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Ellen Melissa “Ella” <I>Raw</I> Bender

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Ellen Melissa “Ella” Raw Bender

Birth
Council Hill, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
Death
8 Apr 1928 (aged 63)
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Swaledale, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Ellen's parents were Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Raw. When she was sixteen years old she moved to Sheffield with her parents. On December 12, 1888 she married William Hugh Bender in Mason City, Iowa. She was the mother of ten children, two of whom died in infancy.
The children who survived her were Merlin of Esthervllle,
Herbert and Frances Bender Lewis, of Mason City, and Verda,
Frankle, Wayne. Wilhelmina, and Gerald of Swaledale. Also surviving her were her mother. Mrs. Sarah Raw of Sheffield, four sisters, Mrs. William Benzler of Britt, Mrs. Jake Zimmerman of Sheffield, Mrs. Robert Norton of Rockford, 111., Mrs. Joe Sykes of Swaledale; and three brothers, William Raw, Buffalo, Wyo., Anthony Raw and Arthur Raw of Britt.
She was a member of the Baptist Church.
(Info extracted from obituary in Mason City Globe Gazette April 13, 1928)
Ellen's parents were Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Raw. When she was sixteen years old she moved to Sheffield with her parents. On December 12, 1888 she married William Hugh Bender in Mason City, Iowa. She was the mother of ten children, two of whom died in infancy.
The children who survived her were Merlin of Esthervllle,
Herbert and Frances Bender Lewis, of Mason City, and Verda,
Frankle, Wayne. Wilhelmina, and Gerald of Swaledale. Also surviving her were her mother. Mrs. Sarah Raw of Sheffield, four sisters, Mrs. William Benzler of Britt, Mrs. Jake Zimmerman of Sheffield, Mrs. Robert Norton of Rockford, 111., Mrs. Joe Sykes of Swaledale; and three brothers, William Raw, Buffalo, Wyo., Anthony Raw and Arthur Raw of Britt.
She was a member of the Baptist Church.
(Info extracted from obituary in Mason City Globe Gazette April 13, 1928)


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  • Added: Oct 19, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78760301/ellen_melissa-bender: accessed ), memorial page for Ellen Melissa “Ella” Raw Bender (4 Jun 1864–8 Apr 1928), Find a Grave Memorial ID 78760301, citing Pleasant Valley Township Cemetery, Swaledale, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by REW (contributor 47440208).