Bassett Family Association Database
Ward F. Benton
1895 - 1952 (56 years)-
Name Ward F. Benton Birth 27 Aug 1895 Conklin, Ottawa, Michigan 
Gender Male _UID D0CC587B41D7AB439777501C912C5D151E51 Death 26 Mar 1952 Butterworth Hosp Burial 29 Mar 1952 Rosedale Mem.Pk., Talmadge, Ottawa, Michigan Notes - 3B32545422. Ward F. Benton, son of James Hilton and Cora Elizabeth (Williams) Benton, was born 27 Aug 1895 in Conklin, Ottawa County, Michigan. He died 26 Mar 1952 in Butterworth Hospital. He married (1) Opal Caukey, daughter of Leonard L. and Nellie M. (King) Caukey, on 21 Jul 1916 in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan. She was born 21 Jan 1895 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. She is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. He married (2) Fern A. McClure. He is buried in Talmadge, Ottawa County, Michigan.
DEATH & BUR.: Obituary in GRAND RAPIDS HERALD, 28 Mar 1952.
SOURCES USED TO COMPILE THIS FAMILY GROUP RECORD: Family group record prepared by Russell B. Moore of Grand Rapids, Michigan. His sources include the Kent Co. Michigan clerk, Muskegon Co., Michigan clerk, Brooklawn cemetery records, and records at Ryerson Library.
Person ID I1513 3B Thomas Bassett of Connecticut Last Modified 16 Jan 2015
Father James Hilton Benton, b. 1864, Alpine, Kent, Michigan d. 1 Feb 1941, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan (Age 77 years) Mother Cora Elizabeth Williams, b. 24 Mar 1870, Byron, Kent, Michigan d. 26 Aug 1952, Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan (Age 82 years) Marriage 31 Dec 1888 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan Family ID F778 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Opal Caukey, b. 21 Jan 1895, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan d. 21 Jun 1923, Marne, Ottawa, Michigan (Age 28 years) Marriage 21 Jul 1916 Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan Children 1. Robert E. Benton, b. 23 Aug 1919 d. 18 May 1943 (Age 23 years) Family ID F781 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 May 2015
Family 2 Fern A. McClure Family ID F782 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 May 2015
- 3B32545422. Ward F. Benton, son of James Hilton and Cora Elizabeth (Williams) Benton, was born 27 Aug 1895 in Conklin, Ottawa County, Michigan. He died 26 Mar 1952 in Butterworth Hospital. He married (1) Opal Caukey, daughter of Leonard L. and Nellie M. (King) Caukey, on 21 Jul 1916 in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan. She was born 21 Jan 1895 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. She is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. He married (2) Fern A. McClure. He is buried in Talmadge, Ottawa County, Michigan.