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Benbrook and family. Son Albert born Aug 1887 in Texas. Census Place: Chicago Ward 26, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 277; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0811; FHL microfilm: 1240277. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census
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952:"Albert Benbrook, Ex-Michigan Grid Star, Dies Sunday"
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