NOTE:
After her parents died, she and her twin sister Lillian and an older
brother Alva were placed in the Pheneas Reformatory School in Waukukan, Waukukan County, Wisconsin.
From there it is believed that Jennie and her twin sister, Lillian, were adopted by Susanna "Susan"Greenfield, wife of Willard Greenfield. Susan died in 1896 and is buried at Rolling Prairie, Dodge County, WI where her husband Willard is buried.
When Jennie married William Bingham on September 2, 1879 in Burnett, Dodge County, Wisconsin she used the name of Jennie Greenfield on her marriage license.
In the 1880 census Susan Greenfield is living with Jennie and her husband William. Her name on the birth record of her son, Perry Bingham, is listed as Jennie Greenfield.
Information contributed by Kathrene Winters
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Pioneer woman, Mrs. L. J. Bingham, passes away Monday, July 23, 1934
Little by little the curtain of darkness dims the eyes of those who in youth looked over the wide prairies of South Dakota dotted only then in fancy with the homes and cities that now cover them. One by one the pioneers are called to that reward which is the goal of those who have run well the race of life, and to whose efforts those that follow after are indebted for the heritage of comfort and progress. Thus came death to Mrs. Laura Jane Bingham at her home Monday, July 23rd following a lingering illness extending over several months. About a year ago, Mrs. Bingham suffered a light paralytic stroke as a result of a fall in which her shoulder was broken.
Laura Jane Bingham was born in Baraboo, Wisconsin on July 22, 1861 to parents John Roper II and Susannah Harrington. At the time of her death she had just passed her seventy-third birthday. As a little girl of five years she was left an orphan. On September 2, 1879 she married William Bingham in Burnett, Wisconsin. As a bride, she and William came to South Dakota where they filed a homestead about nine miles southeast of Redfield. Later when Mrs. Bingham finished her days and during all those years been known as the Bingham Home.
Mrs. Bingham took an active interest in the soldiers encampment here and was adopted by Company I as the Company Mother. By this name she was known to the entire Fourth South Dakota Regiment when the World War called the boys to the colors. Mrs. Bingham took active part in the work of the Red Cross and had charge of the auction sales in Redfield designed to raise money for the cause. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors, the Degree of Honor and National Sunshine Society.
Mr. Bingham, as well as a son, Percy Bingham and two daughters, Edna Bingham-Jefferson and Dolly Bingham preceded her in death. One son, Perry Bingham, still remains to mourn the passing of a kind affectionate mother.
Funeral services were conducted from the Congregational Church Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock with Rev. Ray Morris Miller officiating. The remains were lovingly laid to rest beside her husband at Greenlawn Cemetery.
(Redfield Press, July 26, 1934, Pg 1, Col. 5)
After her parents died, she and her twin sister Lillian and an older
brother Alva were placed in the Pheneas Reformatory School in Waukukan, Waukukan County, Wisconsin.
From there it is believed that Jennie and her twin sister, Lillian, were adopted by Susanna "Susan"Greenfield, wife of Willard Greenfield. Susan died in 1896 and is buried at Rolling Prairie, Dodge County, WI where her husband Willard is buried.
When Jennie married William Bingham on September 2, 1879 in Burnett, Dodge County, Wisconsin she used the name of Jennie Greenfield on her marriage license.
In the 1880 census Susan Greenfield is living with Jennie and her husband William. Her name on the birth record of her son, Perry Bingham, is listed as Jennie Greenfield.
Information contributed by Kathrene Winters
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Pioneer woman, Mrs. L. J. Bingham, passes away Monday, July 23, 1934
Little by little the curtain of darkness dims the eyes of those who in youth looked over the wide prairies of South Dakota dotted only then in fancy with the homes and cities that now cover them. One by one the pioneers are called to that reward which is the goal of those who have run well the race of life, and to whose efforts those that follow after are indebted for the heritage of comfort and progress. Thus came death to Mrs. Laura Jane Bingham at her home Monday, July 23rd following a lingering illness extending over several months. About a year ago, Mrs. Bingham suffered a light paralytic stroke as a result of a fall in which her shoulder was broken.
Laura Jane Bingham was born in Baraboo, Wisconsin on July 22, 1861 to parents John Roper II and Susannah Harrington. At the time of her death she had just passed her seventy-third birthday. As a little girl of five years she was left an orphan. On September 2, 1879 she married William Bingham in Burnett, Wisconsin. As a bride, she and William came to South Dakota where they filed a homestead about nine miles southeast of Redfield. Later when Mrs. Bingham finished her days and during all those years been known as the Bingham Home.
Mrs. Bingham took an active interest in the soldiers encampment here and was adopted by Company I as the Company Mother. By this name she was known to the entire Fourth South Dakota Regiment when the World War called the boys to the colors. Mrs. Bingham took active part in the work of the Red Cross and had charge of the auction sales in Redfield designed to raise money for the cause. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors, the Degree of Honor and National Sunshine Society.
Mr. Bingham, as well as a son, Percy Bingham and two daughters, Edna Bingham-Jefferson and Dolly Bingham preceded her in death. One son, Perry Bingham, still remains to mourn the passing of a kind affectionate mother.
Funeral services were conducted from the Congregational Church Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock with Rev. Ray Morris Miller officiating. The remains were lovingly laid to rest beside her husband at Greenlawn Cemetery.
(Redfield Press, July 26, 1934, Pg 1, Col. 5)
NOTE:
After her parents died, she and her twin sister Lillian and an older
brother Alva were placed in the Pheneas Reformatory School in Waukukan, Waukukan County, Wisconsin.
From there it is believed that Jennie and her twin sister, Lillian, were adopted by Susanna "Susan"Greenfield, wife of Willard Greenfield. Susan died in 1896 and is buried at Rolling Prairie, Dodge County, WI where her husband Willard is buried.
When Jennie married William Bingham on September 2, 1879 in Burnett, Dodge County, Wisconsin she used the name of Jennie Greenfield on her marriage license.
In the 1880 census Susan Greenfield is living with Jennie and her husband William. Her name on the birth record of her son, Perry Bingham, is listed as Jennie Greenfield.
Information contributed by Kathrene Winters
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Pioneer woman, Mrs. L. J. Bingham, passes away Monday, July 23, 1934
Little by little the curtain of darkness dims the eyes of those who in youth looked over the wide prairies of South Dakota dotted only then in fancy with the homes and cities that now cover them. One by one the pioneers are called to that reward which is the goal of those who have run well the race of life, and to whose efforts those that follow after are indebted for the heritage of comfort and progress. Thus came death to Mrs. Laura Jane Bingham at her home Monday, July 23rd following a lingering illness extending over several months. About a year ago, Mrs. Bingham suffered a light paralytic stroke as a result of a fall in which her shoulder was broken.
Laura Jane Bingham was born in Baraboo, Wisconsin on July 22, 1861 to parents John Roper II and Susannah Harrington. At the time of her death she had just passed her seventy-third birthday. As a little girl of five years she was left an orphan. On September 2, 1879 she married William Bingham in Burnett, Wisconsin. As a bride, she and William came to South Dakota where they filed a homestead about nine miles southeast of Redfield. Later when Mrs. Bingham finished her days and during all those years been known as the Bingham Home.
Mrs. Bingham took an active interest in the soldiers encampment here and was adopted by Company I as the Company Mother. By this name she was known to the entire Fourth South Dakota Regiment when the World War called the boys to the colors. Mrs. Bingham took active part in the work of the Red Cross and had charge of the auction sales in Redfield designed to raise money for the cause. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors, the Degree of Honor and National Sunshine Society.
Mr. Bingham, as well as a son, Percy Bingham and two daughters, Edna Bingham-Jefferson and Dolly Bingham preceded her in death. One son, Perry Bingham, still remains to mourn the passing of a kind affectionate mother.
Funeral services were conducted from the Congregational Church Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock with Rev. Ray Morris Miller officiating. The remains were lovingly laid to rest beside her husband at Greenlawn Cemetery.
(Redfield Press, July 26, 1934, Pg 1, Col. 5)
After her parents died, she and her twin sister Lillian and an older
brother Alva were placed in the Pheneas Reformatory School in Waukukan, Waukukan County, Wisconsin.
From there it is believed that Jennie and her twin sister, Lillian, were adopted by Susanna "Susan"Greenfield, wife of Willard Greenfield. Susan died in 1896 and is buried at Rolling Prairie, Dodge County, WI where her husband Willard is buried.
When Jennie married William Bingham on September 2, 1879 in Burnett, Dodge County, Wisconsin she used the name of Jennie Greenfield on her marriage license.
In the 1880 census Susan Greenfield is living with Jennie and her husband William. Her name on the birth record of her son, Perry Bingham, is listed as Jennie Greenfield.
Information contributed by Kathrene Winters
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Pioneer woman, Mrs. L. J. Bingham, passes away Monday, July 23, 1934
Little by little the curtain of darkness dims the eyes of those who in youth looked over the wide prairies of South Dakota dotted only then in fancy with the homes and cities that now cover them. One by one the pioneers are called to that reward which is the goal of those who have run well the race of life, and to whose efforts those that follow after are indebted for the heritage of comfort and progress. Thus came death to Mrs. Laura Jane Bingham at her home Monday, July 23rd following a lingering illness extending over several months. About a year ago, Mrs. Bingham suffered a light paralytic stroke as a result of a fall in which her shoulder was broken.
Laura Jane Bingham was born in Baraboo, Wisconsin on July 22, 1861 to parents John Roper II and Susannah Harrington. At the time of her death she had just passed her seventy-third birthday. As a little girl of five years she was left an orphan. On September 2, 1879 she married William Bingham in Burnett, Wisconsin. As a bride, she and William came to South Dakota where they filed a homestead about nine miles southeast of Redfield. Later when Mrs. Bingham finished her days and during all those years been known as the Bingham Home.
Mrs. Bingham took an active interest in the soldiers encampment here and was adopted by Company I as the Company Mother. By this name she was known to the entire Fourth South Dakota Regiment when the World War called the boys to the colors. Mrs. Bingham took active part in the work of the Red Cross and had charge of the auction sales in Redfield designed to raise money for the cause. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors, the Degree of Honor and National Sunshine Society.
Mr. Bingham, as well as a son, Percy Bingham and two daughters, Edna Bingham-Jefferson and Dolly Bingham preceded her in death. One son, Perry Bingham, still remains to mourn the passing of a kind affectionate mother.
Funeral services were conducted from the Congregational Church Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock with Rev. Ray Morris Miller officiating. The remains were lovingly laid to rest beside her husband at Greenlawn Cemetery.
(Redfield Press, July 26, 1934, Pg 1, Col. 5)
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