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Velma Vina Benge 1905–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1905

Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 4 May 1926

Death Location: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA

Father: Thomas Benge

Mother: Cora Christy

Spouse(s): Willard Rupe

Children(s): Willard Rupe, Theodore Rupe

The story of Velma Vina Benge began in 1905 in Davis, Iowa, USA. Velma Vina Benge married Willard Gilbert Rupe, and had children including Theodore Martin Rupe, Willard Doyle Rupe. Velma Vina Benge passed away in 1926 in Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Velma Vina Benge began in 1905 in Davis, Iowa, USA.
  • Velma Vina Benge married Willard Gilbert Rupe, and had children including Theodore Martin Rupe, Willard Doyle Rupe.
  • Velma Vina Benge passed away in 1926 in Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Benge
1869–1949
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
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Cora Christy
1872–1908
Birth Location: Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
CC

Spouses(s)

Willard Rupe
1900–1988
Birth Location: Keokuk, Wapello, Iowa, USA
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Children(s)

Willard Rupe
1924–2012
Birth Location: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
WR
Theodore Rupe
1922–1936
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
TR

Velma Benge's Ancestors

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Velma Benge
1905–1926
Birth Place: Davis, Iowa, USA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Benge
1869–1949
Davis, Iowa, USA
Cora Christy
1872–1908
Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Alfred (Tilman) Benge
1841–1918
Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Amanda (Louisa) Pottorff
1843–1927
Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Abijah Christy
1834–1913
Rock Creek, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Susan (N) Fisk
1838–1909
Fayette, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Benge
1804–1881
Druscilla Harris
1818–1879
Preston Pottorff
1811–1877
Louisa Russell
1811–1872
William Christy
1810–1861
Mary Comer
1817–1880
Jesse Fisk
1803–1847
Regina Henkle
1806–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Benge
1767–1812
Hannah Hinshaw
1782–1850
George Pottorff
1778–1850
Nancy Phillips
1786–1873
Samuel Christy
1785–1845
Eleanor Sanders
1787–1877
John Comer
1785–1833
Sarah Barbee
1792–1880
Isaac Henkle
1767–1817
Susannah VanMeter
1771–1820

Velma Benge's Descendants

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Velma (Vina) Benge (4 Apr 1905–4 May 1926) m. Willard (Gilbert) Rupe (2 Sep 1900–12 Apr 1988)
  1. 1. Willard (Doyle) Rupe 1924–2012
  2. 2. Theodore (Martin) Rupe 1922–1936

Velma Benge's Timeline

2 Records

1905
4 Apr 1905
Birth of Velma Vina Benge in Davis, Iowa, USA
Davis, Iowa, USA
1926
4 May 1926
Age 21
Death of Velma Vina Benge in Davis, Iowa, USA
Davis, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1905
    Event Place: Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Select Marriages Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1926
    Event Place: Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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