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Walter Levering Benedict 1870 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1870

Birth Location: Peru, Morrow, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 9 Jan 1954

Death Location: Marengo, Morrow, Ohio, USA

Father: Livius Benedict

Mother: Penelope Johnson

Spouse(s): Kate Osborn

Children(s): Elizabeth Benedict, Willard Benedict, Ruth Benedict, George Benedict, Charles Benedict

The story of Walter Levering Benedict began in 1870 in Peru, Morrow, Ohio, USA. Walter Levering Benedict married Kate Elizabeth Osborn, and had children including Elizabeth Penelope Benedict, Willard Aaron Benedict, Ruth Esther Benedict, George Livius Benedict, Charles Edward Benedict. Walter Levering Benedict passed away in 1954 in Marengo, Morrow, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Levering Benedict began in 1870 in Peru, Morrow, Ohio, USA.
  • Walter Levering Benedict married Kate Elizabeth Osborn, and had children including Elizabeth Penelope Benedict, Willard Aaron Benedict, Ruth Esther Benedict, George Livius Benedict, Charles Edward Benedict.
  • Walter Levering Benedict passed away in 1954 in Marengo, Morrow, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Livius Benedict
1834 – 1908
Birth Location: Alum Creek, Morrow, Ohio, USA
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Penelope Johnson
1833 – 1874
Birth Location: Columbiana, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Kate Osborn
1875 – 1955
Birth Location: Peru, Morrow, Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Benedict
1896 – 1977
Birth Location: Peru, Morrow, Ohio, USA
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Willard Benedict
1898 – 1993
Birth Location: Marengo, Morrow, Ohio, USA
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Ruth Benedict
1900 – 1997
Birth Location: Marengo, Morrow, Ohio, USA
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George Benedict
1906 – 1984
Birth Location: Peru, Morrow, Ohio, USA
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Charles Benedict
1908 – 1991
Birth Location: Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Walter Benedict's Ancestors

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Walter Benedict
1870 – 1954
Birth Place: Peru, Morrow, Ohio, USA
Parents
Livius Anneus Benedict
1834 – 1908
Alum Creek, Morrow, Ohio, USA
Penelope Johnson
1833 – 1874
Columbiana, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Aaron (Lancaster) Benedict
1804 – 1867
Peru, Clinton, New York, USA
Phoebe (Haight) Wing
1808 – 1885
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abner Wing
1767 – 1810
Sarah Haight
1775 – 1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Haight
1742 – 1822
Phebe Haviland
1742 – 1818

Walter Benedict's Descendants

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Walter (Levering) Benedict (16 Aug 1870 – 9 Jan 1954) m. Kate (Elizabeth) Osborn (8 Sep 1875 – 21 Mar 1955)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Penelope) Benedict (12 Sep 1896 – 1 Sep 1977) m. Ralph (Hartsell) Boring (21 Feb 1892 – 29 Aug 1942)
    1. 1. David (Bowles) Boring (13 Nov 1924 – 7 Sep 1999)
    2. 2. Ruthmary Boring (28 Apr 1927 – ) m. Jack (Raymond) Mears (10 Dec 1926 – 4 Mar 2000)
      1. 1. Linda (Elizabeth) Mears (10 May 1955 – ) m. Robert (C) Buchan (1954 – )
    3. 3. Richard (Levering) Boring (26 Dec 1931 – )
  2. 2. Willard (Aaron) Benedict (6 Apr 1898 – 3 Sep 1993) m. Lulu (Mae) Howell (20 May 1910 – 5 May 1982)
    1. 1. Lowell (Aaron) Benedict (17 Aug 1929 – 18 Jun 1990) m. Donna (Mae) Simmons (21 Aug 1929 – 19 Apr 2000)
    2. 2. Dale (Lawrence) Benedict (10 Feb 1931 – ) m. Martha Grover
    3. 3. James (Linton) Benedict (31 Jan 1933 – 14 Mar 2000) m. Flora (M) Levings (19 May 1935 – )
    4. 4. Ramona (Katherine) Benedict (25 Sep 1934 – 26 Mar 1993) m. Charles (Richard) Levings (29 Dec 1930 – 21 Apr 2015)
    5. 5. Priscilla Benedict (1937 – ) m. Edward Bogan
    6. 6. Martha (Louise) Benedict (1939 – )
    7. 7. Jual (Levering) Benedict (25 Feb 1949 – 14 Oct 2011) m. Wilma Lawson
  3. 3. Ruth (Esther) Benedict (20 Jun 1900 – 17 Jun 1997) m. Joseph (Elwood) Hare (26 Sep 1897 – 2 Feb 1954)
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Hare (14 Sep 1923 – 25 Jun 1950)
    2. 2. Ruth (Emma) Hare (1925 – )
  4. 4. George (Livius) Benedict (18 Mar 1906 – 6 Nov 1984) m. Emma (Belle) Berry (19 Feb 1909 – Jun 1985)
    1. 1. George (William) Benedict (30 Dec 1936 – 13 Nov 2006)
  5. 5. Charles (Edward) Benedict (31 Mar 1908 – 6 Jul 1991) m. Helen (Isabel) Tomlinson (19 Aug 1910 – 3 Feb 1995)

Walter Benedict's Timeline

2 Records

1870
16 Aug 1870
Birth of Walter Levering Benedict in Peru, Morrow, Ohio, USA
Peru, Morrow, Ohio, USA
1954
9 Jan 1954
Age 84
Death of Walter Levering Benedict in Marengo, Morrow, Ohio, USA
Marengo, Morrow, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1870
    Event Place: Peru, Morrow, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1954
    Event Place: Marengo, Morrow, Ohio, USA
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