Ancestry of
Erchel Essie Ball

(1922–2016)

William James Bennett

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• • Grandfather of Erchel Essie Ball — 3rd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 6 
  • Father:
  • Mother:
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  • Birth Date:
  • 15 Aug 1826 
  • Birth Location:
  • New York 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 2 Dec 1926 
  • Death Location:
  • Council, Adams, Idaho 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Hillcrest Cemetery, Weiser, Washington, Idaho 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Martha Ann Wilson
  • Marriage Date:
  • 26 Sep 1876 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Baker County, Oregon 
  • Child:

  Agnes Maloie Bennett (Ahnentafel No:3 )

  • Notes: 

  • William James Bennett's gravestone mixes up his birth and death years with that of his wife Martha. Also, his gravestone gives his name as James W Bennett.

• Sources for William James Bennett

  • ¹ Federal Census, ID, Washington County, 1900, West Weiser, E.D. 109, Sheet 19B, Image 10 of 14.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 03/22/2023).
  • ³ Idaho, U.S., Death Index, 1890-1964, Death record for James William Bennett.
  • ⁴ Idaho, U.S., Death Records, 1890-1971, Death certificate for daughter Agne Maloie Ball.
  • ⁵ Oregon, U.S., County Marriage Index, 1851-1975, Marriage record for W J Bennett and Martha Snelling.