 1892 - 1977
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| Born |
26 Dec 1892 |
Union Springs, Bullock County, Alabama  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
29 Oct 1977 |
Sacramento County, California |
| Person ID |
I6442 |
Benbow Family and Allied Lines |
| Last Modified |
4 May 2012 |
| Family 1 |
Sallie Rebecca Bell, b. 01 Aug 1897, Louisiana , d. 24 Oct 1971, Sacramento County, California |
| Married |
21 Aug 1923 |
Yolo County, California |
| Notes |
- Reverend Hercules Benbow was one of the earliest African-American residents of Del Paso Heights (Sacramento CA) and was subsequently one of the largest land owners in the area in the 1920s and 30s.
interview of daughter Elizabeth
Hercules filled out a World War I draft registration card in 1917, stating that he was living at 1732 East 15th (13th?) Street in Los Angeles; he was a natural-born citizen of the US who was born December 26, 1892 in Union Springs, Alabama; he was a self-employed minister; and he was married and had a wife and two children dependent on him. He signed it "Eld: [Elder] Hercules Davis Benbow."
Hercules D. Benbow appears in the California voter registration records in these years:
(1920-22) Benbow, Hercules D., window cleaner, 1317 Sixth (Rep.)
These listings all have the address of P. O. Box 18, Del Paso Heights:
(1928) Benbow, Hercules D., window washer (Rep.)
(1928) Benbow, Sallie, housewife (Rep.)
(1934) Benbow, Hercules D., laborer (Dem.)
(1936) Benbow, Hercules D., minister (Soc.)
This family group is listed in the household of Sallie's brother Elder Bell and his wife Hilda J., in the 1930 census of American, Sacramento County, California.
His World War II draft registration card gave the same birth date and place. His address was then P. O. Box 1118 in Del Paso Heights in Sacramento, California. He listed Sally Benbow as his contact person, at the same address he gave for himself, and stated he was unemployed. He signed it: "Rev. H. D. Benbow."
He is listed in the Social Security Death Index with a birth date of 26 December 1892 in Alabama and date of death of 29 October 1977 in Sacramento.
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| Children |
| | 1. Regina Benbow, b. 11 Jun 1922, California |
| | 2. Clara R. Benbow, b. 20 Oct 1923, California |
| | 3. Hercules Marylan Benbow, b. 02 Jun 1925, California , d. 07 Dec 1989, Sacramento County, California |
| | 4. Sarah Benbow, b. 04 Sep 1926, California |
| | 5. Sallie Elizabeth Benbow, b. 18 Feb 1929, California |
| | 6. Lillian Benbow, b. 30 Dec 1930, California |
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| Last Modified |
4 May 2012 |
| Family ID |
F2204 |
Group Sheet |
| Family 2 |
Mada Berkley, b. 1900 - 1901 |
| Married |
12 Feb 1972 |
California |
| Last Modified |
4 May 2012 |
| Family ID |
F2320 |
Group Sheet |
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