728. Elizabeth May¹¹ WITT (Thomas Jefferson¹⁰, Eliza Ann⁹ BARBER, Thomas⁸, Benjamin B.⁷, Thomas⁶, Thomas⁵, Moses⁴, James A.³, James², Thomas¹) (#4461) was born in IN 17 OCT 1880. Listed as Mixed-Blood Elizabeth died FEB 1984 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 103.

She married William Ernest BEHNY 19 JUL 1903 in Miami Co., IN. (William Ernest BEHNY is #4462.) William was born 10 JAN 1879 in IN. William was the son of David BEHNY and Margaret J. ADKINS. William died 17 JAN 1946 in Peru, Miami Co., IN, at age 67. employment in Farming She had a daughter who lived near Lafayette, IN. Talk to Jean Coy B.

Elizabeth May WITT and William Ernest BEHNY had the following children:

+ 818 i. John Marvin¹² BEHNY was born 8 AUG 1904.

819 ii. Benson Eugene BEHNY (#7124) was born in Peru, Miami Co., IN 16 APR 1907. Benson died 15 MAR 1981 at age 73. He married Tressie M. SINGLETARY 25 SEP 1948. (Tressie M. SINGLETARY is #7271.) Tressie was born 21 SEP 1907. Tressie died 1993 in Peru, Miami Co., IN, at age 85.

820 iii. Kenneth Daniel BEHNY (#7125) was born in Peru, Miami Co., IN 26 JUN 1908. Kenneth died 31 DEC 1941 in Ft. Wayne, Allen Co., IN, at age 33.

+ 821 iv. Keith Dahl BEHNY was born 26 JUN 1908.

822 v. Eveline BEHNY (#7127) was born in IN 25 MAY 1910. Eveline died 2006 in Lafayette, IN, at age 96. She married twice. She married Allen HARVEY date unknown. (Allen HARVEY is #7272.) She married William NEEDHAM 24 DEC 1937 in Cass Co., IN. (William NEEDHAM is #8860.) William was born 8 NOV 1909 in Miami Co., IN. William died 1976 in Tippecanoe Co., IN, at age 66. Employment in Railroad She married Allen Harvey after the death of William Needham

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