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Annie Ruth George 1906–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Feb 1906

Birth Location: Shadow, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 03 Jan 1986

Death Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: Luther George

Mother: Sarah Thomas

Spouse(s): Bruce Bensten

Children(s): Teddy Bensten, Ruth Bensten

Annie Ruth George was born in 1906 in Shadow, Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of Luther Clarence George And Sarah Elizabeth Bessie Thomas. In 1910, Annie Ruth George resided in Little Bay, Lancaster, Virginia, USA. In 1920, Annie Ruth George resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA. Annie Ruth George married Bruce Everette Bensten, and had children including Ruth Anne Bensten, Teddy Earl Bensten. Annie Ruth George passed away in 1986 in Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Annie Ruth George was born in 1906 in Shadow, Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of Luther Clarence George And Sarah Elizabeth Bessie Thomas.
  • In 1910, Annie Ruth George resided in Little Bay, Lancaster, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Annie Ruth George resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • Annie Ruth George married Bruce Everette Bensten, and had children including Ruth Anne Bensten, Teddy Earl Bensten.
  • Annie Ruth George passed away in 1986 in Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Luther George
1878–1959
Birth Location: White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
LG
Sarah Thomas
1883–1963
Birth Location: Motorun, Mathews, Virginia, USA
ST

Spouses(s)

Bruce Bensten
1903–1990
Birth Location: Grimstead, Mathews, Virginia, USA
BB

Children(s)

Teddy Bensten
1927–1993
Birth Location: Grimstead, Mathews, Virginia, USA
TB
Ruth Bensten
1942–2011
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
RB

Annie George's Ancestors

Self
Annie George
1906–1986
Birth Place: Shadow, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
Luther Clarence George
1878–1959
White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth "Bessie") Thomas
1883–1963
Motorun, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Albin (Hudson) George
1851–1944
Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Mahaley (Ann) Self
1851–1943
Richmond, Virginia, USA
John (William) Thomas
1846–1929
New Point, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Emma (Jane) Davis
1855–1929
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John George
1804–1864
Nancy Thrall
1815–1870
Samuel Self
1815–1871
Martha Luckham
1827–1880
John Thomas
1807–1868
Sarah Turner
1817–1850
Humphery Davis
1825–1865
Elizabeth Miller
1831–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Thrall
1790–1817
Judith Clark
1790–
Francis Self
1791–1871
Ann Thrift
1785–
William Luckham
1780–1840
Mahala Hazard
1797–1875
John Thomas
1776–1840
Catherine Yorath
1782–1821
William Turner
1785–1871
Elizabeth Smith
1787–1847

Annie George's Descendants

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Annie (Ruth) George (03 Feb 1906–03 Jan 1986) m. Bruce (Everette) Bensten (11 Oct 1903–28 Oct 1990)
  1. 1. Teddy (Earl) Bensten 1927–1993 m. Olga Pachomomitz 1922–2005 m. Esther (Lorraine) Spano 1930–2018
  2. 2. Ruth (Anne) Bensten 1942–2011 m. William (Glenn Ray) Jr 1943–2018

Annie George's Timeline

9 Records

1906
03 Feb 1906
Birth of Annie Ruth George in Shadow, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Shadow, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 4
Annie Ruth George resided here in Little Bay, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Little Bay, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Annie Ruth George resided here in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 24
Annie Ruth George resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 29
Annie Ruth George resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 34
Annie Ruth George resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 44
Annie Ruth George resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1986
01 Jan 1986
Age 80
Death of Annie Ruth George in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
1986
03 Jan 1986
Age 80
Burial of Annie Ruth George in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Feb 1906
    Event Place: Shadow, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Piankitank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 58-4
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 225-92-9769; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: 1973
    [3] Virginia 1910 Census Miracode Index
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 72
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2342184
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Little Bay, Lancaster, Virginia; Roll: T624_1633; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1375646
    [7] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [9] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 2 Jan 1986; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, United States of America; ,0.67292684,0.6668674,0.822625&x
    [12] 1950 United States Federal Census
    [13] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Little Bay, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Little Bay, Lancaster, Virginia; Roll: T624_1633; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1375646

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 72

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2342184

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Piankitank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 58-4

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Piankitank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 58-4

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1986
    Event Place: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 225-92-9769; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: 1973
    [2] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 2 Jan 1986; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, United States of America; ,0.67292684,0.6668674,0.822625&x
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Newspapers.com - Daily Press - 2 Jan 1986 - Page 30, Obituary for Annie Ruth Bensten (Aged 79) 2 Jan 1986

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 03 Jan 1986
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Newspapers.com - Daily Press - 2 Jan 1986 - Page 30, Obituary for Annie Ruth Bensten (Aged 79) 2 Jan 1986
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