Fifth Generation

63. William "Earl" BENING was born in May 1884 in Wisconsin.¹³⁷ (It is believed that he changed his surname to "Bening" as did his older brothers, but he may have retained the name of Wirth.) He appeared in the census in 1900 in Green Bay, Brown County, WI.¹³⁷

(He could not be located anywhere in the U.S. in the 1910 Census.) He appeared in the census in 1930 in Wallace, Shoshone County, ID.²⁸² He was listed as Earl. Earl lived at his home in Grangemont, Clearwater County, ID in March 1940.¹¹³

William "Earl" BENING and Edna UNKNOWN (BENING) were married.⁴⁹ Edna UNKNOWN (BENING) was born (date unknown).