Elzada Benge

Female26 April 1902–31 December 1938

Brief Life History of Elzada

Elzada Benge was born on 26 April 1902, in Monica, Peoria, Illinois, United States as the daughter of Steward Farron Benge and Maude Blanch. She lived in Hallock Township, Peoria, Illinois, United States in 1920 and Chillicothe Township, Peoria, Illinois, United States in 1938. She died on 31 December 1938, in Hale Township, Warren, Illinois, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in Chillicothe, Peoria, Illinois, United States.

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Henry Edward Knott
1881–
Elzada Benge
1902–1938

Sources (5)

  • Elzada A Benge, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Elzada Ellen Knott, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • 1920 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com

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World Events (8)

1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

Age 1

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

1910 · Boy Scouts of America

Age 8

When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Age 10

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

German: habitational name from a place called Bengen in Rhineland.

Hungarian: habitational name from a place in Baranya County called Benge.

English (Kent and Sussex): perhaps from an unattested Middle English personal name Benge.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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