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Walter R Benjamin 1860–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 NOV 1860

Birth Location: Mclean, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 3 JAN 1943

Death Location: Granite City, Illinois, USA

Father: Edward Benjamin

Mother: Christiana Gray

Spouse(s): Nellie Wolfe, Harriette Sharp

Children(s): George Benjamin, Dorothy Benjamin, Ida Benjamin, Elizabeth Benjamin, Theodore Benjamin, Edna Benjamin

The story of Walter R Benjamin began in 1860 in Mclean, Illinois, USA. In 1910, Walter R Benjamin resided in Granite Ward 5, Madison, Illinois. Walter R Benjamin married Harriette Sharp, Nellie Grant Wolfe, and had children including Dorothy Benjamin, Edna Theodora Benjamin, Elizabeth Benjamin, George Edward Benjamin, Ida May Benjamin, Theodore Sharp Benjamin. Walter R Benjamin passed away in 1943 in Granite City, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter R Benjamin began in 1860 in Mclean, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1910, Walter R Benjamin resided in Granite Ward 5, Madison, Illinois.
  • Walter R Benjamin married Harriette Sharp, Nellie Grant Wolfe, and had children including Dorothy Benjamin, Edna Theodora Benjamin, Elizabeth Benjamin, George Edward Benjamin, Ida May Benjamin, Theodore Sharp Benjamin.
  • Walter R Benjamin passed away in 1943 in Granite City, Illinois, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Walter Benjamin's Ancestors

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Walter Benjamin
1860–1943
Birth Place: Mclean, Illinois, USA
Parents
Edward D Benjamin
1818–1890
Columbia, New York, USA
Christiana Gray
1829–1909
England
Grandparents
Darius Benjamin
1781–1850
Columbia, New York, USA
Martha Rogers
1795–1884
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Benjamin
1735–1789
Phoebe Benjamin
1745–1813
Timothy Rogers
1766–1850
Sarah Moore
1770–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Obediah Benjamin
1701–1746
Mary Yarrington
1701–1755
Daniel Benjamin
1714–1756
Phebe Guile
1725–1756

Walter Benjamin's Descendants

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Walter (R) Benjamin (10 NOV 1860–3 JAN 1943) m. Nellie (Grant) Wolfe (21 OCT 1868–10 JAN 1950) m. Harriette Sharp (26 SEP 1862–26 FEB 1894)
  1. 1. George (Edward) Benjamin 1903–1996 m. Lura (Mildred) Harler 1905–1961
  2. 2. Dorothy Benjamin 1901–2000
  3. 3. Ida (May) Benjamin 1899–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Benjamin 1896–1899
  5. 5. Theodore (Sharp) Benjamin 1887–1967
  6. 6. Edna (Theodora) Benjamin 1886–1975
    1. 1. Elwin (Benjamin) GEISE 1915–1981

Walter Benjamin's Timeline

3 Records

1860
10 NOV 1860
Birth of Walter R Benjamin in Mclean, Illinois, USA
Mclean, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 50
Walter R Benjamin resided here in Granite Ward 5, Madison, Illinois
Granite Ward 5, Madison, Illinois
1943
3 JAN 1943
Age 83
Death of Walter R Benjamin in Granite City, Illinois, USA
Granite City, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 NOV 1860
    Event Place: Mclean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Granite Ward 5, Madison, Illinois; Roll: T624_310; Page: 40A; Enumeration District: 0058; Image: 1017; FHL microfilm: 1374323.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Granite Ward 5, Madison, Illinois
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Granite Ward 5, Madison, Illinois; Roll: T624_310; Page: 40A; Enumeration District: 0058; Image: 1017; FHL microfilm: 1374323.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 JAN 1943
    Event Place: Granite City, Illinois, USA

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