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Benoni BeeryAge: 70 years18381909

Name
Benoni Beery
Given names
Benoni
Surname
Beery
Birth October 14, 1838
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 18 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 22 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 28 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 28 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 30 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
MarriageMary Ann GeilView this family
September 29, 1877 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 39 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ella May Beery
February 20, 1882 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 59 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 16, 1900 (Age 61 years)
Marriage of a childBertram Eugene SnyderElla May BeeryView this family
December 24, 1902 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Harold Henry Snyder
July 5, 1904 (Age 65 years)
Death June 10, 1909 (Age 70 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Teegarden Congregational Christian Church Cemetery
Note: "Son of: Abraham T. & Nancy (Blosser) Beery.
Family with Mary Ann Geil - View this family
himself
Benoni Beery
Birth: October 14, 1838Fairfield, Ohio, United States
Death: June 10, 1909Greenville, Darke, Ohio, United States
wife
Mary Ann Geil
Birth: February 22, 1857Fairfield, Ohio, United States
Death: August 18, 1945Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
Marriage: September 29, 1877Darke, Ohio, United States
4 years
daughter
Ella May Beery
Birth: February 20, 1882 43 24Greenville, Darke, Ohio, United States
Death: December 24, 1977Illinois, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Benoni Beery - Household

Jackson, Darke, Ohio, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Beery, BenoniheadWMOct183861M22OHOHOHFarmer0YesYesYesOFF
Beery, Mary HwifeWFFeb185743M2277OHOHOHYesYesYes
Beery, David FsonWMAug188019SOHOHOHFarm Laborer0YesYesYes
Beery, Ella MdaughterWFFeb188218SOHOHOHYesYesYes
Beery, Charles AsonWMNov188316SOHOHOHAt School2YesYesYes
Beery, Bessie AdaughterWFOct188514SOHOHOHAt School8YesYesYes
Beery, Ira CsonWMJune188811SOHOHOHAt School8YesYesYes
Beery, Chaney BsonWMMar18928SOHOHOHAt School7

Burial
"Son of: Abraham T. & Nancy (Blosser) Beery. Husband of: (1)Mary Ann (Geil) Beery, married January 8, 1865; and (2)Mary Ann (Geil) Beery, married September 29, 1877, (neice of first wife). Father of: John Edward, Joseph, Jacob B., Adaline, Almeda Alice, David, Ella May, Charles Albert, Bessie, Ira C. & Chauncey B. Beery."