Biographical Sketch (1877):1727, p. 242. Bengman [!] Crull, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 32; P.O. Cleveland; born in Pa. in 1820; came to Henry Co. in 1850; Republican; Methodist; owns 107 acres land, value $5,350; married Mary Ann Bay of Ohio in 1847; four children: Sam'l. A., Wm. David, Clara Jane, and Marcus Lafayette.

1870 U.S. Census:1728
Henry County, Illinois (Hanna Township)
Enumerated 26 August 1870
Benj. Crull •• 47, male, white, farmer, real property $3,000, personal property $1,500, born in Pennsylvania, voter
Mary A. •• 40, female, white, keeps house, born in Pennsylvania
Samuel A. •• 21, male, white, farm laborer, born in Indiana, voter
Marcus L. •• 20, male, white, farm laborer, born in Illinois
Wm. D. •• 14, male, white, born in Illinois, attended school
C. Jane •• 12, female, white, born in Illinois, attended school

1880 U.S. Census:1731
Henry County, Illinois (Hanna Township)
Enumerated second and third of June 1880
Benj. Crull •• white, male, 65, married, farmer, born in Pennsylvania
Mary •• white, female, 48, wife, married, keeping house, born in Pennsylvania