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William Oliver Benefiel

Birth: 29 Jan 1862
Elwood, Madison County, Indiana, USA
Death: 27 Jul 1953 (aged 91)
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
Burial: Knights of Pythias Cemetery

Frankton, Madison County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 21667175 View Source

Born in Elwood, Ind. son of John Wesley Benefiel (son of John Wm & Rebecca Summers Benefiel) & Miranda Moore. Brother of Austin Jefferson Benefiel, Sarah Isabelle (Leroy Higgins) Benefiel; James A. Benefiel; Mary J. (Oliver H. Waymire) Benefiel; Margaret Benefiel; Charles Benefiel; and Frank Benefiel.

He was a carpenter, painter in Madison Co. Ind. Married Jan 30, 1887 Mary "Etta" Rich, father of Robert Lee Benefiel, Bertha B. Benefiel, Pearl Jane Benefiel, Kathleen Benefiel, and an infant son died at one month old.

(brother to my great grandfather) per : Sharon Benefiel Palmer

Born in Elwood, Ind. son of John Wesley Benefiel (son of John Wm & Rebecca Summers Benefiel) & Miranda Moore. Brother of Austin Jefferson Benefiel, Sarah Isabelle (Leroy Higgins) Benefiel; James A. Benefiel; Mary J. (Oliver H. Waymire) Benefiel; Margaret Benefiel; Charles Benefiel; and Frank Benefiel.

He was a carpenter, painter in Madison Co. Ind. Married Jan 30, 1887 Mary "Etta" Rich, father of Robert Lee Benefiel, Bertha B. Benefiel, Pearl Jane Benefiel, Kathleen Benefiel, and an infant son died at one month old.

(brother to my great grandfather) per : Sharon Benefiel Palmer

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1868–1945

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Maintained by: Lynn Stoops Chapel
Originally Created by: Sharon Benefiel Palmer
Added: Sep 20, 2007
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21667175/william_oliver-benefiel: accessed ), memorial page for William Oliver Benefiel (29 Jan 1862–27 Jul 1953), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21667175, citing Knights of Pythias Cemetery, Frankton, Madison County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Lynn Stoops Chapel (contributor 47411618).

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