Emma Mary (Romero) Benavidez (1913 - 1994)

Born 28 Jul 1913 in Greeley, Weld, Colorado, USA

Ancestors

Died 31 Aug 1994 at age 81 in Ault, Weld, Colorado, USA

Biography

Emma was born in 1913. She was the daughter of Jose Leandro Romero and Maria Candelaria Cruz. She passed away in 1994.

Birth

• Emma Mary Romero was born 28 July 1913 in Greeley, Weld, Colorado, USA,^[1]

Early Years

• In 1920, Emma Romero, age 6, lived in Eaton, Weld, Colorado, with her father, Leandro Romero, age 50; a section hand for the railroad; and with her mother, Candelaria Romero, age 39; and with Emma's two brothers: Ben Romero, age 18, a section hand for the railroad; and Alfred Romero, age 8.^[2]
• In 1930, Emma Romero, age 15, lived in Weld, Colorado, with her widowed father, Leandro Romero, age 58, a sugar beet worker; and with Emma's brother, Alfred Romero, age 18, a sugar beet worker.^[3]

Marriage

• Emma Mary Romero married John Benavidez on 2 July 1933 in Colorado, USA.^[1]

Death

• Emma Mary Benavidez died 31 Aug 1994 (81) in Ault, Weld, Colorado, USA.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Emma Mary Benavidez United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99JH-GRHR?i=678&cc=2367299&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQVS7-DZF7)
2. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Eaton, Weld, Colorado; Roll: T625_172; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 237(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=6061&h=95675397&ssrc=pt&tid=84007908&pid=380034241231&usePUB=true)
3. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 11, Weld, Colorado; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2339986(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&indiv=try&h=113483365)

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  Memorial page for Emma M. Benavidez (28 Jul 1913-31 Aug 1994), citing Ault Cemetery, Ault, Weld County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by Dr. Andree Swanson (contributor 47094290).