Nancy Jane (Houser) Benefiel (1871 - 1924)

Born 4 Jan 1871 in Missouri, United States

Wife of William Felix Benefiel — married 11 Aug 1900 (to 9 May 1924) in Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, United States

Died 9 May 1924 at age 53 in Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Nancy was born in Missouri in 1871, the daughter of Henry Houser and Nancy Benney.^[1] She was married to John Songer, date unknown,^[2] and then to William F. Benefiel in Kansas in 1900.^[3]Nancy passed away in California in 1924^[4][5] and is buried in Wilmington, California.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF5R-QWB : 12 August 2017), Nancy Jane Howser in household of Henry Howser, Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 184, sheet 96D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,399.
2. ↑ Stout, Evelyn Benefiel. "The Benefiel Families of Indiana and Their Descendants". Page 415. Self-published; copyright 1983 by Evelyn B. Stout, R.R. 1, Box 92, Cherokee, OK, 73728,
3. ↑ "Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW2R-Z49 : 14 January 2020), Nancy J Souger in entry for William F Benefiel, 1900.
4. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMH-B4PH : 22 October 2019), Nancy Jane Benefiel, 1924.
5. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLBX-MKF6 : 22 October 2019), Nancy Jane Benefiel, 1924.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140691962/nancy-jane-benefiel : accessed 01 June 2022), memorial page for Nancy Jane Houser Benefiel (Jan 1871–9 May 1924), included grave photo, Find A Grave: Memorial #140691962, citing Wilmington Cemetery, Wilmington, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Warren Weimer (contributor 46903249) .

• Ancestry.com. Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 [database on-line with subscription], Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_92; Line: 11, census date 1 Mar 1885, Jane Houser, born ca 1871, Missouri, Other household members: H Houser, 46, Nancy Houser, 43, Rosa B Houser, 11, S A Houser, 8, Samuel Houser, 6, M L Houser, 3, C C Houser 10m.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMY4-KP8 : accessed 8 November 2020), Nancy Songer, Sycamore Township, Montgomery, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 144, sheet 1B, family 15, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,491.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2CT-NFK : accessed 9 November 2020), Nancy Benefiel in household of William F Benefiel, Independence Ward 5, Montgomery, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 183, sheet 8B, family 175, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 448; FHL microfilm 1,374,461.