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DETROIT METHODIST CONFERENCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
· Da te .
Name :
BEN I SH
(Last)
Birth :
.August 21, 1950
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Febr ua r y 8 , 1897 ·
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(Micidle)
Omaha , Nebr .
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Family Backgrom1d :
1 . Father ! s Na~e in Full ----~A~n~
to~n~B~e~n~i~s~h~--------------------------------~----Date of Birth
Nationalit y
Near Pr ague, Czechos lovakia
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Se ptember 19
2. Mother 's Maiden Name
Fra nc es Hl a vka
Date of Birth
Nati onality
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Place
Detr oi t, Mich .
Como on s c hool.
Date
3. Marr iage of Parents ; Date .
4.
Bzec hos l ovaki a
Bohemi an
Exten t of Education
Death;
Place
Places of -Resi denc e
Place
Omaha , Nebr • .ca~ta iar , S~~~~.about 1 6~s:~~~~-----------
Monr oe, Mic h.
Fr on't St . about 2yr s.
Detr oi t , Mich.
5467- 25th. St .
Br others.and Sis ter s
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Address
Present Occupation
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Tina (Brs. Guy .Frame) . 4626- N.E. 99th. St.
Ric ha rd F. Benis h
Arthur Beni sh
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17189 Prevost
5065 Underwood
De t roi t
Detroi t
Portland, Or e .
Mi ch
r.~ich
Housewife.
Too l and Die
Me s tar
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Gustie ( Mr s . J oseph Yo ung)8815 Stoepe1 , Detroj. t, .Mich
Hoasew1fe.
Emily, (Mrs. \~'m. Harri s)966 3 Otsego, Detroit, Mich
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Distinguished Services for Which Members of F~ly Are Known
Anton J . Beni sh, 3759 Webb, Detroit, tl ic~
Cl erk- M.C . R. R•
Step hen Benish, 3544 Ma ckin Rd., F l ipt , Mich
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Personal History :
• ' Education :
Schools and Degrees
NorthVIestern H. S . Detroit. ~.l ich
Albi on College;. 1921-
A.B.
I BQston Schoo l of Theel .
1924 - S.T.B.
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Noteworthy: Experienc es of C~1i lcl.l'!aod c.nd Youth .:
Rescued preacher's son from drowning at s·. s. picnic.
Capt .of Al bion Footba ll tea m in 1920 and won M.I .A. A. Cha mpionshi p
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Marriage : Date -~S~e~p:..~ot~._..9~,_....1.....9~2<..!02.________-'-_ Pl_a_c_e .-J:!.D.,l;;je.JotJ...r~o-"i-"t...,_.w~.~-"i.lo:c..loJh._______
By Yn1om --~D~r~.~W~a~l~t~e~r~R~.~F~r~uuiJt~----------------------
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Wife ' s Maiden Name:·
Edna
V. A 1 1 en
Education albion College- 2yrs.
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Chil dren :
(Date of Birth) -
(Name)
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Allen Frank
Ja nua ry 10, 1924
1a ry Ellen (Ur s . Richard Krebs)
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Ceramic Resea rch.
Oct. 6 , 1926
Housew ife.
Richard Ge orge
Nov. 27, 1928
Uphostering.
Elizabeth Anne
Dec. 5, 194 1
Child.
Careers , Positions, Offices , etc; of Children.
Ric hard:- Pres. H.S Class Soph,Jr, Sr.
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(Occupation) .. . ·-
Drammer in Sch. ba nd .
Religious Experience and Church Work Before Ente ring Ministry.
Con vers ion a t 12yr s and joined Church. Re - dedic a t ion a t 16 under
Bis hop Henderson . ~t t ended Churc h, s.s. Ep. L. r egularly and other- - special services. Taught ~.s. Classes and worked# in Ep .L.
to the Christian
Ministry ~
Took# 3W pl edge under Bishop Henderson- Wha tev er, Whereever , Whenenver
Wfien a soph. a{ co ll ege I y1e lded t o the ca ll t o min 1s~ry.
Admitted on Trial and Ordi.nations:
1921
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a t Adri an , Mi c h
('.V::'1ere )
1923 - . Deacon's Orders- Boston, Mas s ,
1924- Elder's Orders - Sa ginaw, Uich
( 1~en )
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Offices Held in the Church:
Ch • of ''
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r.. emo 1 rs c om . o f De t • c on f .yrs.
Bus. Manage r. of Ep . League Ins t. at Eas t Tawas , !.~ ic h.
Treas. of Tr ans. Bur eau, Det . Conf . 5 yrs .
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Appointments Served with Dates . B~l::.;i::.;s:.:s:..:f:....:i::..:e::...:l:..:d::.J,._.l:..::9;..:::2'-'4=---=2=6'-----------
Blis s field 1924-26 '
Cen tra l Church, Pontiac, ~1 1ch . Ass oc. Pastor. _1~9~2~
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Al gonac , 1932-34
Roseville-St.Clair Shores.l934-37
St. Luke ' s, Detroit, 1937-41
Ann Arbor, W e~s~t~S~~~
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East Tawas, 1943-46 - f.:o ntrose, .~946 - 47. Supt. of Govdwi ll Ind.of Flint.l947-i9
St. Luke 1 s, Detr oit, 1949-Milita ry Record:
u.s. ~arias Corps, 13th. Reg. 1918-19 .
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Public Offices :
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Favorite Recreations, Hobbi es , etc ;
Basebal l, tennis,
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Author of Yfuat Books and Publications?:
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Clubs and Fraternal Organizations :
Sigma Nu Fraternity(College)
illasontc Or der.
Exchange Club.
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Any Additional Information of Interest:
Wife died in 194 1 ~t child birth at Ann Ar bor,Mi ch.
Feess of Wamego, Kan . Au gust 22, 1943.
Ba ker Univ. AB.l 931 Kansas Un1v. MA. 1936 .
Re-married to Ma rion M.
''My Peace I Give to You . .. '~
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REV. FRANK F. BENISH, 83, died
If the Subject of this Sketch i s Deceased, Please give :
Date of Death
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- Place of Burial
Offi ciating Ministers
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Additional Biographical Expe ri en ce~, Episodes or Furthe r
January 19 in the Livingston Care Center,
Howell. H e was a graduate of Albion College
in 1921 and the Boston University Divinity
School in 1924. He served three years with
the Marine Corps in World War I. In 1923 he
married Edna Allen, who preceded him in
death in 1941. To this union four children
were born, sons: Allen, Otter Lake; and
Richard G., New Hudson; daughters: Mrs.
Richard (Mary Ellen) Krebs, Tawas City;
and Ms. Elizabeth Nasser, Oak P<~.rk. They
survive. In 1943 he married Marion Feess
Karcsas, director of religious education at
the Wayne United Methodist Church. She
survives him, along with a brother, Arthur,
Bloomfield Hills; sisters: Mrs. Tina Frame,
of California, and Mrs. Emily Harris, Troy;
II
grandchildren,
a nd
four
greatgrandchildren. Rev. Benish preached and
belonged to the Detroit Conference 47 years.
Benish, Frank F.