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Clarissa Verna Johnson Benge

Birth	:	15 Jun 1893
Death	:	1 Dec 1941 Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Concordia, Cloud County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.5583000, -97.6639023
Plot	:	1-7-97-9-1
Description	:	Emporia Gazette (Emporia, KS), 1 Dec 1941 Concordia Couple Dead; Apparently Murder, Suicide Concordia, Dec 1 -- Jesse Benge, 50, taxi company operator, and his wife, Clarissa, 48, were found shot to death today in Benge's room, an apparent murder and suicide. Sheriff Jack Cleveland and Police Chief James Bowman said it appeared that Mrs. Benge had shot her husband once in the chest and herself through the forehead. The .38 caliber gun... Read More	Emporia Gazette (Emporia, KS), 1 Dec 1941 Concordia Couple Dead; Apparently Murder, Suicide Concordia, Dec 1 -- Jesse Benge, 50, taxi company operator, and his wife, Clarissa, 48, were found shot to death today in Benge's room, an apparent murder and suicide. Sheriff Jack Cleveland and Police Chief James Bowman said it appeared that Mrs. Benge had shot her husband once in the chest and herself through the forehead. The .38 caliber gun was found near her hand. Officers said the couple, parents of five children, had been estranged for several months. One son, William, 14, told officers he and a sister-in-law ate lunch with his mother and that she informed them she was going to have a talk with Benge and for them to come for her in an hour. The bodies were found in a small room in the taxi company building in which Benge had been living. Sheriff Cleveland said the gun would be examined for finger prints to ascertain definitely whether the couple might have been killed by a third party. He said the weapon had not yet been broken to determine the number of shots fired, but it appeared each had been shot once. One .38 caliber bullet was found in Mrs. Benge's purse. Coroner W. B. Newton said he was not certain whether he would call an inquest, adding he would wait until after the finger- print examination. The bodies were found by William and his sister-in-law shortly before noon. The boy said they did not wait an hour, as his mother had suggested. Mr. and Mrs. Benge had lived in Concordia about 15 years. Contributed by FAG MBR.# 46831367 [email protected]

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Clarissa Verna Johnson Benge's memorial is located at: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Concordia, Cloud County, USA.
When did Clarissa Verna Johnson Benge death?
Clarissa Verna Johnson Benge death on 1 Dec 1941 in Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 39.5583000
Longitude: -97.6639023

Family Members:

Parent

John Henry Johnson

(1864 - 1931)

Martha Ann Barnes Johnson

(1864 - 1918)

Spouse

Jesse Bryan Benge

(1897 - 1941)

Siblings

Susanna Virginia “Jennie” Johnson Arnold

(1886 - 1952)

Children

Harlan Barton Tuffy Benge

(1921 - 1993)

Henry C. Benge

(1923 - 1980)

William Eugene Benge

(1924 - 1966)

Wilbur L Benge

(1927 - 1943)

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Concordia, Cloud County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5614000, -97.6612000

2. Saint Concordia Cemetery
Concordia, Cloud County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5593800, -97.6503100

3. Hefner Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.5393400, -97.7218400

4. Sibley Cemetery
Sibley Township, Cloud County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6096992, -97.6908035

5. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.5093994, -97.6292038

6. Gotland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.6091995, -97.6125031

7. West Branch Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.5391998, -97.7457962

8. Saron Lutheran Cemetery
Sibley Township, Cloud County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6385994, -97.6511002

9. Murdock Family Cemetery
Cloud County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6386400, -97.6504800

10. Nelson Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.6366600, -97.7010600

11. Rice Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.5614014, -97.5552979

12. Wilcox Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.4925003, -97.7313995

13. Ezra Adkins Gravesite
Cloud County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6234500, -97.7372900

14. Fairview Cemetery
Buffalo Township, Cloud County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5889015, -97.7724991

15. Nelson Cemetery
Rice, Cloud County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5257988, -97.5410995

16. Minersville Cemetery
Talmo, Republic County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6568330, -97.6229250

17. Dutton Family Cemetery
Sibley Township, Cloud County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6419440, -97.7430560

18. Kindel Cemetery
Center Township, Cloud County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4519005, -97.6464005

19. Hall Cemetery
Cloud County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4455986, -97.7033005

20. Green Mound Cemetery
Rice, Cloud County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5248450, -97.5081630

21. Hollis Cemetery
Cloud County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6383018, -97.5361023

22. Walnut Grove Cemetery
Cloud County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5699997, -97.4993973

23. Morrison Cemetery
Center Township, Cloud County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4817009, -97.7975006

24. Zion Cemetery
Agenda, Republic County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6749992, -97.5939026