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Helen Lesta Ellis 1895 – 1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Aug 1895

Birth Location: Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri

Death Date: 8 Aug 1931

Death Location: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan

Father: Russell Ellis

Mother: Elizabeth Canfield

Spouse(s): Welbert Benner

Children(s): Evelyn Benner, Marjorie Benner, Dorothy Benner, Phyllis Benner, Bonnie Benner

Born in 1895 in Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, Helen Lesta Ellis was the child of Russell James Ellis and Elizabeth Canfield. In time, Helen Lesta Ellis married Welbert Lee Benner, and they raised a family that included Evelyn Benner, Marjorie Benner, Dorothy Benner, Phyllis Jane Benner and Bonnie Benner. Helen Lesta Ellis died in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan in 1931.

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Parents

Russell Ellis
Birth Location: Canada
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Elizabeth Canfield
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Welbert Benner
1889 – 1957
Birth Location: Leeton
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Children(s)

Evelyn Benner
1917 –
Birth Location: Canada
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Marjorie Benner
1921 –
Birth Location: Michigan
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Dorothy Benner
1924 –
Birth Location: Canada
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Phyllis Benner
1927 – 2007
Birth Location: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
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Bonnie Benner
1930 –
Birth Location: Michigan
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 Aug 1895
    Event Place: Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, 1930 United States Federal Census, Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 2340738, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 333, Year: 1911; Census Place: 54 - Port Rowan, Norfolk, Ontario; Page: 15; Family No: 186, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1897
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 54 - Port Rowan, Norfolk, Ontario; Page: 15; Family No: 186

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 54 - Port Rowan, Norfolk, Ontario; Page: 15; Family No: 186

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 2340738

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Aug 1931
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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