Thompson P Benner1

#8381, (17 September 1883 - May 1964)
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of William David Lewis
Father*Romelia Benner1 (1839 - 1899)
Mother*Jane Oliver1 (1842 - 1929)

Family

Flora Walls b. c 1886
Child 1.Pauline Benner+5 (1906 - 1940)
Birth*17 September 1883He was born on 17 September 1883 at IndianaG; (1900 census has Sep 1884, draft reg. has 12 Sep 1883.)2,3 
18 June 1900He appeared on the census of 18 June 1900 in the household of Jane Oliver at Black Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG, age 15, b. IN Sep 1884, farm laborer.4 
Marriage*circa 1906He married Flora Walls circa 1906 at IndianaG.5,6 
23 April 1910He and Flora Walls appeared on the census of 23 April 1910 at Asbury Twp., Gallatin Co., IllinoisG.7 
12 September 1918He registered for the military draft on 12 September 1918 at Omaha Twp., Gallatin Co., IllinoisG.8 
3 January 1920He and Flora Walls appeared on the census of 3 January 1920 at Asbury Twp., Gallatin Co., IllinoisG.9 
20 May 1940He and Flora Walls appeared on the census of 20 May 1940 at Omaha Twp., Gallatin Co., IllinoisG.10 
Death*May 1964He died in May 1964 at IllinoisG at age 80.11 

Citations

  1. [S737] History of Posey County (Goodspeed) (Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1886), p. 475.
  2. [S117] Indiana, WPA Birth Index, 1880-1920, online Ancestry.com, Thompson B [sic] Benner, b. Posey Co. 17 Sep 1883, son of Romelia Benner and Jane Oliver; citing Book H-1, p. 128.
  3. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.
  4. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Jane Brenner (58), wid., b. IN May 1842, parents b. IN, farmer.
  5. [S196] Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths 1916-1947, online FamilySearch.org. Pauline Chapman, dau. of Thompson Benner and Flora Walls, spouse of Clarden Chapman, d. Omaha Tshp., Gallatin Co. IL 14 Jul 1940, age 34.
  6. [S8] 1910 U.S. Federal Census.
  7. [S8] 1910 U.S. Federal Census. Thompson (26), b. and parents b. IN, farmer; Flora (24), b. and parents b. IN, 1 child, living; marr. 4 yrs.
  8. [S1278] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, image viewed online FamilySearch.org or Ancestry.com. Shawneetown, Gallatin Co. IL, 12 Sep 1918, Ser. No. 1201, Order No. A384. Thompson Price Benner, age 35, b. 12 Sep 1883, farmer, res. [RD] 2, Omaha [Tshp.], Gallatin IL.
  9. [S11] 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Thompson (35), b. and parents b. IN, farmer; Flora (34), b. and parents b. IN.
  10. [S346] 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Thompson (55), b. IN, farm prop.; Flora (54), b. IN; both same house in 1935.
  11. [S16] Social Security Death Index, (Washington, D.C.: Social Security Administration), index online Ancestry.com or FamilySearch.org, Thompson Benner, SSN 326-22-6474, b. 12 Sep 1883, d. May 1964, last res. IL.