Ben W Strunk (1902 - 1958)

Born 11 Mar 1902 in Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Zena Marie (Lewis) McPherson — married 11 Jul 1924 (to 1934) in Scott County, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 1 Oct 1958 at age 56 in Science Hill, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA

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Biography

Ben and Marie Strunk are listed in the 1930 census, residing in District 8 of Pulaski County, KY. Ben's age is given as 28, approximate birth year of 1902; Marie is listed as 21. Their children are also listed: Fred age 5, Elden age 4, and James age 0. Also residing with them is Ben's father, General J Strunk, age 67.

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In the 1920 census, Ben Strunk, age 17, is residing in Sloans Valley, Pulaski County, KY, with his parents, General J Strunk, age 56, and Nancy Stigall Strunk, age 57, and his sister Nannie M Strunk, age 14.

Sources

• "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNCG-H7F : 4 December 2014), Ben Strunk and Marie Lewis, 11 Jul 1924; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 476, Scott, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

• "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1963," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSJM-85C : 20 October 2016), Marie Lewis in entry for Fred Wendle Strunk, 18 Oct 1950; citing Rural, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States, Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 2,241,081.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHP8-ZT3 : accessed 3 May 2018), Ben Strunk in household of General J Strunk, Sloans Valley, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States; citing ED 233, sheet 5B, line 67, family 87, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 597; FHL microfilm 1,820,597.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMFR-HY6 : accessed 3 May 2018), Ben W Strunk, District 8, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 33, sheet 10A, line 18, family 184, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 776; FHL microfilm 2,340,511.