Ora Lawrence Benner

1877 - 1939  (61 years)

• Name	Ora Lawrence Benner
  Born	13 Nov 1877	Indian Prairie, Wayne County, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Feb 1939	Songer Township, Clay County, Illinois, USA
  Buried	Oskaloosa Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Clay County, Illinois, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I101969	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	David Whitmore Benner,   b. 31 Oct 1854, Ohio, USA ,   d. 31 Jul 1918, Songer Township, Clay County, Illinois, USA  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Martha M. Yockey,   b. 7 Jan 1855, Ohio, USA ,   d. 14 Apr 1932, Songer Township, Clay County, Illinois, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	Abt 1875
  Family ID	F31303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] 1880 US Federal Census. Name: Ora B.[Ora Benner] Home in 1880: Indian Prairie, Wayne, Illinois Age: 3 Estimated birth year: abt 1877 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of Household: Son Father's Name: David W. Father's birthplace: Ohio Mother's Name: Martha Mother's birthplace: Ohio Neighbors: View others on page Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male [S19] 1900 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Ora Benner Home in 1900: Barnett, Dewitt, Illinois Age: 22 Birth Date: Nov 1877 Birthplace: Illinois Race: White Ethnicity: American Gender: Male Relationship to Head of House: Servant Father's Birthplace: Illinois Mother's Birthplace: Iowa Marital Status: Single Residence : Barnett Township, De Witt, Illinois [S30] 1910 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S24] 1920 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Ora Benner Home in 1920: Songer, Clay, Illinois Age: 42 years Estimated birth year: abt 1878 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Birth Place: Ohio Mother's Name: Martha Mother's Birth Place: Ohio Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 881 [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S891] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Benner, Ora Lawrence Birth Date: 13 Nov 1877 Birth Place: Relative At Rfd Xenia IL City/County: Ada State: ID Ethnicity: W [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Ora Lawrence Benner Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about removing the ads from this memorial... Birth: Nov. 13, 1877 Illinois, USA Death: Feb. 8, 1939 Clay County Illinois, USA Obituary from Flora Daily News-Record of Thursday, Feb. 9, 1939: O.L. Benner Dies Suddenly At His Home in Songer Ora L. Benner, a prominent resident of Songer Township, who lived alone, was found dead at his home yesterday afternoon. An enquiry into his death was conducted by Coroner D.C Burrow of Louisville, and myocarditis was established as the cause. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon from Zion church, north of Xenia, with Rev. L.A. Magill of the Flora Methodist church officiating, followed by burial in Oskaloosa cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Branson Funeral Home here until the hour of final rites. He is survived by two brothers and three sisters, including Mrs. H.L. [Myrtle] Smith of Flora and Mrs. Jay [Effie] Dow of near Xenia. Family links: Parents: David Whitmore Benner (1854 - 1918) Martha M. Yockey Benner (1855 - 1932) Siblings: Ora Lawrence Benner (1877 - 1939) Effie May Benner Dow (1878 - 1960)* Myrtle Aldorah Benner Smith (1884 - 1963)* Earl Ross Benner (1886 - 1956)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Oskaloosa Cemetery Oskaloosa Clay County Illinois, USA Created by: Airrow Record added: Dec 27, 2006 Find A Grave Memorial# 17174250