Isaac Benjamin Wenger

1867 - 1896  (28 years)

• Name	Isaac Benjamin Wenger  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	31 Aug 1867	Rockingham County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Mennonite Minister  [10]
  Residence	1870	Central, Rockingham, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	Central
  Residence	1880	Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Burial	1896	Central, Rockingham, Virginia, USA   [6]
  Death	7 Jul 1896	Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA   [5, 6, 10]
  Person ID	I4041	Woodworth Ancestry | Gottlieb Mauck Family
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Abraham Benjamin Wenger,   b. 13 Jun 1839, Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA d. 14 Jul 1896, Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah B Hartman,   b. 19 Jan 1837, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA d. 23 Aug 1900, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	24 Dec 1862	Virginia, USA   [8, 9, 11]
  Family ID	F2879	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ella May Haldeman,   b. 19 May 1867, Juniata, Pennsylvania, USA d. 25 Jul 1947 (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	9 Oct 1889	Frederick County, Virginia, USA   [4, 10]
  Children	1. Cornelius Isaac Wenger,   b. 5 Jul 1891, Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA d. 6 Oct 1918, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Cornelia May Wenger,   b. 5 Jul 1891, Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA d. 4 Nov 1987, Central, Rockingham, Virginia, USA (Age 96 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Ruth Ethel Wenger,   b. 8 Mar 1896, Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA d. 9 Mar 1994, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA (Age 98 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2881	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 31 Aug 1867 - Rockingham County, Virginia, USA Residence - Central - 1870 - Central, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Residence - 1880 - Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Marriage - 9 Oct 1889 - Frederick County, Virginia, USA Burial - 1896 - Central, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Death - 7 Jul 1896 - Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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