Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 9/6/1917

George S. Benham of Newfane died
suddenly Wednesday evening. September
5th, 1917. He is survived by his
wife, one daughter Hazel of Middleport,
N. Y., father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Benham of Clifton
Springs. N. Y., four sisters, Mrs. John
Walter and Miss Jennie Benham of
Clifton, N. Y , Mrs. Webb of Syracuse,
N. Y , Mrs. Huston of Mannsville. N.
Y.
Notice of funeral later.

ALSO

Adams NY Jefferson County Journal - 9/19/1917

George Stewart Benham, aged 41,
only son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward H.
Benham of Clifton Springs, N. Y., was
instantly killed on Wednesday evening,
Sept. 5, near Olcott Beach, in an
automobile accident. Mr. Benham
was a resident of Newfane, N. Y., but
had charge of a garage at Lockport,
N. Y.
He and two other men from the
garage were testing out an eight cylinder
car when the accident occurred.
The road was new to Mr. Benham
and he mistook the soldiers' monument
for the end of the road, and applied
his emergency brake, which resulted
in the car skiding and hitting a telegrph
pole. His companions jumped
and escaped with minor injuries, but
Mr. Benham was pinned underneath
the car.
Mr. Benham was a nurse by profession,
having graduated from the
Buffalo State hospital in 1895, and followed
his profession until a few
months ago when he went into the
garage business.
The remains were brought to the
home of his parents in Clifton Springs
where the funeral services were held
on Saturday afternoon at 3:30, Rev.
D. S. Wilson conducting the services.
Interment in the Clifton Springs cemetery
on Pearl street
The deceased is survived by a wife
and two daughters, Misses Hazel and
Mildred Benham, of Newfane. N. Y.,
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Benham
of Clifton Springs, N Y., four
sisters, Mrs John M. Walters and Miss
Jennie Benham of Clifton Springs,
Mrs. L. Paul Webb of Syracuse and
Mrs. G. Ralph Huested of Mannsville,
N. Y.
Mr. Benham was of a bright and
cheerful disposition and will be sadly
missed by a large circle of friends

Note - George listed in 1910 census as widow living in Buffalo with "Stella Wilson" and her sister Grace Culver - this would indicate Stella Wilson was, in fact, Stella Tillotson since Stella Tillotson's sister was Grace Culver

Family/Spouse: TILLOTSON, Stella. Stella (daughter of TILLOTSON, William and Mary) was born about 1880 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married SOPER, Ella about 1900. Ella was born about 1879 in New York; died before 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mildred married HESSEL, Kenneth G on 30 Sep 1936 in Niagara County, NY. Kenneth (son of HESSEL, Fred) was born on 3 Nov 1910; died on 24 Oct 1992 in Middleport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 1/20/1969

JOHNSON CREEK - Hazel
B. Smart, 67, of 9023 Asher St.,
died, Sunday (Jan. 19, 1969) in
Medina Memorial Hospital after
a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Smart was born Jan.
22, 1901 in Buffalo, the daughter
of George S. and Ella Soper
Benham.
She was an active member
of the Hartland Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband,
Herbert; a son, Francis
Brown of Wilson; a stepdaughter,
Mrs. Elberta Price
of Lockport; a sister, Mrs.
Kenneth (Mildred) Hessel of
Middleport; four grandchildren
and a niece.
Friends may call at the
Wallace and Heath Funeral
Home Inc., 38 State St., Middleport
today from 7 to 9 p.m.
and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and
7 to 9 p.m.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday in the funeral home
at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Harold
Ball officiating. Burial will be
in Hartland Central Cemetery

Family/Spouse: BROWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hazel married SMART, Herbert S on 11 Jul 1932 in East Cleveland, OH. Herbert was born on 13 Aug 1901 in Batavia, Genesee County, NY; died on 2 Sep 1972 in Newfane Intercommunity Hospital, Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]