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Benjamin Smith Provence 1864–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 April 1864

Birth Location: Illinois, United States

Death Date: 30 September 1934

Death Location: Pomona, Jackson, Illinois

Father: ^Berry Provence

Mother: ^Nancy Mitchell

Spouse(s): Mary Ellis

Children(s): William Provence, Maggie Provence, Goldia Provence, Bethel Provence, Viola Provence

Benjamin Smith Provence was born in 1864 in Illinois, United States, the child of Berry Smith Provence And Nancy Caroline Mitchell. Benjamin Smith Provence married Mary Frances Ellis, and had children including Bethel Herman Provence, Goldia Ethel Provence, Maggie Alice Provence, Viola E Provence, William Roy Provence. Benjamin Smith Provence passed away in 1934 in Pomona, Jackson, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Smith Provence was born in 1864 in Illinois, United States, the child of Berry Smith Provence And Nancy Caroline Mitchell.
  • Benjamin Smith Provence married Mary Frances Ellis, and had children including Bethel Herman Provence, Goldia Ethel Provence, Maggie Alice Provence, Viola E Provence, William Roy Provence.
  • Benjamin Smith Provence passed away in 1934 in Pomona, Jackson, Illinois.

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Benjamin Provence's Ancestors

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Benjamin Provence
1864–1934
Birth Place: Illinois, United States
Parents
^Berry Smith Provence
1831–1908
Franklin County, Illinois
^Nancy (Caroline) Mitchell
1837–1913
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
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Benjamin Provence's Descendants

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Benjamin (Smith) Provence (23 April 1864–30 September 1934) m. Mary (Frances) Ellis (26 May 1874–31 December 1915)
  1. 1. William (Roy) Provence 1900–1969 m. Bertha (Ann) Smith 1893–1970
    1. 1. Dorothy (Faye) Provence 1928–2021 m. Milton (Christian) Ziegler 1919–2008
      1. 1. Cheryl (Beth) Ziegler 1949–1998
    2. 2. Jack (Eugene) Provence 1926–1987
    3. 3. Beverley (Joyce) Provence 1930–1999
  2. 2. Maggie (Alice) Provence 1892–1977 m. Delbert (Erna) Hancock 1898–1977 m. Martin (T) Spann 1884–1912 m. William (Henry) Frost 1875–1959
    1. 1. Julia (Helen) Spann 1911–1929
    2. 2. Infant Spann 1910–1910
    3. 3. Ethel (Evelyn) Frost 1920–1994 m. Artie (Lee) Lindsay 1920–1992
      1. 1. Evelyn (Kay) Lindsay 1941–1981 m. Buddy (Cecil Gibson) Twin 1941–1998
    4. 4. Gerald (Edwin (Zeke) (Jerry)) Frost 1931–2009
    5. 5. Charlotte (Ann) Frost 1933–2013
    6. 6. Mary (Pauline) Frost 1916–2006
    7. 7. Benjamin (Dean) Frost 1929–2009
    8. 8. Lula (Virginia) Frost 1915–1971
    9. 9. Betty (Louise) Frost 1927–2017
    10. 10. Henry (Lee) Frost 1923–1944
    11. 11. Bethel (Raymond) Frost 1919–1943
  3. 3. Goldia (Ethel) Provence 1901–1967
  4. 4. Bethel (Herman) Provence 1897–1975
  5. 5. Viola (E) Provence 1903–1927

Benjamin Provence's Timeline

3 Records

1864
23 April 1864
Birth of Benjamin Smith Provence in Illinois, United States
Illinois, United States
1891
01 Oct 1891
Age 27
Benjamin Smith Provence was married
None
1934
30 September 1934
Age 70
Death of Benjamin Smith Provence in Pomona, Jackson, Illinois
Pomona, Jackson, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 April 1864
    Event Place: Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 01 Oct 1891

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 September 1934
    Event Place: Pomona, Jackson, Illinois

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