Eliza Hughes

1814 - 1856  (41 years)

• Name	Eliza Hughes
  Born	28 Nov 1814	Harrison, Indiana
  Gender	Female
  Died	23 Feb 1856	Crawford, Indiana
  	Cause: (2 weeks after giving birth)
  Buried	Seaton Hill Cemetery, Crawford, Indiana
  Person ID	I3388	Yatesville History & Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2020

  
  

  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)
  Married	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)
  Married	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)
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2020
  Family ID	F885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

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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.