You may have seen this obit also _http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mackley/Library_obits_Jpegs/Obits_B_s/Obits_BE/BE_000301.jpg_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mackley/Library_obits_Jpegs/Obits_B_s /Obits_BE/BE_000301.jpg) In a message dated 2/18/2008 6:06:21 P.M. Central Daylight Time, MehdiFakhar@aol.com writes: Does anyone know who Mary C. Benham, b. 1848 married? Was it a (Z?) MAURER? Or, was it her younger sister, Margaret, b. 1859, who married a (Z?) MAURER? I am trying to determine if Mary C. Benham, b. 1848 might really be Mary E. Benham, who may have gone by Emily/Emaline Benham, b. 1848, and who married John Dosing approx 1863 in Iron County. Was the John/Julia Ann Benham family related to Emaline Benham (b.1848) Dosing? Could they have been her parents? 1860 St. Genevieve Co., MO Census & 1870 Farmington, St Francois, MO Census John & Julia Ann BENHAM Children were: John A., William H., James M., Mary C., Harriet, Rudy, Joseph, Peter S. and Margaret. 'Mrs. Mary Maurer' is listed as a survivor in her mother, Julia Ann Benham's (1906) obit, and in one of her sibling's (1926) obit. Is this Mary or Margaret? Interestingly, sisters [Mary C (E.?) and Margaret] were not both living at the time of these obits. Since Emaline Benham Dosing died between 1870-1876, she would not have been living at the time of the two above deaths. However, it could be that Margaret, b. 1859, was the deceased sister, not Mary C/E. This next part gets tricky.... It is known that John H. & wife, Mamie Benham (listed in the1930 census below) are second cousins to one of Emaline Benham Dosing's grandchildren. However, after digging into records, l discovered there is also a Dosing family connection to the wife of John H. Benham, Mamie Arens Benham. Mamie's mother's maiden name was Aberle, and this could very well be the 2nd cousin connection (thru marriage) to Emaline Benham Dosing's grandchildren. Thanks! -Kay, FL ----->DOSING<----- 1870 - Iron County Missouri Census Dosing: John 26, b. Germany, works for Iron Company Emaline 20 (or 26?), b. TN John 6, b. MO Catharina 1, b. MO (Note: Emaline died between 1870-1876 and there are no other records to compare her birth info with) ----->BENHAM<------ 1930 St Francois, St Francois, MO John H Benham b. 1890 MO Head (son of Marion - see 1910) Mamie R Benham b. 1893 Wife Hilda Benham b. 1915 Daughter Francis L Benham b. 1923 Son ----------------------------- 1910 Perry, St Francois, MO Marion Benham b. 1859 MO Head (son of Joseph - see 1860/1870) Harriet N Benham b. 1854 MO Wife Fred Benham b. 1888 MO Son John Benham b. 1890 MO Son Lena Benham b. 1892 MO Daughter Hattie Benham b. 1895 MO Daughter ---------------- 1870 Jackson, Ste Genevieve, MO Joseph Benham abt 1837 Kentucky (likely brother to John B.) Margeret Benham abt 1835 Ohio Marion Benham abt 1860 Missouri Joseph Benham abt 1862 Missouri (m. Maggie Forshee) Catherine David abt 1863 Missouri John Benham abt 1864 Missouri Mary Benham abt 1868 Missouri Nancy Benham abt 1869 Missouri 1870 Farmington, St Francois, MO John B Benham abt 1827 Kentucky (likely brother to Joseph) Julia A Benham abt 1821 Missouri Robert R Benham abt 1854 Missouri Joseph M Benham abt 1856 Missouri Peter A Benham abt 1859 Missouri Margret Benham abt 1861 Missouri ---------------- 1860 Jackson, Ste Genevieve, Missouri Joseph Benham 24 (born 1836) KY Margaret Benham 23 (born 1837) OH Marion Benham 1 (born 1859) MO 1860 Jackson, Ste Genevieve, Missouri John Benham 33 b. 1827 TN (or KY?)[blacksmith & sheriff d. 1880] Julia Ann Benham 42 MO [nee Rudy; 1st widowed 1851 - John Cunningham] John A Benham 18 MO (m. Mamie, daughter of Henry & Laura (Aberle) Arens) William H Benham 16 MO (may have been Cunningham, not Benham) James M Benham 14 MO Mary C Benham 12 b. 1848 MO (Is this Emaline, wife of John Dosing; or Mary, wife of Z. Maurer?) Harriet Benham 10 MO [Mrs. Harriet Prater] Rudy Benham 7 MO [d. 1926] Joseph M Benham 5 MO Peter S Benham 3 MO [m. Rosie B. Garner] Margaret Benham 11/12 MO -marriage?; death? ************** Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duff y/2050827?NCID=aolcmp003000000 02598) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)