Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Grover Lester Benedum    
                Born: Dec-25-1892          in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV  1,2
                Died: Jun-14-1966          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  1
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  1
             Resided: 1950                 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV  3
              Census: 1930                 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV  
             Resided: 1915                 in Doddridge Co, WV  2
              Father: Anderson Albert Benedum   (1863 - 1935) 
              Mother: Hannah Jane Evans   (1863 -     ) 
                Wife: Ila Iowa Yerkey   4  
         Census name: Ioway I. Yerkey 
             Married: Oct-17-1915          in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV  2
                Born: Feb-24-1895          in Doddridge Co, WV  1,5,2
                Died: Feb-  -1981           1
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  1
             Resided: 1915                 in Doddridge Co, WV  2
              Census: 1900, 1910           in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: Salathiel Lynch Yerkey   (1865 - 1946) 
              Mother: Alice Florence Richards   (1868 - 1949) 
           M Child 1: Walter Thomas Benedum      
                Born: Nov-10-1916          in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV  6,7
                Died: Dec-24-1979           8,7
              Buried:                      in South Park Cemetery, Roswell, Chaves Co, NM  1
             Resided:                      in Roswell, Chaves Co, NM  9
            Military: enlisted 11/16/1945  M/Sgt, US Army, World War II, Korea  8,10
           M Child 2: George Grover Benedum      
                Born: Sep-22-1918          in Salem, Harrison Co, WV  11,7
                Died: Mar-25-1999           
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  12,1
             Resided:                      in Salem, WV  13
            Military: (enlisted 1/6/1941)  Tec 4, US Army, World War II  12,10
                Wife: Ida May Ford  b. Jan- 6-1923  d. Jun- 6-2003  
           F Child 3: Betty June Benedum      
         Census name: Betty J. Benedum 
                Born: Sep-26-1926          in Salem, Harrison Co, WV  6,14,11
                Died: Jul-12-1996          in Cadiz, Harrison Co, OH  15,11
             Resided:                      in Cadiz, Harrison Co, OH  13
             Resided: 1944                 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV  14
              Census: 1930, 1940           in Salem, Harrison Co, WV  
             Husband: John Edwin Ford  b. Jan-10-1922  
         Census name: Edwin Ford 
             Married: Jun-19-1944          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  14
           F Child 4: Mary Jo Benedum      
                Born: Oct-29-1928          in Salem, Harrison Co, WV  6,11
                Died: Sep- 7-1994           11
             Resided:                      in Salem, Harrison Co, WV  13
             Husband: Alva Onest "Bud" Ford  b. Aug-24-1925  d. Mar-13-2004  
         Census name: Alvy O. Ford, Jr. 16
             Husband: Living  
           M Child 5: Lyle Ray Benedum      
                Born: Oct-12-1933          in Salem, Harrison Co, WV  17
                Died: Dec-25-2014           17
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  17
             Resided:                      in Salem, Harrison Co, WV  18
          Occupation:                      co-owner/operator of Benedum & Sons Inc.  17
          Occupation:                      control room operator at Union Carbide  17
            Military:                      U.S. Army, Korea  17
                Wife: Betty Joan Kimball  b. Feb- 1-1941  d. Oct-27-2014  
       Also known as: B. Joan Kimball 17
             Married: ca 1959               18

Sources:
(1) Findagrave.com. 
(2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(3) Obituary of sister. 
(4) Marriage record of daughter. 
(5) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) 
(6) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(7) Social Security Death Index. 
(8) Military Grave Marker. 
(9) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. 
(10) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. 
(11) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(12) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) 
(13) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 
(14) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(15) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. 
(16) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) 
(17) Obituary. 
(18) Obituary of wife. 







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