Minnie
B.
Benham
Born in Indiana
Ancestors 
Daughter of Hiram Luther Benham
and Matilda Catherine (Peterson) Benham
Sister of
Elizabeth Arabelle (Benham) Senn, Elizadora Benham, Cora Alice (Benham) Seaton, William Julius Benham, Mary Lee Benham, Lillie Minerva Benham, Hattie M. (Benham) McWilliams and Mattie M. (Benham) Moore
Died
at age 23
in Union Township, Crawford County, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Nov 2012
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Biography
Minnie was born in 1877. She is the daughter of Hiram Benham and Matilda Peterson. In the 1880 census Minna (age 3) was the daughter of Hiram Benom in Oil, Perry, Indiana, United States.[1] Minnie and her sister Lillie joined Trinity Methodist Church in New Albany, Indiana, by letter on 7 June 1891.[2] In about 1893 she began clerking for her brother-in-law J. W. Senn.
Minnie, daughter of Hiram L Benham & Matilda C Peterson, died (age 23) on 24 October 1900 in Union Township, Crawford County, Indiana, United States. She developed peritonitis caused by typhoid fever.[3]
Sources
- ↑
1880 Census:
"1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Oil, Perry, Indiana; Roll: 304; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 031
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #27885412 (accessed 6 March 2024)
Minna C Benom (3), single daughter, in household of Hiram Benom (32) in Oil, Perry, Indiana, USA. Born in Indiana.Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Hiram Benom M White 32 Married Head Miller Indiana Matilda Benom F White 31 Married Wife Keeping House Indiana Elizabeth I. Benom F White 13 Single Daughter Indiana Cora A. Benom F White 9 Single Daughter Indiana William J. Benom M White 8 Single Son Indiana Mary L. Benom F White 4 Single Daughter Indiana Minna C. Benom F White 3 Single Daughter Indiana Lilla M. Benom F White 3/12 Single Daughter Indiana Charles H. Peterson M White 18 Single Brother-in-law Works In Sawmill Indiana - ↑
Church membership:
"Indiana, U.S., United Methodist Church Records, 1837-1970"
Archives of DePauw University; Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, Greencastle, Indiana; Book Number: Vol 6274; Description: Trinity UMC, Church Records, 1888-1899
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60715 #91186 (accessed 6 March 2024)
Name: Minnie Benham; Event Type: Membership; Residence Date: 7 Jun 1891; Residence Place: New Albany, Indiana, USA. - ↑
Death:
"Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017"
Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1899-1900; Roll: 05
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60716 #2393123 (accessed 6 March 2024)
Minnie C Benham death 24 Oct 1900 (age 23), daughter of Hiram L Benham & Matilda C Peterson, in Union, Crawford, Indiana, USA.
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