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William BENNINGER

William BENNINGER

Male 1868 - 1939  (70 years)

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  • Name William BENNINGER 
    Born 29 Nov 1868  Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as Oct 1868.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870, 1880  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1894  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1900  Bridgeport, Belmont Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [5] 
    stationary engineer 
    Residence 1907  Belmont Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1910  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [6] 
    foreman at natural gas station 
    Census 1920  Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation stationary engineer with railroad  [1] 
    Residence Grove City, Mercer Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 5 May 1939  Grove City, Mercer Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Buried Slippery Rock Cemetery, Butler Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Belmont Co, Ohio (Village of Bridgeport), enumerated on Jun 15 1900 at 506 Main Street:
      William Benninger, 31, b. Oct 1868 in WVa (father b. Germany, mother b. Va), stationary engineer, married 5 yrs; wife Alice, 25, b. May 1875 in Illinois (father b. WVa, mother b. Illinois), married 5 yrs, mother of 3 children (2 still living); dau Lasca, 2, b. Mar 1898 in WVa; dau Neva, 7 months, b. Oct 1899 in Ohio.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on May 2 1910:
      William Benninger, 40, b. WVa (father b. Germany, mother b. Va), foreman at natural gas station, married 2 yrs (2nd marriage); dau Lasca, 12, b. WVa (father b. WVa, mother b. Illinois); dau Neva, 10, b. Ohio (father b. WVa, mother b. Illinois); servant Pearl Merrinnet, 21, b. Ohio (both parents b. WVa).

      1920 Census, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania (City of Pittsburgh), enumerated on Jan 17 1920 at 1209 Resaca Place:
      William Benninger, 50, b. WVa, engineer at railroad, divorced; dau Lasca V, 21, b. WVa, clerk at railroad, single; dau Neva, 19, b. Ohio, milliner in retail store; roomer Genevieve J. Reagle, 26, b. Pa (both parents b. Pa), secretary at towel store, single; roomer Mary Langfitt, 35, b. Pa (both parents b. Pa), nurse at hospital, single.
    Person ID I99396  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2016 

    Father Jacob BENNINGER,   b. 28 May 1827, Bavaria, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1898, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Sarah Isabell LEWIN,   b. 14 May 1838, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1923, Bartow, Polk Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F37251  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Alice MERRINER,   b. May 1875, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 20 Sep 1894  Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Lasca V. BENNINGER,   b. 29 Mar 1898, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1986  (Age 88 years)
     2. Neva BENNINGER,   b. Oct 1899, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F43587  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ida CAIN,   b. 22 Jul 1867, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1953, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 1 Aug 1907  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Hadsal Lorenzo BENNINGER,   b. 20 May 1908, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1987  (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F43584  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Katherine Martin CLAGER  [8] 
    Family ID F43586  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2744] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1970 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S2147] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    4. [S1835] Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV.

    5. [S1662] 1900 Census.

    6. [S2012] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    7. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    8. [S1620] Death record of husband.