Benson, James W. 'Jim'

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Oil Field Pumper
• Reference Number: BENS.J001
• Religion: Faith Bible Church, Olney, Richland County, Illinois

Family/Spouse: Dulaney, M.F.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Benson, B.
2. Benson, R.
3. Benson, J.
4. Benson, Mary Elizabeth died before Sep 02 2006.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: BENS.G002
• Funeral: 14 Nov 1980, Zirkle Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois

Gilbert married Yauch, Edna Eileen. Edna (daughter of Yauch, Jacob 'Jake' and Sager, Blanche Marie) was born on 30 Nov 1916 in Noble, Richland County, Illinois; died on 2 Sep 2006 in Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center, Brush, Morgan County, Colorado; was buried on 23 Sep 2006 in Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Homemaker
• Reference Number: YAUC.E003
• _FGRAVE: 25164866

Notes:

Olney Daily Mail obituary:

Edna Eileen Mayhill, 89, passed away at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, Colorado.

Eileen was born November 30, 1916, to Jake and Blanche Sager Yauch, in Noble, IL. She married Elva Mayhill who preceded her in death.

Eileen lived as a homemaker throughout her life, raising four sons, Jim Benson & Kenneth Benson from a former marriage & Gary and Dennis Mayhill. She enjoyed attending Faith Bible Church in Olney.

Survivors include sons Kenneth Benson, Gary Mayhill, Dennis Mayhill; sister, Doris Krutsinger & several grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her mother, father, sisters, Opal Harris & Bernice Paye; brothers, Russell, Joseh Jr. & Lawrence Yauch; son, Jim Benson; granddaughter, Mary Elizabeth Benson; and great-granddaughter, Lauren Patterson.

She chose cremation and graveside services were at Hanna Cemetery in Noble, IL.

Note: Daughter of Jake and Blanche Sager Yauch. She married Elva Mayhill.

Edna Eileen Mayhill and Elva Mayhill had 2 children together Dennis and Gary Mayhill.

Census:
The 1920 census identifies her as "Irene"

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Railroad Carpenter, Farmer
• Reference Number: BENS.E001
• _FGRAVE: 38676506

Everett married Fulk, Eliza Ann. Eliza (daughter of Fulk, Levi Foster Preston Sr. and Barnett, Minerva Jane) was born on 15 Jun 1890 in Illinois; died on 5 Oct 1961 in Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: FULK.E003
• _FGRAVE: 38676527

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: YAUC.J002
• _FGRAVE: 25165345
• Funeral: Easley Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

Jake Yauch, 79, of Olney and Clay City, died Wednesday evening at the Richland Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Easley Funeral Home in Clay City with interment in Hanna Cemetery, northwest of Noble. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p. m. today.

Mr. Yauch was born west of Noble and was a farmer in his early life. Later he moved to Clay City where he lived for a number of years. About 20 years ago, he moved to Olney and had lived here except for intermittent periods in Clay City.

He is survived by his wife Blanche; three sons, Russell of Flora, Joseph of Kankakee, and Lawrence of Noble; three daughters, Mrs. Eileen Mayhill of West Liberty, Mrs. Bernice Payne and Mrs. Doris Krutsinger, both of Bradley; 17 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

A daughter, his parents, five sisters and one brother preceded him in death.

Olney Daily Mail (IL)

Birth:
His WWII Draft Registration Card lists his birthdate as Oct 13, 1890

Jacob married Sager, Blanche Marie. Blanche (daughter of Sager, Joseph 'Joe' and Cubberly, Mary Ellen) was born on 5 Feb 1897 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 20 Oct 1970 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried on 22 Oct 1970 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: SAGE.B001
• _FGRAVE: 35088926

Notes:

Blanche died at the Richland Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were conducted by Reverend Doyle Keller.

W.H. married Handerx, E.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: FULK.L008
• _FGRAVE: 25164668

Notes:

A native of Indiana, Mr. Fulk moved to Ingraham as a youth and then moved to Noble while a young man. He had been unusually active for a man of his age until recently, when he became ill and had been bedfast for some time until his death.

Birth:
1910 Census says he was born in 1849
1900 Census says he was born in March 1848

Note: Joy Upton's pedigree chart shows his birth year as 1831. This would have made Levi approximately 112 years old at his death. Until proven wrong, I believe that this may be a typographical error, and will accept his birth date as 1851 as indicated by other researchers.

Died:
Levi Fulk Sr., age 97, oldest resident of Richland county, died last Thursday at his home in the Glenwood community, northwest of Noble. He had lived in Noble township for nearly 70 years.

Buried:
Funeral services were held at the family home and burial was at the Hanna cemetery.

Levi married Barnett, Minerva Jane. Minerva (daughter of Barnett, Flemmon N. Sr. and Pearce, Minerva Jane 'Manervy') was born on 5 Jun 1853 in Illinois; died on 7 Nov 1935 in Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: BARN.M002

Notes:

Joy Upton's Pedigree chart shows Minerva's birth year as 5 June 1951.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: JAUC.J001
• _FGRAVE: 31826244
• Military Service: American Civil War, Private, Company D, 108th Ohio Infantry
• Immigration: 1846

Notes:

The German spelling of his last name was "Jauch"

Jacob allegedly in 1858, came to the United States as a stow-away on the ship Arlington. I have not yet documented this fact.

Jacob Yauch came to the United States in 1858 from Wurtemburg (Wittenberg) Germany, as a stow-away on a ship, having no fee for his passage. He was 19 years old & soon volunteered to serve in the Civil War with the Co. D. 108th Ohio Infantry.

His unit was overrun in 1862 at Hartsville, TN but he managed to survive the tragic ordeal.

Returning home he met & married a young Swiss girl, Margaret Hasler, who was 19 at the time. She was born in Canton Berne, Switzerland and had come to America with her family at the age of two.

Jacob took up farming as a livelihood settling in Richland County, IL near the Glenwood neighborhood.

Jacob worked hard on his farm for his family which eventually grew to eight children. He & Margaret's first six children were girls; Elizabeth, Rose, Della, Sarah (Sally), Della again, & Lillie Mae. There were then two sons John & Jacob born.

Jacob and Margaret lost four children in infancy including the first "Della", thus accounting for their naming another daughter Della in 1879.

Jacob died in 1899 at the age of 60. He was buried in Hanna Cemetery in Richland County where he has a military marker.

Margaret lived on until 1927, dying at the age of 78. She is also buried in the Hanna Cemetery.

(Published in Hometown Journal, Piecing Together the Past, by Rena Lents Thomas)

Immigration:
Jacob allegedly in 1858, came to the United States as a stow-away on the ship Arlington. I have not yet documented this fact.

Jacob married Hasler, Margaret 'Margret' on 11 Oct 1868 in Richland County, Illinois. Margaret (daughter of Hasler, Christian and Kummer, Elizabeth) was born on 19 Sep 1849 in Gsteigwiler, Canton Berne, Switzerland; died on 29 Jan 1927; was buried in Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Housewife
• Reference Number: HASL.M001
• _FGRAVE: 25165351

Notes:

Margaret Hasler was born in Canton Berne, Switzerland.

She came to America with her family at the age of two.

She was 19 when she married Jacob Yauch.

Margaret & Jacob's family eventually grew to eight children. She & Jacob's first six children were girls; Elizabeth, Rose, Della, Sarah (Sally), Della again, & Lillie Mae. There were then two sons John & Jacob born.

Jacob and Margaret lost four children in infancy including the first "Della", thus accounting for their naming another daughter Della in 1879.

Birth:
According to the research done by Julius Billeter, Margaritha was born on September 28th, 1849. Other sources, including her obituary, show she was born on September 19th, 1849. Her tombstone only shows the years 1849 - 1927

According to the 1900 Noble, Richland County Census, Margaret was born in September 1850 in Germany. The census shows both her parents were born in Germany.

Her tombstone has the Americanized spelling of "Margret" Yauch.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Blacksmith
• Reference Number: SAGE.J001
• _FGRAVE: 24072428

Joseph married Cubberly, Mary Ellen. Mary (daughter of Cubberly, Major Voorlhies and Spitler, Angeline) was born on 8 Jan 1865 in Illinois; died on 29 May 1923; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: CUBB.M003
• _FGRAVE: 24072424