Benton Hiram Graham

Benton Hiram Graham
(1877-)

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Spouses/Children:
Mary E. Fisher

Hail D. Graham

Benton Hiram Graham

Born: 4 Nov 1877, , Boone, Indiana ¹
Marriage: Mary E. Fisher in Basehor, Leavenworth, Kansas

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 1900, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas. ²
Joel Signor, 50, letter carrier, born May 1850 in New York, married 15 years. mary E. Signor, 49, born Oct 1855 in Indiana, 7 children, 5 living. Ida L. Signor, 14, born Oct 1885 in Kansas. Mettie S. Signor, 12, born Aug 1887 in Kansas. Mary E. Signor, 7, born in Mar 1893 in Kansas. Bert J. Signor, 2, born Dec 1987 in Kansas. Hiram B. Graham, 22, stepson, printer, born Nov 1877 in Indiana. Martha L. Anderson, 75, mother-in-law, born Jan 1825 in Ohio, widow, 4 children, 4 living.

• World War 1 Draft Registration, 12 Sep 1918, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. ³
Benton Hiram Graham, of 312 Elmwood, Topeka, Kansas, 40, born Nov. 4, 1877. Switchman at A. T. & S. F. Rlwy, Topeka yards, Topeka, Kansas. Dependants: Mary Elizabeth Graham, (wife). Medium height, medium build, brown eyes, brown hair.

• Census, 1920, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. ⁴
Benton H. Graham, 42, switchman on railroad, born in Indiana. Mary E. Graham, 42, born in Kansas. Hail D. Graham, 16, born in Missouri.

• Census, 1930, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. ⁵
Benton H. Graham, 52, switchman on railroad, born in Indiana, property $5000. Mary E. Graham, 44, born in Kansas. John A. Fisher, 74, father-in-law, born in Pennsylvania, married at age 25. Flora Fisher, 75, mother-in-law, born in Ohio, married at age 26.

Benton married Mary E. Fisher in Basehor, Leavenworth, Kansas. (Mary E. Fisher was born in 1878 in Basehor, Leavenworth, Kansas.)

1 United States Selective Service, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 (National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 20,243 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
www.ancestry.com), Benton Hiram Graham born Nov 4, 1877, signed Benton Hiram Graham.

3 United States Selective Service, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 (National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 20,243 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
www.ancestry.com).

Benton Hiram Graham

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