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Dossie Ross Benge 1897–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1897

Birth Location: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 19 May 1988

Death Location: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA

Father: Thomas Benge

Mother: Cora Christy

Spouse(s): Leatha Galpin

Children(s): Lowell Benge, Cleo Benge, Theo Benge, Loran Benge

Dossie Ross Benge was born in 1897 in Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA, the child of Thomas Jefferson Benge And Cora Christy. In 1940, Dossie Ross Benge resided in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA. Dossie Ross Benge married Leatha Bryon Galpin, and had children including Cleo May Benge, Loran Raymond Benge, Lowell Benge, Theo Fay Benge. Dossie Ross Benge passed away in 1988 in Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Dossie Ross Benge was born in 1897 in Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA, the child of Thomas Jefferson Benge And Cora Christy.
  • In 1940, Dossie Ross Benge resided in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA.
  • Dossie Ross Benge married Leatha Bryon Galpin, and had children including Cleo May Benge, Loran Raymond Benge, Lowell Benge, Theo Fay Benge.
  • Dossie Ross Benge passed away in 1988 in Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA.

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Dossie Benge's Ancestors

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Dossie Benge
1897–1988
Birth Place: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Benge
1869–1949
Davis, Iowa, USA
Cora Christy
1872–1908
Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Alfred (Tilman) Benge
1841–1918
Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Amanda (Louisa) Pottorff
1843–1927
Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Abijah Christy
1834–1913
Rock Creek, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Susan (N) Fisk
1838–1909
Fayette, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Benge
1804–1881
Druscilla Harris
1818–1879
Preston Pottorff
1811–1877
Louisa Russell
1811–1872
William Christy
1810–1861
Mary Comer
1817–1880
Jesse Fisk
1803–1847
Regina Henkle
1806–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Benge
1767–1812
Hannah Hinshaw
1782–1850
George Pottorff
1778–1850
Nancy Phillips
1786–1873
Samuel Christy
1785–1845
Eleanor Sanders
1787–1877
John Comer
1785–1833
Sarah Barbee
1792–1880
Isaac Henkle
1767–1817
Susannah VanMeter
1771–1820

Dossie Benge's Descendants

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Dossie (Ross) Benge (3 Apr 1897–19 May 1988) m. Leatha (Bryon) Galpin (9 Feb 1897–31 Jan 1985)
  1. 1. Lowell Benge 1919–2008
  2. 2. Cleo (May) Benge 1923–
  3. 3. Theo (Fay) Benge 1922–1923
  4. 4. Loran (Raymond) Benge 1918–2018 m. Nellie (Ruth) Thompson 1917–2008

Dossie Benge's Timeline

3 Records

1897
3 Apr 1897
Birth of Dossie Ross Benge in Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 43
Dossie Ross Benge resided here in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
1988
19 May 1988
Age 91
Death of Dossie Ross Benge in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1897
    Event Place: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: T627_1209; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 90-13.
    [2] Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 482-18-3545; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [4] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Textual Records
    [5] Iowa, Select Marriages Index
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: T627_1209; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 90-13.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1988
    Event Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 482-18-3545; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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