Mordecai J. BENEDICT

  General Notes:

Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Peru, Morrow, Ohio; Roll: M432_716; Page: 64A; Image: 499.

Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Peru, Morrow, Ohio; Roll: M653_1017; Page: 59; Image: 122; Family History Library Film: 805017.

Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Perry, Morrow, Ohio; Roll: M593_1247; Page: 451B; Image: 378; Family History Library Film: 552746.


Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Peru, Morrow, Ohio; Roll: T625_1424; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 163; Image: 284.

Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Tampa Ward 1, Hillsborough, Florida; Roll: T625_222; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 36; Image: 678.

He signed 2nd wife Ella's death certificate M.J. Benedict Marengo, OH.
I found this death certificate online but never found a marriage record.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence: Home: Peru, Morrow, Ohio.

Mordecai married Eliza Amanda GRISSELL, daughter of William GRISSELL and Priscilla OSBORN, on 1 Apr 1871 in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan.³²⁶ (Eliza Amanda GRISSELL was born on 4 Dec 1848 in Ohio, died on 27 Feb 1920 in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida and was buried on 28 Feb 1920 in Alum Creek Friends Cem., Morrow Co., Ohio.)

  Marriage Notes:

Groom's name: Mordacai J. Benedict
Groom's race or color (on document):
Groom's age: 25 years
Groom's birth year: 1846
Groom's birthplace: Ohio
Bride's name: Eliza A. Grizzell
Bride's race or color (on document):
Bride's age: 22 years
Bride's birth year: 1849
Bride's birthplace: Ohio
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Marriage date: 01 Apr 1871
Marriage place: Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan
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Film number: 2342453
Frame number:
Digital GS number: 4208213
Image number: 537
Reference number: v 2 p 205 rn 367
Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925

Mordecai next married Ella Adelia POWERS, daughter of Lewis POWERS and Jane SHOEMAKER, on 13 Jan 1922 in Cardington, Morrow, Ohio, United States. (Ella Adelia POWERS was born on 23 Jun 1859 in Ashley, Oxford, Delaware, Ohio, USA, died on 13 Mar 1925 in Cardington, Morrow, Ohio, United States and was buried on 15 Mar 1925 in Alum Creek Friends Cem., Morrow Co., Ohio.)

  Marriage Notes:

Millie Barnhart found this.
Marion Daily Star, Marion OH - 13 Jan 1922 - [in a column about Cardington, 2nd paragraph] M J Benedict, of Marengo, and Mrs Ella Haverlo, of Cardington, were married at the Friends' parsonage by Rev Mr Bowerman, who used the Friends' ceremony. The couple will live on the groom's farm at Alum Creek.