Joseph Edward Benezue (1881 - 1945)

Born 28 Nov 1881 in Ocean Springs, Jackson, Mississippi, USA

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Died 13 Oct 1945 at age 63 in Ocean Springs, Jackson, Mississippi, USA

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Biography

Joseph was born 28 November 1881.^[1][2][3] He passed away 13 October 1945.^[4][5]

There is a discrepancy with Joseph Edward Benezue's date of birth. The 1910 and 1930 Census data put his date of birth at 1880 or 1881. His World War I Draft Registration lists his date of birth as 28 November 1881. His headstone has a date of birth of 27 November 1885.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP82-RJY : accessed 8 February 2018), Joseph Benezue, Ocean Springs Ward 4, Jackson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 62, sheet 6A, family 122, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 744; FHL microfilm 1,374,757.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM14-ZJY : accessed 9 February 2018), Joseph Benezue, Ocean Springs, Jackson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 5A, line 42, family 114, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1150; FHL microfilm 2,340,885.
3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3P4-LLG : 12 December 2014), Joseph Benezue, 1917-1918; citing Jackson County, Mississippi, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,682,927.
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVK-V9C2 : 13 December 2015), Joseph Edward Benezue, 1945; Burial, Ocean Springs, Jackson, Mississippi, United States of America, Bellande Cemetery; citing record ID 23430018, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
5. ↑ Newspaper: Daily Herald; Publication Date: 10/15/1945; Publication Place: Biloxi, Mississippi, USA; Retrieved at: https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A114D41BBC744C378%40GB3NEWS-1542C4EE2DD49F60%402431744-15420D78441A81DD%404-15420D78441A81DD%40?clipid=kpnhsjyawjyddbrqjicrfyfecdicxpji_s110_1518136957861