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Theodore Roosevelt Benjamin 1905–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 February 1905

Birth Location: Nebraska, United States of America

Death Date: 22 December 1967

Death Location: Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, United States of America

Father: James Sr.

Mother: Dotts Rump

Spouse(s): Bernice Bottolfson

Children(s): Merlin Benjamin, Edythe Benjamin

Theodore Roosevelt Benjamin was born in 1905 in Nebraska, United States of America, the child of James Byron Benjamin Sr And Dotts Rump. In 1910, Theodore Roosevelt Benjamin resided in Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA. Theodore Roosevelt Benjamin married Bernice Olive Bottolfson, and had children including Dean Alva Benjamin, Edythe Mae Benjamin, Merlin James Benjamin. Theodore Roosevelt Benjamin passed away in 1967 in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Theodore Roosevelt Benjamin was born in 1905 in Nebraska, United States of America, the child of James Byron Benjamin Sr And Dotts Rump.
  • In 1910, Theodore Roosevelt Benjamin resided in Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA.
  • Theodore Roosevelt Benjamin married Bernice Olive Bottolfson, and had children including Dean Alva Benjamin, Edythe Mae Benjamin, Merlin James Benjamin.
  • Theodore Roosevelt Benjamin passed away in 1967 in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sr.
1842–1928
Birth Location: Scotland
JS
Dotts Rump
1873–1936
Birth Location: Illinois
DR

Spouses(s)

Bernice Bottolfson
1910–1986
Birth Location: Cedar County, Nebraska, United States of America
BB

Children(s)

Merlin Benjamin
1936–1988
Birth Location: Cedar County, Nebraska, United States of America
MB
Edythe Benjamin
1932–2002
Birth Location: Coleridge Ce, Nebraska
EB

Theodore Benjamin's Ancestors

Self
Theodore Benjamin
1905–1967
Birth Place: Nebraska, United States of America
Parents
James Byron Benjamin Sr.
1842–1928
Scotland
Dotts Rump
1873–1936
Illinois
Grandparents
Nelson Benjamin
1810–
Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary (J) Raily
1822–
Scotland
Friedrich Rump
1829–1886
Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Wilhelmina ("Mina" (Bliemeyer)) Roumph
1844–1884
Prussia, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Rudolph Bleimeyer
1817–1871
Anna Goldbeck
1820–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Theodore Benjamin's Descendants

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Theodore (Roosevelt) Benjamin (23 February 1905–22 December 1967) m. Bernice (Olive) Bottolfson (14 April 1910–11 Dec 1986)
  1. 1. Merlin (James) Benjamin 1936–1988
  2. 2. Edythe (Mae) Benjamin 1932–2002 m. Alverne (Arthur) Jones 1925–2007

Theodore Benjamin's Timeline

11 Records

1905
23 Feb 1905
Birth of Theodore Roosevelt Benjamin in Coleridge, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
Coleridge, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
1905
23 February 1905
Birth of Theodore Roosevelt Benjamin in Nebraska, United States of America
Nebraska, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 5
Theodore Roosevelt Benjamin resided here in Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
1919
1919
Age 14
Theodore Roosevelt Benjamin resided here in Denver, Colorado, USA
Denver, Colorado, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Theodore Roosevelt Benjamin resided here in Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
1929
1929
Age 24
Theodore Roosevelt Benjamin resided here in Cedar
Cedar
1930
1930
Age 25
Theodore Roosevelt Benjamin resided here in Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
1940
1940
Age 35
Theodore Roosevelt Benjamin resided here in Coleridge, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
Coleridge, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
1958
1958
Age 53
Theodore Roosevelt Benjamin resided here in San Bernardino, California, USA
San Bernardino, California, USA
1967
22 Dec 1967
Age 62
Death of Theodore Roosevelt Benjamin in Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, USA
Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, USA
1967
22 December 1967
Age 62
Death of Theodore Roosevelt Benjamin in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, United States of America
Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1905
    Event Place: Coleridge, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 8
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cedar, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02240; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 14-22
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 524-46-6547; Issue State: Colorado; Issue Date: 1954
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska; Roll: T625_983; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 49
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2341003
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska; Roll: T624_840; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1374853
    [7] South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2017, South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016
    [8] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 February 1905
    Event Place: Nebraska, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska; Roll: T624_840; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1374853

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Denver, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska; Roll: T625_983; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 49

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Cedar
    Record Source: South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2017, South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2341003

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Coleridge, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 8
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cedar, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02240; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 14-22

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: San Bernardino, California, USA
    Record Source: California, Voter Registrations, 1900-1968, California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1967
    Event Place: Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Theodore Roosevelt “Ted” Benjamin 22 Dec 1967

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cedar County
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sh, Cedar, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cedar, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02240; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 14-22

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Worcester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1967
    Event Place: Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 524-46-6547; Issue State: Colorado; Issue Date: 1954
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 December 1967
    Event Place: Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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