Name: William Bennett and Jennie West marry in Kansas City, 1958
Start: 1958-08-30
End: 1958-08-30
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1958-08-30
Kind: Marriage
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: marriagereligiondemographycommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

William (Bill) Lee Bennett, a Beaver Island High graduate, married Jennie Lorene West at Christ the King Church in Kansas City on August 30, 1958.

Evidence limits

The notice does not provide a civil marriage record, attendants, reception, or complete family identities.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, October 1958, “MARRIED.”
Reports William (Bill) Lee Bennett, a Beaver Island High graduate, marrying Jennie Lorene West at Christ the King Church in Kansas City on August 30. It does not provide a civil marriage record, attendants, reception, or complete family identities. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, October 1958, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held five-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the marriage notice; it does not expand the civil, religious, or family record.
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Beaver Island Archive, “William Bennett and Jennie West marry in Kansas City, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bill-bennett-jennie-west-marriage-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1958, “MARRIED.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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