Born in WV
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Nathaniel Turner Bench
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
May (Bench) Peal
Died
at age 92
in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Nov 2018
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Biography
Helen (Arthur) Bench was born in Appalachia, in West Virginia.
Helen was born in 1873.[1] She passed away in 1965.
Died from 3rd degree burns over 60% of her body received when her clothes caught fire from a hot stove.[1], [2] Helen is buried in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. [3]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cabell County, West Virginia, "Death Record Search (1853 - 1854, 1865 - 1866, 1868, 1871 - 1971)," Helen A. Bench, 26 Nov 1965; database with images, West Virginia Vital Research Records Project (http://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx : accessed 31 July 2022); citing records sent to the West Virginia State Archives, Charleston, West Virginia.
- ↑ Cabell County, West Virginia, "Death Record Search (1853 - 1854, 1865 - 1866, 1868, 1871 - 1971)," Helen A. Bench, 26 Nov 1965; database with images, West Virginia Vital Research Records Project (http://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx : accessed 31 July 2022); citing records sent to the West Virginia State Archives, Charleston, West Virginia.
- ↑ "Find a Grave", database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46242754/helen-a-bench: accessed 28 October 2022), memorial page for Helen A Bench (13 Jan 1873–26 Nov 1965), Find A Grave: Memorial #46242754, citing Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Ruby Angela Winter Vickers (contributor 48757481).
- "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
Ancestry Record 60901 #9962890 (accessed 28 October 2022)
Name: Helen Arthur Bench [Helen Arthur Arthur]; Gender: Female; Race: White; Birth Date: 1888; Birth Place: Pt Pleasant, Ohio; Father: William J Arthur; Mother: Mary Sinclair; Notes: Jun 1943: Name listed as HELEN ARTHUR BENCH.
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