thrale & thrall family history
George C Benham
1874 - Yes, date unknown
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. George C Benham was born on 18 Jun 1874 (son of George C. Benham and Caroline M Thrall); and died.
2. George C. Benham and died. Other Events and Attributes:
- Note: Free Mason
- Military Service: 1862-1865; Officer in the army of Ohio volunteers, in Kentucky and Tennessee
Notes:
He was a Mason
George married Caroline M Thrall on 12 May 1839 in Franklin, Ohio, USA. Caroline (daughter of William Barlow Thrall and Nancy Graham) was born on 12 May 1839 in Franklin, Ohio, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Caroline M Thrall was born on 12 May 1839 in Franklin, Ohio, USA (daughter of William Barlow Thrall and Nancy Graham); and died. Children:
- William C Benham was born on 10 Nov 1860; and died.
- Henry T Benham was born on 20 Jun 1864; and died.
- 1. George C Benham was born on 18 Jun 1874; and died.
Generation: 3
6. William Barlow Thrall was born on 17 Jun 1789 in Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, USA (son of Jesse Thrall and Mehitable Rose); died on 7 Jun 1873. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA; Editor and proprietor of the Circleville Herald, for about twenty-five years.
- Occupation: USA; Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
- Ordained: Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA; Mayor of Circleville
- Religion: Episcopal Church
- Alt. Birth: 18 Jun 1798, Rutland, Vermont, USA
- Residence: 1817, Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA
- Occupation: 1837, Ohio, USA; Member of the Legislature of Ohio
- Occupation: 1859, Ohio, USA; Comptroller of the Treasury of Ohio
Notes:
Like his father William B learnt the printing trade before he left Vermont. It is possible that he worked with his father in Circleville, Ohio in 1819 in the printing business. Later he formed a partnership and produced a newspaper called the Circleville Herald. He move to Columbus Ohio and became publisher of the ohio State Journal. He was a thirty-third degree Mason and Grand master of Ohio. He served as treasurer of the state of Ohio for several years. He was a tall robust man with a dominating personality.
Had nine children with Maria Rockwell, five of whom died young.
See http://www.freemason.com/PGM/william_thrall.htmWilliam married Nancy Graham on 6 Aug 1822. Nancy died on 26 Jul 1823. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Nancy Graham died on 26 Jul 1823. Children:
- Doctor William Randall Thrall was born in 1823 in Pickaway, Ohio, USA; and died.
- Reverand Henry Thrall was born about 1839; died in 1863.
- 3. Caroline M Thrall was born on 12 May 1839 in Franklin, Ohio, USA; and died.
- Captain Theron Russell Thrall was born in 1845 in Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA; and died.