Lester Egbert Bennington (1878 - 1966)

Born 4 Dec 1878 in Volga, Clayton, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emma (Steckelberg) Bennington — married 3 Oct 1923 in Fayette, Iowa, United States

Died 27 Mar 1966 at age 87 in West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Lester was born in 1878. He was the son of Charles Bennington and Evaline Branch. ^[1] He married Emma Steckelburg , and they had Guy, Marie, and Glen. ^[2]

A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag. He passed away on March 27, 1966 in West Union, Fayette, Iowa, USA.

Sources

1. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HCWS-QMM : 11 March 2018), Lester E Bennington in household of Charles Bennington, Sperry, Clayton, Iowa; citing p. 35, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,454.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8BR-GCV : accessed 30 September 2018), Lester Bennington, Westfield, Fayette, Iowa, United States; citing ED 107, sheet 6A, line 27, family 114, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 489; FHL microfilm 1,820,489.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 September 2018), memorial page for Lester E Bennington (1878–27 Mar 1966), Find A Grave Memorial no. 136747756, citing Grandview Cemetery, Fayette, Fayette County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Harold & Bonita Meier (contributor 46974567) .

• Name: Lester E. Bennington

Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 24 Dec 1902 Event Place: Elkader, Clayton, Iowa, United States Gender: Male Age: 24 Birth Year (Estimated): 1878 Father's Name: Charles Bennington Mother's Name: Eveline Branch Spouse's Name: Emma Steckleberg Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 25 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1877 Spouse's Father's Name: John Steckleberg Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Haferland

Reference ID: No 1001 GS Film Number: 001255484 Digital Folder Number: 004311211 Image Number: 00568

"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC4S-YV4 : 4 November 2017), Mary Haferland in entry for Lester E. Bennington and Emma Steckleberg, 24 Dec 1902, Elkader, Clayton, Iowa, United States; citing reference No 1001, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,255,484.