Helen was the daughter of George Benadum 1785-1831 & Hannah Myers Benadum 1788-1838. She married Rufus Abbott Feb. 1850 in Iowa. They had seven children in Nebraska before moving to CA. in 1877; Rosealtha A. 1853-1870; Alonzo B.1855-1909; George E. 1857-1860; Belzora A. 1859-1881; Lenora H. 1862-1920; William H. 1865-1940; Rufus E. 1867-1934.
TULARE DAILY EVENING REGISTER 18 December 1888
SAD ACCIDENT
The following is a dispatch from Hanford in last night's Bulletin: The 9 year old son of Ed Benedict's of this town (Hanford) was kicked by a horse in the back of the head last evening, from which injury he is still unconscious, and will probably die. Mrs. Rufus Abbott, a lady sixty years of age, who lived next door, and heard the outcry and saw the boy carried into the house, was so overcome that she fell in a faint and remained unconscious until about midnight, when she died. She was a highly esteemed lady, and the whole accident causes heartfelt sorrow in our community.
TULARE DAILY EVENING REGISTER 18 December 1888
SAD ACCIDENT
The following is a dispatch from Hanford in last night's Bulletin: The 9 year old son of Ed Benedict's of this town (Hanford) was kicked by a horse in the back of the head last evening, from which injury he is still unconscious, and will probably die. Mrs. Rufus Abbott, a lady sixty years of age, who lived next door, and heard the outcry and saw the boy carried into the house, was so overcome that she fell in a faint and remained unconscious until about midnight, when she died. She was a highly esteemed lady, and the whole accident causes heartfelt sorrow in our community.
Helen was the daughter of George Benadum 1785-1831 & Hannah Myers Benadum 1788-1838. She married Rufus Abbott Feb. 1850 in Iowa. They had seven children in Nebraska before moving to CA. in 1877; Rosealtha A. 1853-1870; Alonzo B.1855-1909; George E. 1857-1860; Belzora A. 1859-1881; Lenora H. 1862-1920; William H. 1865-1940; Rufus E. 1867-1934.
TULARE DAILY EVENING REGISTER 18 December 1888
SAD ACCIDENT
The following is a dispatch from Hanford in last night's Bulletin: The 9 year old son of Ed Benedict's of this town (Hanford) was kicked by a horse in the back of the head last evening, from which injury he is still unconscious, and will probably die. Mrs. Rufus Abbott, a lady sixty years of age, who lived next door, and heard the outcry and saw the boy carried into the house, was so overcome that she fell in a faint and remained unconscious until about midnight, when she died. She was a highly esteemed lady, and the whole accident causes heartfelt sorrow in our community.
TULARE DAILY EVENING REGISTER 18 December 1888
SAD ACCIDENT
The following is a dispatch from Hanford in last night's Bulletin: The 9 year old son of Ed Benedict's of this town (Hanford) was kicked by a horse in the back of the head last evening, from which injury he is still unconscious, and will probably die. Mrs. Rufus Abbott, a lady sixty years of age, who lived next door, and heard the outcry and saw the boy carried into the house, was so overcome that she fell in a faint and remained unconscious until about midnight, when she died. She was a highly esteemed lady, and the whole accident causes heartfelt sorrow in our community.
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