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1. | Annie May Ward was born on 27 Feb 1869 in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 21 May 1926 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Family/Spouse: Samuel Brister Benson. Samuel (son of William Benson and Sophia Tilghman) was born on 24 Dec 1876 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA; died on 2 Dec 1941 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Annie married John D Bell on 14 Oct 1887 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. John (son of John D Bell and Jane Bell) was born about 1863 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1923 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | James H Benson (1.Annie1) was born about 1902 in Illinois, USA. |
3. | Carolyn Louise Benson (1.Annie1) was born on 13 Apr 1913 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 28 Sep 1998 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Family/Spouse: Samuel A Selvey. Samuel (son of Isaac Selvey and Emma Catherine Bell) was born on 21 May 1898 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 7 Apr 1960 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Living Harris (1.Annie1) |
5. | Living Harris (1.Annie1) |
6. | John Walter Bell, III (1.Annie1) was born on 28 Feb 1889 in Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Dec 1958 in USA. |
7. | Robert O Bell (1.Annie1) was born about 1895 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 25 Feb 1895 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. |
8. | Shyrlee Ann Moore (3.Carolyn2, 1.Annie1) was born on 14 May 1930 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 28 Oct 2006 in Aliquippa, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA. |
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