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Willa Belle Bennett 1924–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Nov 1924

Birth Location: Elm Creek, Martin County, Minnesota

Death Date: 22 Sep 2016

Death Location: Windom

Father: Roy ♦

Mother: Ida McDonald

Spouse(s): Lyle Muir

Children(s):

In 1924, Willa Belle Bennett entered the world in Elm Creek, Martin County, Minnesota, born to Roy Austin Bennett And Ida Pearl Mcdonald. Willa Belle Bennett married Lyle Bernard Muir, and had children including Denise Lyla Muir, Kathleen Ida Muir, Sheryl Lynn Muir. Willa Belle Bennett passed away in 2016 in Windom.

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Biography

  • In 1924, Willa Belle Bennett entered the world in Elm Creek, Martin County, Minnesota, born to Roy Austin Bennett And Ida Pearl Mcdonald.
  • Willa Belle Bennett married Lyle Bernard Muir, and had children including Denise Lyla Muir, Kathleen Ida Muir, Sheryl Lynn Muir.
  • Willa Belle Bennett passed away in 2016 in Windom.

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Willa Bennett's Ancestors

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Willa Bennett
1924–2016
Birth Place: Elm Creek, Martin County, Minnesota
Parents
Roy Austin Bennett ♦
1895–1959
Minnesota, USA
Ida (Pearl) McDonald
1899–1994
Kimball Township, Jackson, Minnesota, USA
Grandparents
Frank (Alvin) McDonald
1860–1905
Wisconsin, USA
Luella (Rebecca McGhan) ♦
1870–1948
Wisconsin, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abner ❌
1828–1874
Charlotte McWilliams
1832–1917
Owen ♦
1839–1913
Margaret ♦
1833–1917
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abner McDonald
1792–1845
Sarah Sutton
1793–1831
John MacWilliams
1782–1856
Catherine ♦
1799–1881

Willa Bennett's Timeline

3 Records

1924
26 Nov 1924
Birth of Willa Belle Bennett in Elm Creek, Martin County, Minnesota
Elm Creek, Martin County, Minnesota
1947
15 Oct 1947
Age 23
Willa Belle Bennett was married
None
2016
22 Sep 2016
Age 92
Death of Willa Belle Bennett in Sanford Hospital, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Sanford Hospital, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1924
    Event Place: Elm Creek, Martin County, Minnesota
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Cottonwood County Citizen; Publication Place: Windom, Minnesota, USA; SubSectionID=8&ArticleID=30024&TM=3090.742

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1947
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Cottonwood County Citizen; Publication Place: Windom, Minnesota, USA; SubSectionID=8&ArticleID=30024&TM=3090.742

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Edinburg, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Cottonwood County Citizen; Publication Place: Windom, Minnesota, USA; SubSectionID=8&ArticleID=30024&TM=3090.742

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 2016
    Event Place: Sanford Hospital, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Cottonwood County Citizen; Publication Place: Windom, Minnesota, USA; SubSectionID=8&ArticleID=30024&TM=3090.742

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windom
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Cottonwood County Citizen; Publication Place: Windom, Minnesota, USA; SubSectionID=8&ArticleID=30024&TM=3090.742

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