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Alfred Tilman Benge 1841–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1841

Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 14 Apr 1918

Death Location: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA

Father: Jonathan Benge

Mother: Druscilla Harris

Spouse(s): Amanda Pottorff

Children(s): John Benge, May Benge, Mahala Benge, Thomas Benge, Sarah Benge, Anna Benge, William Benge, Milton Benge, Matilda Benge

In 1841, Alfred Tilman Benge entered the world in Bartholomew, Indiana, USA, born to Jonathan Benge And Druscilla Harris. Alfred Tilman Benge married Amanda Louisa Pottorff, and had children including Anna E Benge, John Elmer Benge, Mahala Benge, Matilda Eva Benge, May Belle Benge, Milton Chester Benge, Sarah Louise Benge, Thomas Jefferson Benge, William Franklin Benge. Alfred Tilman Benge passed away in 1918 in Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1841, Alfred Tilman Benge entered the world in Bartholomew, Indiana, USA, born to Jonathan Benge And Druscilla Harris.
  • Alfred Tilman Benge married Amanda Louisa Pottorff, and had children including Anna E Benge, John Elmer Benge, Mahala Benge, Matilda Eva Benge, May Belle Benge, Milton Chester Benge, Sarah Louise Benge, Thomas Jefferson Benge, William Franklin Benge.
  • Alfred Tilman Benge passed away in 1918 in Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Benge
1804–1881
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
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Druscilla Harris
1818–1879
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Amanda Pottorff
1843–1927
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

John Benge
1877–1957
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
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May Benge
1874–1950
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
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Mahala Benge
1871–1943
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
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Thomas Benge
1869–1949
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
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Sarah Benge
1867–1953
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
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Anna Benge
1876–1965
Birth Location: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
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William Benge
1866–1944
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
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Milton Benge
1866–1895
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
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Matilda Benge
1872–1939
Birth Location: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
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Alfred Benge's Ancestors

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Alfred Benge
1841–1918
Birth Place: Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Parents
Jonathan Benge
1804–1881
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Druscilla Harris
1818–1879
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Benge
1767–1812
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Hannah Hinshaw
1782–1850
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Benge
1734–1811
Susannah Lewis
1742–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Benge
1710–
Martha Martin
1739–

Alfred Benge's Descendants

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Alfred (Tilman) Benge (4 Apr 1841–14 Apr 1918) m. Amanda (Louisa) Pottorff (6 Mar 1843–5 Apr 1927)
  1. 1. John (Elmer) Benge 1877–1957 m. Charlotte (Ann) Rouch 1877–1951
    1. 1. Vernon (J) Benge 1903–1964 m. Wilda (M) Dommer 1905–1981
      1. 1. Beatrice (L) Benge 1924–1928
      2. 2. Mildred (E) Benge 1926–1926
      3. 3. Doris (L) Benge 1928–1929
      4. 4. Shirley (Jane) Benge 1935–1936
    2. 2. Lewis (R) Benge 1897–
    3. 3. Lloyd (Milton) Benge 1899–1919
    4. 4. Virgil (E) Benge 1901–1961 m. Mildred Meinhard 1902–1971
    5. 5. Ruth (Isabella) Benge 1905–1907
    6. 6. Marie Benge 1908–1915
    7. 7. Howard (E) Benge 1916–1968
  2. 2. May (Belle) Benge 1874–1950 m. George Mutchler 1872–1954
    1. 1. Glen Mutchler 1905–1995
    2. 2. Wayland Mutchler 1898–1985
    3. 3. Verna (Cleo) Mutchler 1895–1930 m. Jesse (Vern) Archer 1894–1951
      1. 1. Donald (Forrest) Archer 1916–1964 m. Ruth (B) Swaim 1919–
      2. 2. Dewey (Richard) Archer 1922–1985
  3. 3. Mahala Benge 1871–1943 m. Frank Rector 1869–1935 m. Douglas Clark 1863–1937
    1. 1. Arthur Clark 1892– m. Ethel (M) Wilson 1899–
    2. 2. Sylvia Clark 1905–1970 m. Dale (Frank Simmons) Rupe 1906–2002
      1. 1. Cora Rupe 1941–2016 m. Arlyn (Lee) Still 1938–2016
    3. 3. Goldie Clark 1895– m. Albert (Eugene) Brooks 1894–1953
    4. 4. Edna (May) Rector 1889–1966 m. Elmer (LaMont) Grinstead 1878–1955
      1. 1. Harold (Arlo) Grinstead 1909–1911
      2. 2. Wilfred (Lowell) Grinstead 1911–1964
      3. 3. Howard (Kendall) Grinstead 1914–1973
      4. 4. Hildred (Irene) Grinstead 1917–1974
  4. 4. Thomas (Jefferson) Benge 1869–1949 m. Rosa (L) Hart 1869– m. Cora Christy 1872–1908
    1. 1. Velma (Vina) Benge 1905–1926 m. Willard (Gilbert) Rupe 1900–1988
      1. 1. Willard (Doyle) Rupe 1924–2012
      2. 2. Theodore (Martin) Rupe 1922–1936
    2. 2. Selma (Selina) Benge 1903–1986 m. Roy (Owen) Cowman 1894–1959
    3. 3. Dossie (Ross) Benge 1897–1988 m. Leatha (Bryon) Galpin 1897–1985
      1. 1. Lowell Benge 1919–2008
      2. 2. Cleo (May) Benge 1923–
      3. 3. Theo (Fay) Benge 1922–1923
      4. 4. Loran (Raymond) Benge 1918–2018 m. Nellie (Ruth) Thompson 1917–2008
    4. 4. Nellie (May) Benge 1891–1980 m. Ben (Casner) Camblin 1888–1965
      1. 1. Dorothea (Mae) Camblin 1920–1995 m. Elmer (Richard) Browning 1917–
  5. 5. Sarah (Louise) Benge 1867–1953 m. Cyrus (F) Hale 1855–1920 m. Caleb (J) Bales 1859–1916
    1. 1. Cecil (L) Bales 1905–1978 m. Harry (Leon) Mefford 1894–1932
    2. 2. Etta (May) Bales 1903–1995
    3. 3. Minnie (Ethel) Bales 1892–1974 m. Hillis (Asa) Padget 1888–1968
      1. 1. Pauline (Opal) Padget 1914–1982 m. James (Edward) Butler 1907–1954 m. Clarence (Elmer) Shafer 1912–2003
        1. 1. Doris (Pauline) Butler 1932–1932
        2. 2. Lola (Darlene) Butler 1939–2003 m. Robert (Roland) Keith 1933–1994
        3. 3. Lois (Arlene) Butler 1939–2009 m. James (Charles) Eakes 1934–2016
      2. 2. Earl Padget 1917–1996 m. Alma (Mae) Eakins 1921–1999
        1. 1. Danny (Ray) Padget 1949–2011
        2. 2. Jane (Ann) Padget 1947–2018 m. Charles (Elbert) Dicks 1938–1993
      3. 3. Ancil Padget 1920–2008 m. Irena Andrews 1921–
    4. 4. Rella Bales 1888–1914
    5. 5. Stella Bales 1885–1914
      1. 1. Edward Rogers 1902–
      2. 2. Hazel Rogers 1904–
      3. 3. Reva Rogers 1906–
      4. 4. Helen Rogers 1908–
    6. 6. June (V) Bales 1889–1908
    7. 7. Wesley Bales 1891–1891
    8. 8. David (Sylvester) Bales 1883–1964 m. Genevieve (Clara) Pence 1901–1970 m. Etta (Idella) Lough 1885–1936
      1. 1. Leonard (Thomas) Bales 1919–1994
      2. 2. Cora (Mae) Bales 1912–1998 m. Carl (Raymond) Spurgeon 1904–1974
      3. 3. Sarah (Romero) Bales 1911–1984 m. Alpha (Warren) Loar 1910–1985
        1. 1. James Loar 1933–2000
      4. 4. Aurvilla (Ethel) Bales 1908–2004 m. John (Lambert) Luko 1907–1974
  6. 6. Anna (E) Benge 1876–1965 m. Charles Baird 1876–1966
    1. 1. Frank Baird 1918–
    2. 2. Ray Baird 1902–
  7. 7. William (Franklin) Benge 1866–1944 m. Effie (May) Thompson 1880–1955 m. Melinda Christy 1872–1901
    1. 1. LaVelle Benge 1904–1974 m. Raymond (Claude) McClure 1901–1978
      1. 1. William (Ray) McClure 1925–1987 m. Doris (Lucille) Anderson 1925–2012
    2. 2. Leona (Irene) Benge 1921–1987
    3. 3. Frank Benge 1903–1911
    4. 4. Addie (Bell) Benge 1895–1978 m. Erie (Irl) Thompson 1893–1961
      1. 1. Olivia (Belle) Thompson 1923–1923
      2. 2. Ronald (Lee) Thompson 1931–1950
      3. 3. Baby (Boy) Thompson 1931–1931
      4. 4. Maxine (Corda) Thompson 1925–1996 m. Marion (C) Klonglan 1923–2000
      5. 5. Mabel (A) Thompson 1914–2006 m. Richard (H Van) Patten 1912–1988
      6. 6. Evelyn (I) Thompson 1914– m. Virble Comer 1906–1996
        1. 1. Lloyd (Ellis) Comer 1935–2008
      7. 7. Lowell (Frederick) Thompson 1920–1996 m. Mary (Jean) Dorn 1919–2005
      8. 8. Ernest (F) Thompson 1916–
      9. 9. Herbert (E) Thompson 1918–1987
    5. 5. Lucy (Irene) Benge 1893–1981 m. Kost (Wright) Daugherty 1884–1932 m. John (Samuel) Thompson 1882–1966
      1. 1. Charles (L) Daugherty 1924–
      2. 2. Olive (L) Daugherty 1925–1983 m. Curtis (Lewis) Henderson 1922–2002
      3. 3. Harlan (Vernice) Daughtery 1916–1966 m. Ann (O'Della) Poole 1908–2006
      4. 4. Lindell (Lowell) Daugherty 1914–1978 m. Mildred (June) Goodwin 1918–2003
      5. 5. Omer (Charles) Daugherty 1912–1968 m. Ethel (Bernice) Hart 1917–2013 m. Florence (H) Oakes 1924–1998
        1. 1. Betty (Lou) Daugherty 1936–1937
      6. 6. Helen (Irene) Daugherty 1921–2010 m. Mearl Mathias 1920–1976
      7. 7. Donald (Darell) Daugherty 1918–
    6. 6. Ida Benge 1906–1991 m. Clell (Eugene) Fisk 1899–1962 m. Fallace (Leon) Christy 1903–1939
      1. 1. Larry (Leon) Christy 1935–2021 m. Della (Mae) McGhghy 1937–1999 m. Audrey (A) Benge 1938–2020
      2. 2. Ileta (Elaine) Christy 1927–2007 m. Ralph (Vernon) Lawson 1923–2001
    7. 7. William (Wallace) Benge 1916–1983 m. Mildred McClure 1915–1975
      1. 1. Donald (Randolph) Benge 1946–1989
      2. 2. Pearl Benge 1945–1945
      3. 3. Linda (Kay) Benge 1943–2000
    8. 8. Clifford (Leon) Benge 1913–2001 m. Neva Brooks 1915–1992
      1. 1. Clifford (Leon) Benge 1942–2017
    9. 9. Blanche Benge 1910–1993 m. Glen (Isam) Wilkinson 1908–1979
      1. 1. Jackie (William) Wilkinson 1935–1969
      2. 2. Carol (Ann) Wilkinson 1938–2018 m. Dewey (Purl) Grinstead 1932–1998
    10. 10. Mildred Benge 1908–1953 m. Edward Wilkinson 1907–1983
  8. 8. Milton (Chester) Benge 1866–1895 m. Flora (Delphia) Christy 1868–1897
    1. 1. Perley Benge 1888–1892
    2. 2. Martha (Mae) Benge 1891–1932 m. Charles (Henry) Smith 1884–1956
      1. 1. Alta Smith 1906–
      2. 2. Ethelyn (Irene) Smith 1911–1939
      3. 3. Charles (Alden) Smith 1916–1986
      4. 4. Relmah (Inez) Smith 1909–1991
      5. 5. Moenyeta (A) Smith 1919–1939
      6. 6. Frank (Milton) Smith 1923–2003
      7. 7. Modena (Iris) Smith 1917–2003 m. Orland (Clarence) Beard 1917–1984 m. Boyd (Walter) Slocum 1915–1992 m. Anthony (B) Prutch 1923–2014
        1. 1. Beverly (Jean) Milligan 1940–2000
  9. 9. Matilda (Eva) Benge 1872–1939 m. David Christy 1866–1956
    1. 1. Baby (Boy) Christy 1916–1916
    2. 2. Freda (Ann) Christy 1890–1986 m. Arthur (Clete) Carroll 1889–1946
      1. 1. Vincent (Arthur) Carroll 1916–1960 m. Bertha Myers 1917–
    3. 3. Myrtle (Ruth) Christy 1894–1992 m. Claude (Marion) Daugherty 1890–1970
      1. 1. Bonnie Daugherty 1923–2021 m. Miley (L) Bucklew –1975
      2. 2. Victor (David) Daugherty 1920–2012
      3. 3. Roscoe (Allen Short) Daugherty 1918–1994
      4. 4. Ivan (D) Daugherty 1916–2007
    4. 4. Verbal (Comer) Christy 1913–1993 m. Lois (Lucille) Weed 1917–
      1. 1. Larry (William) Christy 1939–2011
    5. 5. Stewart (Vance) Christy 1910–1985 m. Marie (Dorathea) Fitzgerald 1914–1991
      1. 1. Carroll (Eugene) Christy 1933–1994 m. Marvel Morrison 1933–2022
    6. 6. Opal (Marie) Christy 1907–1979 m. Loren (Eugene) Stogdill 1910–1935
    7. 7. Harry (B) Christy 1905–1993 m. Naomi (Winifred) Strickland 1906–1998
      1. 1. Ronald (Keith) Christy 1935–2009 m. Margaret (Loretta) Goody 1940–2017
      2. 2. Karen (Kay) Christy 1944–2024
      3. 3. Rachel (Arminta) Christy 1932–2018 m. Harold (W) Swanson 1931–2005
      4. 4. Harry (Robert) Christy 1926–2016 m. Jessie (Jean) Adams 1926–2016
        1. 1. Norma (Jean) Christy 1945–2017 m. John (David) Mitchell 1934–2017
        2. 2. Cheryl (June) Christy 1950–2012
      5. 5. Evelyn (LaVonne) Christy 1926– m. Roy (Eugene Potts) Jr 1922–2009 m. Joseph (Walter) Villinger 1926–1993
      6. 6. Glen (Dean) Christy 1930–2003 m. Phyllis (Jean) Hutton 1931–2007 m. Dorothy (Mae) Proctor 1930–1959
        1. 1. David (Michael) Christy 1950–2002
    8. 8. Floyd (John) Christy 1903–1986 m. Mary (Catherine) Piasecki 1907–1964
      1. 1. George (Robert) Christy 1939–2009
      2. 2. Twin Christy 1939–1939
    9. 9. Eva (Lena) Christy 1900–1979 m. Roy (Edward) Baker 1901–1981
      1. 1. Christine (Louise) Baker 1927–2010 m. I (O) Weede 1924–2008
    10. 10. Glen Christy 1898–1920
    11. 11. Forest Christy 1895–1920

Alfred Benge's Timeline

2 Records

1841
4 Apr 1841
Birth of Alfred Tilman Benge in Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
1918
14 Apr 1918
Age 77
Death of Alfred Tilman Benge in Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1841
    Event Place: Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1918
    Event Place: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network
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