Pennsylvania Families

Eleanor Wicks' research lists this man as Helen M Kern's husband.

Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 at ancestry.com
Name: Benjamin W. Grills
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Marion, Marion, Ohio
Birth Date: 1 May 1890
Father's Name: I.W. Grills
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Grills
FHL Film Number: 384336

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WWI Draft Registration
Ben Willard Grills
297 Concord St, Manchester, NH
born May 1, 1890, Marion Ohio
occ: Board of Commerce, Executive Director
employer: Manchester Board of Commerce
single
claimed exemption on grounds of useful service,municipal official
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1920 5th Ward, McKeesport, Allegheny Co., PA

Series T625, roll 1514, page 193

at 721 Huey St

 

Duffy, Kittie C., head, 52, single, PA x 3

Kern, Mary A., aunt, 63, widowed, PA x 3

Kern, Helene, cousin, 24, single, PA x 3, technician, doctor's office

Townsend, George W., roomer, 35, single, MD x3

Hardwell, Allen, roomer, 28, single, MA MA MA

Grills, Ben W., roomer, 30, single, OH OH PA, secretary, chamber of commerce

 

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City Directories at ancestry.com
Ben W Managing Secretary Mckeesport Chamber Grills
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1920
Street Address: 721 Huey
Residence Place: Mckeesport, Pennsylvania
Spouse: Commerce Grills
Publication Title: Mckeesport, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1920

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Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999 at ancestry.com
Name: Ben W Grills
Birth Date: 1890
Death Date: 19 Oct 1924
Military Branch: Army
Veteran of Which War: World War I [called the "World" war on the card]
service: Oct 2, 1917 to Sep 29, 1919
Ordanance Department, 1st Lt
Cemetery Name: Mckeesport and Versailles Cemetery
WW Veteran Marker placed by family
Cemetery Location: Mckeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania