Descendants of Capt. Arthur Fenner

Benjamin Fenner

[b 31 Jan. 1787 at Hopkinton, RI; d 9 May 1864 at DeWitt Co., IL] Benjamin Fenner m 1st Mercy Champlin [b 30 May 1788 at South Kingston, RI; d btw 1815–1827 in Madison Co., OH], daughter of Jonathan Champlin and Mary Moon. He m 2nd Sarah Bennett [b 12 May 1807 in CT; d 13 Apr. 1864 in Dewitt Co., IL], daughter of Ezekiel Bennett and Susannah Fair, on 6 Jan. 1828 in Union Co., OH.

Children of Benjamin and Mercy:

  1. Phebe [b 4 Sept. 1811 in RI; d 28 July 1888 in Union Co., OH] m David Holycross [b 25 Jan. 1809 in VA; d 8 Oct. 1882 in OH] on 20 Nov. 1834 in Union Co., OH.

  2. Hezekiah Carpenter [b 2 May 1813 in RI; d 28 May 1911 at Irwin, Union, OH] m 1st Lucinda B. Kimball; m 2nd Mary Chester.

  3. Aurilla [b ca. 1815 in RI; d 1892] m Newton Lester Hunt [b 24 Apr. 1814 in Windham Co., CT; d 1890].

Children of Benjamin and Sarah:

  1. Lucy Birden [b 3 Oct. 1828 in Madison Co., OH; d 1918 in Jewell Co., KS] m 1st Valentine A. Jones [b 1821 in VA; d 21 Feb. 1889 at Clinton, DeWitt, IL] on 8 Dec. 1846 in Union Co., OH; they had Rosetta [b ca. 1856] and Alma F. [b 1866]. In 1846, Lucy m 2nd Simeon Morrison [b Nov. 1824 in OH; d aft. 1899].

  2. William [b/d 3 Nov. 1829 in Madison Co., OH].

  3. Susannah Fair [b 15 Nov. 1830 at East Liverpool, Columbiana, OH; d 22 Mar. 1883 at Harp, Dewitt, IL] m Charles Polk Torbert [b Apr. 1827 at Georgetown, Sussex, DE; d 25 Aug. 1902 at Clinton, Dewitt, IL] on 28 Mar. 1849 at Union Co., OH.

  4. Esther Hammon [b 9 July 1832 in Madison Co., OH; d 2 Sept. 1878 in Crawford Co., KS] m 1st Abraham C. Mitchell; m 2nd John P. Clemmons.

  5. Dorcas Robinson [b 6 Jan. 1834 in Madison Co., OH; d 28 Dec. 1921 in Shelbyville, Shelby, IL] m John Cary Andrews [1818–1880] on 10 June 1853.

  6. John William [b 29 July 1835 in Madison Co., OH; d 19 May 1863 at Vicksburg, Warren, MS]. Civil War soldier. Regarding his death:

    On May 19, 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant attempted to take the Confederate stronghold at Vicksburg, Mississippi. After making a daring run past Confederate batteries, Union naval forces joined troops several miles down river. Working together, they detained Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston in Jackson, preventing him from assisting General John C. Pemberton at Vicksburg. … A major turning point in the Civil War, Grant’s victory returned control of the Mississippi River to the Union and geographically divided the Confederacy.[2]

  7. Elijah Duckenfield [b 28 Feb. 1837 at Madison Co., OH; d 29 July 1838 in Union Co., OH].

  8. Elijah Barnet [b 28 Dec. 1838 in Union Co., OH; d 26 Aug. 1926 at Neodesha, Wilson, KS] m Matilda C. Farhner.

  9. Albert Isaiah [b 4 July 1840 at Union City, Union, OH; d 1929 at Clinton, Dewitt, IL].

  10. Elsie Mariah [b 24 Mar. 1842 in Union Co., OH; d 16 Jan. 1919 at Chicago, IL] m 1st Martin E. Ayres; m 2nd James W. Brown [1819–1892] and had Florence [ca. 1871], Emmitt [ca. 1873], Orville [ca. 1876], and May.

  11. David Arthur [b 16 June 1844 in Union Co., OH; d 31 Jan. 1864 in Knoxville, TN] died in the Civil War.

  12. Infant [b 14 Sept. 1846; d 16 Sept. 1846].

  13. Lucretia Adila [b 5 Apr. 1848 in Union Co., OH; d 30 Apr. 1884 at Jewell Co., KS] m Daniel Brunson on 1 Oct. 1872 in Macon Co., IL.

  14. James Edward [b 3 Oct. 1851 in Union Co., OH; d 9 Sept. 1910 in Jewell Co., KS] m Florence Eugenia Taylor [1865–1921] on 8 Nov. 1886 in Mankato, KS.

  15. Infant [b 2 Apr. 1854 in Dewitt Co., IL; d 3 Apr. 1854].

Lineage:
Arthur | Arthur | Edward | John | Benjamin

Sources:
1. Email from Richard Arthur Fenner, 12 May 2020.
2. “Today in History: May 19,” Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/may-19