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Ray Waldo Benedict 1884 – 1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1884

Birth Location: Morrow, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 19 Jul 1967

Death Location: Contra Costa, California, USA

Father: Charles Benedict

Mother: Laura Johnson

Spouse(s): Ethel Niles

Children(s): Elbert Benedict

Ray Waldo Benedict was born in 1884 in Morrow, Ohio, USA, the child of Charles Bowring Benedict and Laura Elnora Johnson. Ray Waldo Benedict married Ethel Mabel Niles, and had children including Elbert Ray Benedict. Ray Waldo Benedict passed away in 1967 in Contra Costa, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Ray Waldo Benedict was born in 1884 in Morrow, Ohio, USA, the child of Charles Bowring Benedict and Laura Elnora Johnson.
  • Ray Waldo Benedict married Ethel Mabel Niles, and had children including Elbert Ray Benedict.
  • Ray Waldo Benedict passed away in 1967 in Contra Costa, California, USA.

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Ray Benedict's Ancestors

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Ray Benedict
1884 – 1967
Birth Place: Morrow, Ohio, USA
Parents
Charles Bowring Benedict
1861 – 1949
Morrow, Ohio, USA
Laura (Elnora) Johnson
1862 – 1889
Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Livius (Anneus) Benedict
1834 – 1908
Alum Creek, Morrow, Ohio, USA
Penelope Johnson
1833 – 1874
Columbiana, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Aaron Benedict
1804 – 1867
Phoebe Wing
1808 – 1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abner Wing
1767 – 1810
Sarah Haight
1775 – 1843

Ray Benedict's Descendants

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Ray (Waldo) Benedict (30 Aug 1884 – 19 Jul 1967) m. Ethel (Mabel) Niles (Nov 1886 – )
  1. 1. Elbert (Ray) Benedict (22 Jul 1925 – 29 Apr 1989)

Ray Benedict's Timeline

2 Records

1884
30 Aug 1884
Birth of Ray Waldo Benedict in Morrow, Ohio, USA
Morrow, Ohio, USA
1967
19 Jul 1967
Age 83
Death of Ray Waldo Benedict in Contra Costa, California, USA
Contra Costa, California, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1884
    Event Place: Morrow, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1967
    Event Place: Contra Costa, California, USA

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