Barack OBAMA, 44th President of the United States
descendant of Johann Pieter STRAUB, 1733 immigrant to Philadelphia, PA
"We are and always will be the United States of America." (4 Nov 2008, Grant Park, Chicago, IL)
Frederick BENNER
Catharine F. MOYER
Husband:  Frederick BENNER
Birth:  6 May 1798 or 1796/7, Germany
Death:  8 Mar 1867, Hancock Co., OH
Disposition:  buried Lee Cemetery, Amanda Twp., Hancock Co., OH
Occupation:  farmer
Marriage:  15 Apr 1830, Pickaway Co., OH
Wife:  Catharine/Catherine F. MOYER
Birth:  24 May 1808, OH
Death:  24 May 1863, Hancock Co., OH
Disposition:  buried Lee Cemetery, Amanda Twp., Hancock Co., OH
Occupation:  homemaker
Children (data in braces are {year: age, birthplace} from the censuses):
1.  Mary BENNER, b. 1831  {1850: 19, OH}
2.  Rebecca BENNER, b. 1832/3/4  {1850: 17, OH; 1860: 25, OH; 1870: 36, OH; 1880: 46, OH
3.  Sophia BENNER, b. 1835  {1850: 15, OH}
4.  George BENNER, b. 1836/7  {1850: 13, OH; 1860: 23, OH}
5.  Sarah BENNER, b. 1838/9  {1850: 11, OH; 1860: 18, OH}
6.  Martha Jane BENNER, b. 1841/2  {1850: 9, OH; 1860: 16, OH}
7.  Lavina BENNER, b. 1844/5  {1850: 7, OH; 1860: 15, OH}
8.  Harriet E. BENNER, b. 1846  {1850: 4, OH; 1860: 13, OH}

Mary is said to have been born 27 Jan 1830, but not only was that before our subjects were married, it was before the 1830 census, which shows our newlyweds with no children.


Sources:

1.  Anon.  1966.  Marriage Index:  Ohio, 1789-1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-400):
Benner, Frederick Moyer, Catherine 15 Apr 1830 Pickaway Co.

2.  1830 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #19 of 26; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
1830 OH Fairfield Co. Bloom Twp. p. 164 Ln. 2 Frederick Benner 000 001 - 000 010
These data indicate:
No. & Sex  Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred
1 male 30-39 1790-1800 = Frederick (b. 1798)
1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Catharine (b. 1808)
Listed 11 lines from Benjamin STROUP (Sr.), whose son, Benjamin (Jr.), later marries our subject's daughter, Rebecca.

3.  1840 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #2-3 of 6; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
1840 OH Hancock Co. Amanda Twp. pp. 50A-50B Ln. 10 Frederick Benner 100 000 100 - 220 001 000 0100000
These data indicate:
No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred
1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = George (b. 1836/7)
1 male 40-49 1790-1800 = Frederick (b. 1798)
2 females 4 or under 1835-1840 = Sarah (b. 1838/9)
= Sophia (b. 1835)
2 females 5-9 1830-1835 = Rebecca (b. 1832/3/4)
= Mary (b. 1831)
1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Catharine (b. 1808) 
1 person employed in agriculture
Listed next to Benjamin STRAUB (Sr.).

4.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #171 of 427):  Amanda Twp., Dist. 48, Hancock Co., OH, p. 473B, 185/185, enumerated 12 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
Frederick Benner 52 M   Farmer 2000 Ger
Catherine 42 F       O
Mary 19 F       "
Rebecca 17 F       "
Sophia 15 F       "
Geo 13 M       "
Sarah 11 F       "
Martha J  9 F       "
Lavina  7 F       "
Harriet  4 F       "
Enos Wilson  2 M       "

5.  1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #27 of 38):  Vanlue P.O., Amanda Twp., Hancock Co., OH, p. 210A, PN 27, 196/189, enumerated 8 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
Frederick Benner 63 M   Farmer 3300 300 Germany
Catharine   " 52 F         O
George      " 23 M   Farmer   200 "
Sarah       " 18 F   Servant     "
Martha      " 16 F   "     "
Lorinee?    " 15 F   "     "
Harriet     " 13 F         "
Hiram Shoemaker 11 M         "
Hiram SHOEMAKER is the orphan of Mary (STRAUB) SHOEMAKER, whose brother, Benjamin STRAUB, Jr., was married to our subject's daughter, Rebecca BENNER.

6.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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