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William Edward Bench (1848 - 1926)

William Edward Bench
Born in Wayne, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 2 May 1868 in Wayne, West Virginia, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 25 Aug 1869 in Wayne Co., WVmap
Husband of — married 5 Apr 1877 in Wayne County, West Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , and
Died at age 78 in Lincoln, West Virginia, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 27 Aug 2014
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Biography

Parents are Louis and Nancy Bench. [1]

1850 Census record for Wayne County, VA:

Nancy Bench F 40 Virginia
Ambeas Bench M 16 Virginia
Hester A Bench F 6 Virginia
William Bench M 0 Virginia (5 months old; enumerated in August) [2]


He was a blacksmith and a widower at the time of his marriage to Sarah Hoback.[3]

1880 Census for Wayne County, WV:

Wm E Bench Self M 30 Virginia, United States
Sarah A Bench Wife F 29 Virginia, United States
Nathanial T Bench Son M 9 West Virginia, United States
Versa Bench Daughter F 2 West Virginia, United States
Cora Bench Daughter F 0 West Virginia, United States
Mariah Theback Mother-in-law F 45 Virginia, United States
Mary A Theback Sister-in-law F 24 Virginia, United States
Wm T Theback Nephew M 3 West Virginia, United States[4]

Sources

  1. ↑ http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11130635&Type=Marriage
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8DY-LN8 : accessed 27 Aug 2014), William Bench in household of Nancy Bench, Wayne county, part of, Wayne, Virginia, United States; citing family 426, NARA microfilm publication M432.
  3. ↑ http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11130635&Type=Marriage
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6TC-SMD : accessed 27 Aug 2014), Wm E Bench, Union, Wayne, West Virginia, United States; citing sheet 267B, NARA microfilm publication T9.
  1. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M411-3HK : Thu Oct 05 22:46:13 UTC 2023), Entry for Nancy Bench and Lewis Bench, 1860.
  2. "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTNJ-MZ5 : 11 February 2018), Wm Bench and Elizabeth Stanly, 1868; citing Wayne, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 583,490.
  3. "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTNJ-SYW : 11 February 2018), Wm Bench and Nancy Mosly, 1869; citing Wayne, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 583,490.
  4. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZH9-YYY : Thu Oct 05 05:10:08 UTC 2023), Entry for William Bench and Nancy Bench, 1870.
  5. "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTNV-QX2 : 11 February 2018), Wm E Bench and Sarah E Hoback, 1877; citing Wayne, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 583,490.
  6. "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9CR-1N6 : Fri Oct 06 20:03:09 UTC 2023), Entry for William E Bench and Saraha E Bench, 1900.
  7. "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPNZ-QW5 : Thu Oct 05 14:40:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Wm E Bench and Elizabeth Bench, 1910.
  8. "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM81-ZZY : 25 January 2019), Wm E. Bench, 26 Sep 1926; citing Hubball, W. Va., County Records, 10, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,788,166.
  9. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVN-7G5K : 27 July 2019), William Edward Bench, 1926; Burial, Myra, Lincoln, West Virginia, United States of America, Porter Cemetery; Find A Grave: Memorial #14684091, http://www.findagrave.com.




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