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Ben E. Mayer 1930–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1930

Birth Location: Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 4 Nov 2020

Death Location: Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA

Father: Benjamin Mayer

Mother: Verna Runkle

Spouse(s): Gail Fluegel

Children(s):

Ben E. Mayer was born in 1930 in Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA, the child of Benjamin Le Roy Mayer And Verna Inez Runkle. In 1935, Ben E. Mayer resided in West Point, Stephenson, Illinois. In 1940, Ben E. Mayer resided in West Point, Stephenson, Illinois, United States. Ben E. Mayer married Gail Fluegel, and had children including Rhonda Lea Mayer, Ryan David Mayer. Ben E. Mayer passed away in 2020 in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Ben E. Mayer was born in 1930 in Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA, the child of Benjamin Le Roy Mayer And Verna Inez Runkle.
  • In 1935, Ben E. Mayer resided in West Point, Stephenson, Illinois.
  • In 1940, Ben E. Mayer resided in West Point, Stephenson, Illinois, United States.
  • Ben E. Mayer married Gail Fluegel, and had children including Rhonda Lea Mayer, Ryan David Mayer.
  • Ben E. Mayer passed away in 2020 in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Mayer
1881–1940
Birth Location: South Wayne, Lafayette, Wisconsin, USA
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Verna Runkle
1892–1978
Birth Location: Winslow, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Gail Fluegel
1936–2022
Birth Location: Stephenson County, Illinois, USA
GF

Children(s)

Ben Mayer's Ancestors

Self
Ben Mayer
1930–2020
Birth Place: Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Parents
Benjamin Le Roy Mayer
1881–1940
South Wayne, Lafayette, Wisconsin, USA
Verna (Inez) Runkle
1892–1978
Winslow, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Johann (Gottlob) Mayer
1836–1927
Lindenburg, Germany
Susan (Margaret) Chapin
1841–1906
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Johnathon Mayer
1778–1837
Esther Boehler
1797–1852
Eli Chapin
1818–1894
Sarah Drake
1821–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Mayer
1761–1806
Maria Eckstein
1765–1843
Johann Boehler
1755–1829
Anna Kientzle
1761–1830

Ben Mayer's Timeline

8 Records

1930
6 Apr 1930
Birth of Ben E. Mayer in Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 5
Ben E. Mayer resided here in West Point, Stephenson, Illinois
West Point, Stephenson, Illinois
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 10
Ben E. Mayer resided here in West Point, Stephenson, Illinois, United States
West Point, Stephenson, Illinois, United States
1950
1950
Age 20
Ben E. Mayer resided here in Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
1954
21 Nov 1954
Age 24
Ben E. Mayer was married
None
1961
1961-2020
Age 31
Ben E. Mayer resided here in Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
1996
1996-2015
Age 66
Ben E. Mayer resided here in Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
2020
4 Nov 2020
Age 90
Death of Ben E. Mayer
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1930
    Event Place: Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: West Point, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: T627_893; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 89-47
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1954
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 7 Nov 2020; Publication Place: Lena, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: West Point, Stephenson, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: West Point, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: T627_893; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 89-47

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: West Point, Stephenson, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: West Point, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: T627_893; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 89-47

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lena, Stephenson, Il

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1961-2020
    Event Place: Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996-2015
    Event Place: Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lena, Stephenson, Illinois
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lena, Stephenson, Il

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 2020
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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