b: White Co IL; s/of Alonzo Benner (Sep 1858 IN) & Ella Ruth Oliver (Nov 1860 IN-28 Aug 1918 Carbondale IL; m2: 28 Feb 1897 White Co IL Curtis O Foraker); m: 17 Sep 1899 White Co IL Effie Lee*; res: 1880 Herald Prairie- White Co IL 1900-10 Carmi- White Co IL 1918-1942 Mt Carmel; ch: Wilma L* (1901-1935 m: Raymond Hedden) & Mabel R (ca 1902 IL) & Lyle A (ca 1906 IL) & Lee H or L (ca 1907 IL) & Vera Ida (ca 1911 IL) & Curtis R (ca 1914 IL)