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Wilma Maude Benton 1875–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1875

Birth Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa

Death Date: 1956

Death Location: Washington DC

Father: Andrew Benton

Mother: Phebe Akin

Spouse(s): Martin McDevitt, Peter Smith

Children(s): Cleland McDevitt

Wilma Maude Benton was born in 1875 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the child of Andrew Benton And Phebe Ellen Akin. Wilma Maude Benton married Martin Mcdevitt, Peter James Smith, and had children including Cleland Conway Smith Mcdevitt. Wilma Maude Benton passed away in 1956 in Washington DC.

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Biography

  • Wilma Maude Benton was born in 1875 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the child of Andrew Benton And Phebe Ellen Akin.
  • Wilma Maude Benton married Martin Mcdevitt, Peter James Smith, and had children including Cleland Conway Smith Mcdevitt.
  • Wilma Maude Benton passed away in 1956 in Washington DC.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Benton
1831–1910
Birth Location: New York
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Phebe Akin
1847–1933
Birth Location: Carroll, Chautauqua, New York, United States
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Spouses(s)

Martin McDevitt
1873–1942
Birth Location: Virginia
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Peter Smith
1867–1938
Birth Location: Galesburg, Illinois
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Children(s)

Cleland McDevitt
1896–1971
Birth Location: Washington DC
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Wilma Benton's Ancestors

Self
Wilma Benton
1875–1956
Birth Place: Cedar Falls, Iowa
Parents
Andrew Benton
1831–1910
New York
Phebe (Ellen) Akin
1847–1933
Carroll, Chautauqua, New York, United States
Grandparents
Joseph Akin
1810–1876
Kiantone, Chautauqua, New York
Lucinda Barton
1816–1892
Java, Wyoming, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
James II
1787–1834
Phebe Cronkhite
1788–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aury Cronkhite
1757–1815
Phebe Cronkhite
1758–1848

Wilma Benton's Descendants

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Wilma (Maude) Benton (Apr 1875–1956) m. Martin McDevitt (20 FEB 1873–MAR 1942) m. Peter (James) Smith (1 Jun 1867–Abt May, 1938)
  1. 1. Cleland (Conway Smith) McDevitt 1896–1971 m. Martha (Matilda) Johrden 1900–1977
    1. 1. Cleland ((John) Conway) McDevitt 1920–1983 m. Mary (Shirley) Ray 1923– m. Georgia (Maxine) McNulty 1922–1984
      1. 1. Kevon (Kay) McDevitt 1947–1947
    2. 2. Kenneth (Walsh) McDevitt 1925–1981
    3. 3. Louis (Martin) McDevitt 1922–1922

Wilma Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1875
Apr 1875
Birth of Wilma Maude Benton in Cedar Falls, Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa
1956
1956
Age 81
Death of Wilma Maude Benton in Washington DC
Washington DC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1875
    Event Place: Cedar Falls, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: T625_211; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 211
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0134; FHL microfilm: 1240164

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Washington DC
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