Brief Life History of Thomas Humphrey
When Thomas Humphrey Benefiel was born on 16 September 1855, in Yamhill, Oregon, United States, his father, John Wesley Benefiel, was 38 and his mother, Leacy West, was 26. He married Rita H O'Dell on 1 September 1880, in Wasco, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Oregon, United States in 1870 and Rochester, Thurston, Washington, United States in 1920. He died on 14 November 1920, in Olympia, Thurston, Washington, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Seattle, King, Washington, United States.
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- Thomas Bennifield in household of J W Bennifield, "United States Census, 1870"
- Thomas Humphrey Benefiel, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Births, 1842-1917"
- J H Benefield, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
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1859 · Oregon Becomes a State
Oregon became the 33rd state admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
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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