Descendents of David Benjamin

David Benjamin
1. David Benjamin b. abt. 1861, Missouri, m. 21-Aug-1884, in Kingman County, Kansas, Mary J. McCartney, b. abt 1862, Iowa, d. ??. He came to Kansas from Missouri, Mary came to Kansas from Iowa. They lived in the Township of Hoosier, in Kingman Co., Kansas. Marriage data and Mary's maiden name taken from: "Kingman County Marriage Records, 1875-1913, 1917-1920." Branches & Twigs Genealogical Society of Kingman County, KS,1972. They were married at Oscar McCartney home Mary: Probate was filed in Kingman County, Kansas on 11-Dec-1900 (Probate Record Osawatomie Insane asylum 1898-1899.) He was born in Missouri. He was a former resident oF Polk Co., Iowa and moved from Iowa to Kansas.
    Children:
    2. i Willard Benjamin b. abt 1886, Kansas, d. at age 21. According to State Census, Willard was 9 yrs old on March 1, 1895.
+ 3. ii Sarah Elizabeth Benjamin b. abt 1889.
    4. iii Charles Albert Benjamin b. abt 1891, Kansas, d. ??, VA hospital- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. According to Kansas State Census figures, Charles was 4 yrs old on Mar 1, 1895
+ 5. iv Clarence Benjamin b. 14-Mar-1894.

Della and Arthur Benjamin

    6. v Arthur Lewis Benjamin m. Della Houck, d. ??-Jan-1990. Arthur died ??. Arthur was adopted by the Giffords but kept the Benjamin name. Della: Della's first husband was Phil Corr. They had 4 children.
+ 7. vi Clyde Benjamin b. 24-Aug-1903.
Second Generation
3. Sarah Elizabeth Benjamin b. abt 1889, Kansas, m. Frank Wilhelm, d. ??. Sarah died ??, buried: Arkansas City, Kansas. According to State census figures, Sarah was 6 yrs old on March 1, 1895.
    Children:
    8. i Mary Ruth Wilhelm.

Ella and Clarence Benjamin

5. Clarence Benjamin b. 14-Mar-1894, Kingman, Kingman Co., Kansas, m. 03-Nov-1917, Esther Ella Whitlock, b. 19-Jun-1894, near Kiowa, Oklahoma, (daughter of James Hall Whitlock and Lillie Pearl Harvey) d. 23-Sep-1997, Beadles Nursing Home, Alva, Oklahoma, buried: 27-Sep-1997, Alva, Oklahoma. Clarence died 14-Mar-1960, Alva, Woods Co., Oklahoma, buried: Alva, Woods Co., Oklahoma. Clarence was adopted by the Giffords, but kept the Benjamin name.
    Children:
+ 9. i Rozella Mae Benjamin b. 21-Oct-1918.
+ 10. ii Oliver Benjamin b. 08-Apr-1921.
7. Clyde Benjamin b. 24-Aug-1903, m. Minnie Mae Brighton, b. 07-Apr-1903, d. 02-Jun-1988. Clyde died 13-Jun-1992, Kansas City, Missouri, buried: 16-Jun-1992.
    Children:
+ 11. i Charles Raymond Benjamin b. 19-Aug-1922.
Third Generation
9. Rozella Mae Benjamin b. 21-Oct-1918, Alva, Woods Co., Oklahoma, m. (1) 22-Nov-1942, Glenn Edman Snyder, b. 30-Jan-1914, Winchester, Oklahoma, (son of Samuel Fernoi Snyder and Ada Loretta Smith) m. (2) 12-Feb-1977, Jeff Bower, d. ??, m. (3) Sam "Buford" Riggenbach, b. 06-Jul-1925, near Capron, Oklahoma, (son of Lewis H. Riggenbach and Marjorie Paya) d. 11-Nov-1984, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, Kansas, buried: 16-Nov-1984, Capron Cemetery, Capron, Oklahoma, m. (4) 07-Oct-1989, Glenn Edman Snyder, b. 30-Jan-1914, Winchester, Oklahoma, (son of Samuel Fernoi Snyder and Ada Loretta Smith). Rozella died: 09-Apr-1998, Alva, Oklahoma. Glenn worked in the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)- 1933-1935. In 1935 he helped create Boiling Springs Park in Oklahoma.
10. Oliver Benjamin b. 08-Apr-1921, m. Marjorie Andersen. Oliver died ??.
11. Charles Raymond Benjamin b. 19-Aug-1922, m. Mary Kay Lemos, b. 09-Apg-1927. Charles died 07?-Oct-1993, Kansas City, Missouri, buried: 12-Oct-1993. Charles was in the Navy, then became an air traffic controller in Kansas City.

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