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Ella Jane Benson 1898–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1898

Birth Location: Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 20 Feb 1988

Death Location: Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Benson

Mother: Phoebe Winters

Spouse(s): Ward Parkin

Children(s): Neil Parkin

The story of Ella Jane Benson began in 1898 in Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. Ella Jane Benson married Ward Edmond Parkin, and had children including Neil Edmund Parkin. Ella Jane Benson passed away in 1988 in Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ella Jane Benson began in 1898 in Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Ella Jane Benson married Ward Edmond Parkin, and had children including Neil Edmund Parkin.
  • Ella Jane Benson passed away in 1988 in Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Children(s)

Ella Benson's Ancestors

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Ella Benson
1898–1988
Birth Place: Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Reid Benson
1874–1942
Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Phoebe (Anna "Pheba") Winters
1875–1929
Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Sterling Winters
1835–1884
New York
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Winters
1791–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Juvenal Winter
1762–1841
Amelia Heath
1769–1867

Ella Benson's Descendants

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Ella (Jane) Benson (15 Jul 1898–20 Feb 1988) m. Ward (Edmond) Parkin (30 September 1892–16 June 1962)
  1. 1. Neil (Edmund) Parkin 1927–2015

Ella Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1898
15 Jul 1898
Birth of Ella Jane Benson in Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
1988
20 Feb 1988
Age 90
Death of Ella Jane Benson in Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1898
    Event Place: Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1988
    Event Place: Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA

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