He was born on 28 March 1838, in Pennsylvania, probably to John J Benford and Mary [unknown family name]. [sources: date: 7, 10, 20 (28 March 1837); 2 (29 in 1865), 12 (36 in 1870), 16 (13 in 1850) 17 (23 in 1860), 19 (25 in 1863). place: 12, 16, 17, 19. parents: 16]
In 1850, he was living in Somerset Borough, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He was living with John and Mary Benford (presumably his parents), and with others (presumably his siblings). He had attended school within the year. [source: 16]
In 1859/60, he married Ann E Stoner. She was born in November 1835, in Bedford County, Pennsylvania (now Fulton County), to Jacob Stoner and Anna Catherine Freymeier. According to the 1900 census, she had had two children, one of whom was living. [sources: 7, 11 (1835), 13 (Nov 1835), 14 (0 children in 1910--but note that her parents' birthplaces are listed as unknown, which may suggest she was not the informant), 18]
In 1860, he was living in Somerset Borough, Somerset, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Anne. They had been married within the year. He was a tailor, and owned $150 in personal property. [source: 17]
In June 1863, he registered for the draft. He was living in Somerset Borough, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He was a tailor. [source: 19]
He also served in company F of the 34th Regular Militia of 1863. [source: 20]
He was drafted. He enlisted and was mustered into service on 11 March 1865. He was mustered in as a private, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He was a private in company B. [sources: 1, 2, 3, 21, 22]
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865. He was a private, in company B. [sources: 1, 2, 3, 21, 22]
In 1870, he was living in McConnellsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Millard and Emma Fahnestock. He was a tailor. His wife, Anna Benford, was living in the next house, with her (presumed) father Jacob Stoner, and (presumed) siblings Albert, Edwin, Merick, and Lalla. [sources: 12, 18]
He died on 25 or 26 November 1872, in McConnellsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania. He was buried in McConnellsburg Lutheran Cemetery, McConnellsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania. His grave has a GAR star and flag. [sources: 5 (25 Nov 72), 7 (26 Nov 1872), 10, 20 (26 Nov)]
In 1880, his widow, Anna Benford, was living in McConnellsburg Borough, Fulton County, Pennsylvania. She was living with her niece, Laura Stoner. [sources: 6]
In 1890, his widow, Anna Benford, was living in McConnellsburg Borough, Fulton County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 3]
On 8 July 1890, his widow, Ann E Benford, successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension. Her pension certificate was dated 8 October 1891. [sources: 3, 5, 8]
In 1900, his widow, Anna E Benford, was living in McConnellsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania. [source: 13]
Effective 19 April 1908, Anna's pension was increased to $12 per month, under the Act of 19 April 1908. [source: 8]
In 1910, his widow, Anna Benford, was living on First Street, in McConnellsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania. [source: 14]
Anna's pension was increased to $20 per month under the Act of 8 September 1916. [source: 8]
Anna's pension was increased to $25 per month under the Act of 6 October 1917. [source: 8]
Anna's pension was increased to $30 per month under the Act of 1 May 1920. [source: 8]
In 1920, his widow, Anna Benford, was living in McConnellsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania. [source: 15]
On 2 June 1922, his widow died, in McConnellsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania. She was buried in the McConnellsburg Lutheran Cemetery, McConnellsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 7, 8, 9, 11]
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (William Benford)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 27 June 2004 (William Benford)
3 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Fulton County, McConnellsburg Borough, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 131 (image 6 of 6 on Ancestry) (Willam Benford)
4 pension index, by name (William Benford)
5 pension index, by regiment (William Benford)
6 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Fulton County, McConnellsburg Borough, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 212, microfilm series T9, film 1133, page 92 D = 31 handwritten (Anna Benford)
7 'Fulton County, PA 365', a gedcom, available on RootsWeb WorldConnect, contact Ron R, last updated 31 August 2013, accessed 21 September 2013 (William Benford)
8 US Veterans administration pension payment cards, 1907-1933, NARA microfilm series M850, film 151 (Anna E Benford)
9 Pennsylvania death certificate index, 1922 ("B516 Annie E Benford 60920 McConnellsbg 6/2")
10 Find a grave, memorial 18726254, created by Kat, added 1 Apr 2007, accessed 21 September 2013 [includes a photo of the headstone] (William Benford)
11 Find a grave, memorial 18726632, created by Kat, added 1 Apr 2007, accessed 21 September 2013 [includes a photo of the headstone] (Annie E Benford)
12 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Fulton County, McConnellsburgh Borough, microfilm series M593, film 1347, page 105 recto = 1 handwritten (FamilySearch) (William Benford)
13 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Fulton County, McConnellsburg Borough, Todd Township, enumeration district 72, microfilm series T623, film 1412, page 186 = 13 A handwritten (FamilySearch) (Anna E Benford)
14 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Fulton County, McConnellsburg, enumeration district 52, microfilm series T624, film 1348, page 98 = 5 A handwritten (FamilySearch) (Anna Benford)
15 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Fulton County, McConnellsburg, enumeration district 55, microfilm series T625, film 1572, page 233 = 2 A handwritten (FamilySearch) (Anna Benford)
16 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Borough, microfilm series M432, film 828, page 9 verso = 48 handwritten (FamilySearch) (William Benford)
17 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset, Somerset Borough, microfilm series M653, film 1183, page 444 = 66 handwritten (FamilySearch) (William Benford)
18 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Fulton County, McConnellsburg, microfilm series M593, film 1347, page 105 recto = 1 handwritten (FamilySearch) (Anna C Benford)
19 Civil War draft registration records, National Archives and Records Administration, record group 110, consolidated enrollment lists 1863-1865, 16th congressional district, volume 1 of 4, page 24 (Wm Benford)
20 Pennsylvania, veterans burial cards, 1777-1999 (William Benford)
21 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (William Benford)
22 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (William Brentford)
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| Dwellings visited | 121 | ||||||||||
| Families visited | 128 | ||||||||||
| Name | John J Benford | Mary Do | Fletcher Do | William Do | West Do | Elisabeth Do | Mary Ann Do | John Do | Margaret Do | Emma Do | Philip [illegible] Do |
| Age | 45 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2/12 |
| Sex | " [sc. M] | F | M | " | " | F | " | M | F | " | M |
| Color | " [sc. W] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Constable | ||||||||||
| Real estate owned | |||||||||||
| Birthplace | Do [sc. Penna] | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do |
| Married within year | |||||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 19 | 20 |
| Dwelling number | 463 | |
| Family number | 442 | |
| Name | William Benford | Anne " |
| Age | 23 | 23 [?] |
| Sex | m | f |
| Color | ||
| Occupation | Tailor | |
| Value of real estate owned | ||
| Value of personal estate | 150 | |
| Place of birth | Pa | " |
| Married within year | 1 | 1 |
| Attended school within year | ||
| Cannot read & write | ||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| Dwelling-house number | 7 | ||
| Family number | 9 | ||
| Name | Fahnestock Millard | - Emma | Benford William |
| Age | 22 | 23 | 36 |
| Sex | M | F | M |
| Color | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Tinner | Keeping House | Tailor |
| Real estate value | 300 | ||
| Personal estate value | 800 | ||
| Birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| Father foreign born | |||
| Mother foreign born | |||
| Birth month if born within year | |||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||
| Attended school past year | |||
| Can't read | |||
| Can't write | |||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | 1 | |
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Dwelling-house number | 6 | |||||
| Family number | 8 | |||||
| Name | Stoner, Jacob | Benford, Anna C [sic] | Stoner Albert | - Edwin | - Merick | - Lalla |
| Age | 76 | 28 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Cabinet Maker | Keeping House | Tinner | |||
| Real estate value | 1500 | |||||
| Personal estate value | 300 | 2500 | ||||
| Birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| Father foreign born | ||||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||||
| Birth month if born within year | ||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Can't read | ||||||
| Can't write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 47 | 48 |
| street name | ||
| house number | ||
| dwelling visit # | 39 | |
| family visit # | 40 | |
| name | Benford Anna | Stoner Laura |
| color | W | W |
| sex | F | F |
| age | 42 | 17 |
| month born if born in year | ||
| relationship | Niece | |
| single | 1 | |
| married | ||
| widowed/divorced | 1 | |
| married during year | ||
| occupation | Keeping House | Assisting in House |
| months unemployed | ||
| currently ill? | ||
| blind | ||
| deaf/dumb | ||
| idiotic | ||
| insane | ||
| disabled | ||
| school this year | 1 | |
| can't read | ||
| can't write | ||
| birthplace | Pa | Ohio |
| father's birthplace | Pa | Pa |
| mother's birthplace | Pa | Pa |
| line | 9 |
| street | |
| house number | |
| dwelling number | |
| family number | 274 |
| name | Benford Anna E |
| relationship | Head |
| color | W |
| sex | F |
| birth date | Nov 1835 |
| age | 64 |
| married? | Wd |
| # years married | |
| mother of how many children? | 2 |
| # of children living | 1 |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |
| # years in USA | |
| naturalized citizen? | |
| occupation | |
| # months not employed | |
| # months in school | |
| can read | yes |
| can write | yes |
| speaks English | yes |
| owned/rented | R |
| free or mortgaged | |
| farm/house | H |
| # of farm schedule |
| line | 36 |
| street | First Street |
| house nr | |
| dwelling nr | 113 |
| family nr | 124 |
| name | Benford Anna |
| relationship | Head |
| sex | F |
| color | W |
| age | 74 |
| marital status | Wd |
| #years present marriage | |
| mother of # children | 0 |
| mother of # living children | 0 |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Unknown |
| mother's birthplace | Unknown |
| immigrated | |
| naturalized/alien | |
| speaks English | English |
| occupation | Own income |
| nature of industry etc. | |
| employer etc. | |
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | |
| # weeks out of work 1909 | |
| can read | yes |
| can write | yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | |
| owned/rented | R |
| owned free or mortagaged | |
| farm/house | H |
| nr on farm schedule | |
| civil war vet | |
| blind | |
| deaf & dumb |
| line | 39 |
| street | |
| house number | |
| dwelling visit number | [39] |
| family visit number | 43 |
| name | Benford, Anna |
| relationship | Head |
| own/rent | R |
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | |
| sex | F |
| race | W |
| age at last birthday | 84 |
| marital status | Wd |
| year of immigration | |
| naturalized/alien | |
| year of naturalization | |
| attended school since Sept 1919 | |
| can read | yes |
| can write | yes |
| birth place | Pennsylvania |
| native language | |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| mother's native language | |
| can speak English | yes |
| occupation | none |
| industry, business | |
| employment status | |
| number of farm schedule |
| W ISSUES. | |||
| CLASS. | RATE. | DATE OF COMMENCEMENT | DATE OF CERTIFICATE. |
| Increased to $12.00 per month from April [19, 1908 (?)] by act of that date | 8 Oct 1891 | ||
| INC. | 20 | SEPTEMBER 8, 1916 | |
| INC. | 25 | OCTOBER 6, 1917 | |
| Fees: Inc 30 May 1, 1920 | |||