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John Wilford Benner 1851–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 August 1851

Birth Location: Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 28 October 1934

Death Location: Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Joseph Benner

Mother: Mary Jenkinson

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John Wilford Benner was born in 1851 in Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Joseph S Benner And Mary Jenkinson. John Wilford Benner passed away in 1934 in Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • John Wilford Benner was born in 1851 in Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Joseph S Benner And Mary Jenkinson.
  • John Wilford Benner passed away in 1934 in Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States.

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John Benner's Ancestors

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John Benner
1851–1934
Birth Place: Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Joseph S Benner
1816–1897
Pennsylvania, United States
Mary Jenkinson
1814–1895
Westmoreland County, PA
Grandparents
Nancy Baker
1775–
England
William (Solomn) Jenkerson
1759–1838
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Eva (Mae) Layer
1777–1823
Westmoreland, Pennslyvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Baker
1736–
Mary Wood
1744–
William Jenkinson
1737–
Jane Miller
1730–
Eva Philipp
1757–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Wood
1720–1783
Sarah Wood
1728–

John Benner's Timeline

2 Records

1851
25 August 1851
Birth of John Wilford Benner in Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
1934
28 October 1934
Age 83
Death of John Wilford Benner in Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 August 1851
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 October 1934
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States

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