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151	Social Security Number - 379-01-9111 Ethel and Guy were still married at the time Ethel's mother Emma died in 1937. Her children said they were married 25 years, so that means they were divorced after July 1938. Information from documents Maxine has. (Aug, 2001) Ethel and Bill Stoneburner were married by Rev Lipkee at Trinity Luthern Church, Muskegon, in 1941. In a letter (to and from?) the reception was at their house on Heights Ravenna Road. They had chicken for supper. The "kids" were there, Roy (her brother), Maude and Alice (her sisters) and two girl friends. She worked at Borg Warner Corp., in Muskegon, from January 23, 1936 to February 5, 1944. She took a leave of absence until March 20, 1944. She left because of illness and never went back. Notes from letters written by Ethel or Maxine. Ethel went to Tacoma, Washington, where her husband was in the Army. He was due to be discharged soon. Before his discharge, she had a full medical checkup and ovarian cancer was discovered. In her letters she does not discuss her disease much. They lived at 806 South K St., Tacoma, WA. February 18, 1946 she owned Lot 10, Block 152, in Muskegon Heights March 8, 1946. Ethel stopped working in the PX at the base. April 7, 1946. Had a check-up, got a shot for small pox. "I may have a small operation. Will let you know later, nothing serious, so don't worry." April 10, 1946. Jack filed an appeal. He had broken into a drug store. He stole some stamps, so it was a federal crime and he went to Chilacothe, Ohio, prison. At another time he was in Jackon (MI) prison. April 17, 1946. Ethel took the Pullman train to San Francisco. April 23, 1946. Ethel tells Maxine that she has not started her "x-ray" treatments yet. May 3, 1946. She has started getting treatments at Letterman Hospital in San Francisco. May 13,1946. She is getting treatments at Letterman Hospital. May 31, 1946. Bill is reported out of the military "a week ago". He wants to buy a trailer and a jeep. (Evidently, they got a jeep because I (JLBW) remember Ethel using a jeep as her main vehicle.) July 7, 1946. Telegram to Richard Spink (Maxine's husband) saying Maxine and boys arrived that day. July 7, 1946. Letter saying Maxine just arrived with 2 boys in a 1937 Ford. They had driven from Michigan. Listed as "meat clerk", Tacoma, Washington, 12/5/1944 to 2/2/1945 Chuck... (2000) Ethel know all along she was a Reintjes. When she was married, she used the name McGillis. When Guy found out her real maiden name, they had a big fight. Maxine has Ethel's hair that she cut off when she was 24 years old. She could sit on her hair at the time. In those days they kept hair to practice using a curling iron.	REINTGUS, Ethel Frances (I72)
152	Sonya is retarded, Mother (Margaret Benham) says from a high fever when she was a baby.	BENHAM, Sonya (I959)
153	Source Medium: Book ABBR EllisREFN 61DATE 9 OCT 1999	Source (S47)
154	Source Medium: Book ABBR MorseREFN 61DATE 9 OCT 1999	Source (S76)
155	Source Medium: Book ABBR RandallREFN 61DATE 9 OCT 1999	Source (S71)
156	Source Medium: Book ABBR SavageREFN 61DATE 9 OCT 1999	Source (S1)
157	Source Medium: Book ABBR VintonREFN 61DATE 9 OCT 1999	Source (S74)
158	Source Medium: Book ABBR WrightREFN 61DATE 9 OCT 1999	Source (S2)
159	Source Medium: Other	Source (S50)
160	Spelling of his name could be McLain.	MCLEAN, Tom (I1036)
161	The family believes there was bad blood between Alice and Belle. Their last letter was in 1871 and it is thought that either Belle thought that Alice married beneath her, or that Belle was attracted to Charles Benham. Belle died in the Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital. Beulah DuBois received a letter from the hospital informing her of Belle's death.	RICHARDSON, Isabelle Cordelia 'Belle' (I477)
162	The family records says Cordelia died of consumption at 2:00 pm on December 28, 1862 at her brother's home. She was 39 years, 2 months and 4 days. Family history says she was buried on her brother's farm in Seville Twp., Gratiot Co, MI.	TRUESDELL, Cordelia Elvira (I464)
163	The names of his children are from the abstract of his will. "Ezek" and his wife "Susan" are listed with the "Names of those who did enter int the Covenant first." for the First Church in Charlestown, MA. The church was formed November 2, 1632, they must have arrived in Massachusetts before then. Bibliography: Abstracts of Early Wills. Vol 7, pg, 172 Record-Book of the First Church in Charlestown. Vol 23, pg 190.	RICHARDSON, Ezekiel (I398)
164	This child is probably the one year old "Jane" on the 1855 State Census.	TRUESDELL, Mary Jane (I813)
165	This family had five children. Antoon Reintjes, email 12 Jan 2003.	REINTINES, Barnardus (I674)
166	This family had seven children. Antoon Reintjes, email 12 Jan 2003.	REINTIENS, Henricus (I657)
167	Timothy and his brother Converse lived with a "rich uncle" in New Brunswick according to a family history written by Sarah A. (Richardson) Lindsey in 1901. In Wright, pages 131 - 132. Timothy joined his brother Converse in New Brunswick from 1827 to 1849, by which time the lumbering operations were in difficulities. Timothy sold out and went back to the United States. Converse's son Ira went to see his uncle Timothy in Vermont in the early 1860's. 1820 Census. Concord Twp., Essex Co., VT Timothy Richardson Males 1 16 - 18 3 16 - 16 1 45 and older Females 1 10 - 16 1 16 - 26 1 45 and older Four engaged in agriculture. There is also a Lot Richardson in Concord. 1830 Census. Wilmington Twp., Windham Co., VT Timothy Richardson Males 1 20 - 30 (aged 28) 1 50 - 60 Females 1 20 - 20 1 40 - 50 1840 Census. no Timothy (aged 38) 1850 Census. There is a Timothy in DeKalb Co., IL, but the Ancestry page would not open.	RICHARDSON, Timothy (I522)
168	Timothy Benham (Ancestry search Oct 4, 2002) [email protected] 1816 Marriage reported in the "Ontario Repository" of December 24, 1816. Marriage reported in the Geneva (NY) Gazette, January 8, 1817. 1817. In Ontario Co., deeds 29:431 in December 1817 Eli sold to his son Beecher land in Gorham for $500.00 1826. January 17, 1826, Beecher sold to Eli land in Gorham for $1200.00. Deed 44:319 With his brother Jonathan he received a deed from Eli for 100 acres in Hopewell. 1829. January 2, 1829 Beecher deeded his share to Jonathan for $1.00. Deed 48:383 1830. Probabe record 50:5 shows Beecher assigned everything to his creditors on June 21, 1830. ----------------------------------------------------------- CFB... In 1829 Beecher and Jonathan (Brother of Beecher, Sr.) bought land. In 1832 Beecher sold land to Mattison. Chuck thinks Beecher got into some kind of trouble in about 1829. On June 21, 1830, Beecher assigned everything to creditors. He had gone to Upper Canada before the Census of 1830. In 1851 Johathan went to Canada in relation to Eli's will. Beecher and his brother Horace married sisters. Horace married Mary Ann Dickson. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In a letter written by Buelah (I think) she says: "But on Pa's side, all I ever knew is what Grandma told me. Grandpa Benham's people lived in Toronto, Canada, and run a big brewery there. Ma and Pa got some papers on the Benham side of the family to fill out and some one was trying to find out about all of them. But ma just threw the whole thing in the fire. So no one ever knows just what was the inquery from them." ----------------------------------- Family notes: "Great great Granddad Benham ran a big brewery in Canada across from Detroit - horse hockey - big races - New Orleans, etc - lazy? - heard he was drown in Lake Erie - married Poughkeepsie, NY. Charles Benham born in New York, 1848, Sept 22, died Nov 24, 1928. Blacksmith apprenticeship from Joe Alchin, Milan, at 16 years of age. brother Charles sister Sarah 10 yrs older - born 1838 (Added notes): born in Canada his wife older Eliza Proctor, born Sept 1816, at Jamestown NY (This must be about Beecher Jr.) ______________________ Told to Vinnie by Beulah DuBois Beecher Bryant Benham was reported to have lost his life in a storm on Lake Erie. He is said to follow race tracks, as a rider or jockey and was gone for long periods at a time in doing this. Seems he was never settled anywhere for very long. (Beulah Benham DuBois lived with Grandma and Grandpa Gould quite a bit when she was a little girl so she seemed to know quite a bit about them). Grandpa Gould was gifted with powers fo seeing things like we call mediumister. I (Vinnie) was told several interesting stories of this gift of his. _______________________________ 1820 Census Gorham, Ontario Co,, NY Roll M33_62, Page 232, Image 121 Eli Benham Males, 1 - under 1 1 - 10 - 16 1 - 16 - 18 ? - 16 - 26 1 - 26 - 45 1 - over 45 Females, 1 - 10 - 16 2 - 16 - 26 1 - over 45 Four engaged in Agriculture, two in Manufacturing. Beecher Benham Males, 2 - under 10 (Robert, 2, Eli, 1) 1 - 16 - 26 (Beecher, aged 24) Females 1 - 16 - 26 (Nancy, 23) One engaged in Agriculture Ebenezer Benham Males 1 - under 10 1 - 16 - 18 1 - over 45 Females 2 - 16 - 26 1 - over 45 Two engaged in Agriculture. Silas Benham Males 2 - 10 - 16 1 - 16 - 26 1 - 26 - 45 Females 1 under 10 1 - 10 - 16 1 - 26 - 45 Three engaged in Agriculture, one in Manufacture. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1830 Census Hopewell, Ontario Co., NY Roll M 19_101, page 96, image 198 Homer Benham Males 1 - under five 1 - 20 - 29 1 - 30 - 39 Females 1 - under 5 1 - 5 - 9 1 - 30 - 39 (Beecher, 34) Beecher Benham Males 2 - 5 - 9 Beecher, 10 probably still 9) 2 - 10 - 14 (Robert, 12, Eli, 11) 3 - 20 - 29 (Beecher, 34 is missing) Females 1 - under 5 1 - 30 - 39 (Nancy, 33) Jonathan Benham Males 2 - under 5 1 - 20 - 29 Females 1 - under 5 1 - 20 - 29	BENHAM, Beecher Sr. (I379)
169	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I50)
170	Vinnie graduated from Onaway High School in 1917.	DUBOIS, Vinnie (I70)
171	Viro married a Georgianna Crain in Binghamton, NY, and had three children: Paul, Daisy, and Viro. Georgianna, Paul and Daisy died of diptheria in New York. He remarried Matie Shumaker (Milwaukee) and had several more children, one being Velma. In 1900 he was in Detroit when his father died. Viro worked on the Milwaukee Journal and authored several books. His obituary listed his residence as 581 Wabash Ave., aged 51. He died of stomach cancer. He was a graduate of the Detroit College of Medicine and had a "considerable practice" when he was discovered to have cancer. He was a reporter for the Free Press in 1896. He was also a night clerk in the board of health offices and a deputy sheriff under Sheriff Stewart. In politics he was a Democrat. His obituary does not mention any survivors.	RICHARDSON, Viro Wilson (I483)
172	We believe he was a Spiritualist, described by the family as "Spiritualist crazy". He moved to Matherton, North Plains Twp, Ionia Co., Mi in 1857 (a note written by Alice K. Richardson says they went to Michigan in 1856.) The town needed a doctor and they had heard of Dr. Richardson in Binghamton, NY. They offered him a house and farm if he would go there. He made some money while there, but he must not have stayed too long. In the 1860 Census, he was in Ionia County. Cordelia died of consumption in 1862. In the 1870 Census he was in Lansing, MI. Alice was 16. CFB thinks Cordelia had a brother in Seville Twp., Gratiot Co, MI. He found a Truesdell buried in Seville Twp. about 1900. Family stories say Cordelia was buried on her brother's farm, where she died. He bought a hotel in Lansing between 1862 and 1871, but lost it when he followed a Spiritualist message. He tried to reclaim the hotel when Alice was going with Charles Benham (they married in 1871). Some Chronology: In 1870 Israel was living in Lansing separately from his children: Belle,24; Oro, 18; Alice, 16. In the Lansing City Directory, in 1873 Oro is listed, and in 1887 Israel and Viro are listed. Israel died in January, 1887. In 1886 he is in Detroit (Check this fact) He died at 7:00pm January 23, 1887 in Detroit of "pneumonia of the brain". He was 66 years, 9 months, and 17 days old. The Richardson Family by Charles F. Benham In June 1966 we made another trip to Gratiot County, we found the deed and location of about 450 acres of land owned by Israel El. Richardson. In the years 1862 to 1865 we are quite sure he lumbered some of this land and floated the logs down the Pine River. He purchased the land in June of 1862, and the following December his wife, Cordelia, died, "old family records", and all we ever heard was that she was buried on the place. On this trip we found, after many leads and tips, a Max Harrell, of Riverdale, about 70 years old, who has lived in the area all his life, as did his father and grandfather. A tale told in his family "just what I was looking for" that someone was buried on the banks of Pine River, at the end of Olive Road at Lumberjack Road by a huge boulder. This is in the bend of the river about 40 feet off the road. This tale was told to Mr. Harrell's grandfather by an Indian so it kind of dates it to the right era. We found the boulder, no trouble, it is about 8 or 10 feet around, a lot of brush and small trees cover it up. At the time Cordelia died Israel owned this land where the stone is, and unless some other more logical answer is found, I am satisfied that this is her burial spot. ---------------------------------- In Ionia County records there are two purchases of land by Israel Richardson on July 9, 1864. He purchased a west fractional half of section eighteen in town twelve from Charles Merrill of Detroit for thirty-five dollars. He also purchased the east half of the north east quarter of section nineteen and the North west fractional quarter and the south half of the North east quarter of section nineteen in township twelve North of Range four west, a total of three hundred and four acres from Joel and Patty Rogers for six hundred dollars. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1840 Census. Libery Twp, Susquehanna Co., PA Israel Richardson Males 1 15-20 (Israel, Jr. 20 or Ira 18) 1 50-60 (Israel, Sr., Females 1 to 5 1 5-10 1 15-20 1 50-60 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1850 Census. Liberty Twp., Susquehanna Co., PA page 133, Roll 829 Israel Richardson 30 m farmer 200 Pa Pardelia 27 f NY Ferdinand 6 m Pa Isabel 4 f Pa Viro 11/12? m PA Oro 1m m NY He is living near his father.	RICHARDSON, Israel Eustace (2) (I458)
173	When he was twelve, in Oregon, he tore down a Model T car. He worked in an auto plant in Flint during World War II. He had three sons, Ronnie (married a Jean), and two more. In 1988 one or more of them live around Flint, and one in Arkansas or Missorie.	BENHAM, Carl (I100)
174	William Willcox died of consumption.	WILLCOX, William (I346)

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151

Social Security Number - 379-01-9111

Ethel and Guy were still married at the time Ethel's mother Emma died in 1937. Her children said they were married 25 years, so that means they were divorced after July 1938.

Information from documents Maxine has. (Aug, 2001)
Ethel and Bill Stoneburner were married by Rev Lipkee at Trinity Luthern Church, Muskegon, in 1941. In a letter (to and from?)
the reception was at their house on Heights Ravenna Road. They had chicken for supper. The "kids" were there, Roy (her brother), Maude and Alice (her sisters) and two girl friends.

She worked at Borg Warner Corp., in Muskegon, from January 23, 1936 to February 5, 1944. She took a leave of absence until March 20, 1944. She left because of illness and never went back.

Notes from letters written by Ethel or Maxine.
Ethel went to Tacoma, Washington, where her husband was in the Army. He was due to be discharged soon. Before his discharge, she had a full medical checkup and ovarian cancer was discovered. In her letters she does not discuss her disease much.
They lived at 806 South K St., Tacoma, WA.

February 18, 1946 she owned Lot 10, Block 152, in Muskegon Heights

March 8, 1946. Ethel stopped working in the PX at the base.

April 7, 1946. Had a check-up, got a shot for small pox. "I may have a small operation. Will let you know later, nothing serious, so don't worry."

April 10, 1946. Jack filed an appeal. He had broken into a drug store. He stole some stamps, so it was a federal crime and he went to Chilacothe, Ohio, prison. At another time he was in Jackon (MI) prison.

April 17, 1946. Ethel took the Pullman train to San Francisco.

April 23, 1946. Ethel tells Maxine that she has not started her "x-ray" treatments yet.

May 3, 1946. She has started getting treatments at Letterman Hospital in San Francisco.

May 13,1946. She is getting treatments at Letterman Hospital.

May 31, 1946. Bill is reported out of the military "a week ago". He wants to buy a trailer and a jeep.
(Evidently, they got a jeep because I (JLBW) remember Ethel using a jeep as her main vehicle.)

July 7, 1946. Telegram to Richard Spink (Maxine's husband) saying Maxine and boys arrived that day.

July 7, 1946. Letter saying Maxine just arrived with 2 boys in a 1937 Ford. They had driven from Michigan.

Listed as "meat clerk", Tacoma, Washington, 12/5/1944 to 2/2/1945

Chuck... (2000) Ethel know all along she was a Reintjes. When she was married, she used the name McGillis. When Guy found out her real maiden name, they had a big fight.

Maxine has Ethel's hair that she cut off when she was 24 years old. She could sit on her hair at the time. In those days they kept hair to practice using a curling iron.

REINTGUS, Ethel Frances (I72)

152

Sonya is retarded, Mother (Margaret Benham) says from a high fever when she was a baby.

BENHAM, Sonya (I959)

153

Source Medium: Book

ABBR EllisREFN 61DATE 9 OCT 1999

Source (S47)

154

Source Medium: Book

ABBR MorseREFN 61DATE 9 OCT 1999

Source (S76)

155

Source Medium: Book

ABBR RandallREFN 61DATE 9 OCT 1999

Source (S71)

156

Source Medium: Book

ABBR SavageREFN 61DATE 9 OCT 1999

Source (S1)

157

Source Medium: Book

ABBR VintonREFN 61DATE 9 OCT 1999

Source (S74)

158

Source Medium: Book

ABBR WrightREFN 61DATE 9 OCT 1999

Source (S2)

159

Source Medium: Other

Source (S50)

160

Spelling of his name could be McLain.

MCLEAN, Tom (I1036)

161

The family believes there was bad blood between Alice and Belle. Their last letter was in 1871 and it is thought that either Belle thought that Alice married beneath her, or that Belle was attracted to Charles Benham.

Belle died in the Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital. Beulah DuBois received a letter from the hospital informing her of Belle's death.

RICHARDSON, Isabelle Cordelia 'Belle' (I477)

162

The family records says Cordelia died of consumption at 2:00 pm on December 28, 1862 at her brother's home. She was 39 years, 2 months and 4 days. Family history says she was buried on her brother's farm in Seville Twp., Gratiot Co, MI.

TRUESDELL, Cordelia Elvira (I464)

163

The names of his children are from the abstract of his will.
"Ezek" and his wife "Susan" are listed with the "Names of those who did enter int the Covenant first." for the First Church in Charlestown, MA. The church was formed November 2, 1632, they must have arrived in Massachusetts before then.

Bibliography:

Abstracts of Early Wills. Vol 7, pg, 172

Record-Book of the First Church in Charlestown. Vol 23, pg 190.

RICHARDSON, Ezekiel (I398)

164

This child is probably the one year old "Jane" on the 1855 State Census.

TRUESDELL, Mary Jane (I813)

165

This family had five children. Antoon Reintjes, email 12 Jan 2003.

REINTINES, Barnardus (I674)

166

This family had seven children. Antoon Reintjes, email 12 Jan 2003.

REINTIENS, Henricus (I657)

167

Timothy and his brother Converse lived with a "rich uncle" in New Brunswick according to a family history written by Sarah A. (Richardson) Lindsey in 1901.

In Wright, pages 131 - 132. Timothy joined his brother Converse in New Brunswick from 1827 to 1849, by which time the lumbering operations were in difficulities. Timothy sold out and went back to the United States. Converse's son Ira went to see his uncle Timothy in Vermont in the early 1860's.

1820 Census. Concord Twp., Essex Co., VT

Timothy Richardson Males 1 16 - 18
3 16 - 16
1 45 and older

Females 1 10 - 16
1 16 - 26
1 45 and older
Four engaged in agriculture.
There is also a Lot Richardson in Concord.

1830 Census. Wilmington Twp., Windham Co., VT

Timothy Richardson Males 1 20 - 30
(aged 28) 1 50 - 60

Females 1 20 - 20
1 40 - 50

1840 Census. no Timothy
(aged 38)

1850 Census. There is a Timothy in DeKalb Co., IL, but the Ancestry page would not open.

RICHARDSON, Timothy (I522)

168

Timothy Benham (Ancestry search Oct 4, 2002) [email protected]

1816 Marriage reported in the "Ontario Repository" of December 24, 1816. Marriage reported in the Geneva (NY) Gazette, January 8, 1817.

1817. In Ontario Co., deeds 29:431 in December 1817 Eli sold to his son Beecher land in Gorham for $500.00

1826. January 17, 1826, Beecher sold to Eli land in Gorham for $1200.00. Deed 44:319
With his brother Jonathan he received a deed from Eli for 100 acres in Hopewell.

1829. January 2, 1829 Beecher deeded his share to Jonathan for $1.00. Deed 48:383

1830. Probabe record 50:5 shows Beecher assigned everything to his creditors on June 21, 1830.

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CFB... In 1829 Beecher and Jonathan (Brother of Beecher, Sr.) bought land. In 1832 Beecher sold land to Mattison. Chuck thinks Beecher got into some kind of trouble in about 1829. On June 21, 1830, Beecher assigned everything to creditors. He had gone to Upper Canada before the Census of 1830. In 1851 Johathan went to Canada in relation to Eli's will.

Beecher and his brother Horace married sisters. Horace married Mary Ann Dickson.

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In a letter written by Buelah (I think) she says: "But on Pa's side, all I ever knew is what Grandma told me. Grandpa Benham's people lived in Toronto, Canada, and run a big brewery there. Ma and Pa got some papers on the Benham side of the family to fill out and some one was trying to find out about all of them. But ma just threw the whole thing in the fire. So no one ever knows just what was the inquery from them."
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Family notes: "Great great Granddad Benham ran a big brewery in Canada across from Detroit - horse hockey - big races - New Orleans, etc - lazy? - heard he was drown in Lake Erie - married Poughkeepsie, NY.

Charles Benham born in New York, 1848, Sept 22, died Nov 24, 1928. Blacksmith apprenticeship from Joe Alchin, Milan, at 16 years of age.
brother Charles
sister Sarah 10 yrs older - born 1838

(Added notes): born in Canada his wife older Eliza Proctor, born Sept 1816, at Jamestown NY (This must be about Beecher Jr.)
______________________
Told to Vinnie by Beulah DuBois
Beecher Bryant Benham was reported to have lost his life in a storm on Lake Erie. He is said to follow race tracks, as a rider or jockey and was gone for long periods at a time in doing this. Seems he was never settled anywhere for very long.
(Beulah Benham DuBois lived with Grandma and Grandpa Gould quite a bit when she was a little girl so she seemed to know quite a bit about them). Grandpa Gould was gifted with powers fo seeing things like we call mediumister. I (Vinnie) was told several interesting stories of this gift of his.
_______________________________

1820 Census Gorham, Ontario Co,, NY
Roll M33_62, Page 232, Image 121
Eli Benham
Males, 1 - under 1
1 - 10 - 16
1 - 16 - 18
? - 16 - 26
1 - 26 - 45
1 - over 45
Females, 1 - 10 - 16
2 - 16 - 26
1 - over 45
Four engaged in Agriculture, two in Manufacturing.

Beecher Benham
Males, 2 - under 10 (Robert, 2, Eli, 1)
1 - 16 - 26 (Beecher, aged 24)
Females 1 - 16 - 26 (Nancy, 23)
One engaged in Agriculture

Ebenezer Benham
Males 1 - under 10
1 - 16 - 18
1 - over 45
Females 2 - 16 - 26
1 - over 45
Two engaged in Agriculture.

Silas Benham
Males 2 - 10 - 16
1 - 16 - 26
1 - 26 - 45
Females 1 under 10
1 - 10 - 16
1 - 26 - 45
Three engaged in Agriculture, one in Manufacture.
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1830 Census Hopewell, Ontario Co., NY
Roll M 19_101, page 96, image 198

Homer Benham
Males 1 - under five
1 - 20 - 29
1 - 30 - 39
Females 1 - under 5
1 - 5 - 9
1 - 30 - 39 (Beecher, 34)

Beecher Benham
Males 2 - 5 - 9 Beecher, 10 probably still 9)
2 - 10 - 14 (Robert, 12, Eli, 11)
3 - 20 - 29
(Beecher, 34 is missing)
Females 1 - under 5
1 - 30 - 39 (Nancy, 33)

Jonathan Benham
Males 2 - under 5
1 - 20 - 29
Females 1 - under 5
1 - 20 - 29

BENHAM, Beecher Sr. (I379)

169

At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.

Living (I50)

170

Vinnie graduated from Onaway High School in 1917.

DUBOIS, Vinnie (I70)

171

Viro married a Georgianna Crain in Binghamton, NY, and had three children: Paul, Daisy, and Viro. Georgianna, Paul and Daisy died of diptheria in New York. He remarried Matie Shumaker (Milwaukee) and had several more children, one being Velma. In 1900 he was in Detroit when his father died. Viro worked on the Milwaukee Journal and authored several books.

His obituary listed his residence as 581 Wabash Ave., aged 51. He died of stomach cancer. He was a graduate of the Detroit College of Medicine and had a "considerable practice" when he was discovered to have cancer. He was a reporter for the Free Press in 1896. He was also a night clerk in the board of health offices and a deputy sheriff under Sheriff Stewart. In politics he was a Democrat. His obituary does not mention any survivors.

RICHARDSON, Viro Wilson (I483)

172

We believe he was a Spiritualist, described by the family as "Spiritualist crazy".

He moved to Matherton, North Plains Twp, Ionia Co., Mi in 1857 (a note written by Alice K. Richardson says they went to Michigan in 1856.) The town needed a doctor and they had heard of Dr. Richardson in Binghamton, NY. They offered him a house and farm if he would go there. He made some money while there, but he must not have stayed too long. In the 1860 Census, he was in Ionia County. Cordelia died of consumption in 1862. In the 1870 Census he was in Lansing, MI. Alice was 16. CFB thinks Cordelia had a brother in Seville Twp., Gratiot Co, MI. He found a Truesdell buried in Seville Twp. about 1900. Family stories say Cordelia was buried on her brother's farm, where she died. He bought a hotel in Lansing between 1862 and 1871, but lost it when he followed a Spiritualist message. He tried to reclaim the hotel when Alice was going with Charles Benham (they married in 1871).

Some Chronology:
In 1870 Israel was living in Lansing separately from his children: Belle,24; Oro, 18; Alice, 16. In the Lansing City Directory, in 1873 Oro is listed, and in 1887 Israel and Viro are listed. Israel died in January, 1887.
In 1886 he is in Detroit (Check this fact)

He died at 7:00pm January 23, 1887 in Detroit of "pneumonia of the brain". He was 66 years, 9 months, and 17 days old.

The Richardson Family by Charles F. Benham
In June 1966 we made another trip to Gratiot County, we found the deed and location of about 450 acres of land owned by Israel El. Richardson. In the years 1862 to 1865 we are quite sure he lumbered some of this land and floated the logs down the Pine River. He purchased the land in June of 1862, and the following December his wife, Cordelia, died, "old family records", and all we ever heard was that she was buried on the place.
On this trip we found, after many leads and tips, a Max Harrell, of Riverdale, about 70 years old, who has lived in the area all his life, as did his father and grandfather. A tale told in his family "just what I was looking for" that someone was buried on the banks of Pine River, at the end of Olive Road at Lumberjack Road by a huge boulder. This is in the bend of the river about 40 feet off the road. This tale was told to Mr. Harrell's grandfather by an Indian so it kind of dates it to the right era. We found the boulder, no trouble, it is about 8 or 10 feet around, a lot of brush and small trees cover it up.
At the time Cordelia died Israel owned this land where the stone is, and unless some other more logical answer is found, I am satisfied that this is her burial spot.
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In Ionia County records there are two purchases of land by Israel Richardson on July 9, 1864. He purchased a west fractional half of section eighteen in town twelve from Charles Merrill of Detroit for thirty-five dollars. He also purchased the east half of the north east quarter of section nineteen and the North west fractional quarter and the south half of the North east quarter of section nineteen in township twelve North of Range four west, a total of three hundred and four acres from Joel and Patty Rogers for six hundred dollars.

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1840 Census. Libery Twp, Susquehanna Co., PA

Israel Richardson Males 1 15-20 (Israel, Jr. 20 or Ira 18)
1 50-60 (Israel, Sr.,
Females 1 to 5
1 5-10
1 15-20
1 50-60

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1850 Census. Liberty Twp., Susquehanna Co., PA page 133, Roll 829

Israel Richardson 30 m farmer 200 Pa
Pardelia 27 f NY
Ferdinand 6 m Pa
Isabel 4 f Pa
Viro 11/12? m PA
Oro 1m m NY

He is living near his father.

RICHARDSON, Israel Eustace (2) (I458)

173

When he was twelve, in Oregon, he tore down a Model T car. He worked in an auto plant in Flint during World War II.
He had three sons, Ronnie (married a Jean), and two more. In 1988 one or more of them live around Flint, and one in Arkansas or Missorie.

BENHAM, Carl (I100)

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William Willcox died of consumption.

WILLCOX, William (I346)

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