Individual Details
Hancey May Benight
(31 Jul 1834 - 28 May 1920)
Guy Ross Benight (1805 - 1864)
Harriet May Benight (1807 - 1880)
Spouse:
Carlos Case (1834 - 1914)*
Children:
Arthur Buckner Case (1861 - 1913)*
James Demotte Case (1873 - 1941)*
Siblings:
Alvira Josaphine Benight Moore (1828 - 1854)*
Julia Ann Benight Wood (1829 - 1910)*
Samuel May Benight (1831 - 1910)*
Hancey May Benight Case (1834 - 1920)
Margaret L. Benight Hewitt (1837 - 1928)*
Ellen L. Benight Smith (1843 - 1916)*
Charles Wesley Benight (1846 - 1911)*
Events
| Birth | 31 Jul 1834 | Terra Haute, Vigo County, Indiana | |||
| Marriage | 29 Dec 1858 | Black Hawk County, Iowa - Carlos C. Case | |||
| Census (family) | 13 Jul 1860 | Washington, Bremer County, Iowa - Carlos C. Case |  |  | |
| Census (family) | 23 Jun 1880 | Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa - Carlos C. Case | | | |
| Census (family) | 1895 | Polk County, Iowa - Carlos C. Case | | | |
| Census (family) | 7 Jun 1900 | Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa - Carlos C. Case | | | |
| Census (family) | 16 Apr 1910 | Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa - Carlos C. Case | | | |
| Census (family)-shared | 2 Jan 1920 | (Andrew H. Thomas and Lou Ann Case) Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California | | | |
| Death | 28 May 1920 | Lamanda Park, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California | | ||
| Burial | Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Altadena, Los Angeles County, California | |
Families
| Spouse | Carlos C. Case (1834 - 1914) |
| Child | Arthur Buckner Case (1861 - 1913) |
| Child | Harley David Case (1864 - 1934) |
| Child | Lou Ann Case (1869 - 1959) |
| Child | James Demont Case (1873 - 1941) |
| Father | Guy Ross Benight (1805 - 1864) |
| Mother | Harriet May Smith (1807 - 1880) |
Notes
Census (family)
Carlos Case M 25 Ohio - FarmerHancy Case F 24 Ind.
Census (family)
Carlos Case Self M 45 Ohio - Mail agentHancey M Case Wife F 45 Indiana - Keeping house
Arthur M Case Son M 18 Iowa - Painter
Harlen D Case Son M 16 Iowa - at school
Lue A Case Daughter F 11 Iowa
James D Case Son M 7 Iowa
Census (family)
Carlos Case M 61 - Retail clerk, MethodistHanery Case F 61 - Methodist
Harley D Case M 28 - Paper Hangar
Lou Ann Case F 26 - School teacher, Presbyterian
James D Case M 22 - Paper Hangar, Presbyterian
Census (family)
18th Street, Des Moines Township, Des Moines city Ward 2, Polk, Iowa, ED 72Carlos Case Head M 65 Ohio - Postal Clerk, R.R.
Hancy M Case Wife F 65 Indiana
Lue A Case Daughter F 31 Iowa
Ralph D Oliver Adopted son M 15 Iowa
Ralph Dean Oliver's parents were Charles Sydney Oliver and Emma Louisa Reece. He had at least nine siblings, including a twin brother named Alfred Steven Oliver. Ralph Oliver, 15, was living with his biological family for the census on 2 June 1900 in Lee Township, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. However, there is also a Ralph D. Oliver, 15, listed as "adopted son" living with Carlos and Hancey Case on 7 June 1900 in Des Moines Township, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. It would seem to be the same Ralph, though why they claimed him as an adopted son is a mystery. There is no other known connection to the Case family. When Ralph Dean Oliver married Anna Elizabeth Fahey on 5 Dec 1923 in San Francisco, California, he gave the names of his biological parents on the Marriage License.
It is normal to include adopted children in a family tree with a note that they were adopted. If the biological parents are known, they can be put into the tree also. Thus a person may have two sets of parents.
There are several people in my family tree who are adopted, including my grandmother, but never have I seen any official documents of adoption. I would not even know where to look. Since you knew Ralph Dean Oliver personally, it is clear that he was not actually adopted by the Case family despite what they said in the 1900 census. I shall delete him and his descendants from my most recent tree, WilsonGreer2021Mar27, and from my database.
Census (family)
Carlos Case Head M 75 Ohio - Postal clerk in R.R.Hancey Case Wife F 75 Indiana
Census (family)-shared
Andrew H Thomas Head M 41 Iowa - TailorLue A Thomas Wife F 50 Iowa
Helen L Thomas Daughter F 16 Iowa
Raymond L Thomas Son M 14 Iowa
Edith J Thomas Daughter F 11 California
Hansey Case Mother-in-law F 85 Indiana
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82F-4JD : 30 December 2015), Carlos Case, 1860..
2. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDLC-K2K : 13 July 2016), Carlos Case, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 163, sheet 330A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0360; FHL microfilm 1,254,360..
3. "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTQC-8P7 : 11 March 2018), James D Case in household of Carlos Case, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing p. 520, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,022,095..
4. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9L4-6WT : accessed 24 May 2017), Carlos Case, Des Moines Township, Precinct 2 Des Moines city Ward 2, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 72, sheet 7B, family 164, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,453..
5. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG9Q-4HN : accessed 24 May 2017), Carlos Case, Des Moines Ward 4, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 127, sheet 2A, family 29, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 420; FHL microfilm 1,374,433..
6. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH7C-XYF : accessed 24 May 2017), Hansey Case in household of Andrew H Thomas, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing ED 499, sheet 1B, line 67, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 117; FHL microfilm 1,820,117..
7. "California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK91-ZTKY : 5 June 2015), Hancey M Case, 28 May 1920; citing 21206, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento..
8. Find A Grave Memorial# 7920969.