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William Harlan McKinley Benjamin 1900–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1900

Birth Location: Laurel, Cedar, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 23 Jul 1980

Death Location: Laurel, Cedar County, Nebraska, United States of America

Father: James Sr.

Mother: Dotts Rump

Spouse(s): Hilda Doring

Children(s): Wayne Benjamin, Donna Benjamin, Donald Benjamin

The story of William Harlan McKinley Benjamin began in 1900 in Laurel, Cedar, Nebraska, USA. In 1910, William Harlan McKinley Benjamin resided in Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA. In 1920, William Harlan McKinley Benjamin resided in Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA. William Harlan McKinley Benjamin married Hilda Doring, and had children including Donald Ray Benjamin, Donna Faye Benjamin, Janice Marie Benjamin, Jolene Kay Benjamin, Joyce Elaine Benjamin, Wayne A Benjamin. William Harlan McKinley Benjamin passed away in 1980 in Laurel, Cedar County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Harlan McKinley Benjamin began in 1900 in Laurel, Cedar, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1910, William Harlan McKinley Benjamin resided in Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1920, William Harlan McKinley Benjamin resided in Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA.
  • William Harlan McKinley Benjamin married Hilda Doring, and had children including Donald Ray Benjamin, Donna Faye Benjamin, Janice Marie Benjamin, Jolene Kay Benjamin, Joyce Elaine Benjamin, Wayne A Benjamin.
  • William Harlan McKinley Benjamin passed away in 1980 in Laurel, Cedar County, Nebraska, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sr.
1842–1928
Birth Location: Scotland
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Dotts Rump
1873–1936
Birth Location: Illinois
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Spouses(s)

Hilda Doring
1909–2004
Birth Location: Wayne County, Nebraska, United States of America
HD

Children(s)

Wayne Benjamin
1932–2014
Birth Location: Laurel, Cedar, NE.
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Donna Benjamin
1941–2014
Birth Location: Laurel, Cedar, NE
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Donald Benjamin
1941–2006
Birth Location: Laurel, Cedar, Nebraska, United States
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William Benjamin's Ancestors

Self
William Benjamin
1900–1980
Birth Place: Laurel, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
Parents
James Byron Benjamin Sr.
1842–1928
Scotland
Dotts Rump
1873–1936
Illinois
Grandparents
Nelson Benjamin
1810–
Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary (J) Raily
1822–
Scotland
Friedrich Rump
1829–1886
Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Wilhelmina ("Mina" (Bliemeyer)) Roumph
1844–1884
Prussia, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Rudolph Bleimeyer
1817–1871
Anna Goldbeck
1820–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Benjamin's Descendants

1.
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William (Harlan McKinley) Benjamin (23 Sep 1900–23 Jul 1980) m. Hilda Doring (Abt. 1909–04 Jul 2004)
  1. 1. Wayne (A) Benjamin 1932–2014
  2. 2. Donna (Faye) Benjamin 1941–2014
  3. 3. Donald (Ray) Benjamin 1941–2006

William Benjamin's Timeline

9 Records

1900
23 Sep 1900
Birth of William Harlan McKinley Benjamin in Laurel, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
Laurel, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
1910
1910
Age 10
William Harlan McKinley Benjamin resided here in Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
1920
1920
Age 20
William Harlan McKinley Benjamin resided here in Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
1930
1930
Age 30
William Harlan McKinley Benjamin resided here in Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
1932
1932
Age 32
William Harlan McKinley Benjamin resided here in Cedar
Cedar
1935
1935
Age 35
William Harlan McKinley Benjamin resided here in Sp, Cedar, Nebraska
Sp, Cedar, Nebraska
1940
1940
Age 40
William Harlan McKinley Benjamin resided here in Election Precinct 21, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
Election Precinct 21, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
1942
1942
Age 42
William Harlan McKinley Benjamin resided here in Laurel, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
Laurel, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
1980
23 Jul 1980
Age 80
Death of William Harlan McKinley Benjamin in Laurel, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
Laurel, Cedar, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1900
    Event Place: Laurel, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 8
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cedar, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02240; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 14-30
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 507-42-7505; Issue State: Nebraska; Issue Date: 1953-1954
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska; Roll: T625_983; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 49
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2341003
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska; Roll: T624_840; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1374853
    [7] South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2017, South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Sioux City Journal; Publication Date: 25 Jul 1980; Publication Place: Sioux City, Iowa, USA; ,0.6358056,0.3457644,0.79748845&xid=3355
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska; Roll: T624_840; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1374853

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska; Roll: T625_983; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 49

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 16, Cedar, Nebraska; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2341003

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1932
    Event Place: Cedar
    Record Source: South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2017, South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sp, Cedar, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cedar, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02240; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 14-30

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Election Precinct 21, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cedar, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02240; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 14-30

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Laurel, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 8

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Coleridge
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Laurel, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Sioux City Journal; Publication Date: 25 Jul 1980; Publication Place: Sioux City, Iowa, USA; ,0.6358056,0.3457644,0.79748845&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1980
    Event Place: Laurel, Cedar, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 507-42-7505; Issue State: Nebraska; Issue Date: 1953-1954
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Sioux City Journal; Publication Date: 25 Jul 1980; Publication Place: Sioux City, Iowa, USA; ,0.6358056,0.3457644,0.79748845&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Laurel, Cedar County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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