John Benefeld Kinder

MaleNovember 1850–

Brief Life History of John Benefeld

When John Benefeld Kinder was born in November 1850, in Martin, Indiana, United States, his father, George Malott Kinder, was 24 and his mother, Sara Eliza Mitchell, was 21. He married Naomi Inman on 18 October 1877, in Martin, Armstrong Township, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 9 daughters. He lived in Indian Creek Township, Lawrence, Indiana, United States in 1900 and Roane Township, Lafayette, Arkansas, United States in 1910. He died in Terre Haute, Sullivan, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Benefeld Kinder
1850–
Naomi Inman
1858–1933
Marriage: 18 October 1877
Sara Etta Kinder
1878–1878
Joyce Loudella Kinder
1880–1953
Delia Jackson
1880–
Mary Jane Kinder
1882–
Alex Kinder
1885–1956
Alma Kinder
1889–
Rebecca Alma Kinder
1890–
Stella Innis Kinder
1892–
Ruth May Kinder
1895–
Minnie Ester Kinder
1897–1996

Sources (15)

  • John D Kinder, "United States Census, 1910"
  • John B Kinder in entry for Noah Girdley and Unknown, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • John Kinder in entry for Naomi Kinder, "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    18 October 1877Martin, Armstrong Township, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
  • Children (10)

    +5 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1851 · Constitution of 1851

    Age 1

    Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.

    1863

    Age 13

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 31

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    Name Meaning

    English (northwestern): habitational name from Kinder in Hayfield (Derbyshire). The origin of the placename is uncertain.

    German: from the genitive plural of Kind ‘child’, possibly denoting someone who had a lot of children, as in Hans der Kinder ‘Hans of the children’ (Eisleben 15th century), or short for some compound such as Kindervater ‘male midwife’ or Kinderfreund ‘one who likes children’.

    German: variant of Günther (see Guenther ).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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