Brief Life History of James Tolman
When James Tolman Benefiel was born on 25 August 1855, in Louisa, Iowa, United States, his father, Robert Wiley Benefiel, was 35 and his mother, Lilias Rockerfeller Raymond, was 20. He married Evrena May Clark on 20 March 1887. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Judicial Township 2, Santa Barbara, California, United States in 1870 and Lake, Oregon, United States in 1880. He died on 15 February 1904, in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Goleta, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
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- James T Benefield in household of R W Benefield, "United States Census, 1870"
- James Tolman Benefiel, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Births, 1842-1917"
- James Benefiel, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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1857 · 7.9 Earthquake In Fort Tejon
The Fort Tejon earthquake, on January 9, 1857, registered at 7.9, making it one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the United States. Only two people were killed, largely due to the sparse population in the area where the earthquake occurred. As a result of the large scale shaking, the Kern River was turned upstream and fish were stranded miles from Tulare Lake as the waters were rocked so far from its banks.
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco
The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Benefield . This form of the surname is virtually non-existing in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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