This memorial is for the top half of the stones. Presumably, the bottom half is written for a child or children, and is entered under MANSELL
Top name(s) difficult to read, but second line is "___ of G. H. Benshoff." By tradition, it is usually wife of, daughter of, or son of (rarely mother of or father of or sibling, aunt, etc.)
Top half likely the wife of Gasper Benshoff, possibly Leula/Seula middle initial M.
1850 Census, Franklin, Portage, Ohio
Bushnell, Cyrus B, 26, b. Ohio
-, Melissa P, 25
-, Leister A., 4
-, Leula M, 2
1866 Dec 19 marriage, Portage County
Gasper H. Benshoff, father William A. Benshoff made application,
to
Leula M. Bushnell
1869 Dec 24 birth Kent, Portage, Ohio
Wm. A. Benshoff
father G H Benshoff
mother S M Bushnell
1870 Census, Franklin, Portage, Ohio
Benshoff, Gasper, 25, b. PA, works in RR Shop
-, Leula, 22, b. OH
-, William, 5/12
1870 Census, Newark, Licking, Ohio
Benshoff, William, 48, b. Penn
-, Esther, 54
-, Samilda, 16
1873 Aug 17 death Kent, Portage, Ohio
Casper H. Benshaft, age 28
b. 1845 Cambria, Pa, married, painter
[mother and children, after Casper's death]
1880 Census, Newark, Licking, Ohio
Benshoff, Esther, 56, widowed, b. Pa, parents b. Pa
Mansell, Hettie, 18, granddaughter, b. Pa
-, Wm. Albert, 16, grandson, b. India, parents b. Pa
-, Sarah Jane, 11, granddaughter, b India, parents b. Pa [m. Rev. John F. Thurston]
[Would be mother and children of Abie/Anna Elizabeth Benshoff Mansell, 9 years after her death.]
Son: William Alton Benshoff is buried in LA, CA. Birth record, Wm. A. Benshoff, son of G. H. Benshoff and S. M. Bushnell, b. 24 Dec 1869. Death record d. 15 Aug 1959, Los Angeles, CA, father Benshoff, mother Bushnell, buried there 7934936
Daughter: Hettie daughter of G. H. Benhoff, wife of Rev H Mansell, who was Abie or Anna Elizabeth Benshoff. She died circa 1871 when the family was home from India.
See Mansell memorial for additional info on daughter Benshoff who married a Mansell. Looks like the bottom half is "Children of Rev. H. Mansell"
1931 readings, reportedly:
"Went to India as Missionary & was married to Rev. H. Mansell in 1875, Buried in Cargin?"
From contributor Kari Mohn (#47779065): According to Leula's granddaughter Hazel Benshoff (1896-1991) her great-grandmother's middle name was Myrtilla.
Top name(s) difficult to read, but second line is "___ of G. H. Benshoff." By tradition, it is usually wife of, daughter of, or son of (rarely mother of or father of or sibling, aunt, etc.)
Top half likely the wife of Gasper Benshoff, possibly Leula/Seula middle initial M.
1850 Census, Franklin, Portage, Ohio
Bushnell, Cyrus B, 26, b. Ohio
-, Melissa P, 25
-, Leister A., 4
-, Leula M, 2
1866 Dec 19 marriage, Portage County
Gasper H. Benshoff, father William A. Benshoff made application,
to
Leula M. Bushnell
1869 Dec 24 birth Kent, Portage, Ohio
Wm. A. Benshoff
father G H Benshoff
mother S M Bushnell
1870 Census, Franklin, Portage, Ohio
Benshoff, Gasper, 25, b. PA, works in RR Shop
-, Leula, 22, b. OH
-, William, 5/12
1870 Census, Newark, Licking, Ohio
Benshoff, William, 48, b. Penn
-, Esther, 54
-, Samilda, 16
1873 Aug 17 death Kent, Portage, Ohio
Casper H. Benshaft, age 28
b. 1845 Cambria, Pa, married, painter
[mother and children, after Casper's death]
1880 Census, Newark, Licking, Ohio
Benshoff, Esther, 56, widowed, b. Pa, parents b. Pa
Mansell, Hettie, 18, granddaughter, b. Pa
-, Wm. Albert, 16, grandson, b. India, parents b. Pa
-, Sarah Jane, 11, granddaughter, b India, parents b. Pa [m. Rev. John F. Thurston]
[Would be mother and children of Abie/Anna Elizabeth Benshoff Mansell, 9 years after her death.]
Son: William Alton Benshoff is buried in LA, CA. Birth record, Wm. A. Benshoff, son of G. H. Benshoff and S. M. Bushnell, b. 24 Dec 1869. Death record d. 15 Aug 1959, Los Angeles, CA, father Benshoff, mother Bushnell, buried there 7934936
Daughter: Hettie daughter of G. H. Benhoff, wife of Rev H Mansell, who was Abie or Anna Elizabeth Benshoff. She died circa 1871 when the family was home from India.
See Mansell memorial for additional info on daughter Benshoff who married a Mansell. Looks like the bottom half is "Children of Rev. H. Mansell"
1931 readings, reportedly:
"Went to India as Missionary & was married to Rev. H. Mansell in 1875, Buried in Cargin?"
From contributor Kari Mohn (#47779065): According to Leula's granddaughter Hazel Benshoff (1896-1991) her great-grandmother's middle name was Myrtilla.
This memorial is for the top half of the stones. Presumably, the bottom half is written for a child or children, and is entered under MANSELL
Top name(s) difficult to read, but second line is "___ of G. H. Benshoff." By tradition, it is usually wife of, daughter of, or son of (rarely mother of or father of or sibling, aunt, etc.)
Top half likely the wife of Gasper Benshoff, possibly Leula/Seula middle initial M.
1850 Census, Franklin, Portage, Ohio
Bushnell, Cyrus B, 26, b. Ohio
-, Melissa P, 25
-, Leister A., 4
-, Leula M, 2
1866 Dec 19 marriage, Portage County
Gasper H. Benshoff, father William A. Benshoff made application,
to
Leula M. Bushnell
1869 Dec 24 birth Kent, Portage, Ohio
Wm. A. Benshoff
father G H Benshoff
mother S M Bushnell
1870 Census, Franklin, Portage, Ohio
Benshoff, Gasper, 25, b. PA, works in RR Shop
-, Leula, 22, b. OH
-, William, 5/12
1870 Census, Newark, Licking, Ohio
Benshoff, William, 48, b. Penn
-, Esther, 54
-, Samilda, 16
1873 Aug 17 death Kent, Portage, Ohio
Casper H. Benshaft, age 28
b. 1845 Cambria, Pa, married, painter
[mother and children, after Casper's death]
1880 Census, Newark, Licking, Ohio
Benshoff, Esther, 56, widowed, b. Pa, parents b. Pa
Mansell, Hettie, 18, granddaughter, b. Pa
-, Wm. Albert, 16, grandson, b. India, parents b. Pa
-, Sarah Jane, 11, granddaughter, b India, parents b. Pa [m. Rev. John F. Thurston]
[Would be mother and children of Abie/Anna Elizabeth Benshoff Mansell, 9 years after her death.]
Son: William Alton Benshoff is buried in LA, CA. Birth record, Wm. A. Benshoff, son of G. H. Benshoff and S. M. Bushnell, b. 24 Dec 1869. Death record d. 15 Aug 1959, Los Angeles, CA, father Benshoff, mother Bushnell, buried there 7934936
Daughter: Hettie daughter of G. H. Benhoff, wife of Rev H Mansell, who was Abie or Anna Elizabeth Benshoff. She died circa 1871 when the family was home from India.
See Mansell memorial for additional info on daughter Benshoff who married a Mansell. Looks like the bottom half is "Children of Rev. H. Mansell"
1931 readings, reportedly:
"Went to India as Missionary & was married to Rev. H. Mansell in 1875, Buried in Cargin?"
From contributor Kari Mohn (#47779065): According to Leula's granddaughter Hazel Benshoff (1896-1991) her great-grandmother's middle name was Myrtilla.
Top name(s) difficult to read, but second line is "___ of G. H. Benshoff." By tradition, it is usually wife of, daughter of, or son of (rarely mother of or father of or sibling, aunt, etc.)
Top half likely the wife of Gasper Benshoff, possibly Leula/Seula middle initial M.
1850 Census, Franklin, Portage, Ohio
Bushnell, Cyrus B, 26, b. Ohio
-, Melissa P, 25
-, Leister A., 4
-, Leula M, 2
1866 Dec 19 marriage, Portage County
Gasper H. Benshoff, father William A. Benshoff made application,
to
Leula M. Bushnell
1869 Dec 24 birth Kent, Portage, Ohio
Wm. A. Benshoff
father G H Benshoff
mother S M Bushnell
1870 Census, Franklin, Portage, Ohio
Benshoff, Gasper, 25, b. PA, works in RR Shop
-, Leula, 22, b. OH
-, William, 5/12
1870 Census, Newark, Licking, Ohio
Benshoff, William, 48, b. Penn
-, Esther, 54
-, Samilda, 16
1873 Aug 17 death Kent, Portage, Ohio
Casper H. Benshaft, age 28
b. 1845 Cambria, Pa, married, painter
[mother and children, after Casper's death]
1880 Census, Newark, Licking, Ohio
Benshoff, Esther, 56, widowed, b. Pa, parents b. Pa
Mansell, Hettie, 18, granddaughter, b. Pa
-, Wm. Albert, 16, grandson, b. India, parents b. Pa
-, Sarah Jane, 11, granddaughter, b India, parents b. Pa [m. Rev. John F. Thurston]
[Would be mother and children of Abie/Anna Elizabeth Benshoff Mansell, 9 years after her death.]
Son: William Alton Benshoff is buried in LA, CA. Birth record, Wm. A. Benshoff, son of G. H. Benshoff and S. M. Bushnell, b. 24 Dec 1869. Death record d. 15 Aug 1959, Los Angeles, CA, father Benshoff, mother Bushnell, buried there 7934936
Daughter: Hettie daughter of G. H. Benhoff, wife of Rev H Mansell, who was Abie or Anna Elizabeth Benshoff. She died circa 1871 when the family was home from India.
See Mansell memorial for additional info on daughter Benshoff who married a Mansell. Looks like the bottom half is "Children of Rev. H. Mansell"
1931 readings, reportedly:
"Went to India as Missionary & was married to Rev. H. Mansell in 1875, Buried in Cargin?"
From contributor Kari Mohn (#47779065): According to Leula's granddaughter Hazel Benshoff (1896-1991) her great-grandmother's middle name was Myrtilla.
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Wife of C. H. Benshoff. Born Jan 19 1848 Died Sept 28 1876
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