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, 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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- John D Kinder, "United States Census, 1910"
- John B Hinder, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- John B Kinder in entry for Noah Girdley and Unknown, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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1851 · Constitution of 1851
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
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
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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