Almira Benham (abt. 1800 - 1880)

Born about 1800 in Dutchess, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Oct 1880 at about age 80 in Pleasant Valley, Scott, Iowa, United States

Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Birth

Abt 1800, Dutchess County, New York^[1][2] or 1801^[3]

Death

12 Oct 1880, Pleasant Valley, Scott County, Iowa^[1][2][4]

Research Note

Almira is recorded as buried in two separate places. A request for information has been sent to the persons maintaining these memorials.

Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York^[4][5]

Oakdale Cemetery interment records indicate that Almira died on 12 October 1880 and was interred at Oakdale on 13 October 1880.^[6][7]

Census

1850, Dutchess County, New York^[8][3]

1856, Iowa State Census, Camanche, Clinton County, Iowa, USA^[3][9]

1860, Winfield, Scott County, Iowa, USA^[10][3]

1870, Butler Township, Scott County, Iowa, USA^[11][3]

1880, Pleasant Valley, Scott Co, IA^[12][3]

Marriage

Husband: Darius Tallman

Wife: Almira Benham

Marriage: 1817^[2][1][3]

Child: John Peck Higgins Tallman

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Almira Benham Tallman's Obituary," 3 November 1880, online archives, Daily Eagle Author: New York. Poughkeepsie. Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} to Rick Tallman, e-mail, 28 June 2011, "Re: My Family"; privately held by Tallman [(E-ADDRESS), & STREET ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Saugerties, New York. Author: Jon Tallman, [(E-ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE),] Note: Information on John P. H. Tallman [451291] and his descendants, and his connection to Darius and Rebecca (Southworth) Tallman [64582 & 126911]. (see John PH Tallman Lineage.doc) Page: 137:156 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} "Hillard - Tallman GEDCOM," supplied by Hillard, 8 September 2010. Author: compiled by Victor Grant Hillard Jr. [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE Derry, New Hampshire] Note: (Also see Vic's WorldConnect Database: "Descendants of William Hillard (1614_16__)" here: https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/149132/I1/-/individual)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} to Rick Tallman, e-mail, 7 September 2011, "Your RootsWeb"; privately held by Tallman [(E-ADDRESS), & STREET ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Saugerties, New York. Author: Jon Tallman, [(E-ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE),]
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, accessed 26 July 2021, memorial page for Almira Benham Tallman (1800–12 Oct 1880), Find A Grave: Memorial #72074835, citing Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Jon Tallman (contributor 47178062) .
6. ↑ "Iowa, Scott County, Oakdale Cemetery, Interment Records, 1856-1989", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:83RV-4CW2 : 22 July 2021), Almira Tallman, 1880.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, accessed 26 July 2021, memorial page for Almira Tallman (1800–12 Oct 1880), Find A Grave: Memorial #166135225, citing Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Collene Family Finder (contributor 47321903) . Note: no photo
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYW-HH6 : 23 December 2020), Almira Tallman in household of Darius Tallman, Dover, Dutchess, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ Camanche, Clinton, Iowa, Page 128. Ancestry.com. Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.
10. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Walnut Grove Post Office, Winfield, Scott, Iowa; Page: 20 Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVY-ZGJ : 29 May 2021), Almyra Talman in entry for Darius Talman, 1870.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDLX-VT5 : 19 February 2021), Almira Tallman in household of Darius Tallman, Pleasant Valley, Scott, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 266, sheet 401C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,363.

Acknowledgements

• Benham-617 was created by Tom Greene through the import of wikiedwardbabcock1.ged on May 17, 2015.