Bernice Olive "Bennie" Ritter Lucas Griest

Bernice Olive "Bennie" Ritter Lucas Griest

Female 1921 - 2004  (83 years)

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  • Name Bernice Olive "Bennie" Ritter Lucas Griest  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Birth 16 Nov 1921  Cresco, Howard Country, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11
    Gender Female 
    Residence Montebello, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1 Jan 1925  Howard, Howard, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
    Residence 1930  Howard Center, Howard, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter 
    Residence 1935  Howard Center, Howard, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1939  Cresco, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Residence 1940  Howard Center, Howard, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter 
    Residence 1962  Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 1979  Yorba Linda, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1988  Brea, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Death 18 Nov 2004  California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Burial Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Person ID I12179  Grists of Wessex

    Father Raymond Lester Leslie "Ray" Ritter
              b. 8 Mar 1885, Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 18 Apr 1954, Charles City, Riverside Cemetary, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Almeda Alice Leona Redfearn Ritter
              b. 12 Jul 1882, Council Hill, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 3 May 1940, Warren, Jo Daviess, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 24 Aug 1909  Council Hill, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2856  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 L. Lucas 
    Family ID F2862  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elmer Frederick Fenske
              b. 25 Jan 1917, Princeton, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 3 Jan 1944, Cassino, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years) 
    Marriage 25 Oct 1941  Cresco, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F2857  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Ronald Warren Griest
              b. 12 Jul 1917, Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 14 May 1970, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 15 Nov 1952  Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 12
    Children 
     1. L. Griest
     2. L. Griest Cloke
    Family ID F2842  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1 Jan 1925 - Howard, Howard, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Nov 1952 - Los Angeles, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1962 - Los Angeles, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Nov 2004 - California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Evelyn and Bernice Ritter in Long Beach
    Evelyn and Bernice Ritter in Long Beach

  • Sources 
    1. [S501] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Howard Center, Howard, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01167; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 45-10.
      1940 United States Federal Census
      1940 United States Federal Census


    2. [S440] Ancestry.com, Iowa, U.S., Birth Records, 1856-1944, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;), State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904.

    3. [S524] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Howard Center, Howard, Iowa; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2340394.

    4. [S569] Ancestry.com, Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1951, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records,1941-1943; Record Type: Marriage.

    5. [S538] Ancestry.com, Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;).

    6. [S305] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).

    7. [S331] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).

    8. [S1009] Ancestry.com, California, U.S., Voter Registrations, 1900-1968, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2017;), California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968.
      California, U.S., Voter Registrations, 1900-1968
      California, U.S., Voter Registrations, 1900-1968


    9. [S712] Ancestry.com, California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1949-1959, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).

    10. [S557] Ancestry.com, U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Cresco High School; Year: 1939.

    11. [S488] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    12. [S712] Ancestry.com, California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1949-1959, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
      California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1949-1959
      California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1949-1959