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John Henry Benge 1851–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1851

Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 4 May 1938

Death Location: Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA

Father: Micajah Benge

Mother: Susannah Shuck

Spouse(s): Martha Hopkins

Children(s): Susannah Adams, Etta Benge, James Benge, Jessie Benge, Saphronia Benge, Jabe Benge, Joseph Benge, Julius Benge, Hattie Benge, Bertha Benge, John Benge

The story of John Henry Benge began in 1851 in Davis, Iowa, USA. John Henry Benge married Martha Jane Hopkins, and had children including Bertha May Benge, Etta A Benge, Hattie Cordelia Benge, Jabe Mccager Benge, James Francis Benge, Jessie Thurlow Benge, John Franklin Benge, Joseph Clarence Benge, Julius Pearl Benge, Saphronia Elizabeth Benge, Susannah Jane Adams. John Henry Benge passed away in 1938 in Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Henry Benge began in 1851 in Davis, Iowa, USA.
  • John Henry Benge married Martha Jane Hopkins, and had children including Bertha May Benge, Etta A Benge, Hattie Cordelia Benge, Jabe Mccager Benge, James Francis Benge, Jessie Thurlow Benge, John Franklin Benge, Joseph Clarence Benge, Julius Pearl Benge, Saphronia Elizabeth Benge, Susannah Jane Adams.
  • John Henry Benge passed away in 1938 in Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Micajah Benge
1803–1892
Birth Location: Madison, Kentucky, USA
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Susannah Shuck
1817–1909
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Hopkins
1856–1946
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
MH

Children(s)

Susannah Adams
1874–1951
Birth Location: Fox River, Davis, Iowa, USA
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Etta Benge
1876–1880
Birth Location: Fox River, Davis, Iowa, USA
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James Benge
1879–
Birth Location: Fox River, Davis, Iowa, USA
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Jessie Benge
1881–1977
Birth Location: Fox River, Davis, Iowa, USA
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Saphronia Benge
1884–1967
Birth Location: Fox River, Davis, Iowa, USA
SB
Jabe Benge
1886–
Birth Location: Fox River, Davis, Iowa, USA
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Joseph Benge
1889–1982
Birth Location: Fox River, Davis, Iowa, USA
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Julius Benge
1891–1981
Birth Location: Fox River, Davis, Iowa, USA
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Hattie Benge
1894–1965
Birth Location: Fox River, Davis, Iowa, USA
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Bertha Benge
1897–1991
Birth Location: Fox River, Davis, Iowa, USA
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John Benge
1899–1993
Birth Location: Fox River, Davis, Iowa, USA
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John Benge's Ancestors

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John Benge
1851–1938
Birth Place: Davis, Iowa, USA
Parents
Micajah Benge
1803–1892
Madison, Kentucky, USA
Susannah Shuck
1817–1909
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
David Benge
1760–1854
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Lucretia Perry
1770–1845
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Benge
1734–1811
Susannah Lewis
1742–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Benge
1710–
Martha Martin
1739–

John Benge's Descendants

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John (Henry) Benge (14 May 1851–4 May 1938) m. Martha (Jane) Hopkins (12 Nov 1856–4 Apr 1946)
  1. 1. Susannah (Jane) Adams 1874–1951 m. Samuel (Lewis) Adams 1874–1960
    1. 1. Clarence (Otis) Adams 1893–1957 m. Linnie (Ellen) McIntire 1896–1993
    2. 2. Arthur (E) Adams 1896–1927
    3. 3. Ernest (Russell) Adams 1898–1986 m. Anna (Fridolina) Weishaupt 1901–1998
    4. 4. Daisy Adams 1900–1920
    5. 5. Earl Adams 1904–1987
    6. 6. Carl (Francis) Adams 1907–1995 m. Gertrude Wolf 1915–2008
    7. 7. Annie Adams 1910–
  2. 2. Etta (A) Benge 1876–1880
  3. 3. James (Francis) Benge 1879– m. Mary (Zipporah) Minick 1874–1960 m. Stella Beck 1882–1907 m. Tiney (Belle) Garner 1891–1977
    1. 1. Frances (Colesta) Benge 1902–1975
    2. 2. Ruby (C) Benge 1910–
    3. 3. Mary (Opal) Benge 1914–1937 m. Lem Stolz 1915–
  4. 4. Jessie (Thurlow) Benge 1881–1977 m. Emma (T) Payton 1886–1953
    1. 1. Boyd (T) Benge 1901–1980 m. Mabel Aubrey 1906–1958
    2. 2. Raymond (Cleave) Benge 1910–1968 m. Dorothy (Marie) Stamm 1912–2006
      1. 1. Shirley (Arlene) Benge 1935–2008
  5. 5. Saphronia (Elizabeth) Benge 1884–1967 m. Luther (Ethel) Rigg 1882–1962
  6. 6. Jabe (McCager) Benge 1886– m. Alice Strunk 1890–1976
    1. 1. Sibyl (J) Benge 1910–
    2. 2. Wanetta (Wilma) Benge 1911–2002
    3. 3. John (C) Benge 1914–
    4. 4. Forrest Benge 1916–1964
    5. 5. Billie (R) Benge 1924–1994 m. Colleen (J) Gregory 1925–1995
  7. 7. Joseph (Clarence) Benge 1889–1982 m. Chloe (Ida) Paris 1895–1958
    1. 1. Dwight (Neal) Benge 1912–1914
    2. 2. Huell (Dean) Benge 1914–1952
    3. 3. Clyde (Addison) Benge 1920–1996
    4. 4. Clarence (Vernon) Benge 1915–1997
    5. 5. Norene (A) Benge 1918–
    6. 6. Audrey (J) Benge 1925–
  8. 8. Julius (Pearl) Benge 1891–1981 m. Opal (T) Fresh 1895–1936
    1. 1. Gladys (Maxine) Benge 1918–2007
  9. 9. Hattie (Cordelia) Benge 1894–1965 m. Zona (Leon) Gilliland 1885–1952
    1. 1. Erma (I) Gilliland 1919–2008
    2. 2. Harold (V) Gilliland 1922–2010
    3. 3. John (Kenneth) Gilliland 1928–1982
    4. 4. Phyllis Gilliand 1921–
    5. 5. Richard Gilliand 1924–
  10. 10. Bertha (May) Benge 1897–1991 m. George (Walter) Glasgow 1905–1981
    1. 1. Martha (Anita) Glasgow 1927–2016 m. George (William) Henderson 1924–
    2. 2. Norma (Irene) Glasgow 1929–2001
  11. 11. John (Franklin) Benge 1899–1993 m. Elza (Sara) Henderson 1899–1992
    1. 1. Thelma (Pauline) Benge 1920–2007 m. Delmer (Clinton) Dieleman 1920–1972
    2. 2. Hugh Benge 1923–
    3. 3. Dorthea (Christine) Benge 1926–1997 m. Vernon (Glenn) ODell 1915–1996

John Benge's Timeline

2 Records

1851
14 May 1851
Birth of John Henry Benge in Davis, Iowa, USA
Davis, Iowa, USA
1938
4 May 1938
Age 87
Death of John Henry Benge in Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA
Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1851
    Event Place: Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1938
    Event Place: Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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