He was married to Mary Ethel Gerz of North Wales, Pa. Children include: Mrs. Edward Himes. Mrs. Himes had a daughter Mary Jane Himes who worked at the same law firm as Mrs. Norman H. Benninghove, Jr. (Freida). They jokingly called themselves cousins, but in reality, they were.

*** Source letter from H.B.

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Clarence Benninghore
United States Census, 1930
Name Clarence Benninghore
Event Type Census
Event Date 1930
Event Place Bridgeport, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender Male
Age 40
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1890
Birthplace Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 1
Household
Clarence Benninghore Head M 40 Pennsylvania
Ethel M Benninghore Wife F 43 Pennsylvania
Helen Benninghore Daughter F 17 Pennsylvania
Margarette Benninghore Daughter F 15 Pennsylvania
Thelma Benninghore Daughter F 14 Pennsylvania

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Clarence S Benninghove
United States Census, 1920
Name Clarence S Benninghove
Event Type Census
Event Date 1920
Event Place Pottsville Ward 7, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender Male
Age 30
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) White
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
Own or Rent Own
Birth Year (Estimated) 1890
Birthplace Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Sheet Letter B
Sheet Number 6
Household
Clarence S Benninghove Head M 30 Pennsylvania
Ethel M Benninghove Wife F 33 Pennsylvania
Anna E Benninghove Daughter F 7 Pennsylvania
Helen Rita Benninghove Daughter F 6 Pennsylvania
Margaret Benninghove Daughter F 5 Pennsylvania
Mary Thelma Benninghove Daughter F 4 Pennsylvania

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Clarence S Benninghove
United States Census, 1910
Name Clarence S Benninghove
Event Type Census
Event Date 1910
Event Place Mount Carbon, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender Male
Age 16
Marital Status Single
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Nephew
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Nephew
Birth Year (Estimated) 1894
Birthplace Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Sheet Letter B
Sheet Number 7
Household
Edwin F Simmers Head M 41 Pennsylvania
Clara M Simmers Daughter F 21 Pennsylvania
Eliza A Simmers Mother F 72 Pennsylvania
Earl J Benninghove Nephew M 19 Pennsylvania
Clarence S Benninghove Nephew M 16 Pennsylvania
Sarah R Ritz Housekeeper F 45 Pennsylvania

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Clarence S. Benninghove
United States Census, 1900
Name Clarence S. Benninghove
Event Type Census
Event Year 1900
Event Place Schuylkill Township Phoenixville borough Ward 6, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender Male
Age 7
Marital Status Single
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son
Birth Date May 1893
Birthplace Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Household
W?Iam Benninghove Head M 34 Pennsylvania
Hellen F Benninghove Wife F 28 Pennsylvania
Earl J. Benninghove Son M 10 Pennsylvania
Clarence S. Benninghove Son M 7 Pennsylvania
Eddie S. Benninghove Son M 5 Pennsylvania
Eliza Simmers Mother-in-law F 62 Pennsylvania

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Clarence Simion Benninghove
United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name Clarence Simion Benninghove
Event Type Draft Registration
Event Date 1942
Event Place North Wales, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence Place North Wales, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Gender Male
Employer Clarence Simion/Benninghove
Birth Date 08 May 1893

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Clarence Simion Benninghove
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards
Name Clarence Simion Benninghove
Event Type Draft Registration
Event Date 1917-1918
Event Place Schuylkill County no 5, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender Male
Nationality United States
Birth Date 08 May 1889
Birthplace Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, United States

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Name: Clarence S Benninghove
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 13 Sep 1911
Event Place: , Schuyl, Pennsylvania, United States
Spouse's Name: Ethel M Gerz

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He is mentioned in his daughters obit:

Mrs Helen R Buckwalter
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries
Deceased
Name Mrs Helen R Buckwalter
Event Type Obituary
Event Date 22 May 2008
Event Place Arizona, United States
Residence Place Douglas, Arizona
Gender Female
Age 95
Birth Date 27 Apr 1913
Birthplace Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Death Date 17 May 2008
Newspaper Douglas Dispatch
Spouse and Children
Elizabeth Ashman Daughter Female
Helen Clark Daughter Female
Richard Buckwalter Son Male
Parents and Siblings
Mary Ethel Benninghove Mother Female
Clarence Benninghove Father Male
Extended Family
Harvey H Buckwalter Son-In-Law Male
Gordon Clark Son-In-Law Male
Others on Record
Father James Baka Nonrelative Male

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His daughter: [sic: possibly Erb]

Charles F. Ert and Ann E. Benninglove
from Pennsylvania, County Marriages
Name Charles F. Ert
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 27 Oct 1932
Event Place , Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original) Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender Male
Age 29
Birth Year (Estimated) 1903
Spouse's Name Ann E. Benninglove
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1913
Spouse's Father's Name Clarence Benninglove

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