William Benham's father and mother is John B. Benham (b. 8/10/1801) and Francis Mayse (b. 1/29/1796).
Obtained birth information from the death certificate of his daughter's memorial - Amanda Deborah Hollenbeak.
William Benham and wife Susan (Miller) Benham, natives of Tennessee came to Oregon in 1863 and settled in the Willamette valley where he rented land and followed agriculture. He was an expert blacksmith and followed his trade in Oregon for a number of years. He went to California and farmed there for seven years, operating at the same time a blacksmith shop. He disposed of his business interests in California eventually and came to Coos county, where he bought eighty acres of land near Fairview and cultivated the soil until his death, which occurred in 1907. He had survived his wife for several years. They were the parents of nine children: John and Samuel, both of whom are deceased; Amanda, the wife of Stephen Hollenbeak, of Coquille, Oregon; William, a resident of Coquille; James, of Sitkum, Oregon; Nancy, the widow of John Neely, by whom she has one daughter, Florence, who lives with our subject; George R., of this review; Martha S., who passed away at the age of ten; and Frances M., who passed away at the age of seven. Source: The Centennial History of Oregon 1811-1912 Illustrated; Volume IV (1912) S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, transcribed by Ernie Krewson.
Obtained birth information from the death certificate of his daughter's memorial - Amanda Deborah Hollenbeak.
William Benham and wife Susan (Miller) Benham, natives of Tennessee came to Oregon in 1863 and settled in the Willamette valley where he rented land and followed agriculture. He was an expert blacksmith and followed his trade in Oregon for a number of years. He went to California and farmed there for seven years, operating at the same time a blacksmith shop. He disposed of his business interests in California eventually and came to Coos county, where he bought eighty acres of land near Fairview and cultivated the soil until his death, which occurred in 1907. He had survived his wife for several years. They were the parents of nine children: John and Samuel, both of whom are deceased; Amanda, the wife of Stephen Hollenbeak, of Coquille, Oregon; William, a resident of Coquille; James, of Sitkum, Oregon; Nancy, the widow of John Neely, by whom she has one daughter, Florence, who lives with our subject; George R., of this review; Martha S., who passed away at the age of ten; and Frances M., who passed away at the age of seven. Source: The Centennial History of Oregon 1811-1912 Illustrated; Volume IV (1912) S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, transcribed by Ernie Krewson.
William Benham's father and mother is John B. Benham (b. 8/10/1801) and Francis Mayse (b. 1/29/1796).
Obtained birth information from the death certificate of his daughter's memorial - Amanda Deborah Hollenbeak.
William Benham and wife Susan (Miller) Benham, natives of Tennessee came to Oregon in 1863 and settled in the Willamette valley where he rented land and followed agriculture. He was an expert blacksmith and followed his trade in Oregon for a number of years. He went to California and farmed there for seven years, operating at the same time a blacksmith shop. He disposed of his business interests in California eventually and came to Coos county, where he bought eighty acres of land near Fairview and cultivated the soil until his death, which occurred in 1907. He had survived his wife for several years. They were the parents of nine children: John and Samuel, both of whom are deceased; Amanda, the wife of Stephen Hollenbeak, of Coquille, Oregon; William, a resident of Coquille; James, of Sitkum, Oregon; Nancy, the widow of John Neely, by whom she has one daughter, Florence, who lives with our subject; George R., of this review; Martha S., who passed away at the age of ten; and Frances M., who passed away at the age of seven. Source: The Centennial History of Oregon 1811-1912 Illustrated; Volume IV (1912) S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, transcribed by Ernie Krewson.
Obtained birth information from the death certificate of his daughter's memorial - Amanda Deborah Hollenbeak.
William Benham and wife Susan (Miller) Benham, natives of Tennessee came to Oregon in 1863 and settled in the Willamette valley where he rented land and followed agriculture. He was an expert blacksmith and followed his trade in Oregon for a number of years. He went to California and farmed there for seven years, operating at the same time a blacksmith shop. He disposed of his business interests in California eventually and came to Coos county, where he bought eighty acres of land near Fairview and cultivated the soil until his death, which occurred in 1907. He had survived his wife for several years. They were the parents of nine children: John and Samuel, both of whom are deceased; Amanda, the wife of Stephen Hollenbeak, of Coquille, Oregon; William, a resident of Coquille; James, of Sitkum, Oregon; Nancy, the widow of John Neely, by whom she has one daughter, Florence, who lives with our subject; George R., of this review; Martha S., who passed away at the age of ten; and Frances M., who passed away at the age of seven. Source: The Centennial History of Oregon 1811-1912 Illustrated; Volume IV (1912) S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, transcribed by Ernie Krewson.
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