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Benjamin Paul Reed 1923–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1923

Birth Location: Kansas

Death Date: 26 Aug 1979

Death Location: Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: David Reed

Mother: ILA WERST

Spouse(s): Laura Riley

Children(s):

Benjamin Paul Reed was born in 1923 in Kansas, the child of David Leroy Reed And Ila Elnora Werst. In 1935, Benjamin Paul Reed resided in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas. In 1940, Benjamin Paul Reed resided in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA. Benjamin Paul Reed married Laura Belle Riley, and had children including Elizabeth E Reed, Joseph Vernon Reed, Sylvia Reed. Benjamin Paul Reed passed away in 1979 in Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Paul Reed was born in 1923 in Kansas, the child of David Leroy Reed And Ila Elnora Werst.
  • In 1935, Benjamin Paul Reed resided in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas.
  • In 1940, Benjamin Paul Reed resided in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA.
  • Benjamin Paul Reed married Laura Belle Riley, and had children including Elizabeth E Reed, Joseph Vernon Reed, Sylvia Reed.
  • Benjamin Paul Reed passed away in 1979 in Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Reed's Ancestors

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Benjamin Reed
1923–1979
Birth Place: Kansas
Parents
David LeRoy Reed
1875–1937
Kansas, Kansas, USA
ILA (ELNORA) WERST
1892–1964
OZAWKIE, JEFFERSON, KS
Grandparents
Samuel (Barnett) Reed
1839–
Sarah (Emily) Preston
1842–1922
Ohio, United States of America
Joseph (Christopher) Werst
1850–1930
Greenville, Darke, Ohio, United States
Nancy (Jane) Carr
1859–1932
DES MOINES, IA
Great-Grandparents
Barnet Reed
1813–1850
Elizabeth Ayres
1805–1881
SAMUEL PRESTON
1806–1855
Susannah Rader
1810–1853
George Sr
1818–1900
Elizabeth Puderbaugh
1822–1861
William Carr
1825–1884
Nancy Arnold
1832–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
BARNET REED
1769–1822
Susanna Stillin
1769–1837
John Roeder
1780–1835
Sofya Flick
1779–1841
Tobias Werst
1793–1855
Nancy Carr
1791–1871
Jacob II
1788–1865
Magdalena Schlechty
1789–1831
John Carr
1796–1878
Ruth Beall
1800–1849
William Arnold
1807–1899
Mary Arnold
1812–1887

Benjamin Reed's Timeline

5 Records

1923
11 Dec 1923
Birth of Benjamin Paul Reed in Kansas
Kansas
1935
1935
Age 12
Benjamin Paul Reed resided here in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas
1940
1940
Age 17
Benjamin Paul Reed resided here in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 27
Benjamin Paul Reed resided here in Delaware, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
Delaware, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
1979
26 Aug 1979
Age 56
Death of Benjamin Paul Reed in Potter, Atchison County, Kansas, United States of America
Potter, Atchison County, Kansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1923
    Event Place: Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01240; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 52-21B
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01240; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 52-21B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01240; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 52-21B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Delaware, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1979
    Event Place: Potter, Atchison County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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