George W Benefiel (1845 - 1904)

Born 28 Apr 1845 in Jefferson, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Louisa Frances (Murphy) Benefiel — married 15 Jun 1871 in Darlington, Franklin Township, Montgomery, Indiana, United States

Died 27 Jan 1904 at age 58 in Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Benefiel Name Study.

George was born in Indiana in 1845, the son of Wilson Benefiel and Eliza Buchanan.^[1] He married Louisa F. Murphy in Indiana in 1871.^[2] George passed away in Indiana in 1904 in Indiana,^[3] and is buried in Colfax, Indiana.^[4]

George served in the Union Army in the Civil War:^[5][6][7][8]

“CIVIL WAR RECORD, UNION ARMY—NATIONAL ARCHIVES
George W. Benefiel; age: 18; res Shelby twp; Jefferson co, IN; Farmer; Enl: 1 Jan 1864 at Madison, IN, for 3 yrs; Pvt in Co H, 10 In Cav; captured 14 Dec 1864 at Point Rock, AL; released 29 Apr 1865 Jacksonville, FL. Was confined at Andersonville, GA; Mustered out 13 June 1865 at Camp Chase, OH; Ht: 5’8”; Eyes: Dark; Hair: Dark; Comp: Dark; …From NA record places of residence were: 1885, Lindon, Montgomery co, IN; 1891, Linden; 1897, Colfax, Clinton co, IN; 1904, Frankfort, Clinton co, IN…”^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MHJK-8N2 : Mon Jan 02 03:52:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Elisa Benifield and Wilson B Benifield, 1850.
2. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z1VV-W8T2 : 3 August 2022), George W Benneful, 1871.
3. ↑ "Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ77-XN1 : 3 December 2014), George W. Benefiel, 27 Jan 1904, Frankfort, Indiana; from "Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2003); citing "The source of this record is the book CSS-2 on page 113 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration." City Health Office Frankfort.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 04 March 2023), memorial page for George W. Benefiel (28 Apr 1845–27 Jan 1904), includes grave photo, Find A Grave: Memorial #11318571, citing Plainview Cemetery, Colfax, Clinton County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Andrew Likins (contributor 46595542).
5. ↑ "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDPT-Y68 : 20 February 2021), George W Benefiel, 1880.
6. ↑ "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NH8G-ZWP : 24 March 2016), George W. Benefiel, 1880.
7. ↑ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6W5-RXL : 20 August 2019), George W Benefiel, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,634,186.
8. ↑ "United States Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans, 1879-1903", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6H3-JY5 : 3 March 2021), Geo W Benafield, .
9. ↑ Stout, Evelyn Benefiel. "The Benefiel Families of Indiana and Their Descendants". Self-published; copyright 1983 by Evelyn B. Stout, R.R. 1, Box 92, Cherokee, OK, 73728. Page 33, Civil War record of George W. Benefiel, son of Wilson & Eliza (Buchanan) Benefiel.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH9B-XF9 : 13 January 2022), George W. Benefiel, Franklin Township, Montgomery, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMBK-23N : 30 November 2021), Geo Benefiel, 1900.

This person was created through the import of LaBach Family TreeApril28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011.