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James W. "Benny" Benedict 1919–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1919

Birth Location: Ottumwa, Iowa

Death Date: 13 May 1999

Death Location: Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: James Benedict

Mother: Bertha Smith

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James W. "Benny" Benedict was born in 1919 in Ottumwa, Iowa, the child of James Molay Benedict And Bertha Mildred Smith. James W. "Benny" Benedict passed away in 1999 in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James W. "Benny" Benedict was born in 1919 in Ottumwa, Iowa, the child of James Molay Benedict And Bertha Mildred Smith.
  • James W. "Benny" Benedict passed away in 1999 in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America.

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James Benedict's Ancestors

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James Benedict
1919–1999
Birth Place: Ottumwa, Iowa
Parents
James Molay Benedict
1898–1990
Athens, Gentry County, Missouri
Bertha (Mildred) Smith
1902–1978
Bladensburg, Iowa
Grandparents
James (William) Benedict
1852–1905
Rock Island County, Illinois
Anna (L. Huff) Benedict
1859–1943
Franklin County, Indiana
James (William) Smith
1858–1936
Abingdon, Jefferson Co., Iowa
Lydia (Estelle) Burnaugh
1861–1936
Abingdon, Knox, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Oliver SMITH
1835–1870
Catherine Cline
1838–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Smith
1794–1870
Mary Harbert
1796–1872
JAMES CLINE
1813–1901
ELIZABETH RAMEY
1812–1869

James Benedict's Timeline

2 Records

1919
17 Nov 1919
Birth of James W. "Benny" Benedict in Ottumwa, Iowa
Ottumwa, Iowa
1999
13 May 1999
Age 80
Death of James W. "Benny" Benedict in Ottumwa, Iowa
Ottumwa, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1919
    Event Place: Ottumwa, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1999
    Event Place: Ottumwa, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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