WILLIS HERMAN BENEDICT, b: 1886

^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}

^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}

^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}



		^{CLARENCE EDGAR BENEDICT}^{b.1862 d.1948 DUNCAN, OKLAHOMA}

	^{WILLIS HERMAN BENEDICT}^{b.1886 MANSFIELD, TEXAS d.1954 DUNCAN, OKLAHOMA}

^{OPAL MARIE BENEDICT}^{b.1908 CHILLICOTHE, TEXAS d.1982 CORPUS CHRIS, TEXAS}		^{MARY S. CURRY}^{b.1866 d.1948 DUNCAN, OKLAHOMA}

^{GOLDEN WILLIS BENEDICT}^{b.1912 d.1982 DUNCAN, OKLAHOMA}			^{HARRISON JAMES CLARK}^{b.1829 GRE, SOUTH CAROLINA d.1904 GAYLESVIL, ALABAMA}

		^{ROBERT CRITTENDEN CLARK}^{b.1854 CHEROKEE , ALABAMA d.1927 COMANCHE CO, TEXAS}	^{NANCY LUCINDA McGEE}^{b.1834 AB, SOUTH CAROLINA d.1890 CHEROKEE , ALABAMA}

	^{LUCINDA (LUCY) CLARK}^{b.1886 TARRANT COU, TEXAS d.1971 DUNCAN, OKLAHOMA}		^{SAMUEL HOUSTON McCULLOUGH}^{b.1820 KNOX COU, TENNESSEE d.1907 CHEROKEE , ALABAMA}

		^{SARAH E. McCULLOUGH}^{b.1854 CHEROKEE , ALABAMA d.1935 KAUFMAN CO, TEXAS}	^ELVIRA ELAM^{b.1816 VIRGINIA OR NORTH C d.1880 CHEROKEE , ALABAMA}