Lelia Emma (Lyon) Benham (1850 - 1945)

Wife of Napoleon Bonaparte Benham — married 4 Mar 1869 in Iowa, United States

Died 13 Feb 1945 at age 94 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States

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Biography

Leila was born December 1, 1850. Daughter of Asa Lyon who was born in England. She passed away widowed in 1945.

Widows Pension

Name: Napoleon B Benham

Event Type: Pension

Event Date: 1868

Event Place: Iowa, United States

Beneficiary's Name: Lelia E Benham^[1]

Occupation

Housewife (per death record)

Census

United States Census, 1930 Dash Point, Pierce, Washington

Name: Lelia E Benham

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1930

Event Place: Dash Point, Pierce, Washington, United States

Gender: Female

Age: 78

Marital Status: Widowed

Race: White

Birth Year (Estimated): 1852

Birthplace: Ohio

Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts

Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut

Relationship to Head of Household: Mother

Charles V Benham Head M 58 Iowa

Lelia E Benham Mother F 78 Ohio^[2]

Death

Cause: Senile (per death record)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDB2-FYP : 29 August 2020), Selia E Benham in entry for Napoleon B Benham, 1868.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC35-9RT : accessed 30 August 2020), Lelia E Benham in household of Charles V Benham, Dash Point, Pierce, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 1B, line 55, family 15, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2509; FHL microfilm 2,342,243.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 August 2020), memorial page for Leila E Benham (1851–13 Feb 1945), Find A Grave: Memorial #128818596, citing Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by DaveVangsness (contributor 16959198) .
• "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3TR-FBT : 10 March 2018), N. B. Benham in entry for Lelia E. Benham, 13 Feb 1945; citing Tacoma, Pierce Co., Wash., reference 109, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,032,399.
• Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2017, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov,.