Benton Carl & His Wife, Annie Eliza Bodwell

Benton Carl's father was Wilson William Carell - or Carl - (1817 - 1898) and his mother was Elizabeth Swickard (1816 - 1900). He had siblings Margaret Ann, Mary, Daniel Martin, William John, Barbara Ellen, Christopher Christian, Nathan S., Leroy, Wilson Jr., Christina, David Arthur, Jonathqan, Elizabeth, Ames, Murray, and Stephen Carl - or Carell. When Benton was 3, he, his parents, and his eight siblings were living in Chester, Ohio. Dad was a farmer. Benton married Caroline - Catherine A. Landaker (1827 - 1894) on April 4, 1868, in Meigs, Ohio. He signed his marriage license with an "X" - his mark. In 1880, Benton was 32 and still living in Meigs County, but now in the city of Bedford. He was married to "Catherine", reported as being age 55. After Caroline died, he married Anna Eliza Bodwell (1858 - 1944) on December 24, 1894, in Harrisonville, Ohio. They had two sons, William Ernest (1895 - 1960) and George Clarence (1896 - 1984) Carl. When Benton was 72, he was living in Lima, Ohio, with his wife Annie, age 60, and his son George C., age 23. Benton wasn't working but son George was working as a "telegrapher" in a railroad office. He was a veteran of the Civil War.