteads of her brother and father. In 1918 the Dodsons left Colorado, finally settling at Lewiston, where Mr. Dodson died a number of years ago.

Surviving are two sons, Douglas of Lewiston, and Landon of Portland, Ore; five grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Nelle Kraft of Bakersfield, Cal., and Mrs. Gladys Thomasson of Denver; one brother, Bruce Benskin, a nephew, L.P. Benskin, and niece, Mrs. Lee Benskin, all of Pine Bluffs; another niece, Mrs. Bill Mauch of Denver. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Dodson was preceded in death by son, Russell, who was killed in a plane crash during World War II.

Services and interment were at Lewiston, Feb 15. Due to their advanced years, her sisters and brother were unable to attend the services. Their last reunion had been in the early 1950s at Pine Bluffs. ~ sent by Velma Benskin Simkins.

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Obiturary: Marjorie [Benskin] Dodson

Mrs. Marjorie B. Dodson, 75, a resident of Lewiston since 1923, died at 4:15 yesterday afternoon, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Death was due to a heart condition. Mrs. Dodson was the widow of James Dodson, an employee of the Hahn Plumbing Co., who died here in 1952.

She was born July 12, 1893 at Texas, Ohio, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Benskin. She lived at Colville, Washington, from 1915 until moving to Lewsiton in 1923. She and Dodson were married at Pine Bluffs, Wyo, July 5 1915. She is survived by two sons, Douglas D. Dodson, Lewiston, and Landon L. Dodson, Portland; two sisters, Nelly Kraft, Bakersfield, Calif, and Mrs. Gladys Thompson, Denver, Colo; a brother, Bruce Benskin, Denver; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be held at 2 tomorrow afternoon at Vassar-Rawls Chapel. Burial will be at Normal Hill Cemetery. ~ Lewiston paper, Thurs, Feb 12, 1969.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1900, Washington Twp., Henry Co., Ohio. ⁹⁸ Benskin, Marjorie, daughter, born July 1893, age 6, born in Ohio. Household: Benskin, Fred C., head, born Oct 1886, age 48, married for 14 years, born in Ohio, father b in England, mother b New York, he can read, write and speak English, owns farm - mortgaged; Nelly O., wife, born March 1856, age 44, married 14 years, had 4 births with 4 living children, born in New York, father b England, mother b New York; Bruce T., son, born May 1887, age 13, born in Ohio, at-school; Nelly B., daughter, born February 1889, age 11, born in Ohio, at school; Gladys, daughter, born Dec 1891, age 8, born in Ohio. Census taken 12th day of June 1900.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1910, Grover, Weld Co., Colorado. ³⁴³ Benskin, Marjorie, daughter, age 15, single, born in Ohio as were both parents, can read, write and speak English. Household: Benskin, Fred C., head, age 52, widowed, born in Ohio, both parents in England, farmer on a general farm, can read, write and speak English. Census taken 12th day of May 1910.

Marjorie married James DODSON on 05 Jul 1915 in Pine Bluffs, Laramie Co., Wyoming.⁷⁵⁰ James was born on 09 Oct 1890 in Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas,⁷⁵¹ died in 1951 in Lewiston, Nez Perce Co., Idaho⁷⁵¹ at age 61, and was buried in Normal Hill Cemetery-Lewiston, Nez Perce Co., Idaho.³⁵³ The cause of his death was complications from diabetes.

General Notes: Obituary of James Dodson

James Dodson, 61, Summoned by DeathJames Dodson, 61, a resident of Lewiston since 1925, died at 12:15 yesterday afternoon at his home north Lewiston. Mr. Dodson had been ill from diabetes for 20 years. He was employed at Lewiston by the Twin City Plumbing & Heating Co. and the Hahn Plumbing and Heating Co. as a furnace mechanic until he retired in 1948.

Mr. Dodson was born at Amarillo, Texas, Oct 9, 1890, and married Marjorie Benskin at Pine Bluffs, Wyo. July 5, 1915. They homesteaded in northeast Colorado in 1914 and moved to Colville, Wash., in 1920. They came to Lewiston in 1925.

Mr. Dodson was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge at Colville and of the Lewis-Clark grange. He is survived by his wife, two sons, Landon L. Dodson, Campbell, Calif., and Douglas Dodson, Grand Junction, Colo. and Guy, ST. Maria, a half brother, William Dodson, Oregon, a sister, Mrs. Margaret McIntosh, Modesto, Calif., and five grandchildren. The body is at Vassar-Rawls funeral home with arrangements pending. ~ Lewiston paper,

Children from this marriage were:

+ 374 M    i. Landon Lenn DODSON was born on 18 Mar 1916 in Grover, Weld Co., Colorado,⁷⁵² died on 24 Nov 1975 in Vancouver, Clark Co., Washington⁷⁵² at age 59, and was buried on 26 Nov 1975 in Willamette National Cemetery-Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon.

+ 375 M    ii. Russell DODSON was born on 18 Aug 1920 in Colville, Stevens Co., Washington³⁵³ and died on 27 Oct 1943 in Ponca City, Kay Co., Oklahoma³⁵³ at age 23.

+ 376 M    iii. Douglas DODSON was born on 30 Dec 1925 in Lewiston, Nez Perce Co., Idaho³⁵³ and died on 06 Sep 1997 in Lewiston, Nez Perce Co., Idaho³⁵³ at age 71.

152. Sherman H. BENSKIN (Charles Marvin⁵⁶, William Hobbs²⁶, John Marbrook¹⁷, Thomas¹⁶, Thomas¹¹, John¹) was born on 06 Nov 1868 in Henry Co., Ohio,^122,364 died on 30 May 1906 in Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio³⁶⁵ at age 37, and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery-Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio.¹²²

Noted events in his life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1880, Napoleon Twp., Henry Co., Ohio. ³⁵⁷ Family 8. Benskin, Sherman, white, male, age 12, son, single, at school, born in Ohio as were his father and mother. Household: Benskin, Chas, white, male, age 31, head, married, laborer, has not been unemployed during last year, born in Ohio, both father and mother b in Pennsylvania; Lucy, white, female, age 30, wife, keeping house, born in Ohio, father b New York, mother b Ohio; Cary Belle, white, female, age 8, daughter, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Lyman, white, male, age 6, son, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Laura A., white, female, age 2, daughter, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Grace M., white, female, age 7/12 month Sept, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Maggie P., white, female, age 7/12 month Sept, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother. Census taken 2nd day of June 1880.

• Military Record: Spanish-American War, 1898. ¹²² Corporal Co. F 6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Spanish-American War
Enlisted May 12, 1898. Discharged May 24, 1899.

Ohio Soldiers in the War with Spain, 1898-99 at www.ancestry.com
Name: Sherman Benskin Rank:Corporal RESIDENCE: Napoleon Age:29 Page #:445 Unit: Sixth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry COMPANY: Company F - Napoleon.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1900, Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio. ³⁵⁸ Benskin, Sherman, son, born Nov 1868, married 0 years, born in Ohio, day laborer. Household: Benskin, Charles M., head, born Oct 1949, age 50, married for 32 years, born in Ohio, father b England, mother b Ohio, able to read and write, owns home-mortgaged, does not live on a farm; Lucy E., born May 1850, age 50, married for 32 years, has had 10 births with 9 children, born in Ohio, father b New York, mother b Ohio, able to read and write; Mazy P., daughter, born October 1879, age 20, single, born in Ohio; Jennie, daughter, born November 1887, age 12, born in Ohio, at school; Lulu, daughter, born December 1888, age 11, born in Ohio, at school; Leta I., daughter-in-law, born March 1882, age 18, married 0 years, has had no births, born in Tennessee, father b Tennessee and mother b Virginia. Census taken on the 9th day of June 1900.

Sherman married Leta O. COLLINS ¹²³ on 04 Feb 1900 in Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee ⁷⁵³.^,754 Leta was born in Mar 1882 in Tennessee.³⁵⁸

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1900, Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio. ³⁵⁸ Benskin, Leta I., daughter-in-law, born March 1882, age 18, married 0 years, has had no births, born in Tennessee, father b Tennessee and mother b Virginia. Household: Benskin, Charles M., head, born Oct 1949, age 50, married for 32 years, born in Ohio, father b England, mother b Ohio, able to read and write, owns home-mortgaged, does not live on a farm; Lucy E., born May 1850, age 50, married for 32 years, has had 10 births with 9 children, born in Ohio, father b New York, mother b Ohio, able to read and write; Sherman, son, born Nov 1868, married 0 years, born in Ohio, day laborer; Mazy P., daughter, born October 1879, age 20, single, born in Ohio; Jennie, daughter, born November 1887, age 12, born in Ohio, at school; Lulu, daughter, born December 1888, age 11, born in Ohio, at school; . Census taken on the 9th day of June 1900.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 377 M    i. Herbert Orville BENSKIN was born on 17 Apr 1903 in Tennessee,⁷⁵⁵ died on 07 Dec 1950 in San Diego Co., California⁷⁵⁶ at age 47, and was buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery-Point Loma, San Diego Co., California.⁷⁵⁷

153. Carrie B. BENSKIN (Charles Marvin⁵⁶, William Hobbs²⁶, John Marbrook¹⁷, Thomas¹⁶, Thomas¹¹, John¹) was born on 31 Jul 1872 in Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio,^123,366 died on 03 Oct 1949 in Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio¹²³ at age 77, and was buried on 06 Oct 1949 in Raker Cemetery-Delta, Fulton Co., Ohio.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1880, Napoleon Twp., Henry Co., Ohio. ³⁵⁷ Family 8. Benskin, Cary Belle, white, female, age 8, daughter, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother. Household: Benskin, Chas, white, male, age 31, head, married, laborer, has not been unemployed during last year, born in Ohio, both father and mother b in Pennsylvania; Lucy, white, female, age 30, wife, keeping house, born in Ohio, father b New York, mother b Ohio; Sherman, white, male, age 12, son, single, at school, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Lyman, white, male, age 6, son, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Laura A., white, female, age 2, daughter, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Grace M., white, female, age 7/12 month Sept, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Maggie P., white, female, age 7/12 month Sept, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother. Census taken 2nd day of June 1880.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1900, Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio. ³⁶⁶ Walters, Carrie B., wife, born July 1872, age 27, married for 9 years, has had 3 child births with 3 living children, born in Ohio as were both parents. Household: Walters, Herman L., born July 1870, age 29, married for 9 years, born in Ohio, father b Germany, mother b Pennsylvania, teamster; Arthur, son, born Oct 1893, age 6, born in Ohio, at school; Pearl A., daughter, born August 1896, age 3, born in Ohio; Virgil C., son, born June 1899, age 11 months, born in Ohio. Census taken on 16th day of June 1900.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1910, Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio. ⁷⁵⁸ Walters, Carrie B., wife, age 36, married for 19 years, has had 4 child births with 4 living children, born in Ohio, father b Missouri, mother b Ohio, pastry cook at restaurant. Household: Walters, Herman B., head, age 38, married once for 19 years, born in Ohio, father b Germany, mother b Pennsylvania, laborer-odd jobs; Arthur O., son, age 16, single, born in Ohio, baker at restaurant; Alta P., daughter, age 13, single, born in Ohio, at school; Virgil C., son, age 10, single, born in Ohio, at school; Frances I., daughter, age 7, single, born in Ohio, at school. Census taken 27 day of April 1910.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1920, Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio. ⁷⁵⁹ Walters, Carrie, wife, age 47, married, born in Ohio, father b Missouri, mother b Ohio. Household: Walters, Herman, head, owns home-mortgaged, age 49, married, born in Ohio, father b Germany, mother b Pennsylvania, clerk in a grocery store; Frances, daughter, age 17, single, born in Ohio. Census taken 27 day of January 1920.

• Death: Death Certificate, 1949, Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio. ⁷⁶⁰ Name : Carrie Walters
Death date : 03 Oct 1949
Death place : Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States
Birth date : 31 Jul 1872
Birth place : Napoleon, Ohio
Age at death : 77 years 2 months 3 days
Gender : Female
Race or color : Caucasian
Street address : 715 1/2 Norwood
Residence : Toledo, Ohio
Burial date : 10/6/49
Burial place : Delta, Ohio
Cemetery name : Raker
Father name : Charles Venskin (sic-Benskin)
Mother name : Lucy Back
GSU film number : 2247099
Digital GS number : 4109184
Image number : 03051
Reference number : 63157
Collection : Ohio Deaths 1908-1953

Carrie married Herman L. WALTERS on 17 Mar 1891 in Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio.,¹²² son of Frederick WALTERS and Martha GRUBBS. Herman was born on 07 Jul 1870 in Defiance Co., Ohio,¹⁹⁰ died on 22 Sep 1949 in Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio¹⁹⁰ at age 79, and was buried on 26 Sep 1949 in Raker Cemetery-Delta, Fulton Co., Ohio.¹⁹⁰

Noted events in his life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1900, Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio. ³⁶⁶ Walters, Herman L., born July 1870, age 29, married for 9 years, born in Ohio, father b Germany, mother b Pennsylvania, teamster. Household: Walters, Carrie B., wife, born July 1872, age 27, married for 9 years, has had 3 child births with 3 living children, born in Ohio as were both parents; Arthur, son, born Oct 1893, age 6, born in Ohio, at school; Pearl A., daughter, born August 1896, age 3, born in Ohio; Virgil C., son, born June 1899, age 11 months, born in Ohio. Census taken on 16th day of June 1900.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1910, Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio. ⁷⁵⁸ Walters, Herman B., head, age 38, married once for 19 years, born in Ohio, father b Germany, mother b Pennsylvania, laborer-odd jobs. Household: Walters, Carrie B., wife, age 36, married for 19 years, has had 4 child births with 4 living children, born in Ohio, father b Missouri, mother b Ohio, pastry cook at restaurant; Arthur O., son, age 16, single, born in Ohio, baker at restaurant; Alta P., daughter, age 13, single, born in Ohio, at school; Virgil C., son, age 10, single, born in Ohio, at school; Frances I., daughter, age 7, single, born in Ohio, at school. Census taken 27 day of April 1910.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1920, Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio. ⁷⁵⁹ Walters, Herman, head, owns home-mortgaged, age 49, married, born in Ohio, father b Germany, mother b Pennsylvania, clerk in a grocery store. Household: Walters, Carrie, wife, age 47, married, born in Ohio, father b Missouri, mother b Ohio; Frances, daughter, age 17, single, born in Ohio. Census taken 27 day of January 1920.

• Death: Death Certificate, 1949, Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio. ¹⁹⁰ Name : Herman Walters
Death date : 22 Sep 1949
Death place : Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States
Birth date : 07 Jul 1870
Birth place : Defiance Co., Ohio
Age at death : 79 years 2 months 15 days
Gender : Male
Race or color : Caucasian
Burial date : 9/26/1949
Burial place : Delta, Ohio
Cemetery name : Rager (sic-Raker)
Father name : Frederick Walters
Mother name : Martha Grubbs
GSU film number : 2247097
Digital GS number : 4109182
Image number : 03526
Reference number : 57184
Collection : Ohio Deaths 1908-1953

Children from this marriage were:

+ 378 M    i. Arthur O. WALTERS was born in Oct 1893 in Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio.³⁶⁶

+ 379 F    ii. Pearl Alta WALTERS was born in Aug 1896 in Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio.³⁶⁶

+ 380 M    iii. Virgil Charles WALTERS was born on 18 Jun 1899 in Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio.⁷⁶¹

+ 381 F    iv. Frances WALTERS was born about 1903 in Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio.⁷⁵⁸

154. Lyman BENSKIN (Charles Marvin⁵⁶, William Hobbs²⁶, John Marbrook¹⁷, Thomas¹⁶, Thomas¹¹, John¹) was born on 27 Dec 1874 in Henry Co., Ohio,³⁶⁷ died on 31 Mar 1955 in Henry Co., Ohio³⁶⁸ at age 80, and was buried in Shunk Cemetery, Henry Co., Ohio.³⁶⁸

General Notes: Obituary of Lyman Benskin

Lyman Benskin, son of Charles Benskin and his wife Lucy, was born in Henry County on December 27, 1874 and departed this life, March 31, 1955 after a short illness, at the age of 80 years, 8 month and 4 days.

The family in which he grew up was composed of 10 children: 7 girls and 3 boys. One brother and 4 sisters have preceded Mr. Benskin in death. On November 28, 1899 he was united in marriage to Ethel Redfield who preceded him in death. Into their home was born one daughter Mrs. Ruby Creager of Liberty Center. On January 4, 1910, he was united in marriage to Mrs. Martha Babcock.

Mr. Benskin and his wife lived on a farm in Harrison township for five years but for the past forty years they had lived at 817 Short St., Napoleon. While living in Napoleon Mr. Benskin was employed by the Napoleon Telephone Co.

Those remaining to mourn his passing are: his wife, Martha; Liberty Center; two grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Payne of Flatrock Mich.; Mrs. Jennie Crobarger of Napoleon, Mrs. Lulu Kibler of Marion, O.; one brother William of Napoleon; two step-sons, Orley and Arthur Babcock of Napoleon; four step-daughters, Mrs. Anna Garverik, Lambertville, Mich.; Mrs. Dora Wiles, Liberty Center; Mrs. Addie Ellinwood, Liberty Center; Mrs. Zelda Stites, Napoleon. He also leaves 17 step-grandchildren (three step-children having preceded him in death); 43 great-step grandchildren, as well as a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Services were held in the Walker mortuary, Napoleon, on April 2, at 2: p.m. with the Rev. A.C. Mathias officiating. Burial was made at the Shunk cemetery with Myron Walker, funeral director in charge.

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Services Held Saturday for Lyman B. Benskin

Services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Walker mortuary in Napoleon for Lyman B. Benskin, 80, who died at the Sharp nursing home after a long illness. Mr. Benskin was a retired linesman for the Northwestern Ohio Telephone Co. He was a member of the Moose Lodge. Surviving are his wife, Martha; daughter, Mrs. Fred Creager, Liberty Center; step-daughters, Mrs. Cloyd Garverik, Lambertville, Mich.; Mrs. Dora Wiles, Liberty Center; Mrs. Ed Ellinwood, Liberty Center; Mrs. Loyal Stites, Napoleon; stepsons, Orley Babcock, Arthur Babcock and a brother William, all of Napoleon; sisters, Mrs. Troulis Payne, Flat Rock, Michigan; Mrs. Lulu Kibler, Marion; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Interment was in Shunk cemetery, Harrison township. ~ Liberty Press April, 1955.

Noted events in his life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1880, Napoleon Twp., Henry Co., Ohio. ³⁵⁷ Family 8. Benskin, Lyman, white, male, age 6, son, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother. Household: Benskin, Chas, white, male, age 31, head, married, laborer, has not been unemployed during last year, born in Ohio, both father and mother b in Pennsylvania; Lucy, white, female, age 30, wife, keeping house, born in Ohio, father b New York, mother b Ohio; Sherman, white, male, age 12, son, single, at school, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Cary Belle, white, female, age 8, daughter, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Laura A., white, female, age 2, daughter, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Grace M., white, female, age 7/12 month Sept, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Maggie P., white, female, age 7/12 month Sept, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother. Census taken 2nd day of June 1880.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1910, Harrison Twp., Henry Co., Ohio. ⁷⁶² Dwelling 82 Family 85. Benskin, Lyman, head, male, white, age 38, 2nd marriage, in present marriage for 6 months, born in Ohio, father b Ohio, mother b New York, speaks English, general farmer on the home farm, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage. Household: Benskin, Martha, wife, female, white, age 42, 2nd marriage, in present marriage for 6 months, has had 6 child births and has 5 living children, born in Ohio, both mother and father b New York, speaks English, can read and write. (The following children are listed under the name of Benskin, but are actually Martha's children from her first husband with the surname Babcock) Alma, daughter, female, white, age 20, single, born in Ohio as were both parents, speaks English, can read and write; Orlie, son, male, white, age 18, single, born in Ohio as were both parents, speaks English, farm laborer, can read and write; Adda, daughter, female, white, age 13, single, born in Ohio as were both parents, speaks English, attended school this census year, can read and write; Zelda, daughter, female, white, age 8, single, born in Ohio as were both parents, attended school this census year; Arthur, son, male, white, age 6, single, born in Ohio as were both parents; Sturdevant, Philo, father-in-law, male, white, age 90, widowed, born in New York with both parents born in vermont, he speaks English, cannot read and write. Census taken 27th of April, 1910.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1920, Harrison Twp., Henry Co., Ohio. ⁷⁶³ Dwelling 84 Family 84. Benskin, Lyman, head, owns farm, free of mortage (this is actually the farm owned by his wife Martha), male, white, age 47, married, cannot read nor write, born in Ohio as were both father and mother, speaks English, farmer on a general farm. Household: Benskin, Martha, wife, female, white, age 51, married, can read and write, born in Ohio as were both parents, can speak English; Babcock, Arthur, step-son, male, white, age 16, single, attended school during census year, can read and write, born in Ohio as were both parents, can speak English. Census taken 16th day of January 1920.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1930, Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio. ⁷⁶⁴ Short Street Dwelling 248 Family 248. Benskin, Lyman, head, owns home, valued at $1600, does not own a radio set, does not live on a farm, male, white, age 57, married, first marriage at age 37, cannot read nor write, born in Ohio as were both parents, can speak English, lineman for telephone company, worked yesterday, is not a veteran. Household: Benskin, Martha, wife, female, white, age 62, married, first marriage at age 42, can read and write, born in Ohio, both parents born in New York, can speak English; Sturdevant, Warren, brother-in-law, male, white, age 65, widowed, married at age 28, can read and write, born in Ohio, both parents born in New York, can speak English. Census taken April 11, 1930.

Lyman married Ethel Amelia REDFIELD ^364,765 on 29 Nov 1899 in Henry Co. Ohio.,⁷⁶⁶ daughter of Ralph REDFIELD and Jennie CLAPP. Ethel was born in May 1881 in Ohio, died on 17 Aug 1904 in Henry Co., Ohio^767,768 at age 23, and was buried in Morrison Cemetery-Liberty Twp., Henry Co., Ohio.⁷⁶⁷

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1900, Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio. ⁷⁶⁹ Toledo State Hospital - Benskin Ethel, patient, born May 1881, age 19, married for 6 months, has no children, born in Ohio as were both parents, is able to read and write. ~ Census taken 9th day of June 1900.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 382 F    i. Ruby Ethel BENSKIN ⁷⁷⁰ was born on 14 Sep 1900 in Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio⁷⁷¹ and died on 23 Jul 1997 in Henry Co., Ohio⁷⁷¹ at age 96.

Lyman next married Martha STURDEVANT ³⁶⁴ on 01 Jan 1910 in Henry Co., Ohio.,⁷⁷² daughter of Philo STURDEVANT and Lucretia. Martha was born about 1867, died on 29 Jul 1959 in Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio⁴⁰ about age 92, and was buried in Shunk Cemetery, Henry Co., Ohio.⁷⁶⁷ They had no children.

Research Notes: Martha Sturdevant married Truman Babcock. Their children were Orley, Annie, Dora, Gertie who died as an infant, Addie, Zelda and Arthur. After the death of Truman, Martha Sturdevant Babcock married Lyman Benskin and they lived on her farm in Harrison Township, across from the Hoy Cemetery, for several years, then moved to Napoleon where they lived the rest of their lives. Lyman Benskin also had a daughter, Ruby Benskin. ~ History of Henry Co., Ohio, Vol. 3, p. 80.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1870, Harrison Twp., Henry Co., Ohio. ⁷⁷³ Dwelling 112 Family 113. Sturdevant, Martha, age 3, female, white, born in Ohio. Household: Sturdevant, Philo, age 50, male, white, farmer, real estate valued at $2500, personal estate valued at $426, born in New York, male citizen of the United States age 21 and upwards; Lucretia, age 37, female, white, keeping house, born in New York; Lewis, age 22, male, white, farmhand, born in Ohio, male citizen of the United States age 21 and upwards; William, age 16, male, white, born in Ohio; Eunice, age 13, female, white, born in Ohio; Lavina, age 8, female, white, born in Ohio; Warren, age 5, male, white, born in Ohio. Census taken 2nd day of August 1870.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1880, Harrison Twp., Henry Co., Ohio. ⁷⁷⁴ Dwelling 76 Family 81. Sturdevant, Martha, white, female, age 13, single, at home, attended school during census year, born in Ohio, both parents born in New York. Household: Sturdevant, Philo, white, male, age 60, head, married, farmer, born in New York, both parents born in Vermont; Lucretia, white, female, age 48, wife, keeping house, born in New York as were both parents; Warren, white, male, age 15, single, works on farm, attended school during census year, born in Ohio, both parents born in New York. Census taken 8th day of June 1880.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1900, Harrison Twp., Henry Co., Ohio. ⁷⁷⁵ Dwelling 319 Family 222. Babcock, Martha, wife, white, female, born May 1867, age 33, married for 12 years, has had 4 child births and has 3 living children, born in Ohio, both parents born in New York, can read, write and speak English. Household: Babcock, Truman, head, white, male, born June 1868, age 31, married for 12 years, born in Michigan with both parents born in Ohio, farming, can read, write and speak English, rents farm; Annie, daughter, white, female, born July 1889, age 10 years, single, born in Ohio, father b Michigan, mother b Ohio; Orlie, son, white, male, born August 1891, age 8, single, born in Ohio, father b Michigan, mother b Ohio; Adie, daughter, white, female, born June 1896, age 3, single, born in Ohio, father b Michigan, mother b Ohio

Dwelling 319 Family 221 is Philo Sturdevant, Lucritia and Bessie a granddaughter.

Dwelling 319 Family 223 is Warren Sturdevant, brother-in-law.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1910, Harrison Twp., Henry Co., Ohio. ⁷⁶² Dwelling 82 Family 85. Benskin, Martha, wife, female, white, age 42, 2nd marriage, in present marriage for 6 months, has had 6 child births and has 5 living children, born in Ohio, both mother and father b New York, speaks English, can read and write. Household: Benskin, Lyman, head, male, white, age 38, 2nd marriage, in present marriage for 6 months, born in Ohio, father b Ohio, mother b New York, speaks English, general farmer on the home farm, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage. (The following children are listed under the name of Benskin, but are actually Martha's children from her first husband with the surname Babcock) Alma, daughter, female, white, age 20, single, born in Ohio as were both parents, speaks English, can read and write; Orlie, son, male, white, age 18, single, born in Ohio as were both parents, speaks English, farm laborer, can read and write; Adda, daughter, female, white, age 13, single, born in Ohio as were both parents, speaks English, attended school this census year, can read and write; Zelda, daughter, female, white, age 8, single, born in Ohio as were both parents, attended school this census year; Arthur, son, male, white, age 6, single, born in Ohio as were both parents; Sturdevant, Philo, father-in-law, male, white, age 90, widowed, born in New York with both parents born in vermont, he speaks English, cannot read and write. Census taken 27th of April, 1910.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1920, Harrison Twp., Henry Co., Ohio. ⁷⁶³ Dwelling 84 Family 84. Benskin, Martha, wife, female, white, age 51, married, can read and write, born in Ohio as were both parents, can speak English. Household: Benskin, Lyman, head, owns farm, free of mortage (this is actually the farm owned by his wife Martha), male, white, age 47, married, cannot read nor write, born in Ohio as were both father and mother, speaks English, farmer on a general farm; Babcock, Arthur, step-son, male, white, age 16, single, attended school during census year, can read and write, born in Ohio as were both parents, can speak English. Census taken 16th day of January 1920.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1930, Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio. ⁷⁶⁴ Short Street Dwelling 248 Family 248. Benskin, Martha, wife, female, white, age 62, married, first marriage at age 42, can read and write, born in Ohio, both parents born in New York, can speak English. Household: Benskin, Lyman, head, owns home, valued at $1600, does not own a radio set, does not live on a farm, male, white, age 57, married, first marriage at age 37, cannot read nor write, born in Ohio as were both parents, can speak English, lineman for telephone company, worked yesterday, is not a veteran; Sturdevant, Warren, brother-in-law, male, white, age 65, widowed, married at age 28, can read and write, born in Ohio, both parents born in New York, can speak English. Census taken April 11, 1930.

155. Laura A. BENSKIN (Charles Marvin⁵⁶, William Hobbs²⁶, John Marbrook¹⁷, Thomas¹⁶, Thomas¹¹, John¹) was born in 1878 in Ohio.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1880, Napoleon Twp., Henry Co., Ohio. ³⁵⁷ Family 8. Benskin, Laura A., white, female, age 2, daughter, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother. Household: Benskin, Chas, white, male, age 31, head, married, laborer, has not been unemployed during last year, born in Ohio, both father and mother b in Pennsylvania; Lucy, white, female, age 30, wife, keeping house, born in Ohio, father b New York, mother b Ohio; Sherman, white, male, age 12, son, single, at school, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Cary Belle, white, female, age 8, daughter, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Lyman, white, male, age 6, son, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Grace M., white, female, age 7/12 month Sept, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Maggie P., white, female, age 7/12 month Sept, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother. Census taken 2nd day of June 1880.

156. Grace Mabel BENSKIN (Charles Marvin⁵⁶, William Hobbs²⁶, John Marbrook¹⁷, Thomas¹⁶, Thomas¹¹, John¹) was born on 14 Oct 1879 in Ohio,¹⁹⁰ died on 01 Mar 1917 in Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio¹⁹⁰ at age 37, and was buried on 05 Mar 1917 in Glenwood Cemetery-Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio.¹⁹⁰

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1880, Napoleon Twp., Henry Co., Ohio. ³⁵⁷ Family 8. Benskin, Grace M., white, female, age 7/12 month Sept, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother. Household: Benskin, Chas, white, male, age 31, head, married, laborer, has not been unemployed during last year, born in Ohio, both father and mother b in Pennsylvania; Lucy, white, female, age 30, wife, keeping house, born in Ohio, father b New York, mother b Ohio; Sherman, white, male, age 12, son, single, at school, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Cary Belle, white, female, age 8, daughter, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Lyman, white, male, age 6, son, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Laura A., white, female, age 2, daughter, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Maggie P., white, female, age 7/12 month Sept, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother. Census taken 2nd day of June 1880.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1900, Napoleon Twp., Henry Co., Ohio. ⁷⁷⁶ Hotel or boarding house - Dwelling 69 family 72. Charles M. McGill, head. Anna Benskin, assistant cook, white, female, born July 1883, age 16, single, born in Ohio as were both parents, can read, write and speak English; Grace Benskin, servant, white, female, born October 1879, age 20, single, born in Ohio as were both parents, dishwasher, can read, write and speak English;

• Census: U.S. Census, 1910, Henry Co. Ohio. 728 Cherry Street. Walker, Grace M., wife, female, white, age 29, first marriage, married for 9 years, has had one child birth and has one living child, born in Ohio, father b Ohio, mother b New York, can read and write. Household: Walker, Guy, head, male, white, age 30, first marriage, married for 9 years, born in Ohio as were both parents, works as a carriage driver, was not out of work on week of April 13, 1910, can read and write, rents home; Walker, Vernon Guy, son, male, white, age 8, single, born in OHio as were both parents, attended school.

• Death: Death Certificate, 1917, Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio. ¹⁹⁰ Name : Mabel Walker
Death date : 01 Mar 1917
Death place : Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio
Birth date : 14 Oct 1879
Birth place : Ohio
Age at death : 37 years 4 months 15 days
Gender : Female
Marital status : Widowed
Race or color : Caucasian
Occupation : Housework
Residence : Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio
Burial date : 05 Mar 1917
Burial place : Henry Co., Ohio
Cemetery name : Glenwood
Father name : Chas. Beuskin (sic-Benskin)
Father birth place : Ohio
Mother name : Lucy Back
Mother birth place : Ohio
GSU film number : 1983936
Digital GS number : 4025184
Image number : 1913
Reference number : fn 19025
Collection : Ohio Deaths 1908-1953

Grace married Guy WALKER ⁷⁷⁷ on 04 Dec 1900 in Henry Co. Ohio.⁷⁷⁸ Guy was born about 1880 in Ohio.⁷⁷⁹

Noted events in his life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1910, Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio. ⁷⁷⁹ 728 Cherry Street. Walker, Guy, head, male, white, age 30, first marriage, married for 9 years, born in Ohio as were both parents, works as a carriage driver, was not out of work on week of April 13, 1910, can read and write, rents home. Household: Walker, Grace M., wife, female, white, age 29, first marriage, married for 9 years, has had one child birth and has one living child, born in Ohio, father b Ohio, mother b New York, can read and write; Walker, Vernon Guy, son, male, white, age 8, single, born in OHio as were both parents, attended school.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 383 M    i. Vernon Guy WALKER was born on 02 Dec 1899 in Ohio⁷⁸⁰ and died on 07 Nov 1976 in Fulton Co., Ohio⁷⁸¹ at age 76.

157. May "Mazie" BENSKIN (Charles Marvin⁵⁶, William Hobbs²⁶, John Marbrook¹⁷, Thomas¹⁶, Thomas¹¹, John¹) was born in Sep 1879 in Ohio³⁶⁹ and died about 1950¹²³ about age 71.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1880, Napoleon Twp., Henry Co., Ohio. ³⁵⁷ Family 8. Benskin, Maggie P., white, female, age 7/12 month Sept, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother. Household: Benskin, Chas, white, male, age 31, head, married, laborer, has not been unemployed during last year, born in Ohio, both father and mother b in Pennsylvania; Lucy, white, female, age 30, wife, keeping house, born in Ohio, father b New York, mother b Ohio; Sherman, white, male, age 12, son, single, at school, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Cary Belle, white, female, age 8, daughter, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Lyman, white, male, age 6, son, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Laura A., white, female, age 2, daughter, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother; Grace M., white, female, age 7/12 month Sept, single, born in Ohio as were his father and mother. Census taken 2nd day of June 1880.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1900, Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio. ³⁵⁹ Benskin, Mazy P., daughter, born October 1879, age 20, single, born in Ohio. Household: Benskin, Charles M., head, born Oct 1949, age 50, married for 32 years, born in Ohio, father b England, mother b Ohio, able to read and write, owns home-mortgaged, does not live on a farm; Lucy E., born May 1850, age 50, married for 32 years, has had 10 births with 9 children, born in Ohio, father b New York, mother b Ohio, able to read and write; Sherman, son, born Nov 1868, married 0 years, born in Ohio, day laborer; Jennie, daughter, born November 1887, age 12, born in Ohio, at school; Lulu, daughter, born December 1888, age 11, born in Ohio, at school; Leta I., daughter-in-law, born March 1882, age 18, married 0 years, has had no births, born in Tennessee, father b Tennessee and mother b Virginia. Census taken on the 9th day of June 1900.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1910, Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio. ⁷⁸² Market, May, daughter, age 30, married once for 4 years, has had 2 births with 2 living children, born in Ohio as were both parents. Household: Benskin, Charles, head, age 59, married once for 38 years, father b in England, mother b in United States, does odd jobs, can read and write; Lucy, wife, age 59, married once for 38 years, has had 10 births with 8 living children, born in Ohio, father b New York, mother b Ohio, can read and write; William, son, age 25, single, born in Ohio, laborer at odd jobs; Lulu, daughter, age 20, single, has had one birth with no living children, born in Ohio, can read and write; Velma, granddaughter, age 12, single, born in Ohio as were both parents, in school, able to read and write; Market, James F., son-in-law, age 32, married once for 4 years, born in born in Ohio, both parents born in Germany, bookkeeper in a lumber yard. Census taken 19th of April 1910

• Census: U.S. Census, 1920, Liberty Twp., Henry Co., Ohio. ⁷⁸³ Market, Mazie, wife, age 40, married, able to read and write, born in Ohio, father b Ohio, mother b New York. Houshold: Market, James F., head, rents home, age 42, married, able to read and write, born in Ohio as were both parents, manager of a lumber yard. Census taken 19th day of January 1920.

May married James F. MARKET about 1906 in Ohio.,⁷⁸⁴ son of Ferdinand MARKET and Katherine MADER. James was born in Oct 1877 in Ohio,⁷⁸⁵ died on 20 Jul 1937 in Henry Co. Ohio⁷⁸⁶ at age 59, and was buried on 23 Jul 1937 in Wauseon, Fulton Co., Ohio.

Noted events in his life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1910, Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio. ³⁵⁹ Market, James F., son-in-law, age 32, married once for 4 years, born in Ohio, both parents born in Germany, bookkeeper in a lumber yard. Household: Benskin, Charles, head, age 59, married once for 38 years, father b in England, mother b in United States, does odd jobs, can read and write; Lucy, wife, age 59, married once for 38 years, has had 10 births with 8 living children, born in Ohio, father b New York, mother b Ohio, can read and write; William, son, age 25, single, born in Ohio, laborer at odd jobs; Lulu, daughter, age 20, single, has had one birth with no living children, born in Ohio, can read and write; Velma, granddaughter, age 12, single, born in Ohio as were both parents, in school, able to read and write; Market, May, daughter, age 30, married once for 4 years, has had 2 births with 2 living children, born in Ohio as were both parents. Census taken 19th of April 1910

• Census: U.S. Census, 1920, Liberty Twp., Henry Co., Ohio. ⁷⁸³ Market, James F., head, rents home, age 42, married, able to read and write, born in Ohio as were both parents, manager of a lumber yard. Houshold: Market, Mazie, wife, age 40, married, able to read and write, born in Ohio, father b Ohio, mother b New York. Census taken 19th day of January 1920.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1930, Clinton Twp., Fulton Co., Ohio. ⁷⁸⁷ Market, James F., head, rents home for $25/mo, has a radio set, does not live on a farm, age 51, married, age 25 at first marriage, born in Ohio, both parents born in Germany, manager of a lumber yard. Household: Market, Rosemary, wife, age 32, age 27 at first marriage, born in Ohio as were both parents. Census taken April 12, 1930.

• Death: Death Certificate, 1937, Henry Co. Ohio. ³⁵⁶ Name : James F. Market
Death date : 20 Jul 1937
Death place : Henry, Ohio
Birth date : 04 Oct 1877
Birth place : Ohio
Age at death : 59 years 9 months 16 days
Gender : Male
Marital status : Married
Race or color : Caucasian
Street address : 400 S. Perry
Occupation : Lumber Dealer
Burial date : 23 Jul 1937
Burial place :
Cemetery name : Wauseon
Spouse name : Rose Mary Market
Father name : Ferdenand Market
Mother name : Katherine Mader
Mother birth place : Ohio
GSU film number : 2023502
Digital GS number : 4020860
Image number : 278
Reference number : fn 45158
Collection : Ohio Deaths 1908-1953

158. William Henry BENSKIN (Charles Marvin⁵⁶, William Hobbs²⁶, John Marbrook¹⁷, Thomas¹⁶, Thomas¹¹, John¹) was born on 02 Mar 1885 in Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio³⁷⁰ and died on 29 Jul 1958 in Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio³⁷¹ at age 73.

Noted events in his life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1910, Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio. ³⁵⁹ Benskin, William, son, age 25, single, born in Ohio, laborer at odd jobs. Household: Benskin, Charles, head, age 59, first marriage for 38 years, father b in England, mother b in United States, does odd jobs, can read and write; Lucy, wife, age 59, first marriage for 38 years, has had 10 births with 8 living children, born in Ohio, father b New York, mother b Ohio, can read and write; ; Lulu, daughter, age 20, single, has had one birth with no living children, born in Ohio, can read and write; Velma, granddaughter, age 12, single, born in Ohio as were both parents, in school, able to read and write; Market, James F., son-in-law, age 32, married once for 4 years, born in born in Ohio, both parents born in Germany, bookkeeper in a lumber yard; Market, May, daughter, age 30, married once for 4 years, has had 2 births with 2 living children, born in Ohio as were both parents. Census taken 19th of April 1910

• Military: World War I Draft Registration, 1918, Napoleon, Henry Co. Ohio. ⁷⁸⁸ Name: William Henry Benskin City: Napoleon County: Henry State: Ohio Birth Date: 2 Mar 1885 Occupation: Lineman Employer: Napoleon Telephone Co. Race: White Father: Charles M. Benskin Mother: Lucy Benskin. Roll: 1832247

• Military: World War II Draft Registration Card, 1942, Napoleon, Henry Co. Ohio. ⁷⁸⁹ Name: William Henry Benskin City: Napoleon County: Henry State: Ohio Birth Date: 2 Mar 1885 Race: White Employer: Northwestern Telephone Company Someone who will always know address: Mrs. Pearl Benskin (wife) Roll: 1832247

William married Pearl Leora GILSON, daughter of Boston GILSON and Maria RHOADES. Pearl was born on 04 Jul 1891 in Ohio⁸⁰ and died on 14 Mar 1989 in Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio⁸⁰ at age 97.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 384 M    i. Orvil Marion BENSKIN

+ 385 F    ii. Margene BENSKIN was born on 21 May 1923 in Henry Co., Ohio⁷⁷¹ and died on 27 Oct 1995 in Oregon, Lucas Co., Ohio⁷⁷¹ at age 72.

159. Jennie Eunice BENSKIN (Charles Marvin⁵⁶, William Hobbs²⁶, John Marbrook¹⁷, Thomas¹⁶, Thomas¹¹, John¹) was born on 27 Nov 1887 in Flatrock Twp., Henry Co., Ohio^123,372 and died on 09 Nov 1960 in Ohio³⁷³ at age 72.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1900, Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio. ³⁵⁸ Benskin, Jennie, daughter, born November 1887, age 12, born in Ohio, at school. Household: Benskin, Charles M., head, born Oct 1949, age 50, married for 32 years, born in Ohio, father b England, mother b Ohio, able to read and write, owns home-mortgaged, does not live on a farm; Lucy E., born May 1850, age 50, married for 32 years, has had 10 births with 9 children, born in Ohio, father b New York, mother b Ohio, able to read and write; Sherman, son, born Nov 1868, married 0 years, born in Ohio, day laborer; Mazy P., daughter, born October 1879, age 20, single, born in Ohio; Lulu, daughter, born December 1888, age 11, born in Ohio, at school; Leta I., daughter-in-law, born March 1882, age 18, married 0 years, has had no births, born in Tennessee, father b Tennessee and mother b Virginia. Census taken on the 9th day of June 1900.

Jennie married Charles Henry CHROBARGER ⁷⁹⁰ on 06 Sep 1903 in Ohio.,⁷⁹¹ son of Samuel CHROBARGER and Kathryn OBENOUR. Charles was born on 29 Sep 1877 in Liberty Twp., Henry Co. Ohio,⁷⁹¹ died on 12 Mar 1943 in Harrison Twp., Henry Co., Ohio⁷⁹¹ at age 65, and was buried on 15 Mar 1943 in Liberty Chapel Cemetery-Liberty Center, Henry Co., Ohio.¹⁹⁰

Research Notes: Biography of Charles H. Chrobarger

Charles H. and Jennie Benskin Chrobarger were the parents of five children. Lucy Viola was born on July 23, 1905 and died in February, 1938. She married John W. Day, son of Ira and Margaret Doll Day, in April, 1926. They had two sons. Norman E. Day married Kathryn Fritz and had children, Pamela Day Workman, Greg Day, and Kimberly Day Conderay.

Harry Charles Chrobarger was born on December 17, 1906 and married Harriet L. Rush on January 9, 1926. Their children were Harry, Jr. and Sharyn Rose. Harry Jr. died when he was twelve days old. Sharyn married Willis Hoff and had two sons, Terry Lee and Jerry. Sharyn married Burnell Rettig, son of Richard Rettig, and Bur-nell legally adopted the Hoff boys. Burnell and Sharyn had a daughter, Frannell Rettig.

Mildred Chrobarger was born on September 3, 1914. She married Don-ald C. Sickmiller and had one daugh-ter Carolyn G. Carolyn was born on August 15, 1935 and married Harold L. Walters. They had five children, Roger L., Terri Sue, Kim Collette, Kelli Mi-chele, and Toni Lynette. The second marriage of Mildred was to John F. Levien on May 14, 1944. John, son of William and Alice Miley Levien, was born on August 31, 1919, and he died on April 17, 1977. There were two children by this marriage. John F. was born on April 17, 1945, and married Mary Ann Nagel, daughter of Karl and Mildred Shaffer Nagel. They have one son, John F. Levien, III. Pamela K. Levien was born on December 9, 1946 and married David L. Myles, son of Marion and Goldia Groll Myles. Their children are David Robert, Amy Jo- Lynn, and Traci Ranee.

Genevieve Chrobarger was born on July 26, 1916, and died on December 18, 1966. She married Lester Leroy Durham son of Steven and Callie Eberle Durham, and had a daughter, Ruth Ann.

Kathryn Chrobarger died at birth.

Charles Henry Chrobarger, called Henry, worked many years for the Napoleon Telephone Company, from the time the Donnelly family owned it until he retired due to health problems when the company was called the Northwestern Telephone Company. He, at one time, worked for the Grand Rapids Mutual Telephone Company and worked there during the time of the 1913 Flood. His son, Harry C., worked for many years as an employee of Toledo Edison Company in the Defiance area. Harry later worked in larger electrical construction work. Submitted by: Mildred Chrobarger Livien. ~ History of Henry County, Ohio, Vol. 3, p. 153

Noted events in his life were:

• Death: Death Certificate, 1943, Harrison Twp., Henry Co., Ohio. ¹⁹⁰ Name : Chas. Henry Chrobarger
Death date : 13 Mar 1943
Death place : Harrison Township, Henry Co., Ohio
Birth date : 25 Sep 1877
Birth place : Liberty Township
Age at death : 65 years 5 months 22 days
Gender : Male
Marital status : Married
Race or color : Caucasian
Street address : R.F.D. #3
Occupation : Telephone Lineman
Burial date : 15 Mar 1943
Burial place : Liberty Center, Henry Co., Ohio
Cemetery name : Liberty
Spouse name : Jennie
Father name : Samuel Chrobarger
Father birth place : Ohio
Mother name : Catherine Undrex
Mother birth place : Ohio
GSU film number : 2024127
Digital GS number : 4122057
Image number : 3104
Reference number : fn 17393
Collection : Ohio Deaths 1908-1953

Children from this marriage were:

+ 386 F    i. Lucy Viola CHROBARGER was born on 23 Jul 1905 in Ohio⁷⁹² and died in Feb 1938⁷⁹² at age 32.

+ 387 M    ii. Harry Charles CHROBARGER was born on 17 Dec 1906⁷⁹³ and died in May 1976 in Holgate, Henry Co., Ohio⁷⁹⁴ at age 69.

+ 388 F    iii. Mildred CHROBARGER was born on 03 Sep 1914.⁷⁹³

+ 389 F    iv. Geneivieve CHROBARGER was born on 26 Jul 1916⁷⁹³ and died on 18 Dec 1966⁷⁹³ at age 50.

+ 390 F    v. Kathryn CHROBARGER died at birth.⁷⁹³

160. Lulu E. BENSKIN ¹²³ (Charles Marvin⁵⁶, William Hobbs²⁶, John Marbrook¹⁷, Thomas¹⁶, Thomas¹¹, John¹) was born in Dec 1888 in Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio³⁷⁴ and died on 19 Jul 1963 in Marion, Marion Co., Ohio³⁷⁵ at age 74.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1900, Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio. ³⁵⁸ Benskin, Lulu, daughter, born December 1888, age 11, born in Ohio, at school. Household: Benskin, Charles M., head, born Oct 1949, age 50, married for 32 years, born in Ohio, father b England, mother b Ohio, able to read and write, owns home-mortgaged, does not live on a farm; Lucy E., born May 1850, age 50, married for 32 years, has had 10 births with 9 children, born in Ohio, father b New York, mother b Ohio, able to read and write; Sherman, son, born Nov 1868, married 0 years, born in Ohio, day laborer; Mazy P., daughter, born October 1879, age 20, single, born in Ohio;Jennie, daughter, born November 1887, age 12, born in Ohio, at school; Leta I., daughter-in-law, born March 1882, age 18, married 0 years, has had no births, born in Tennessee, father b Tennessee and mother b Virginia. Census taken on the 9th day of June 1900.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1910, Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio. ³⁵⁹ Benskin, Lulu, daughter, age 20, single, has had one birth with no living children, born in Ohio, can read and write. Household: Benskin, Charles, head, age 59, first marriage for 38 years, father b in England, mother b in United States, does odd jobs, can read and write; Lucy, wife, age 59, first marriage for 38 years, has had 10 births with 8 living children, born in Ohio, father b New York, mother b Ohio, can read and write; William, son, age 25, single, born in Ohio, laborer at odd jobs; Velma, granddaughter, age 12, single, born in Ohio as were both parents, in school, able to read and write; Market, James F., son-in-law, age 32, married once for 4 years, born in born in Ohio, both parents born in Germany, bookkeeper in a lumber yard; Market, May, daughter, age 30, married once for 4 years, has had 2 births with 2 living children, born in Ohio as were both parents. Census taken 19th of April 1910

• Census: U.S. Census, 1920, Wauseon, Fulton Co., Ohio. ⁷⁹⁵ 231 McKinley Avenue. Kibler, Lulu E., wife, age 29, married, can read and write, born in Ohio as were both parents, speaks English. Household: Kibler, Charles F., head, rents home, age 40, married, can read and write, born in Ohio, father b Germany, mother b Ohio, speaks English, an inspector for the railroad; Kibler, Beryl M., daughter, age 4 years 5 months, born in Ohio as were both parents. Census taken 3rd of January 1920.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1930, Bucyrus, Crawford Co, Ohio. ⁷⁹⁶ 835 Walnut Street. Kibler, Lulu E., wife, female, white, age 39, age 21 when married, can read and write, born in Ohio as were both parents, speaks English. Household: Kibler, Charles F., rents home for $16/month, does not own a radio set, does not live on a farm, male, white, age 48, age 30 when married, can read and write, born in Ohio, father b Germany, mother b Ohio, speaks English, laborer for a machine manufacturing company; Kibler, Beryl M, daughter, female, white, age 16, single, attended school past year, can read and write, born in Ohio as were both parents, speaks English. ~ Census taken April 5, 1930.

• Death: Death Register, 1963, Marion, Marion Co., Ohio. ³⁷⁵ Name:Lulu E Kibler, Birth Date:Est. 1890, Gender:Female, Race:White Residence City:Marion, Residence County:Marion, Residence State:Ohio, Residence Country:United States, Death Date:19 Jul 1963, Hospital of Death:Home, City of Death:Marion, County of Death:Marion, Certificate:55735 Age at Death:73, Certifier:Coroner, Autopsy:Yes, used for certification, Marital Status:Widowed

Lulu married Charles F. KIBLER.,³⁶⁷ son of Jacob KIBLER and Caroline ULMER. Charles was born on 09 Aug 1879 in Ohio,³⁵⁶ died on 12 Feb 1941 in Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio³⁵⁶ at age 61, and was buried on 15 Feb 1941 in Wauseon, Fulton Co., Ohio.³⁵⁶ The cause of his death was Auto Accident.

Noted events in his life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1920, Wauseon, Fulton Co., Ohio. ⁷⁹⁵ 231 McKinley Avenue. Kibler, Charles F., head, rents home, age 40, married, can read and write, born in Ohio, father b Germany, mother b Ohio, speaks English, an inspector for the railroad. Household: Kibler, Lulu E., wife, age 29, married, can read and write, born in Ohio as were both parents, speaks English; Kibler, Beryl M., daughter, age 4 years 5 months, born in Ohio as were both parents. Census taken 3rd of January 1920.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1930, Bucyrus, Crawford Co, Ohio. ⁷⁹⁶ 835 Walnut Street. Kibler, Charles F., rents home for $16/month, does not own a radio set, does not live on a farm, male, white, age 48, age 30 when married, can read and write, born in Ohio, father b Germany, mother b Ohio, speaks English, laborer for a machine manufacturing company. Household: Kibler, Lulu E., wife, female, white, age 39, age 21 when married, can read and write, born in Ohio as were both parents, speaks English; Kibler, Beryl M, daughter, female, white, age 16, single, attended school past year, can read and write, born in Ohio as were both parents, speaks English. ~ Census taken April 5, 1930.

• Death: Death Certificate, 1941, Napoleon, Henry Co. Ohio. ³⁵⁶ Name : Charles Frederick Kibler
Death date : 12 Feb 1941
Death place : Napoleon, Henry, Ohio
Birth date : 09 Aug 1879
Birth place : Ohio
Age at death : 61 years 6 months 3 days
Gender : Male
Marital status : Married
Race or color : American
Occupation : Wpa Worker
Residence : Napoleon
Burial date : 15 Feb 1941
Burial place :
Cemetery name : Wauseon
Spouse name : Lulu E.
Father name : Jacob Kibler
Father birth place : Ohio
Mother name : Caroline Ulmer
Mother birth place : Ohio
GSU film number : 2023892
Digital GS number : 4046412
Image number : 2873
Reference number : fn 11253
Collection : Ohio Deaths 1908-1953

The child from this marriage was:

+ 391 F    i. Beryl Marie KIBLER was born on 27 Aug 1915 in Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio⁸⁰ and died on 23 Mar 1999 in Marion Co., Ohio⁸⁰ at age 83.

161. Anna BENSKIN (Charles Marvin⁵⁶, William Hobbs²⁶, John Marbrook¹⁷, Thomas¹⁶, Thomas¹¹, John¹) was born about 1902¹²³ and died in 1962¹²³ about age 60.

Anna married Arthur CHROBARGER, son of Samuel CHROBARGER and Kathryn OBENOUR. Arthur was born on 26 May 1880⁷⁹⁷ and died on 09 Nov 1904⁷⁹⁸ at age 24.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 392 F    i. Nina Kathryn CHROBARGER

+ 393 F    ii. Donna Bell CHROBARGER ⁷⁹⁷ was born on 26 Jan 1904 in Napoleon, Henry Co., Ohio⁷⁷¹ and died on 27 Mar 1993 in Lucas Co., Ohio⁷⁹⁹ at age 89.

Anna next married Troulis PAYNE.¹²³

162. Nora Etta BENSKIN (Johnathan M.⁶¹, John Frederick²⁷, John Marbrook¹⁷, Thomas¹⁶, Thomas¹¹, John¹) was born on 25 Oct 1882 in Texas,^134,385 died on 08 Dec 1968 in Uvalde Co. Texas³⁸⁵ at age 86, and was buried in Rocksprings Cemetery-Rocksprings, Edwards Co., Tx.³⁸⁵

General Notes: Nora Etta's Parents, John and Martha Benskin, moved to Rocksprings from Blanco County in 1900, having bought twelve sections from W. R. Burt of Saganaw, Michigan for $1.03 an acre. John M. Benskin was born in Missouri in 1858. Martha Snearly Benskin was born in Lockhart in 1861. Martha's parents were Nancy C. and William J. Snearly, born in Ohio. Nora Etta, known as Nona went to school in Blanco City, as it was called then. She recalls . . .one of my school mates I remember especially well was Rebecca Baines. I dearly loved her and remember her as one of the most considerate and generous hearted girls I ever knew. She was a blonde and very, very pretty, but that was not half of it: she was so sweet with it that she made everybody love her. I've seen her, so many times, if she were eating a piece of candy or an apple or cookie, and other children came around, she would divide it among the last of them even if it were just a bite. She never failed, and it endeared her to everyone who knew her. We never dreamed, of course, that when she grew up she would mary Sam Johnson and would be the mother of Lyndon Baines Johnson, President of the United States. If we had, we would have thought it was right that she should.

My father used to haul salt out to Blanco and he had a team of oxen he called Old Red and Frindy. I loved to ride in that old ox wagon when he was hauling things around the ranch and out from town. You know, you had to talk to an ox team: there were no bridles and reins like a horse team, and they understood certain words when you wanted them to turn or stoo, etc. They never did get in a hurry; they just plodded along unless something scared the, then they would run. And heel flies would make any of the stock run. One day they got after the oxen when they were hitched to the wagon. I was along with my father that day, and those old oxen sure left there, Of course, Papa knew it was heel flies and he was trying to stop them by hollering, whoa you lousy devils, but they wouldn't whoa. That was the worst language I had ever heard my father use. The oxen didn't care what kind he used, they ran till they hit the river and went right into it and wouldn't budge from that water for longest. It didn't scare me. My father started in teaching us from the time we could walk not to be afraid of anything and I guess it was a good lesson. It was the same with my brothers.

We had a lovely old rock house in Blanco, and when it became known that we were going to move to Edwards County we were grieved to give up this home. It not only had been a home to us children but to many other, for my parents never turned anyone away who needed a home, whether a child or older person.

My father went out to Edwards County to buy the Hosia Underwood ranch (now Epperson), he was trading for, then he came back and gathered up the cattle to take out there. He always kept a number of men to help with the work, so he and the men took about a thousand head of steers to the new ranch, then he came back for us. We were getting ready and the day arrived for us all to leave. We had a wagon with two teams of horses hitched to it, also a hack and team. We thought we would have a nice trip, but we no sooner started than it started to rain.

Talk about rain. It rained every day and every night on us. It was simply impossible to keep things dry and in time everything we had with us was either wet or damp. My little sister had just had a terrible spell of pneumonia, and we did everything we could to keep her dry, because my mother was scared that she would have a relapse, and I don't know why she didn't in that kind of weather. But she escaped by some kind providence.

And heavy roads. sometimes Papa would have to unhitch one of the teams to the wagon and bring it back to the hack and help pull us out of the heavy mud. Then he would hitch up to the wagon again and we'd make it on another few miles. As we crawled along the banks of the Guadalupe, which was on a big rise, the road went right along the river edge and the bakn was soft and soggy. The wagon was heavy, and when the mud along the bank gave way, the wagon turned over and nearly evertyhing we had spilled out, and some of it tumbled out into the river. I remember seeing my pillow hit that water and go sailing off. That nearly broke my heart because it was my own pillow and I loved it as well as some the other things that floated off.

We wished for our good rock home back in Blanco many times on that trip, but we kept on toward Rocksprings a little way at a time. Finally within fifteen miles of the town we came to an old abandoned log house and stopped there and made camp. Papa got a lot of wood and built up a fire in the fireplace and we took our wet bedding and clothes in there and begain trying to dry things out. We got things dried out enough to start on next day and we finally make it to the ranch north of Rocksrpings Papa had bought. Our hearts sank when we saw the house that was close to an old dirt tank. The house was so full of dirtdobber nests, some of two feet long, we had to start knocking them down and scrubbing the house before we could move in. There were several hired men to help us, and we soon had it ready to move into. In about a year Papa bought another three room house and brought it down there and joined it to this first one which gave us a lot more room. That was how I met my husband to be, Frank Sweeten. He came down to help with the house moving. His mother's pasture joined our land.

There were lots of hogs in this new country, and my father bought up a lot of them and fattened them for market. He decided to drive them to Kerriville and remember that Frank Sweeten was along on that drive. Papa had one of the best hog dogs in the country. They called him old Ring and there wasn't much abouth gathering hogs that the old dog didn't know. The men said he was worth two or three men, because he could go into thickets they couldn't and he never failed to get every one of them. He kept them in line all the way to Kerrville, but when they got there and got the hogs penned they suddenly missed Old Ring. He was gone. Papa began looking for him and looked everywhere but Ring had vanished. Papa was sick over losing him and supposed someone stole him or Ring got himself killed. He finished up the selling and the men all came home. On arriving, the first one to greet my father was Old Ring. He had pulled out for home when the job was done. They were all happy to see that old dog.

There had to be three big meals fixed every day. At breakfast we either had big stacks of pancakes, or big pans of biscuits, with ham or bacon, sausage and eggs and preserves. We milked cows and had churning to do, but we had lots of milk and butter. On wash days we'd start right after breakfast and then we'd stop just before noon and go in and build a fire in the cook stove and go to fixing dinner for all those men. Then we'd wash up the dishes and go back to washing clothes.

We had been living in Rocksprings about two years when Frank Sweeten and I married, Nona continues. We had a home wedding and I think everybody in the country came. When time came for the wedding to begin, Frank hadn't show up. Minutes and nimutes passed, then an hour and still no Frank. Everybody was there, and I had to take a lot of teasing about being stood up, but I knew something had happened that he couldn't prevent and I wasn't very distrubed.

He finally came, rather excited. He said he went to pull on a new sock and pulled it in two, then when he was trying to fasten his collar button, it broke in two and he didn't have another and had to send a friend to town after one. We went on with the ceremony and were married by Rev Gibgens, a Methodist preacher. We then had a wedding supper for everyone so they could all to go to the big dance being held in town in our honor.

Frank had been batching down about Barksdale for awhile and was running goats there. Next day, we went down there to Cedar Creek and began housekeeping. We stayed there a month or two then moved over to Spring Creek. I thought the first place was bad enough, but this next place was just a house without windows or doors in the openings. I had to hang quilts over the windows and at night I'd put a piece of tarp over the doors.

Frank would be gone most of the day looking after the stock. I had a 10-20 Winchester there and would have used it if necessary. But I never thought about being afraid. Even when Frank was called to jury duty at Rocksprings a little later, I never thought about having to there there by myself. I had lots of work to do of morning while he was away and though Uncle Dave Sweeten wanted me to spend the night at their place, I only spent one night with them because it threw me too late with the work next morning. I had to start the goats out to graze and milk the cows, also slop the hogs and do the churning and housework. I kept pretty busy and Frank was gone ten days. I think about a daughter of mine being off like that those days and I don't believe I could have stood it. I know my mother was uneasy about me, but my father wasn't.

In 1903 he came down and said to me, Nora if you and Frank will move back to Rocksprings, I'll give you a section of land with a windmill and a tank on it. I was ready to start packing before he hardly got it out of his mouth, for we were just leasing down there where we were and I knew it would be a good move. We took him up and moved to this section taking our goats afoot. I think we had about three hundred head then. Also when we got moved up there, my Father loaned us the money to buy four more sections, the Dolph White ranch, which joined us and that gave us enough land to begin to raise livestock. We'd buy up small bunches of sheep and goats, and a few cattle here and there till we had a pretty good start.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1900, Blanco, Blanco Co., Texas. ¹⁴¹ Benskin, Nora E., daughter, born October 1882, age 17, single, born in Texas, at school. Household: Jonathan, head, born March 1859, age 41, married for 19 years, born in Missouri, father b in England, mother b Indiana, stockman; Martha J., wife, female, born July 1861, age 38, married for 19 years, had 7 births with 7 living children, born in Texas, father b Ohio, mother b Kentucky; Cora C., daughter, born 1886, age 14, born in Texas; Mattie J., daughter, born Sept 1888, age 11, born in Texas; Howard M., son, born July 1891, age 8, born in Texas, William, son, born March 1892, age 7, born in Texas; Maud, daughter, born Nov 1895, age 5, born in Texas; Baby, daughter, born Apr 1900, age 1 month, born in Texas. Census taken 13 day of June 1900.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1920, Edwards Co., Texas. ⁸⁰⁰

Nora married Frank Durham SWEETEN.⁸⁰¹ Frank was born on 25 Aug 1880 in Texas,³⁸⁵ died on 22 Oct 1961 in Uvalde Co. Texas at age 81, and was buried in Rocksprings Cemetery-Rocksprings, Edwards Co., Tx.

Noted events in his life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1920, Edwards Co., Texas. ⁸⁰⁰

Children from this marriage were:

+ 394 F    i. Opal Dennette SWEETEN ³⁸⁵ was born about 1904 in Edwards Co., Texas.⁸⁰²

+ 395 F    ii. Edwinna Maurine SWEETEN was born on 01 Jan 1905 in Rocksprings, Edwards Co., Texas³⁸⁵ and died on 17 Jan 1995 in East Barnard, Wharton Co., Texas⁸⁰³ at age 90.

+ 396 M    iii. John Marbrooks "Brooks" SWEETEN ³⁸⁵ was born on 27 May 1908 in Edwards Co., Texas^437,800 and died on 01 Jun 2000 in Rocksprings, Edwards Co., Texas⁴³⁷ at age 92.

+ 397 M    iv. Frank Raymond SWEETEN was born on 28 Aug 1912 in Rocksprings, Edwards Co., Texas,^800,804 died on 26 Jul 1941 in Rocksprings, Edwards Co., Texas¹⁵¹ at age 28, and was buried in Rocksprings Cemetery-Rocksprings, Edwards Co., Tx.³⁸⁵

+ 398 M    v. Charles SWEETEN was born on 18 Mar 1919 in Rocksprings, Edwards Co., Texas,^385,800 died on 04 Feb 1992 in Texas³⁸⁵ at age 72, and was buried in Rocksprings Cemetery-Rocksprings, Edwards Co., Texas.³⁸⁵

163. Cora E. BENSKIN (Johnathan M.⁶¹, John Frederick²⁷, John Marbrook¹⁷, Thomas¹⁶, Thomas¹¹, John¹) was born on 23 Apr 1886 in Texas^134,151 and died on 11 May 1962 in Lamesa, Dawson Co., Texas¹⁵¹ at age 76.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1900, Blanco, Blanco Co., Texas. ¹⁴¹ Benskin, Cora C., daughter, born 1886, age 14, born in Texas, at school. Household: Jonathan, head, born March 1859, age 41, married for 19 years, born in Missouri, father b in England, mother b Indiana, stockman; Martha J., wife, female, born July 1861, age 38, married for 19 years, had 7 births with 7 living children, born in Texas, father b Ohio, mother b Kentucky; Nora E., daughter, born October 1882, age 17, born in Texas; Mattie J., daughter, born Sept 1888, age 11, born in Texas; Howard M., son, born July 1891, age 8, born in Texas, William, son, born March 1892, age 7, born in Texas; Maud, daughter, born Nov 1895, age 5, born in Texas; Baby, daughter, born Apr 1900, age 1 month, born in Texas. Census taken 13 day of June 1900.

• Death: Death Record, 1962, Lamesa, Dawson Co., Texas. ⁸⁰⁵ Name: Cora Katherine Anderson
Death date: 11 May 1962
Death place: Lamesa, Dawson, Texas
Birth date: 23 Apr 1886
Birth place: Texas
Age at death: 76 years
Gender: Female
Marital status: Divorced
Race or color: White
Father name: J.M. Benskin
Mother name: Martha Snearley

164. Mattie I BENSKIN (Johnathan M.⁶¹, John Frederick²⁷, John Marbrook¹⁷, Thomas¹⁶, Thomas¹¹, John¹) was born in Sep 1888 in Texas¹³⁴ and died on 21 Mar 1976 in Del Rio, Val Verde Co., Texas at age 87.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: U.S. Census, 1900, Blanco, Blanco Co., Texas. ¹⁴¹ Benskin, Mattie J., daughter, born Sept 1888, age 11, born in Texas, at school. Household: Jonathan, head, born March 1859, age 41, married for 19 years, born in Missouri, father b in England, mother b Indiana, stockman; Martha J., wife, female, born July 1861, age 38, married for 19 years, had 7 births with 7 living children, born in Texas, father b Ohio, mother b Kentucky; Nora E., daughter, born October 1882, age 17, born in Texas; Cora C., daughter, born 1886, age 14, born in Texas; Howard M., son, born July 1891, age 8, born in Texas, William, son, born March 1892, age 7, born in Texas; Maud, daughter, born Nov 1895, age 5, born in Texas; Baby, daughter, born Apr 1900, age 1 month, born in Texas. Census taken 13 day of June 1900.

• Census: U.S. Census, 1920, Edwards Co., Texas. ³⁸² Grooms, Mattie, wife, age 31, married, born in Texas, father b Missouri, mother b Mexico. Household: Grooms, Martin O., head, owns home no mortgage, age 33, married, born in Texas, father b Kentucky, mother b. Texas, merchant general store; Martin O., Jr., son, age 8, born in Texas; Charlie, daughter, age 6, born in Texas; Benskin, Martha, mother-in-law, age 54, widow, born in U.S. as were both parents; Benskin, Grace, sister-in-law, age 19, born in Missouri, father b Missouir, mother b U.S. Census taken on 7th day of February, 1920.

• Death: Death Records, 1976, Del Rio, Val Verde Co., Texas. ¹⁵¹ Name: Mattye I. Grooms
Death date: 21 Mar 1976
Death place: Del Rio, Val Verde, Texas
Age at death: 87 years
Gender: Female
Father name: John Benskin
Mother name: Martha Snearly

Mattie married Martin O. GROOMS about 1911