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Charles Benjamin Close 1878–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 November 1878

Birth Location: Ottertail, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States of America

Death Date: May 1947

Death Location: Athens, Athens County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Leslie Close

Mother: Pamela Stevens

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The story of Charles Benjamin Close began in 1878 in Ottertail, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States of America. Charles Benjamin Close passed away in 1947 in Athens, Athens County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Charles Benjamin Close began in 1878 in Ottertail, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States of America.
  • Charles Benjamin Close passed away in 1947 in Athens, Athens County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Charles Close's Ancestors

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Charles Close
1878–1947
Birth Place: Ottertail, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States of America
Parents
Leslie Walter Close
1851–1895
Sullivan, Ashland County, Ohio, United States of America
Pamela ("Adella") Stevens
1852–1904
Knox, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Orange) Stevens
1830–1899
Castile, Wyoming County, New York, United States of America
Mary (M.) Stevens
1831–1895
Ohio, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Charles Close's Timeline

2 Records

1878
5 November 1878
Birth of Charles Benjamin Close in Ottertail, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States of America
Ottertail, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States of America
1947
May 1947
Age 69
Death of Charles Benjamin Close in Newark, Licking County, Ohio, United States of America
Newark, Licking County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 November 1878
    Event Place: Ottertail, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1947
    Event Place: Newark, Licking County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Athens, Athens County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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