Lena Benner1

#713, (11 May 1868 - 23 October 1928)
Father*Carl Benner1 (c 1831 - )
Mother*Wilmelmine Schlittenhardt1 (c 1841 - )

Family

Nathaniel Lewis b. 1866, d. 1964
Children 1.Stella Lewis8 (1889 - 1909)
 2.Nora Lewis+9 (1893 - 1985)
 3.Ira Lewis9 (1895 - 1911)
 4.Mattie Lewis+9 (1898 - 1967)
 5.Elizabeth Lewis+5 (1900 - 1984)
 6.Dora Lewis+9 (1902 - 1980)
 7.Nathaniel Lewis Jr+9 (1904 - 1995)
 8.Lillian Irene Lewis10 (1907 - 2001)
 9.Alice V Lewis9 (1910 - )
 10.Woodrow Lewis7 (1913 - 1917)
Her married name was Lewis.2 
Birth*11 May 1868She was born on 11 May 1868 at Posey Co., IndianaG.1 
14 June 1870She appeared on the census of 14 June 1870 in the household of Carl Benner and Wilmelmine Schlittenhardt at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG.3 
Marriage*1 April 1888She married Nathaniel Lewis, son of Thompson Price Lewis and Elizabeth Jane Green, on 1 April 1888 at Posey Co., IndianaG.2 
18 June 1900She and Nathaniel Lewis appeared on the census of 18 June 1900 at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG.4 
19 April 1910She and Nathaniel Lewis appeared on the census of 19 April 1910 at Caborn Road, Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; (nei. Ellsworth Lewis.)5 
10 January 1920She and Nathaniel Lewis appeared on the census of 10 January 1920 at East Street, Parma, Como Twp., New Madrid Co., MissouriG.6 
Death*23 October 1928She died on 23 October 1928 at 6546 Willets, Detroit, Wayne Co., MichiganG, at age 60.1 
Burial*26 October 1928She was buried on 26 October 1928 at Parma Cemetery, Parma, New Madrid Co., MissouriG; est. date.7 

Citations

  1. [S1684] Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897/1950/1952: Certificates, 1921-1941, 426: Detroit, 1928. 10443, Reg. No. 13761. Lena Lewis, b. IN 11 May 1868, dau. of Charles Bermer [sic] and --- Schilterhart, both b. Germany, housewife, husb. Nathaniell Lewis, res. 6546 Willets, Detroit, Wayne Co. MI; d. at res. 23 Oct 1928, chronic myacarditis; inf. William Miley; bur. Parma MO, no date, index and images, online Ancestry.com.
  2. [S30] Indiana Marriages 1780-1992 [index], online FamilySearch.org, Lena Benner and Nathaniel Lewis, marr. Posey Co. 1 Apr 1888. Citing Book C-10.
  3. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Charley (39), b. Mecklenburg, farmer; Mina (29), b. Baden, keeping house.
  4. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Nathaniel (34), b. Jan 1866, farmer; Lena (31), b. May 1869.
  5. [S8] 1910 U.S. Federal Census. Nathaniel (44); Lena (40).
  6. [S11] 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Louis N (54), b. and father b. IN, mother b. IL, farm laborer; Lena (50), b. IN, parents b. Germany.
  7. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, shared memorial marker. Mother Lena 11 May 1869 – 23 Oct 1928 / Father Nathaniel Sr. 6 Jan 1866 – 19 Dec 1964 / Son Woodrow 23 Feb 1913 –2 Jan 1917. Parma Cemetery, Parma, New Madrid Co. MO. Memorial 5840506, created by ShirleyMae Pierce, photo added by Darrell Wesley.
  8. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.
  9. [S8] 1910 U.S. Federal Census. Nathaniel (44), farmer; Lena (40), parents b. Germany, 10 children, 8 living; marr. 22 yrs.
  10. [S8] 1910 U.S. Federal Census.