Our Family History
Harry Benell was born January 22, 1875 in Ohio. The birth records show his parents to be Jacob Benell born May 15th,1838 and Mary Margaret (Slater) Benell born April 6,1842 in Ohio. Jacob Benell died May 10th,1915 and Mary died December 13, 1916. Jacob's parents were William Benell, born in Pennsylvania and Catherine Laughbau, born in Pennsylvania. Mary Margaret ( Slater ) Benell's parents were William Slater and Mary Hostetler both of Pennsylvania. They are buried at the Baxter cemetary in Martin County Indiana. On the other side of the family, Delilah Catherine ( Katie ) Hooper was the daughter of Lorana ( Green ) Hooper and William Hooper of Texas. They moved to Kansas and finally to Indiana. Aunt Kate (as she was known) and Harry Benell lived out their lives in Shoals, Indiana having six sons and one daughter Ruth who died shortly after birth. Kate Benell was loved by all and passed away in June 1966. Harry Benell died Febuary, 1958.
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