Gill, Ethel Grace

1903 - 1991  (87 years)

• Name	Gill, Ethel Grace
  Birth	13 Apr 1903	Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1940 Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 04a 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 08, page 04a
  Reference Number	GILL.E006
  _FGRAVE	15572160
  Death	26 Jan 1991	Flora Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 4]
  Funeral	31 Jan 1991	Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	31 Jan 1991	Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Benskin, Ethel "Gill" and Orville
  Person ID	I23672	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Gill, Lafayette 'Lafe',   b. 5 Nov 1865, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 1 Feb 1950, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Kauble, Nancy Jane,   b. 30 Dec 1875, Indiana d. 1 Jan 1925, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 5]
  Family ID	F10432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Benskin, Orville,   b. 22 Mar 1903   d. 18 Feb 1983 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1927  [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 23 years and 8 months - He : ~ 23 years and 9 months.
  Children	+ 1. Benskin, Alva Joyce,   b. 10 Nov 1927, Clay County, Illinois d. 28 Feb 2017, Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 89 years) + 2. Benskin, Marjorie Faye,   b. 8 Jan 1930, Clay County, Illinois d. 23 Jun 2018 (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F10435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Apr 1903 - Wayne County, Illinois Death - 26 Jan 1991 - Flora Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 31 Jan 1991 - Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 31 Jan 1991 - Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Ethel BENSKIN, 87, of Clay City, died at 10:52 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 26, 1991, at the Flora Nursing Center. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, at the Hosselton, Bookhout, Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City. Burial will be in the Kneff Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Mrs. BENSKIN was born on April 13, 1903, in Wayne County, the daughter of Lafayette and Nancy (KAUBLE) GILL. She married Orville BENSKIN in 1927. He died in 1983. She was a member of the Bethel Methodist Church, the Garden Club and Community Club. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Joyce SCAMMAHORN, and Mrs. Marjorie MURBARGER, both of Clay City; four sisters, Mrs. Pearl GIBBS and Mrs. Clara Etta MIX, both of Clay City, Sylvia BRAINARD of Flora, and Vernetta MITCHELL of Cisne; seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, one sister and two brothers. Source: Clay County Advocate Press obit courtesy of Lady In Black (#46799457)

  
  

• Sources

  [S6623] http:ss/www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Benskin, Ethel, 87, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15572160/ethel-grace-benskin), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6624] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Benskin, Ethel "Gill" and Orville, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15572160/ethel-grace-benskin), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1160] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 08, page 4a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S4660] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Murbarger, Marjorie Faye, 88, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190853995/marjorie-faye-murbarger), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6621] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Gill, Lafayette, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19211433/lafayette-gill#) (Reliability: 2).