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William Franklin Benge 1866–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Nov 1866

Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 4 Dec 1944

Death Location: Davis, Iowa, USA

Father: Alfred Benge

Mother: Amanda Pottorff

Spouse(s): Effie Thompson, Melinda Christy

Children(s): LaVelle Benge, Leona Benge, Frank Benge, Addie Benge, Lucy Benge, Ida Benge, William Benge, Clifford Benge, Blanche Benge, Mildred Benge

In 1866, William Franklin Benge entered the world in Davis, Iowa, USA, born to Alfred Tilman Benge And Amanda Louisa Pottorff. William Franklin Benge married Effie May Thompson, Melinda Christy, and had children including Addie Bell Benge, Blanche Benge, Clifford Leon Benge, Frank Benge, Ida Benge, Lavelle Benge, Leona Irene Benge, Lucy Irene Benge, Mildred Benge, William Wallace Benge. William Franklin Benge passed away in 1944 in Davis, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1866, William Franklin Benge entered the world in Davis, Iowa, USA, born to Alfred Tilman Benge And Amanda Louisa Pottorff.
  • William Franklin Benge married Effie May Thompson, Melinda Christy, and had children including Addie Bell Benge, Blanche Benge, Clifford Leon Benge, Frank Benge, Ida Benge, Lavelle Benge, Leona Irene Benge, Lucy Irene Benge, Mildred Benge, William Wallace Benge.
  • William Franklin Benge passed away in 1944 in Davis, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Benge's Ancestors

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William Benge
1866–1944
Birth Place: Davis, Iowa, USA
Parents
Alfred Tilman Benge
1841–1918
Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Amanda (Louisa) Pottorff
1843–1927
Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan Benge
1804–1881
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Druscilla Harris
1818–1879
North Carolina, USA
Preston Pottorff
1811–1877
Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Louisa Russell
1811–1872
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Benge
1767–1812
Hannah Hinshaw
1782–1850
George Pottorff
1778–1850
Nancy Phillips
1786–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Benge
1734–1811
Susannah Lewis
1742–1825
Martin Batorff
1747–1792
Maria Hautz
1748–1820

William Benge's Descendants

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William (Franklin) Benge (7 Nov 1866–4 Dec 1944) m. Effie (May) Thompson (5 Aug 1880–20 Dec 1955) m. Melinda Christy (11 Apr 1872–25 Jul 1901)
  1. 1. LaVelle Benge 1904–1974 m. Raymond (Claude) McClure 1901–1978
    1. 1. William (Ray) McClure 1925–1987 m. Doris (Lucille) Anderson 1925–2012
  2. 2. Leona (Irene) Benge 1921–1987
  3. 3. Frank Benge 1903–1911
  4. 4. Addie (Bell) Benge 1895–1978 m. Erie (Irl) Thompson 1893–1961
    1. 1. Olivia (Belle) Thompson 1923–1923
    2. 2. Ronald (Lee) Thompson 1931–1950
    3. 3. Baby (Boy) Thompson 1931–1931
    4. 4. Maxine (Corda) Thompson 1925–1996 m. Marion (C) Klonglan 1923–2000
    5. 5. Mabel (A) Thompson 1914–2006 m. Richard (H Van) Patten 1912–1988
    6. 6. Evelyn (I) Thompson 1914– m. Virble Comer 1906–1996
      1. 1. Lloyd (Ellis) Comer 1935–2008
    7. 7. Lowell (Frederick) Thompson 1920–1996 m. Mary (Jean) Dorn 1919–2005
    8. 8. Ernest (F) Thompson 1916–
    9. 9. Herbert (E) Thompson 1918–1987
  5. 5. Lucy (Irene) Benge 1893–1981 m. Kost (Wright) Daugherty 1884–1932 m. John (Samuel) Thompson 1882–1966
    1. 1. Charles (L) Daugherty 1924–
    2. 2. Olive (L) Daugherty 1925–1983 m. Curtis (Lewis) Henderson 1922–2002
    3. 3. Harlan (Vernice) Daughtery 1916–1966 m. Ann (O'Della) Poole 1908–2006
    4. 4. Lindell (Lowell) Daugherty 1914–1978 m. Mildred (June) Goodwin 1918–2003
    5. 5. Omer (Charles) Daugherty 1912–1968 m. Ethel (Bernice) Hart 1917–2013 m. Florence (H) Oakes 1924–1998
      1. 1. Betty (Lou) Daugherty 1936–1937
    6. 6. Helen (Irene) Daugherty 1921–2010 m. Mearl Mathias 1920–1976
    7. 7. Donald (Darell) Daugherty 1918–
  6. 6. Ida Benge 1906–1991 m. Clell (Eugene) Fisk 1899–1962 m. Fallace (Leon) Christy 1903–1939
    1. 1. Larry (Leon) Christy 1935–2021 m. Della (Mae) McGhghy 1937–1999 m. Audrey (A) Benge 1938–2020
    2. 2. Ileta (Elaine) Christy 1927–2007 m. Ralph (Vernon) Lawson 1923–2001
  7. 7. William (Wallace) Benge 1916–1983 m. Mildred McClure 1915–1975
    1. 1. Donald (Randolph) Benge 1946–1989
    2. 2. Pearl Benge 1945–1945
    3. 3. Linda (Kay) Benge 1943–2000
  8. 8. Clifford (Leon) Benge 1913–2001 m. Neva Brooks 1915–1992
    1. 1. Clifford (Leon) Benge 1942–2017
  9. 9. Blanche Benge 1910–1993 m. Glen (Isam) Wilkinson 1908–1979
    1. 1. Jackie (William) Wilkinson 1935–1969
    2. 2. Carol (Ann) Wilkinson 1938–2018 m. Dewey (Purl) Grinstead 1932–1998
  10. 10. Mildred Benge 1908–1953 m. Edward Wilkinson 1907–1983

William Benge's Timeline

2 Records

1866
7 Nov 1866
Birth of William Franklin Benge in Davis, Iowa, USA
Davis, Iowa, USA
1944
4 Dec 1944
Age 78
Death of William Franklin Benge in Davis, Iowa, USA
Davis, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1866
    Event Place: Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network
    [2] OneWorldTree
    [3] Iowa, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1944
    Event Place: Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network
    [2] OneWorldTree

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