Who Were Benjamin Inman's Children?
These are Ben and Lucy Ann (Jennings) Inman's children. Their dates and places of birth and death were provided by aunt Inez (Langton) Tennis. We've added some additional information which we've discovered from time to time:
- Elnora Julia "Nora" Inman, born 24 Jan 1874, Logan county, IL, died 8 Jun 1950.
- Jeanette's grandmother, Ida Mae Inman, born 8 Apr 1876, in Illinois, died 25 Jun 1943 in Los Angeles, CA. Please see her page for additional information on her and her family.
- Alma Elizabeth Inman, born 30 May 1878, Logan county, IL.
About 1899, Alma married John O. Seal, who was born in Wisconsin about 1871. They had one child, Floyd Seal, who was born in Wisconsin about 1900.
- Mary Adelaide "Addie" Inman, born 17 Jul 1882, Logan county, IL, died 10 Mar 1904 (or 10 Mar 1901).
- Charles William Inman, born 11 Aug 1884, Hubbard, Hubbard county, MN, died 12 Dec 1960 in Los Angeles, CA.
About 1911, Charles married Julia (_____) Jacobs, who was born in Kansas about 1884.
Uncle Charles and family moved to Los Angeles, where they were enumerated in the 1930 census on Van Ness Avenue.
Besides their son Clarence, Julia's two children by an earlier marriage, Frank and Josephine Jacobs, were also living with them and are listed as Charles' children.
- Theta Viola Inman, born 26 Jan 1897, Colorado Springs, El Paso county, CO, died 19 Jul 1958.
About 1922, Theta married Willard Harold Brandt, who was born in Ohio 16 May 1896 and was the son of Harry S. and Christina Brandt.
Theta and Willard were counted twice in the 1930 census, first in an apartment house on Pennsylvania Street, then five days later and four miles away, with Willard's widowed father and sister on Vine Street.
The birthdates agree within a year of what is given in various censuses. Charlie's birth is confirmed by a news item in the 15 Aug 1884 Park Rapids (MN) Enterprise. Mary Adelaide was listed in the 1885 census as "Adie" and in the 1895 census as "Addie".
We had no information on Alma, other than her birth date, until we came across a scrap of paper among Jeanette's parents' things on which Cecil had jotted down the names of his Inman aunts and uncles. The cryptic notation
"Alma Seal son Floyd"
caused us to take a quick look through U. S. census records. We found Alma and John with their son Floyd in 1910 in Clackamas county, Oregon, no trace of them in 1920, and the widowed Alma living alone in Portland, OR, in the 1930 census.
This page was last updated 12 Dec 2009.