Lucy Caroline McDaniel (1856 - 1944)

Born 1856 in Mississippi

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin F Geno — married 1873 in Mississippi

Died 1944 at about age 88 in Oklahoma

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Biography

Lucy Caroline McDaniel was born in May 1856 in Tennessee, her father, Lindsey, was 28, and her mother, Sarah, was 26. She married Benjamin Franklin Geno in 1873. They had six children in 15 years. She died in 1944 in Lexington, Oklahoma, at the age of 88, and was buried there.

Marriage

Lucy Caroline McDaniel married Benjamin Franklin Geno in 1873 when she was 17 years old. She married Benjamin Geno in 1873 and would have at least six children, including: William L., Marion F., Edgar M., Delbert V., Andrew Lee, and Minnie V. ^[1]

Residence

In 1880, they were farming in District 11, Hardin County, Tennessee. The household included: B. F. Geno, age 29, born in Mississippi, Lusie C., age 24, born in Tennessee, William L., age 6, born in Tennessee; Mary F., age 3, born in Tennessee; and Edgar M., age 4 months, born in Tennessee.^[2]

By 1890, the family had moved to Oklahoma. The household included: Benjamin F., age 40; Lucy C., age 26; L. W., age 16; Marion, age 12; son, age 8; son, age 5; Lee, age 1. In 1900 they were living on a farm they owned in Lexington, Oklahoma (Cleveland County). The household included Benjamin F, Born December 1850 in Mississippi; Lucy, born May 1856 in Tennessee, married 27 years, five children; Marian F., born march 1878 in Mississippi, Delbert V., born February 1885 in Tennessee; Andrew L, born February 1889 in Arkansas; and Minnie B., born November 1893 in Oklahoma.^[3]

In 1910, the only child still at home was sixteen year old Minnie. Benjamin and Lucy remained in Lexington, living alone in 1920 and 1930.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/55416708/lucy-caroline-geno : accessed 29 May 2021), memorial page for Lucy Caroline McDaniel Geno (May 1856–1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55416708, citing Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Ten Thousand Years (contributor 47304073) .
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/55416708/lucy-caroline-geno : accessed 29 May 2021), memorial page for Lucy Caroline McDaniel Geno (May 1856–1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55416708, citing Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Ten Thousand Years (contributor 47304073) .
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/55416708/lucy-caroline-geno : accessed 29 May 2021), memorial page for Lucy Caroline McDaniel Geno (May 1856–1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55416708, citing Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Ten Thousand Years (contributor 47304073) .
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/55416708/lucy-caroline-geno : accessed 29 May 2021), memorial page for Lucy Caroline McDaniel Geno (May 1856–1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55416708, citing Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Ten Thousand Years (contributor 47304073) .