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Bernardus “Ben” DeBey

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Bernardus “Ben” DeBey

Birth
Jewell County, Kansas, USA
Death
21 Oct 1982 (aged 87)
Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Dispatch, Smith County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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In 1894, on December 1, in Jewell, Kansas, Bernardus DeBey was the last of 10 known children born to Maria "Mary" (nee van Dongen) and Gerhardus C. "George" DeBey.

In the 1900 US census, 5 year old Bernardus was living within the Athens & Erving Townships, ED 43, Jewell, Kansas, United States.

In the 1910 US census of Irving, Jewell, Kansas, the 15 year old is listed as Benny.
By the 1915 census of Erving Township, Jewell, Kansas, United States, the 20 year old has shortened his moniker to Ben, which he used the remainder of his life.
In 1894, on December 1, in Jewell, Kansas, Bernardus DeBey was the last of 10 known children born to Maria "Mary" (nee van Dongen) and Gerhardus C. "George" DeBey.

In the 1900 US census, 5 year old Bernardus was living within the Athens & Erving Townships, ED 43, Jewell, Kansas, United States.

In the 1910 US census of Irving, Jewell, Kansas, the 15 year old is listed as Benny.
By the 1915 census of Erving Township, Jewell, Kansas, United States, the 20 year old has shortened his moniker to Ben, which he used the remainder of his life.


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