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Benjamin John, (Jack) Anderson 1912 – 1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1912

Birth Location: Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 8 Apr 1988

Death Location: Kenney, De Witt, Illinois, USA

Father: John Anderson

Mother: Leila Johnson

Spouse(s): Mary Davis

Children(s): Phyllis Anderson, John Anderson

Born in 1912 in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA, Benjamin John (Jack) Anderson was the child of John Wesley Anderson and Leila Constance Johnson. In time, Benjamin John (Jack) Anderson married Mary Frances Davis, and they raised a family that included Phyllis Jean Anderson and John Wesley (Wes) Anderson. Benjamin John (Jack) Anderson died in Kenney, De Witt, Illinois, USA in 1988.

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Parents

John Anderson
1873 – 1958
Birth Location: Stonington, Christian, Illinois, USA
JA
Leila Johnson
1877 – 1912
Birth Location: Owaneco, Christian, Illinois, USA
LJ

Spouses(s)

Mary Davis
1915 – 2008
Birth Location: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA
MD

Children(s)

Phyllis Anderson
1941 –
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
PA
John Anderson
1945 – 2023
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
JA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 24 Dec 1912
    Event Place: Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, The Pantagraph; Publication Date: 10 Apr 1988; Publication Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA; ,0.49987817,0.20284349,0.7353572&xid=3355, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois; Roll: 1463; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 105-66

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 17 Sep 1938
    Event Place: Peoria
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Pantagraph; Publication Date: 10 Apr 1988; Publication Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA; ,0.49987817,0.20284349,0.7353572&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois; Roll: 1463; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 105-66

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1961
    Event Place: Kenney
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, The Decatur Herald; Publication Date: 18/ May/ 1961; Publication Place: Decatur, Illinois, USA; ,0.2606905,0.37348902,0.37398785&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt. 1970
    Event Place: Kenney, De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, The Decatur Herald; Publication Date: 15/ Feb/ 1970; Publication Place: Decatur, Illinois, USA; ,0.26807138,0.50062853,0.5339961&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kenney, DeWitt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Pantagraph; Publication Date: 10 Apr 1988; Publication Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA; ,0.49987817,0.20284349,0.7353572&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Apr 1988
    Event Place: Kenney, De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, The Pantagraph; Publication Date: 10 Apr 1988; Publication Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA; ,0.49987817,0.20284349,0.7353572&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clinton, De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, The Pantagraph; Publication Date: 10 Apr 1988; Publication Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA; ,0.49987817,0.20284349,0.7353572&xid=3355

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