CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameInga BENSON 
[4471], [1498, Memorial# 77726346], [4481]
[4471], [1498, Memorial# 77726346], [4481]Birth PlaceRhinelander, Oneida Co., Wisconsin, United States
MemoOther sources claim Nov. 1899, 27-OCT-1901, or 1900. She was reported as 6 mo. old in 1900 census.
Bapt Date21 Jan 1900 [4483] Age: <1
Bapt PlaceRhinelander, Oneida Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date20 Jun 1900 [4482] Age: <1
Census PlaceRhinelander, Pelican Twp., Oneida Co., Wisconsin, United States
MemoPhillips Street, Ward 3a
Census Date18 Apr 1910 [4481] Age: 10
Census PlaceSandpoint, Bonner Co., Idaho, United States
Memo1002 Main St., Ward 2
Reside PlaceLos Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, United States
Memo1612 5th Av.
Death Date4 Jun 1967 [1498, Memorial# 77726346], [342, Inga FYDELL] Age: 67
Death PlaceLos Angeles Co., California, United States
Burial PlaceCoeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, United States [1498, Memorial# 77726346]
MemoForest Cemetery: Plot C-28-07
Alias/AKAInga BENSEN [4482]
FatherMathias BENSEN (1861-1942)
MotherLine OLSDATTER (1865-1928)
Misc. Notes
Very curious to note that Inga and Clifford both lived in Sandpoint, Bonner Co., Idaho, in 1910, in different wards of the city. They may very well have gone to the same school. So how did they connect again in the 1940s? Or is it all just an amazing coincidence?
Spouses
Birth PlaceManistique, Schoolcraft Co., Michigan, United States
Census Date30 Apr 1910 [4468] Age: 14
Census PlaceSandpoint, Bonner Co., Idaho, United States
Memo608 Main St., 1st Ward
Reside Date5 Jun 1917 [4463] Age: 21
Reside PlaceInternational Falls, Koochiching Co., Minnesota, United States
Census Date3 Jan 1920 [4470] Age: 23
Census PlaceChicago, Cook Co., Illinois, United States
Memo6264 Stony Island Ave., Ward 7
Census Date7 Jan 1920 [4878] Age: 23
Census PlaceBend, Deschutes Co., Oregon, United States
Reside DateJan 1923 [4883]
Reside PlaceBend, Deschutes Co., Oregon, United States
MemoMailing address: Box 315
Reside Date1936 [4880]
Reside PlaceBend, Deschutes Co., Oregon, United States
Census Date13 Apr 1940 [4469] Age: 44
Census PlaceLos Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, United States
Memo4526 Saturn St., Block 25
Reside PlaceLos Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, United States
Memo1612 5th Av.
Death PlaceLos Angeles Co., California, United States
Burial Date10 May 1945 [4467]
Burial PlaceLos Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, United States
MemoLos Angeles National Cemetery, Section 160 Row E Site 16
OccupationClerk at paint factory [4469]
FatherAustin Epheram FYDELL (1870-1913)
MotherFlorence Etta CANN (1876-1954)
Misc. Notes
Clifford was in the census twice in 1920. Bend, Deschutes Co., Oregon, and also in Chicago with his mother, four days earlier. [4470], [4878]
In 1923, while in Bend, OR, Clifford purchased a Nash automobile. [4883]
In 1923, while in Bend, OR, Clifford purchased a Nash automobile. [4883]
Military
Private, Casual Detachment #7, 163rd Depot Brigade (88th Division?)
Enlistment 08-APR-1918, Discharge: 20-DEC-1918
Serial No. 2544461. [1702], [4882]
Enlistment 08-APR-1918, Discharge: 20-DEC-1918
Serial No. 2544461. [1702], [4882]
Research
Timeline (NOTE: the Clifford in these events has not been confirmed to be the correct person,
though no other Clifford FYDELL has been found anywhere):
1870 - "Austin Epheram FYDELL", born 06 Aug 1870, North Gwillimbury, York, Ontario [Familysearch.org "Ontario Births"; IGI says 1871]
1881 - FYDELL family moves from Ontario to Manistique, Schoolcraft Co., Michigan.
1895 - Austin Ephraim FYDELL marries Florence, in Canada(?).
1896 - Clifford Cann FYDELL born 07 MAR 1896, Manistique, Schoolcraft Co., Michigan [see WW-I & WW-II Draft Cards & IGI record]
1900 - 07-JAN-1900. Ephraim E. FYDELL, b. AUG 1871, Canada, single (and living with his father, Austin).
How could he have been Clifford’s father in 1896, but single in 1900?
>>> it appears that Ephraim E. FYDELL was the son of a different Austin FYDELL from Clifford’s father.
As of 1900, Austin & Matilda FYDELL (married ca.1871) in Manistique, MI, had 5 and only 5 children, none being Clifford. This Austin was born in England, 1849. Austin & Ephraim E. emigrated from Canada, 1881.
>>>> perhaps Ephraim E. FYDELL is actually Austin Epheram FYDELL (1900 says he was born Aug 1871, Canada)
1900 - 27-OCT-1900. Birth of Inga BENSON, Rhinelander, Oneida, Wisconsin [IGI record; California Death Records]
Unable to locate Clifford & his mother, Florence in 1900.
1903 - A. Irene ALLEN born in Minneapolis, MN.
1910 - Ephraim (as “A. Ephrum”), Florence (as “E. Florence”) & Clifford (age 14), Humbird, Bonner Co., Idaho [1910 census, “FADELL” in Ancestry.com index].
1910 - Inga BENSON, age 10, living with parents in Bonner Co., Idaho. Father=Mathew BENSON.
1913 - Austin Ephraim FYDELL dies [IGI record]
1917 - Clifford was living in International Falls, MN, in 1917. Registered for the Draft while there.
1917 - Clifford served in WW-I
1920 - 03-JAN-1920, Florence FYDELL and son Clifford. 23, Chicago, Cook Co., IL. Florence listed as a widow.
1920 - 07-JAN-1920, Clifford FYDELL, 23, Bend, Deschutes Co., Oregon.
1920(?) Clifford marries Inga BENSON, Sandpoint, Bonner, Idaho [IGI record]
>>> Note however that so far the only documented marriage of an Inga BENSON, in Idaho, took place 26-APR-1919 in Boise, Ada Co., Idaho, where the groom was George Henry HOLMES.(document image at Familysearch)
1923 - Florence FYDELL still living in Chicago, 6264 Stony Island Ave. [1923 Chicago city directory]
1923, January — Clifford registered an automobile in Bend, OR; it was a Nash. [4483]
1935 - 4526 Saturn, Los Angeles (from 1940 census)
1936 - Bend, Oregon, city directory listing (p.85) - no wife mentioned. [4880]
1940 - Census, 4526 Saturn, Los Angeles, as "Clifford FYDELLE" (“FYDELLO” in Ancestry), divorced; mother Florence is head of household.
Inga Benson (data from Ancestry public tree):
Birth 27 OCT 1899 in Oneida, Wisconsin, USA
Death 04 JUN 1967 in Los Angeles, California, USA
1942 - Clifford FYDELL & wife, Inga, in Los Angeles, CA, city directory, p.867. Same page: Florence E. FYDELLE, widow of “A E” at 4526 Saturn
1942 - Clifford FYDELL registers for WW-II Draft, Los Angeles, CA.
1945 - Clifford FYDELL dies, age 49, 06-MAY-1945, Los Angeles Co., CA. [342]
Government issued headstone ordered 1 Jun 1945
10 May 1945 - burial at Los Angeles National Cemetery: Section 160 Row E Site 16
1967 - Inga B. FYDELL dies in Los Angeles Co., CA, 04-JUN-1967 [342]
Find A Grave Memorial# 77726346
though no other Clifford FYDELL has been found anywhere):
1870 - "Austin Epheram FYDELL", born 06 Aug 1870, North Gwillimbury, York, Ontario [Familysearch.org "Ontario Births"; IGI says 1871]
1881 - FYDELL family moves from Ontario to Manistique, Schoolcraft Co., Michigan.
1895 - Austin Ephraim FYDELL marries Florence, in Canada(?).
1896 - Clifford Cann FYDELL born 07 MAR 1896, Manistique, Schoolcraft Co., Michigan [see WW-I & WW-II Draft Cards & IGI record]
1900 - 07-JAN-1900. Ephraim E. FYDELL, b. AUG 1871, Canada, single (and living with his father, Austin).
How could he have been Clifford’s father in 1896, but single in 1900?
>>> it appears that Ephraim E. FYDELL was the son of a different Austin FYDELL from Clifford’s father.
As of 1900, Austin & Matilda FYDELL (married ca.1871) in Manistique, MI, had 5 and only 5 children, none being Clifford. This Austin was born in England, 1849. Austin & Ephraim E. emigrated from Canada, 1881.
>>>> perhaps Ephraim E. FYDELL is actually Austin Epheram FYDELL (1900 says he was born Aug 1871, Canada)
1900 - 27-OCT-1900. Birth of Inga BENSON, Rhinelander, Oneida, Wisconsin [IGI record; California Death Records]
Unable to locate Clifford & his mother, Florence in 1900.
1903 - A. Irene ALLEN born in Minneapolis, MN.
1910 - Ephraim (as “A. Ephrum”), Florence (as “E. Florence”) & Clifford (age 14), Humbird, Bonner Co., Idaho [1910 census, “FADELL” in Ancestry.com index].
1910 - Inga BENSON, age 10, living with parents in Bonner Co., Idaho. Father=Mathew BENSON.
1913 - Austin Ephraim FYDELL dies [IGI record]
1917 - Clifford was living in International Falls, MN, in 1917. Registered for the Draft while there.
1917 - Clifford served in WW-I
1920 - 03-JAN-1920, Florence FYDELL and son Clifford. 23, Chicago, Cook Co., IL. Florence listed as a widow.
1920 - 07-JAN-1920, Clifford FYDELL, 23, Bend, Deschutes Co., Oregon.
1920(?) Clifford marries Inga BENSON, Sandpoint, Bonner, Idaho [IGI record]
>>> Note however that so far the only documented marriage of an Inga BENSON, in Idaho, took place 26-APR-1919 in Boise, Ada Co., Idaho, where the groom was George Henry HOLMES.(document image at Familysearch)
1923 - Florence FYDELL still living in Chicago, 6264 Stony Island Ave. [1923 Chicago city directory]
1923, January — Clifford registered an automobile in Bend, OR; it was a Nash. [4483]
1935 - 4526 Saturn, Los Angeles (from 1940 census)
1936 - Bend, Oregon, city directory listing (p.85) - no wife mentioned. [4880]
1940 - Census, 4526 Saturn, Los Angeles, as "Clifford FYDELLE" (“FYDELLO” in Ancestry), divorced; mother Florence is head of household.
Inga Benson (data from Ancestry public tree):
Birth 27 OCT 1899 in Oneida, Wisconsin, USA
Death 04 JUN 1967 in Los Angeles, California, USA
1942 - Clifford FYDELL & wife, Inga, in Los Angeles, CA, city directory, p.867. Same page: Florence E. FYDELLE, widow of “A E” at 4526 Saturn
1942 - Clifford FYDELL registers for WW-II Draft, Los Angeles, CA.
1945 - Clifford FYDELL dies, age 49, 06-MAY-1945, Los Angeles Co., CA. [342]
Government issued headstone ordered 1 Jun 1945
10 May 1945 - burial at Los Angeles National Cemetery: Section 160 Row E Site 16
1967 - Inga B. FYDELL dies in Los Angeles Co., CA, 04-JUN-1967 [342]
Find A Grave Memorial# 77726346