York Family
Oscar Fitzerland YORK [Parents] was born on 22 Oct 1872 in Salem, Richardson, Nebraska. He died on 28 Sep 1950 in Yakima, Yakima, Washington. Oscar married Bertha Irene RICE on 11 Feb 1900 in , , Kansas.
CENSUS: 1900 census of Cedar, Smith, Kansas shows: Oskar York Oct 1874/26/m/1 year married/ MO. and Berthy Jan 1880 20/1year married/KS/OH/IA.
Bertha Irene RICE [Parents] was born on 2 Jan 1880 in Kennsington, Smith, Kansas. She died on 22 Jun 1967 in Yakima, Yakima, Washington. Bertha married Oscar Fitzerland YORK on 11 Feb 1900 in , , Kansas.
Ancestors and Descendants of Several Smith County Residents says:
BERTHA IRENE RICE
Bertha Irene Rice was born on December 2, 1879 in Kensington (Smith County) Kansas. On February 11, 1900, Bertha married Oscar Fitzerland York in Kensington. Oscar was born October 27, 1872 in Salem (Richardson County) Nebraska. Bertha and Oscar had two children: REba Marguerite York, born November 3, 1900 in Athol (Smith County) Kansas; and William Eliott York, born in 1903, also in Athol.
They had the following children:
F i Reba Marguerite YORK F ii Elsa Katherine YORK F iii Mary Elizabeth YORK F iv Ruth Eloise YORK M v William Eliott YORK
Jacob C. BENTON [Parents] was born on 8 Nov 1883 in Parsons, Labette, Kansas. He died on 19 Apr 1969 in of El Cajon, San Diego, California. Jacob married Ida about 1908 in of, , Kansas.
SOURCE: Obit of son George W. Benton in San Diego Union.
NAME: Went by the first name of Jake.
Ida was born about 1888 in Of Kansas. She married Jacob C. BENTON about 1908 in of, , Kansas.
They had the following children:
M i Alwyn BENTON F ii Girl BENTON
Eliott Raymond RICE [Parents] was born on 29 Jan 1853 in Fallsbury, Licking, Ohio. He died in 1942 in , Smith, Kansas and was buried in Olive Brch Cmtry, Smith, Kansas. Eliott married Catherine on 29 May 1883 in Smith, Kansas.
Other marriages:BENTON, Elizabeth Jane
CENSUS: 1880 census of Cedar, Smith, Kansas shows: Elliott R. Rice 27/OH/PA/PA, Elizabeth J. 22/MN/OH/OHN, Oscar E. 2/KS/OH/MN, Bertha I. 5montha/KS/OH/MN
CENSUS: 1900 census of Cedar, Smith, Kansas shows: Eliote Rice jan 1853/47/17 years married/ OH/PA/PA, Catherine Jan 1856/ 44/17 years married 3 children 3 alive, MO/KY/KY, Osker Apr 1878/22,KS/OH/MO, Mervin Hobbs (step son of Eliott) May 1879/21/KS/IL/MO, Fossie Rice dau/Sep 1889/11/KS/OH/MO.
CENSUS: 1910 census of Cedar, Smith, Kansas shows: Eliott R. Rice 57/2nd marriage/26 years/OH/PA/PA, Kate wife/54/2nd marriage/26/3children/3living/MO/KY/KY, Oscar E. son/32/single/KS/OH/IA, Flossie F. dau/21/Single/KS/OH/MO, Sarah A. Hobbs MIL/78/widow/KY/VA,VA, Nina M. Powell niece/15/single/KS/MI/IL.
CENSUS: 1920 census of Cedar, Smith, Kansas shows: Eliott Rice 66/OH/PA/PA, Kattie 63/MO/KY/KY, Oscar E. KS/OH/KY.
BURIAL: Cemetery record of Olive Brance Cemetery, Smith county, Kansas.
Ancestors and Descendants of Several Smith County Residents shows:
Elliott (Eliott) Raymond RICE
Elliott (Eliott) Raymond RICE was the third of five sons born to Thomas A. Rice and Elsa REYNOLDS RICE. Elliott was born on January 29, 1853 in Licking County (Fallsburg Township), Ohio. He and his family moved from Licking and Knox Counties in Ohio to Seneca (LaSalle County), Illinois in the 1860s. The family stayed in Illinois for three years after his father's death in 1870. In the late summer of 1873, Elliott, with his widowed mother and four brothers headed west. After the family crossed the Missouri, the road was lined with people on their way to Kansas. This made it difficult to find water and feed for the stock, but Elliott would ride ahead of the wagons. On finding a good place to camp, he would wait until the teams caught up with him. When the family reached Smith County, Kansas in October of that year, the prairies were as smooth as a floor, tramped by the buffaloes. Since he was twenty, he worked with his brothers on his mother's homestead.
Elliott told a story that as a lad, while journeying westward, close to the village of Cedarville, he saw an attractive girl on horseback herding cattle. He remarked, "There is the girl I am going to marry." True to his word, Elliott married Elizabeth Jane BENTON of Cedarville on January 3, 1876. Elizabeth was born on March 31, 1858 in Minnesota.
After their marriage, Elliott and Elizabeth took their own homestead close to Elliott's mother's Their first home was a log, where their two children were born: Oscar Emery on April 2, 1878 and Bertha Irene on December 2, 1879. Unfortunately, Elizabeth died May 1, 1881; she was buried in Cedar Cemetery north of Cedar (Smith County), Kansas. Elizabeth's death left a bereft, young Elliott with two small children.
After two lonely years, he married Mrs. Katherine HOBBS of Smith Center, Kansas on May 29, 1883. Katie was born in Missouri in January of 1856; she was a widow with two young sons, Melvin and Mervin HOBBS. Elliott was truly a father to the boys, and in September of 1888, Elliott and Katie became the proud parents of a daughter, Flossie.
In 1893, they built a new frame house, northeast of town, for their family of five. The large house, surrounded by shade trees and a fenced yard, was one of the most beautiful in the neighborhood. Elliott was always an active farmer and kept good horses and cattle. He took pride in clean, cultivated fields. Elliott and Katie kept a gracious hospitable home, where many guests were always welcome.
Elliott was a gentle, tender-hearted man, always considerate of others. Next to home and family was his devotion to his church. For many years, Elliott was an active worker for the Kensington Christian Church.
In the spring of 1919, Elliott and his family moved from their farm in to Kensington. He rented his land in order to devote his entire time to raising horses, mules and hogs. He had a fine Hambletonian stallion, a standard bred trotting horse for breeding and some 400 or 500 head of pure bred Duroc hogs. Elliott was one of the wealthiest and most prosperous men in the western part of Smith County, owning 480 acres of land.
Katherine passed away May 30, 1922, and was buried in the Olive Branch Cemetery south of Kensington (Smith County), Kansas. Elliott spent 20 lonely years without his wife. He suffered a paralytic stroke in 1939, which left him helpless. His daughter, Bertha and her husband Oscar, and his son, Oscar and wife, Jennie, cared for him. Elliott died December 11, 1942, and was buried next to his wife in the Olive Branch Cemetery.
Catherine was born in Jan 1856 in , , Missouri. She died on 30 May 1922 in Kensington, Smith, KS and was buried in Olive Branch Cem, Smith, Kansas. Catherine married Eliott Raymond RICE on 29 May 1883 in Smith, Kansas.
BURIAL: Cemetery record of Olive Brance Cemetery, Smith county, Kansas.
They had the following children:
F i Flossie V. RICE
Lawrence A. BENTON [Parents] was born on 24 Mar 1896 in Alpine, San Diego, California. He died in Apr 1985 in of Boulevard. Lawrence married Margaret E. MOORE on 15 Feb 1929 in Kanab, , Utah.
SOURCE: Obit of son George W. Benton in San Diego Union.
They had the following children:
M i Donald L. BENTON M ii David R. BENTON M iii Douglas R. BENTON F iv Lou Ann BENTON M v Daryl G. BENTON M vi Arzora Jay BENTON M vii Patrick H. BENTON M viii Michael R. BENTON
Lou Ann BENTON [Parents]
Abram Clay P. GAINES [Parents] was born on 4 Jun 1814 in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA. He died on 1 Jul 1892 in Elk City, Douglas, Nebraska and was buried in Elk City, Douglas, Nebraska. Abram married Mary SACKETT on 21 Nov 1839 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois.
Other marriages:MILLS, Sara Jane
BIRTH-DEATH: Bethiah (Cowles) Gaines Album, p. 3.
FAMILY-MARRIAGE: Bethiah (Cowles) Gaines Album, p. 4.Early Settlers of Sangamon County, p. 321
1850 census of Henry, Iowa shows: A. C. and Mary GAINES and children: William, John, Henry, Eliza, Thomas.
1860 census of Sangmaon, Illinois shows: A.P. Gains, M., W.F., J.W., H. S., E.C., T.R., E.C., R.F., A.M.
Marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois.
Abraham and Mary had eight children together. Abraham and Sarah had two living children together before 1875.
Mary SACKETT was born in 1821 in , , Ohio. She died on 9 May 1863 in , Sangamon, Illinois. Mary married Abram Clay P. GAINES on 21 Nov 1839 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois.
MARRIAGE: Marriage Record of Sangamon IL
SOURCE: Early Settlers of Sangamon County, IL.
SOURCE:Sangamon County First Settlers p. 644
CENSUS: 1860 census of Sangamon, IL
They had the following children:
M i William Fletcher GAINES M ii John Wesley GAINES M iii Henry Lee GAINES F iv Eliza Green GAINES M v Thomas Richard GAINES F vi Emily Caroline GAINES M vii Robert Francis GAINES M viii Alfred Milas GAINES
Lewis Winfield BENTON [Parents] was born in 1856 in , , Ohio. He died in of Fairmont, , North Dakota. Lewis married Mary about 1879 in of, , North Dakota.
MIGRATION: Winfield lived at Fairmont, North Dakota lived in Farimont in 1903
Mary was born about 1861 in of Wisconsin. She married Lewis Winfield BENTON about 1879 in of, , North Dakota.
They had the following children:
M i Vernon BENTON was born about 1880 in of North Dakota. He died on 7 Sep 1884.
DEATH: died at age 4 in an accident
Robert G. GAINES [Parents] was born on 20 Jun 1801 in , Charlotte, Virginia, USA. He died on 27 Apr 1843 in , , Missouri, USA. Robert married Hannah QUAITE on 26 Jun 1823 in , Christian, Kentucky.
Other marriages:LAWRANCE, Lydia
Robert and Hannah had nine daughters and one son.
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CENSUS: 1850 census of Cass, Illinois shows: Robert P. and Lydia Gaines. Robert's children: Maria C., Miranda E., Richard, Sarah M. and Lydia's children: Mary C., Melvina.
MARRIAGE: Marriage record of Christian county, Kentucky.
Marriage record of Morgan County, Illinois and Cass county.MARRIAGE: Cass county: Robert G. Gaines to Mrs. Lydia Frazell
Hannah QUAITE was born about 1803 in of, Christian, Kentucky. She died on 27 Apr 1843. Hannah married Robert G. GAINES on 26 Jun 1823 in , Christian, Kentucky.
They had the following children:
Herbert W. BENTON [Parents] was born on 17 Jun 1886 in , , Minnesota. He died in May 1974 in of Great Falls, Cascade, Montana. Herbert married Clara KROUGH on 17 Jul 1913 in Miles City, Custer, Montana.
SOURCE: Mower County, Minnesota Genealogical Society
MARRIAGE: Herbert married in the home of George Bennett (presumably Herbert's half brother) in Miles City, Montana.
PROFESSION: Herbert owned a jewelry store in Great Falls, Montana.
MIGRATION: Herbert worked at a jewelry store in Fargo, North Dakota before moving to Great Falls, Montana
CENSUS: 1900 Census of Austin, Mower, Minnosota shows George W. BENTON born in Feb 1831 age 69 years. born in New York, father born in New York, Mother born in New York. wife Sarah C. born in Feb 1849, 51 years born in Ohio, father born in PA, mother born in OH. son Ormanzo born in 1887, age 13 born in MN. Son Herbert (or Robert?) born Jun or Jan 1887, age 12 born in MN. George and Sarah married between 11-15 years (not clear) 3 children born 3 children living)
CENSUS: 1920 Census of Great Falls City, Cascade, Montana living with wife Clare. stated in census is that his father was born in Minnesotta and his mother was born in Missouri.
MARRIAGE: Herbert married in the home of George Bennett (presumably Herbert's half brother) in Miles City, Montana.
Clara KROUGH was born in 1888 in , , Minnesota. She married Herbert W. BENTON on 17 Jul 1913 in Miles City, Custer, Montana.
CENSUS: 1920 census of Great Falls City, Cascade, Montana living with husband Herbert Benton. States that both of her parents were born in Norway.
Marjorie DAVIS [Parents]
They had the following children:
F i Donna Carol CHRISTIAN M ii Billy Worthen CHRISTIAN was born on 16 Jul 1952 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas. He died on 16 Jul 1952 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas and was buried in Pinecrest Cemeta, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas. M iii Joey Ray CHRISTIAN
