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Eliza Hughes

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Name Eliza Hughes Birth 28 Nov 1814 Harrison, Indiana Gender Female Death 23 Feb 1856 Crawford, Indiana Cause: (2 weeks after giving birth) Burial Seaton Hill Cemetery, Crawford, Indiana Person ID I3388 Yatesville History & Genealogy Last Modified 19 Jul 2022
Father John Hughes, b. 8 Jul 1786, Pennsylvania d. 21 Nov 1863, Crawford, Indiana
(Age 77 years)
Mother Mary Daggs, b. Abt 1792, Virginia d. 10 Aug 1853, Crawford, Indiana
(Age 61 years)
Marriage 28 Jan 1812 Harrison, Indiana Family ID F913 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Marcus Benham, b. 12 Sep 1812, Pennsylvania d. 19 May 1880, Grantsburg, Crawford, Indiana
(Age 67 years)
Marriage 27 Jan 1833 Crawford, Indiana Children 1. Rebecca Benham, b. 25 Dec 1834, Harrison, Indiana d. 14 Sep 1872, Indiana
(Age 37 years)
2. John M. Benham, b. 4 Dec 1836, Harrison, Indiana d. 12 Oct 1912, Madison, Indiana
(Age 75 years)
3. Joseph G. Benham, b. 17 Nov 1838, Harrison, Indiana d. 6 Mar 1920, Crawford, Indiana
(Age 81 years)
4. David Stull Benham, b. 5 Mar 1841, New Orleans, Jefferson, Louisiana d. 17 Jan 1902, Crawford, Indiana
(Age 60 years)
5. Cyrus Benham, b. 12 Sep 1845, Crawford, Indiana d. 12 Dec 1893, Crawford, Indiana
(Age 48 years)
6. Hiram Luther Benham, b. 23 Nov 1847, Indiana d. 21 Oct 1889, Crawford, Indiana
(Age 41 years)
7. Mary Jane Benham, b. 6 Mar 1852, Crawford, Indiana d. 1 Jul 1905, Butler, Missouri
(Age 53 years)
8. Isabelle Benham, b. 1856, Crawford, Indiana d. 21 Jun 1923 (Age 67 years)
Family ID F885 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Feb 2023
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Headstones Hughes,Elizai3388_head.jpg
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Notes - (Source: Benham: A Pedigree; Fern Orr Scoudan, John James Bowater; transcribed by Ron Yates, 2012)
Died "from exhaustion after walking two miles to a friend's house with her three month old baby." Described by her son John, "dark complexion, black eyes and hair, high cheek bones, diminutive, considerable beauty." Buried with husband Marcus at Seaton Cemetery, Grantsburg, Crawford Co., IN.; age based on census of 1850 with John Hughes.
- (Source: Benham: A Pedigree; Fern Orr Scoudan, John James Bowater; transcribed by Ron Yates, 2012)