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31. Benjamin Tucker MCNEW [Z1C]

SIXTH GENERATION



31. Benjamin Tucker MCNEW [Z1C] was born on 14 Dec 1850. He was the twelth child of John Brushcreek MCNEW [Z1] and Jane Ann "Jenny" WATERS.

He was married to Alice OWNER.



From "RIPLEY COUNTY HISTORY, 1818-1988, RIPLEY COUNTY, INDIANA"

QUOTE . . .

. . . Benjamin Tucker McNEW was born on December 14, 1850. He married a girl from Jennings County by the name of Clara Alice O'CONNOR in 1875. They cleared and built a farm in the Hopewell area of Ripley County, which is still owned by the family today. They raised five children there. Their names are, in order, Oscar, Nora Etta, Norma Ellen, Wilbur Earl, and Zuma Francis. They married respectively, Tessie RICE, John SMITH, Arthur DAVIS, Lena HEATON, William SWEEZY. . .

. . . UNQUOTE


QUESTIONS

Can Alice OWNER be the same person as Clara Alice O'CONNOR as is stated in the "Ripley County History 1818-1988 Ripley County, Indiana" book?

Which name is correct?

Or are they two different marriages?


*Additional Family Information*

Benjamin Tucker MCNEW [Z1C] and Alice OWNER had the following children:

+90 i. Oscar MCNEW [Z1C1-]
+91 ii. Nora Ettie MCNEW [Z1C2-]
+92 iii. Norma Ellen MCNEW [Z1C3-]
+93 iv. Zuma Francis MCNEW [Z1C4-]
+94 v. Wilbur Earl MCNEW [Z1C5-]


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