The Benedict Family History News
Formerly The Benedict Family News
Volume 7 Number 1 Summer 1999, pp. 1-14
Editor: Mary Alice Benedict Grindol
Table of Contents This Issue
Newspaper and Manuscript Research with Nathaniel Eden Benedict Family of Barry County, Michigan
Book Review: The Benedict Family of Katonah, New York
Samuel Benedict Memorial School, Georgia
Obituary: Hazel Eunice (Craven) Benedict
Newspaper and Manuscript Research, With the Nathaniel Eden Benedict Family of Barry County, Michigan as an Example
Nathaniel Eden Benedict8 of Barry County, Michigan is identified in The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, Vol. 2 (by Elwyn E. Benedict, 1969) with the following lineage (Chester,7 Eden,6 Benjamin,5 Benjamin,4 James,3 James,2 Thomas,1). Although, in G of BA, a fair amount of information is given about this family, the Kate Grilley and Leah Ryno manuscript collection at Western Michigan University’s Local History Collection in Kalamazoo, Michigan, provides detail and corrections as well as carrying the descendants further.
The collection consists of three folders with photocopies of (1) "History of the Samuel Healy Family," (family information sheets) (2) two scrapbooks pertaining to persons in Wayland, Allegan County, Michigan and Rutland Township, Barry County, Michigan, and (3) items related to Washtenaw County, Michigan.
Primarily, the scrapbooks folder was used to prepare this article. Some pages related to Benedict descendants of Samuel Healy were also used. Occasionally, recent birth dates were given for persons who may still be living. For privacy, these recent dates are not inserted here.
The manuscript collection was consulted exclusively to supplement this Benedict genealogy. If the family interests you and you wish to continue this research, please consult the collection (the editor may be able to help you), and confirm events with official marriage, death, and census records.
First Generation
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1. Nathaniel Eden Benedict. (Sometimes called "Than") Born on 5 June 1834 in Ithica, New York. Nathaniel Eden died in Rutland Township, Barry County, Michigan on 10 June 1901, he was 67.1,2 He is buried in Rutland Cemetery, Rutland Township, Barry County, Michigan. Occupation: Farmer.1
N. E. Benedict of Rutland died Monday evening quite suddenly. S. F. Dudley had been visiting him over Sunday and he took him to Irving in the afternoon. Returning home, he put his horse in the barn, went to the house, complained of a pain in his heart, laid down and died in a short time. Funeral at 2 o'clock Wednesday at the house. He had selected his text, minister and pall bearers some time ago. The family have the sympathy of all in their sudden bereavement.
R. D. Freeman of Bowne preached the funeral sermon. [Handwritten date 1901.]1
On 6 September 1866 when Nathaniel Eden Benedict was 32, he married Frances M. Bassett, in Lorain County, Ohio.1,2 She was born on 13 November 1836 in Lorain County, Ohio (birth date calculated from age at death as stated in the following obituary. G of BA gives her age at death as 59 years, 9 months, and 23 days).1,2 Frances M. died in Rutland Township, Barry County, Michigan on 9 June 1906.1,2 She was buried in Rutland Cemetery, Rutland Township, Barry County, Michigan.1
BENEDICT - Mrs. Nathaniel Benedict died very suddenly in this city Saturday last. Her funeral took place from her farm home in Rutland yesterday afternoon - five years to a day after the burial of her husband. The interment was in Rutland cemetery. Her age was 69 years, 6 months and 23 days.
She was born in Lorain Co., Ohio. Thirty nine years ago she was married to Nathaniel Benedict. The following year they moved to Michigan, locating in Rutland. Five children [sic] were born to them - John, Chester, George, Anna and Bertha.
She was a woman deeply interested in all that was good, a loving wife, and a good mother, a kind neighbor and loyal friend. She will be sadly missed not only from the home, but by the community where she had been so long known and was so highly respected. [Handwritten date on page "June 6, 1906."]1
Nathaniel and Frances had the following children:2
Children of Nathaniel Eden Benedict and Frances M. Bassett: (continued)
Second Generation
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2. Charles Henry Benedict2 (Nathaniel Eden1) born on 26 March 1868. Charles Henry died in 1890, he was 21.1
Last Monday morning the high school received the sad intelligence that one of its number, Chas. H. Benedict, was dead. No one of our students was more loved and respected than Charles, and his death causes a sadness among our numbers which has never before been felt. Charles was a member of the senior class, and his careful consideration of the rights of others, and the thoroughness which characterized his work made him the unanimaus [sic] choice of his class for the position of president of the Crescent Literary Society. We shall not soon forget his manly speech to the socity [sic], at the first and only occasion in which he was allowed to preside. He admonished all present to refrain from every act that might appear indecorous, and requested all to join with him in his endeavors to make the meetings of the society truly successful. In his work in the high school he was always considered one of the best in his classes, and at the close of the year he would have graduated with credit to friends and school. He had already laid his plans for future study after finishing in the high school, and it is heartrending to see a young man with such high hopes of future usefulness so prematurely taken away by death. His studious habits, and unimpeachable character stand as a living example for his fellow students who deeply mourn his loss.
The funeral took place Wenesday [sic] morning, and was attended by all his classmates except Miss Sabie [?Sadie] Beadle, whom sickness prevented. In token of their love and esteem for their dear classmate, the class had provided many beautiful flowers among which was a pillow with the word "Classmate" appearing in relief. Attached to a basket of flowers were two white ribbons on which were the words, "Class of 90" "In Memoriam [sic]." At the grave each member of the class dropped a boquet [sic] as a last tribute to their lost classmate. - J.W.B. [handwritten - "1890"]1
3. Harriet E. Benedict2 (Nathaniel Eden1) born on 10 September 1870.2 Harriet E. died on 9 April 1893, she was 22.2
4. John Wesley Benedict2 (Nathaniel Eden1) born on 7 August 1873. John Wesley died on 5 February 1956, he was 82. He resided Rutland Township, Barry Co., Michigan. On 23 October 1901 when John Wesley was 28, he married Serepta Ann Ellison, daughter of M. Ellison. Serepta Ann died on 16 August 1955. She resided Rutland Township, Barry Co., Michigan.2 They had the following children:1,2
5. Chester E. Benedict (aka Chet)2 (Nathaniel Eden1) born on 19 July 1875 in Hastings, Barry Co., Michigan.2 Chester E. died in Redlands, California on 16 June 1946, he was 70.1 He resided Alma, Michigan2 and Redlands, California.1
CHET BENEDICT IS HONORED BY BUSINESS MEN
Farewell Banquet is Held on Thursday for Popular Alma Merchant -
Ninety business, professional, and educational men of the city gathered at the Wright Hotel last Thursday evening and took part in a banquet and program which was given in honor of Chester Benedict, a well known merchant of Alma. The affair was planned co-incident to Mr. Benedict’s departure from the city, as he with his wife are leaving Michigan soon to locate in Redlands, California. They expect to enjoy a vacation period and then go into business in that city.
The banquet was served in the new dining room and the group of friends were seated at long and beautifully arranged tables promptly at seven o’clock. Graceful festoons of smilax and bouquets of colorful spring flowers were used in a decorative scheme for the tables and the large room presented a very festive and attractive appearance. Rev. Willis L. Gelston gave thanks for the friendly gathering and meal and dinner was then served.
The menu proved another indication of the fact that Manager Ed. Roberts of the Hotel knows how to please his patrons.
H.S. Babcock of the Alma Record served as toastmaster and after a short introduction presented a number of Alma men, who represented various civic organizations. Freeman Mapes spoke in behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, Dr. W.R. MacInnes represented the Rotary Club, Mayor William Redman spoke for the city administration and Chief of Police James R. Campbell represented the department of law and order. With considerable humor and good natured badinage, the men expressed their regard for Mr. Benedict, and universal regret at his departure from the city. Those with whom he has cooperated in any project have found him friendly and ready to assist in any way possible, and value him as a loyal citizen and friend.
Following the scheduled talks some twenty-five or thirty men from the assembly spoke informally and added their tributes of appreciation and friendship to those already expressed...
[This undated clipping is continued on to page 2 but the rest does not appear in the photocopied scrapbook. ]1
CHESTER BENEDICT
Chester Benedict, son of Mr. and Mrs. Than Benedict of Rutland, died Sunday afternoon, June 16, in Redlands, Calif.
He was born in Rutland Township July 19, 1875, and for many years was a barber in Hastings. He moved to Alma and was in variety business until 15 years ago when he moved to California.
He leaves one brother, John Benedict, R. 1, Hastings; and two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Mead, R. 1, Hastings, and Mrs. Anna Christiansen, Grand Rapids.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 18, in California. [handwritten - "1946"]1
On 9 July 1897 when Chester E. was 21, he married Belle McCann2, daughter of Charles McCann & Jane ____, in Rutland Township, Barry County, Michigan.2 Belle died on 23 September 1944 in Redlands, California.1
PASSING OF MRS. CHESTER BENEDICT
Mrs. Chester Benedict, a former resident of Hastings and Alma and for the past thirteen years a resident of Redlands, Calif. passed away at her home there a few days ago.
Mrs. Benedict was the daughter of Charles and Jane McCann, and was born in Rutland township and spent her early years in Irving. Besides the husband she is survived by a daughter, also of Redlands, two grandsons, a brother and two sisters. [handwritten - "9/13/44"]1
Chester and Belle had one child:2
6. George A. Benedict2 (Nathaniel Eden1) born on 20 September 1878 in Rutland Township, Barry County, Michigan.1 George A. died in Wayland, Allegan Co., Michigan on 8 April 1935; he was 56.1,3 Occupation: Carpenter and roofer.1 G of BA gives birth date as 21 August and says he resided Hastings, Michigan.2
On 1 September 1904 when George A. Benedict was 25, he married L. Kate Healy,1,2,3 daughter of Samuel Healy and Mary Whitright, in Hastings, Barry Co., Michigan.2 The Benedict genealogy names her Leah so she was apparently Leah Kate Healy, generally called Kate.1 At the time the G of BA, Vol. II was published (1969) she resided Grant, Michigan.2
George A. Benedict, son of Frances and Nathaniel Benedict, was born September 20, 1878, in Rutland township, Barry County, Michigan and departed this life April 8, 1935, at his home in Wayland, aged 56 years, 6 months, 18 days. He was united in marriage to Kate Healy of Rutland township on Sept. 1, 1904. Nearly his entire life was spent in Barry county, moving to Wayland 10 years ago.
He spent several years as a cabinet and pattern maker and had followed the carpenter trade for the past 16 years. He was a member of the I.O.O.F. and Rebekah Lodges of Wayland, being a very earnest and faithful worker. He had also served 4 years on the Village Council, having just been elected for the third term. He leaves to mourn his loss, the widow, one son, Lawrence, of Wayland, and two daughters, Mrs.. Frances Fleming of South Haven, and Mrs. Leah Ryno of Wayland, 6 grandchildren, 2 brothers, Chester of Redlands, Calif., and John of Rutland, and 2 sisters, Mrs. Anna Christiansen of Hastings and Mrs. Bertha Mead of Rutland, besides a host of relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at the home Thursday at 1:30, Rev. Phillips officiating. Services at the grave were conducted by the I.O.O.F. of Wayland. Interment was in Rutland cemetery. Arrangement by Holaday.
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CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere thanks to the neighbors and friends, the I.O.O.F., the Rebekahs, the pallbearers, Village officers, Business Men's Paper, Press Co., Shelbyville Lumber & Coal Co., and to Rev. Phillips for his comforting words, and for the beautiful floral offerings, and to those who furnished cars, and all who assisted in any way. These many acts of kindness will always be cherished in sacred memory.
Mrs. Kate Benedict
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Benedict
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Fleming
Mr. and Mrs. Alden Ryno1
GEORGE BENEDICT DIES SUDDENLY MONDAY NIGHT
George A. Benedict passed away suddenly at his home at 10:30 Monday evening, April 8, with a heart attack of only a few moments duration. Mr. Benedict had been ill for several weeks, but was able to resume his carpenter work the middle of March, and had been roofing a cottage Monday. He seemed to be in his usual health and attended a special meeting of the Common Council that evening, after which he went home and retired about ten o'clock.
Besides the wife, he leaves a son, Lawrence Benedict, two daughters, Mrs. Clinton Fleming of South Haven and Mrs. Alden Ryno of Wayland.
Funeral services were held this Thursday afternoon at 1:30
o'clock at the house, with interment in Rutland cemetery. [handwritten - "1935"]1
George and Kate had the following children:3
Kate (Healey) Benedict married second on 3 September 1935 [year of marriage from his obituary which will follow] in Niagara, New York, Ralph H. Grilley and they resided in Grant, Michigan.1
GRANT MAN WEDS WAYLAND WOMAN
Grant. Sept. 6 - (Special) The marriage of Mrs. Kate Benedict of Wayland, and Ralph Grilley, of Grant, which took place at Niagara, N.Y. Sept. 3 has been announced.
Mr. Grilley has been manager of the Grant Lumber and Fuel company for 27 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Grilley were attended by Mr. Grilley's son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Grilley of Grand Rapids. [Exact date of clipping not identified.]1
- R.H. Grilley, manager of the Grant Lumber and Fuel Co. with Mrs. Grilley, attended the Michigan Retail Lumber Dealers association held in Grand Rapids the past week. At the banquet held in the Pantlind hotel Thursday evening, a formal ceremonial was held to pay tribute to dealers who had been in the lumber business from 40 to 50 years and over. Mr. Grilley, who has been in the business for 58 years, was among the guest to receive special recognition and medal for long service. [Exact date of clipping not identified. "1939 is handwritten in the scrapbook next to the clipping.]1
Grant Fuel and Lumber is one of the busiest concerns of the famous onion center. The company carries a full line of building materials and fuel and is under the direct management of R. H. Grilley, who is well and favorably known throughout this community. It was established in 1908 and has shown a steady and consistent growth. Building and yards are modern. A very large business is expected this year. [Undated.]1
R.H. GRILLEY LEAVES LUMBER CO.
Ralph H. Grilley, employee of the Grant Lumber and Fuel Company since 1909, has resigned his position here and now, after 66 years in the lumber business has decided to take a long vacation. His resignation took effect July 1, 1947.
Mr. Grilley gave up the active management of the company seven years ago, remaining as an advisor when his son Floyd was named manager. Due to ill health the younger Grilley about two years ago moved to Arizona, and since then Clarence Johnson has been manager.
[This clipping, dated in handwriting at 16 July 1947, continues on for several more paragraphs, some of which is repeated in the next article.]1
RALPH GRILLEY, FORMER BUSINESSMAN DIES, RITES HELD SUNDAY
Ralph H. Grilley, 83 years old, prominent retired Grant businessman died Friday, Jan. 23, at his home in Grant. Mr. Grilley has been in failing health the past year and had been confined to his home since last fall.
He was born in Montcalm County July 20, 1866. He first started in the lumber business at the age of 14 when he began work in a saw mill in Barry Co. He came to Newaygo 62 years ago and was employed in a sawmill near Sitka. He sawed the oak on the Ryerson-Hill property near Fremont. He later owned and operated a sawmill near Hesperia.
Mr. Grilley went to Fremont after his saw mill burned and worked for George Burns and Son, who later formed the Fremont Lumber Co. where Mr. Grilley worked four years before coming to Grant in 1905 as manager of their property here, the Grant Lumber and Fuel Co. He continued as manager of the firm until he retired in 1947.
Mr. Grilley formerly served on the village council, on the executive board of the Grant Congregational Church of which he was a member, president of the Grant Chamber of Commerce being a charter member in later years. He was a member of the Ashland IOOF and the Maccabees.
He was married to Addie McLaughlin at Fremont, Sept. 14, 1891 and she died in March 1933. He was married to Mrs. Kate Benedict at Niagara Falls, N.Y. Sept 3, 1935.
He leaves his wife, two sons, Emory, Grant postmaster, and Floyd, Phoenix, Ariz.; one sister, Mrs. Benjamin Bunnell, Cloverdale, one brother, N.B. Grilley, Spokane, Wash.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the McKinley Chapel with Rev. W. Swann officiating. Burial was in Parkview cemetery. [The scrapbook has copies of three more obituaries for him, which repeat or have less information than this one.]1
7. Anna A. Benedict2 (Nathaniel Eden1) born on 17 December 1880.2 Anna A. died in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan on 26 October 1947. She was 66.1
On 15 March 1901 when Anna A. was 20, she married Christ Christiansen1,2 born in 1877 in Germany.2 They resided Hastings, Michigan.2 Name has also been spelled Christianson.2
MRS. ANNA A. CHRISTIANSEN
Mrs. Anna A. Christiansen, aged 66, passed away suddenly on Sunday forenoon, Oct. 26, at Otsego where she had been for the past three months. She was born in Rutland township and had lived in Barry county most of her life. Survivors are two sons, Harold, Nashville, and Lawrence, Hastings; three daughters, Mrs. Alta Tompkins and Mrs. Bertha Kinne, Battle
Creek and Mrs. Beatrice Burghdoff, Hastings: 14 grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Bertha Mead, and a brother, John Benedict, both of Rutland. Funeral services were held at the Leonard chapel on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 2:00 p.m., the Rev. Leason Sharpe officiating. Interment in the Rutland cemetery. [handwritten - "1947"]1
Anna and Christ had the following children, order uncertain:3
8. Bertha Benedict2 (Nathaniel Eden1) born on 1 March 1883. On 16 March 1911 when Bertha was 28, she married James F. Mead. Resided Hastings, Michigan2
Third Generation
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Family of John Wesley Benedict (4) & Serepta Ann Ellison
9. Coral B. Benedict3 (John Wesley2 Nathaniel Eden1) born on 4 June 1902 in Bedford, Michigan.2 Coral B. married _____ Carver1. They resided Lansing, according to her brother Alphonse's 1942 obituary.1
10. Alpheus (or Alphonse) N. Benedict3 (John Wesley2 Nathaniel Eden1) born on 27 March 1904 in Hastings, Barry Co., Michigan.2 Alpheus (or Alphonse) died in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan on 15 November 1942; he was 38.1
Alphonse N. Benedict, 38, of Nashville, RFD 3, who operated a bus line for defense workers traveling between Nashville and Battle Creek for the last six months, died in a Battle Creek hospital. He injured his left forearm while repairing a machine at the Battle Creek Dog Food Co. and died from blood poisoning. He was born in Hastings. Surviving are the widow, Hazel; two sons, Zane of Lansing and Lloyd Everett at home; a brother, Wesley of Lansing and two sisters, Mrs. Dorthea Booth and Mrs. Coral Carver of Lansing. [handwritten - "Nov. 15 - 1942"]1
On 2 June 1925 when Alpheus (or Alphonse) N. was 21, he first married Beattrice A. Casade, daughter of Edward Casade and Emma Goyette, in Eaton Co., Michigan. She was born in 1901. They had the following child.2
On 6 April 1940 when Alpheus (or Alphonse) N. was 36, he second married Hazel Milledge, daughter of Jacob Milledge and Oara _____, in Lansing, Michigan.2 She was born in 1912.
The following children, order uncertain, are probably of the second marriage since they are not mentioned in B of GA but are named in the Healy history pages.1
11. Dorthea G. Benedict3 (John Wesley2 Nathaniel Eden1) born on 8 March 1906 in Hastings, Barry Co., Michigan.2 Resided Lansing, Michigan according to her brother Alphonse's 1942 obituary.1 Dorthea G. married _____ Booth1.
12. Floyd H. Benedict3 (John Wesley2 Nathaniel Eden1) born on 17 March 1908.2
13. Wesley Benedict3 (John Wesley2 Nathaniel Eden1) Named in his brother Alphonse's 1942 obituary but not in G of BA. At the time, he resided in Lansing, Michigan.1
Family of Chester E. Benedict (5) & Belle McCann
14. Gertrude Mae Benedict3 (Chester E.2 Nathaniel Eden1) born on 2 November 1899.2
Family of George A. Benedict (6) & Kate Healy
15. Frances M. Benedict3 (George A.2 Nathaniel Eden1) born on 11 January 1906.2 On 18 May 1926 when Frances M. was 20, she married Clinton Fleming3, son of Elmer Fleming, in Wayland, Allegan Co., Michigan.1,3
FLEMING-BENEDICT
Tuesday afternoon at 5:00 o'clock a quiet wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Benedict, when their daughter, Frances, was united in marriage with Mr. Clinton Fleming, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fleming of South Haven. Rev. Arthur A. Buege officiated. The bride’s sister, Miss Leah Benedict, acted as Bride's maid while the groom's brother, Jesse Fleming, assisted as best man.
Only the immediate relatives were present. The bride and groom left immediately for their home at South Haven.1
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A miscellaneous shower was given by Miss Leah Benedict at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Benedict Saturday night, in honor of her sister Frances, and Clinton Fleming whose marriage took place the following Tuesday. Many beautiful and useful gifts were received. Light refreshments were served the twenty-five guests. [handwritten - "May 18, 1926"]1
Frances M. died in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan on 22 July 1949, she was 43.1 Family information sheet in Grilley-Ryno collection3 gives July 24, 1948 as death date but the following clippings indicate 22 July 1949:
Private Services for Mrs. C. Fleming [handwritten - "1949"]
Mrs. Clinton Fleming, nee Frances Benedict, of Casco passed away Friday, July 22nd, in Blodgett Hospital, Grand Rapids. Surviving besides her husband are a daughter, Mrs. Ila Mae Mitchell of Douglas; three sons; Lynn B., Marvin E., Robert J., a daughter Leda Kathreen, all at home; one granddaughter Michele Lynne Mitchell; a sister, Mrs. Leah Ryno, Wayland; her mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Grilley of Grant.
Private funeral services were held at 2:00 Monday at Calvin Funeral Home, South Haven. The Rev. James G. Crosby,
pastor of West Casco Evangelical United Brethren Church officiated with interment in McDowell cemetery.
Mrs. Fleming was the second resident of her immediate community to be stricken with the lobar [this word is crossed out something is handwritten over it] type of poliomyelitis.
Mrs. Grilley is staying in the Fleming home for a time assisting with the care of the children.1
Polio Victim Is Daughter of Grant Res.
Mrs. Frances Fleming, 43, mother of five children, died at Blodgett hospital, Grand Rapids last Friday following a short illness diagnosed as polio.
She was the daughter of Mrs. Ralph Grilley, who went to her daughter's country home near South Haven last Thursday.
Private funeral services were held Monday afternoon in South Haven. [handwritten - "July 22 - 1949"]1
Frances and Clinton had the following children, order uncertain:3
16. Leah P. Benedict3 (George A.2 Nathaniel Eden1) born on 11 November 1909 in Rutland Township, Barry County, Michigan. On 17 June 1928 when Leah P. was 18, she married Alden Ryno3, in Wayland, Allegan Co., Michigan.1,3
They had the following children:
[Handwritten - "1928"] RYNO-BENEDICT
The marriage of Miss Leah Benedict, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Benedict, and Alden Ryno, son of Mrs. Lina Ryno, took place at the bride's home in Wayland June 17, at three o'clock.
As Mrs. Keith Bowman played the wedding march, the bridal party took their places before a bank of ferns and spring flowers. Rev. C. A. Lohnes officiated.
The bride and groom were attended by Miss Mary Ryno and Mr. Lawrence Benedict.
The bride's gown was of white fi[?] crepe and georgette trimmed with rhinestones. The bridesmaid was dressed in pale green crepe de chene.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Fleming acted as Master and Mistress of ceremonies.
About 50 guests were invited, coming from Grand Rapids, Florida, Chicago, Sawyer, South Haven and Hastings.
Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served, with the Misses A[?]a Yerrick, Mildred Sallenbach, Nora Henderson and Eunice Willard as waitresses.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Ryno are well known in this community, having graduated from Wayland High School. They will reside in their new home on West Superior Street.1
17. Lawrence Benedict3 (George A.2 Nathaniel Eden1) born about 1901 in Powers, Minominee Co., Michigan. On 24 June 1928 Lawrence married Eunice Willard, in New Richmond, Allegan Co., Michigan.1
BENEDICT-WILLARD
The many friends of Mr. Lawrence Benedict will be interested to hear of his marriage to Miss Eunice Willard at the bride's home in New Richmond, June 24. The bridal couple were attended by Miss Rachel Cain of Hastings and Mr. Benjamin Thomas of New Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. Benedict will entertain their friends at their Wayland home after July 8.
Lawrence is a graduate of the Hastings High School and his many friends congratulate him and wish them the best of success. [handwritten - "1928 - 6/24"]1
Lawrence died on 17 July 1948 in Wayland, Allegan Co., Michigan. Lawrence is identified as "son" in his father's 1935 obituary.1
Newspaper clipping dated: July 23, 1948
[handwritten "July 17th"]
Lawrence Benedict Dies Suddenly
Lawrence Benedict, 47, died in his home Saturday evening about 8:00 p.m. from a violent heart attack, which lasted only about five minutes. He was a carpenter and had worked until about 7:30 that evening. At the supper table, after eating but a little, he remarked that he was too tired to eat and got up from the table and laid across the bed.
Soon after, the family heard him groan and they thought he had fainted. A doctor was summoned at once but death had
already occurred.
He was born in Powers, Michigan but lived in Hastings until 1924 when he moved to Wayland.
He is survived by his wife, Eunice; three sons, Norman, David and Willard at home; two sisters, Mrs. Leah Ryno of Wayland, Mrs. Frances Fleming of South Haven and his mother, Mrs. Kate Grilley of Grant.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in the Congregational Church with Rev. C. G. Ellinger officiating. Interment in Elmwood cemetery.1
MANY FROM AWAY ATTEND FUNERAL SERVICE
Among the relatives and friends from away attending the funeral last week Tuesday of Lawrence Benedict were Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Fleming and children of South Haven, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Grilley, Mr. and Mrs. Emory Grilley of Grant, Mr. and Mrs. John Benedict, Mr. and Mrs. James Meade and daughter, Mrs. Robert Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burgdoff, Chris Christensen, Mrs. Minnie Bolinger all of Hastings, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Healy, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Glahn of Barlow Lake, Mrs. Benedict's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Barnes of New Richmond, Robert J. Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wagers, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hunt, Miss Lois Hunt, and Mr. Lowell Terry of Allegan, Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Crock of Holland, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Page of Martin.1
Mrs. Ralph Grilley left Sunday for Wayland, Mich., being called there by the death of her step-son [sic] Laurence [sic] Benedick, [sic] 47 years old, who suddenly passed away Saturday evening.
Mr. Benedick is survived by his wife and three boys.
Funeral services will be at 2 o'clock at Wayland Tuesday.
Ralph Grilley and Mr. and Mrs. Emory Grilley also attended the funeral Tuesday.1
Children of Lawrence and Eunice were:1
Family of Anna A. Benedict (7) & Christ Christiansen
18. Harold Christiansen3 (Anna A.2 Nathaniel Eden1) resided Nashville, Michigan according to his mother's 1947 obituary.1
19. Lawrence Christiansen3 (Anna A.2 Nathaniel Eden1) resided Hastings, Michigan according to his mother's obituary.1
20. Alta Christiansen3 (Anna A.2 Nathaniel Eden1) resided Battle Creek, Michigan according to her mother's obituary. Alta married Chester B. Tompkins. He was born about 1896 and died 18 July 1943 in Hastings, Barry Co., Michigan.1
[Note in the following, the surname is spelled differently in headline. In his mother-in-law's obituary, surname has no "h"]
CHESTER B. THOMPKINS [sic]
Chester B. Tompkins 47 died at his home in Hastings township Sunday, July 18th after a brief illness. He lived in Hastings for 21 years and had been employed by the Consumers Power Co. His wife Alta and three sons survive him. Raymond with the U.S. Army at Sheppard field, Texas, Orville and Ronnie at home and one brother Ray of Elyria, Ohio. The Rev. L. Winston Stone conducted the burial service at the Leonard Funeral home on Wednesday, at 2 o'clock with interment at Rutland cemetery. [handwritten - 1943]1
CARD OF THANKS - Words cannot express our appreciation to our relative, neighbors and friends for their kindness and sympathy during our bereavement. To Charles Leonard the Red Cross, Employees of the Consumers Power Co., Star P.T.A. Star Mothers Club, Rev. Stone and all those who sent flowers and helped in any other way.
Mrs. Alta Tompkins
Raymond, Orville, Ronald1
Alta and Chester had the following children:1
21. Bertha Christiansen3 (Anna A.2 Nathaniel Eden1) resided Battle Creek, Michigan according to her mother's 1947 obituary.1
22. Beatrice Christiansen.3 (Anna A.2 Nathaniel Eden1) resided Hastings, Michigan according to her mother's obituary.1
Fourth Generation
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Family of Alpheus (or Alphonse) N. Benedict (10) & Beattrice A. Casade
23. Jane Casade Benedict4 (Alphonse N. 3 John Wesley2 Nathaniel Eden1) born on 21 January 1928.2 Was not named in father's 1942 obituary1 though she is named in G of BA.2
24. Zane Benedict4 (Alphonse N. 3 John Wesley2 Nathaniel Eden1) Named in father's obituary, resided in Lansing. Probably a child of Hazel, father's second wife.1
25. Lloyd Everett Benedict4 (Alphonse N. 3 John Wesley2 Nathaniel Eden1) Named in father's obituary, resided at home. Probably a child of Hazel, father's second wife.1
Family of Frances M. Benedict (15) & Clinton Fleming
26. Ila Mae Fleming4 (Frances M. 3 John Wesley2 Nathaniel Eden1) Ila Mae married Lewis Mitchell3.
They had the following children, order uncertain:3
27. Lynn B. Fleming4 (Frances M. 3 George A.2 Nathaniel Eden1) Lynn B. married for his wife Marian _____. 3
They had the following children, order uncertain:3
28. Marvin E. Fleming4 (Frances M. 3 George A.2 Nathaniel Eden1) Marvin C. married Florence Hayes. They had the following children, order and sexes uncertain:3
29. Robert J. Fleming4 (Frances M. 3 George A.2 Nathaniel Eden1) Robert J. married Lucile. They had three daughters, names unknown.3
30. Leda Kathreen "Kathy" Fleming4 (Frances M. 3 George A.2 Nathaniel Eden1) Occupation: School teacher in Wheaton, Illinois. Named Leda Kathreen in mother's obituary, "Kathreen" in family information sheet.1,3
Family of Leah P. Benedict (16) & Alden Ryno
31. Leah Ann Ryno4 (Leah P. 3 George A.2 Nathaniel Eden1) Occupation: Registered Nurse. Called Ann. She spent nine years or more in Alaska as a missionary, teaching in a Bible School, and attended the Detroit Bible School. She apparently did not marry.3
32. Robert Ralph Ryno4 (Leah P. 3 George A.2 Nathaniel Eden1) Robert Ralph married Barbara Berends.
They had the following children:1
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References:
1. Mrs Kate Grilley and Mrs. Leah Ryno collection, no. A-1236, at Western Michigan University's Archives and Regional History Collections, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Clipping from unidentified newspaper in photocopied scrapbook.
2. Elwyn E. Benedict, Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, Volume 2, published by author, 1969, p. 331.
3. Grilley-Ryno collection, see note 1, above. Family information sheet in the photocopied "History of the Samuel Healy Family."
Book
Review
Reviewed by the Editor
Rounsavill, Brian E., The Benedict Family, Katonah, New York (Troy, N.Y.: Integrated Book Technology, 1998), 77 pp., soft cover, perfect bound, indexed. $20 + $3.20 postage. Order from Brian Rounsavill, 255 Davis Lane, Newtown PA 18940, e-mail: <brian@electrochem.org>.
This small book was prepared for the 1998 family reunion of the descendants of DeWitt Clinton Benedict (Moses,8 Samuel,7 Joseph,6 Samuel,5 Samuel,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas,1). The book is compact, neatly prepared, and attractively bound.
The book begins with Thomas Benedict1 the immigrant. His origin and ancestry is copied almost verbatim (without direct credit given) from Henry Marvin Benedict’s Volume I, Genealogy of the Benedicts in America. The Nottingham - Norfolk controversy that was discussed in the introduction to Elwyn E. Benedict’s, Volume II, G of BA is not recognized. (See also, this newsletter, Vol. IV, no. 1, page 1). Repeated is the coat-of-arms and picture from Volume II, G of BA even though the narrative concludes that there is no indication that Thomas Benedict1 had a right to bear arms.
A very nice family outline and narrative is presented. There are well reproduced photographs on the cover and on nearly every page. Every person from Moses Smith Benedict (1832 - 1897) seems to have his or her photo included. There are also pictures of ancestral homes, businesses, and the town of Katonah.
The infrequent references are imbedded in the text. Narratives for each person are brief but usually include interesting information beyond bare vital statistics.
The outline fomat is easy to follow. Each descendant is given a number such as "(10-1)" which means that the person is the first descendant in the 10th generation. (These generations are counted from Thomas1 even though the lineage is spelled out after each name back to the four ancestors who, in Volume I, G of BA were believed to be named William.) Thus the tenth generation starts with "(10 - 1) Caroline Julia Benedict (DeWitt,13 Moses,12 Samuel,11 Joseph,10 Samuel,9 Samuel,8 Thomas,7 Thomas,6 Thomas,7 William,4 William,3 William,2 William,1)." For a different ancestral tree, see this newsletter, Vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 29 - 35 (including chart).
There was no attempt to cover all descendants from the immigrant. The focus is the extension, for four more generations, of a descendancy that in G of BA, Vol. I, stopped with DeWitt Benedict (his middle name was not even given there).
Included at the end of this book is: an index to names; "Benedict Trivia" that explains the relationship of this branch of Benedicts to several famous persons; "Katonah: A Town on the Move," about relocation of the town; "References and Additional Sources;" and photography credits.
The result is a useful and easily digested "handbook." It is sure to remain in a frequently used spot in the homes of close relations to this branch. This review copy will be passed on to the Regional History Collection of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo.
A Cultural Legacy That Challenges
(The Story of the Samuel Benedict
Memorial School of Cedartown, Georgia)
Excerpted with permission from North
West Georgia Historical and Genealogical Society, Volume 6,
No. 1 (Rome, Georgia; the Society, 1974) The author of the piece
is not named.
[Editor’s note: A detailed article similar
to this is quoted in Genealogy of the Benedicts in America,
Vol. 2, (1969)
pp. 379-381. However we believe there is enough additional
information in the article quoted here to warrant its inclusion
for readers of BFHN. The lineage of Rev. Samuel
Benedict8 for whom the school was named is,
according to G of BA, (Andrew,7 Ira,6
Oliver,5 Benjamin,4 James,3
James,2 Thomas,1)]
Memories of the Samuel Benedict Memorial School have been put in writing at the request of a communicant and vestry member of the church, whose life, as my own and the lives of my sisters and brothers, were immeasurably influenced by the teaching of the headmaster, George Elliott Benedict and associates. Gratitude is due Miss Lillie Payne, a dedicated teacher of the public elementary Benedict School, and to Emma Kate Young Hand and Mary Erma Hicks for helpful material.
No record of education in Polk County nor history of Cedartowns’s St. James Episcopal Church would be complete without an account of the Samuel Benedict Memorial School. founded to provide superior education in a homelike and religious atmosphere, the School was dedicated in 1895 by the right Reverend Cleland Kinloch Nelson of the Georgia Diocese of the Episcopal Church.
George Elliott Benedict, vicar of St. James Church and son of Samuel Benedict, took the lead in the organization of the School. Milner Ernest Benedict [named Rev. Ernest Milner Benedict in G of BA] was Professor of Manual Arts. Associated with the two brothers was Sarah Grant Benedict, the widowed second wife of Reverend Samuel Benedict, whose ministry the educational venture memorialized. Mother Benedict, as Sarah Benedict was dignified, was pre-eminent in personal counseling. The marriage in 1902 of George Elliott Benedict to Miss Virginia Clarke, native of New Jersey, added a fourth member to the founding group.
Location & Buildings of the Samuel Benedict Memorial School
A farm traversed by a road, now [1974] Highway 100, that connected Cedartown with Lime Branch, was selected as the site for the School. On Big Cedar Creek which bounded a farm on the south was a large grist mill, known as Opperts’ Mill. The country surrounding was cut up into farms on which the owners lived, usually several miles apart.
The SBMS plant was constructed and furnished to promote comfortable family-like living. At the center of the complex was a large two-storied frame edifice shaped somewhat like the capital letter "Y," with its three wings projecting from large rooms at the center. The building was entered on the ground floor by a room which served as a hallway to the three wings. In this hall was a broad stairway leading to the spacious sitting room on second floor where resident students and senior members of the household gathered in the evenings for prayers, music, conversation, cards, or other amusements. The ground floor of one of the two front wings was divided into classrooms. Mother Benedict’s apartment was on the second floor of this wing. The ground floor of the other front wing was divided into connecting rooms, their walls lined with leather-bound classics and the furnishings of Victorian sofas and comfortable chairs giving an atmosphere of a living room or parlor. Above the library were the private rooms of lady teachers and girl residents. The larger part of the ground floor was the backwing of Main Building, equipped for assembly and in constant use as auditorium, chapel, or study hall. A small section was reserved for the young scholars. Resident students and men teachers were quartered on the second floor of this wing.
The gymnasium and the department of Manual Arts were set up in a separate building back of main. The refectory and cooking facilities were housed originally in a nearby substantial dwelling known as Oppert House.
The setting of Samuel Benedict Memorial School complex is remembered as idyllic. A terraced lawn at the front of the Main Building led to the red-dirt road. The mill house was in full view. With big Cedar Creek roaring and splashing over the high dam and farmers unloading wheat and corn and loading flour and meal, the scene was a lively one from dawn to dark.
The waters of the creek formed a pleasant lake above the mill. There the older resident students rowed and swam in afternoons. In the little coppice back of the complex, younger boys hunted small animals and trapped birds on Saturday. In a log cabin made by hand, they sometimes lived week-ends as Indians or backwoodsmen. This retreat was off limits for girl boarders. One spring afternoon the fragrance of wild honeysuckle and sweet shrubs proved irresistible and the "fairer sex" invaded the domicile of the "lords of creation" secretly. Gentle peacemaker, Mother Benedict quelled the battle that ensued, and soon the young scholars were as warm friends as before. At SBMS feuds between the sexes were unknown.
An Auspicious Beginning
From the start, wise school management and student guidance made living at SBMS healthy and happy. There were also elements in the situation that made the founders’ academic plans a reality.
The Benedicts, the Grants, and the Clarks were humanitarian at heart. Prestige stemmed from their contributions to religion and education. As might be expected, they attracted teachers dedicated to the promotion of goodness and sound scholarship, capable therefore of opening the minds of the young to the satisfactions of learning and serving. Fortunately the educational venture had the support of Bishop Nelson, under whose leadership parishes were springing up in the Georgia Diocese in the eighties and nineties. Communicants of Rome, Marietta, Cartersville, Cedartown, Atlanta, Savannah and Brunswick, desirous of superior secondary education for sons and daughters, became eager patrons. As the School became known students from Ohio, New York, Alabama and the Carolinas entered. A horse-drawn bus brought students from Cedartown. Prominent Polk Countians sent their children by private conveyance or boarded them in the dormitories. With dedicated leaders who in turn drew students from families of social culture, the SBMS was soon culturally well endowed. Advanced class standing was granted its graduates at the University of Georgia and other collegiate institutions in the State without examination...
Always on the outlook for ways of serving, the Benedicts and associates visited about the country. To create more interchange among patrons, teachers and students, SBMS Day was instituted. People came from isolated farms with well-filled baskets on Thanksgiving to exchange news, to relax, and to view competing school teams on the playing field. Commencements provided further for social needs; a diversified program with essays by members of the graduating class and with music and other forms of entertainment drew enthusiastic audiences to the SBMS each May. The non-sectarian religious service monthly on Sundays not used by the country churches of local communities brought Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians and non-church members together. The summer vacations gave the Benedicts opportunities to open channels of communication between various groups. In the absence of resident students, the complex was turned over to teachers of the Polk County Schools. Commissioner James F. Houseal brought the Georgia Commissioner of Education, Jere M. Pound, and other notables to the vicinity. The SBMS dormitories and refectory were also available during the summer months to the beaux and belles of neighboring towns for soirees and house parties.
A Sociologic Happening
... George Elliott Benedict, the scholarly clergyman, was a man of fertile brain and untiring energy. Headmaster, chaplain and comptroller of the School, he also managed the farm and mill; and endeavored through the years to provide employment for students in need and to supplement the School operating fund. Withal, not infrequently, substitution fell to his lot. A former Latin student recalls that on one occasion she and classmates were conducted to the scene of a construction job. There, while supervising, the Reverend Benedict explained and heard passages from Virgil. Nor was the headmaster above carrying a plumber’s wrench. Steam heating and skilled janitor service were rarities in Polk. Keeping the building warm was only one of the many services Father Superior of SBMS required of himself in the behalf of others...
Building Destroyed by Fire
Twice in its first decade, the Samuel Benedict Memorial School suffered devastating fires. In 1905 the School was without monetary endowment; its plant, in ashes and its resident students, scattered. All was not lost, however. Deeply rooted in the affections of the community and in the confidence of the Church, the School did not long remain homeless. Bishop Nelson of the Georgia Diocese of the Episcopal Church provided materials for re-building, and the patrons and friends, the labor.
With the passing of time, the Reverend Benedict and his corps of teachers directed their efforts increasingly to the needs of the rural children who were then coming to the school from all directions - some walking and others by buggy, cart or on horseback. Traditional courses on the high school level were offered, but the subjects bearing on parenthood and citizenship were emphasized. Instruction in homemaking, nursing and agriculture was also given and new teaching methods were tried.
Since their marriage in 1902 "Mr. George" and "Miss Jennie," as they were known, had lived at the Oppert House. The large rock dwelling was both School and community headquarters - a dispensary, as it were, where the sick came for medical aid; the poor for basic needs; the distressed, for counsel; and the sorrowing, for comfort.
To be sure, the results of much that was undertaken at the SBMS was fragmentary. Nevertheless, the founding Benedicts and those sharing their vision and labor were a creative social and spiritual force in the vicinity from the start.
The Benedict Public Elementary School Opened
By 1912, the state and federal departments of education had caught up with the pioneering SBMS. Instruction in Physical Education, Home Economics, and Agriculture were then standardized. Agents supported by public funds were doing the work that the Benedicts and their co-laborers had initiated. The Benedict Public Elementary School established Samuel Benedict Memorial School ceased to exist as a corporation. The Reverend Benedict, appointed Polk County Commissioner of Education, carried the spirit that had produced and governed the now extinct institution into the life of the County and much that was worthwhile in both subject matter and methods passed on to the County’s public schools.
The Reverend Benedict on retiring in 1916 lamented that work needed in Polk County had merely begun. Be that as it may, the labors of the Benedicts and those in fellowship with them has tempered the educational and religious climate of the County. The quality of living is better in important ways; food selection and preparation receives more attention; the sick and injured are better cared for; there is more concern for the wholesome use of leisure. More significantly, education however incubated or whether offered through public schools or extension agents of universities, is now available without restriction to youth and adults.
Presently, what of Samuel Benedict Memorial School and St. James Episcopal Church, which together produced changes referred to? The frame of an old millhouse on Highway 27 marks the site of the former SBMS. St. James Episcopal Church, (the littlest of Cedartown’s early churches and the only one that has not been replaced by edifices of sundry designs) stands on West Avenue where placed in 1883 - a monument to the munificence of its builder, an adopted Cedartown citizen, Amos G. West, and a reminder to passersby of a legacy and its challenge - a hope of the past and for the present and future.
Obituary:
BENEDICT, Hazel Eunice (Craven)
Cadillac, Michigan, formerly of
Delton, Michigan
[Can any of our readers identify for the editor, the connection of this lady and her husband Leon? The Barry (Michigan) County Clerk in Hastings, Michigan (phone 616-948-4810) quotes death certificate number 1968-232 as showing that Leon Benedict died 24 June 1968. He had been born in Michigan, 27 November 1894, the son of John Benedict and Abbie French. Searches for these parents in Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, Vol. I (1870) and Vol. II (1969) were unsuccessful. The obituary was taken from the Kalamazoo (Michigan) Gazette, 7 August 1998.]
Age 97, passed away August 5, 1998 in Lakeview Manor, Cadillac, MI. She was born December 4, 1901 in Crandon, WI the daughter of Henry and Sarah (Messler) Craven. She married Leon Benedict in 1922. Hazel farmed with her husband for many years at Big Cedar Lake near Cedar Creek.
She is survived by a son, Maurice and Beulah Benedict of Harrison, MI; 3 grandchildren, Sandra Benedict of Harrison, MI, Alan Benedict of Lake Odessa, and Christin and Alan Swank of Delton; 5 great grandchildren; 2 brothers, Russell Craven of Hastings, and Arden Craven of Spring Hill, FL; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Leon in 1968; and a great grandson, Michael Benedict in 1986.
Hazel loved crocheting, whistling and playing the piano. Visitation will take place Saturday from 10-12 noon at the Williams Funeral Home, Delton. Friends are invited to attend a graveside service at 3 PM Saurday at Cedar Creek Cemetery with Pastor Matt Smith officiating. Burial in Cedar Creek Cemetery.
Benedicts in Ohio 1850 (Continued from Vol. 6, No. 4, p. 50)
Transcribed from microfilm by Mary Alice Benedict Grindol at Archives and Regional History Collections, Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, July 1999. The Accelerated Indexing System book was relied on to find these names. The indexing was sometimes done using the handwritten page numbers and sometimes using the stamped on page numbers. The Roll numbers given here are the original roll numbers of the National Archives. (Note: the first two entries from Ashtabula and Hamilton Counties were inadverdently omitted from sequence when those counties were included in previous issues.)
Abbreviations:
Dw = Dwelling, Fam = Family, $ RE = Value of Real Estate, BP = Birth place, Att. school = Attended school within year, HH = household.
Roll No. 659 Ashtabula County
District No. 8, Morgan, page 438
905 935 Benedict Eunice 72 F CT HH Guias W. St. John 54, b. CT
Roll No. 688, Hamilton County
Cincinnati, 4th Ward, page 360
736 1196 Benedict J.A. 33 M Stable keeper NY boarding house, starts p. 359, Wm. Alms, Landlord
Roll No. 712, Monroe County
Ohio Township, page 414
183 183 Benedict Bomgardner 44 M Wagonmaker 700 Switzerland
On same page, Benedict Pearce and
Benedict Sloop, carpenters, also b. Switzerland
Roll No. 716, Morrow County
Cardington Township, page 385
513 515 Grissell Thomas 54 M Farmer 600 PA?
page 390
578 580 Benedict Elizabeth 38 F 414 OH
Page 391
595 598 Benedict Jonathan 26 M Farmer OH married within year
Westfield Township, page 2
20 20 Benedict Smith 33 M Farmer 300 NY
Lincoln Township, page 18
236 236 Benedict Ruth 45 F 1000 NY
247 247 Benedict George 35 M Farmer 1400 OH
Harmony Township, page 40
544 557 Benedict Isabel 3 F OH in HH James C. Kerns, 22 y/o b. OH
District 101 Peru Township, page 58
810 822 Benedict Gideon 42 M Shoemaker NY
page 59
835 847 Benedict Martin 42 M Farmer 1000 NY
836 848 Benedict John 49 M Farmer 2500 NY
page 60
839 850 Benedict Isreal 22 M Farmer OH
page 62
872 885 Benedict Reuben 82 M Farmer CT
page 63
896 910 Benedict Aaron 33 M Farmer 600 OH
898 912 Benedict Aaron L. 45 M Farmer 2800 NY
page 64
902 916 Benedict Daniel 45 M Farmer 600 NY
[Editor’s note: for more detail about the Morrow County Benedicts, see previous issues of this newsletter, especially Vol. 1, pp. 20, 24, 32; Vol. II, pp. 37, Vol. II, pp. 23, 24, 37, 41, 51, 54; Vol. IV, pp. 5, 6, 16, 18, 19, 28.]
Roll No. 722, Portage County
Brimfield Township, page 802
20 20 Benedict Amos 55 M Farmer 1750 CT
page 819
145 148 Benedict William G. 24 M Laborer CT in same dwelling as Levi Stoddard, 79 & Catherine Brown, 48