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Clayton Elno Benson

Male 1865 - 1946  (81 years)


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  • Name Clayton Elno Benson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Born 12 Jul 1865  Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Race White  [3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Occupation Farmer  [9] 
    Occupation Farming  [4] 
    Residence Hagar, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Marital Status: Widowed 
    Residence 1880  Hamilton, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Residence 1900  Hagar, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Age: 34; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1910  Eveline, Charlevoix, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Age: 44; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1920  Benton, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Age: 54; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1930  Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Age: 64; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Died 30 Aug 1946  Berrien Springs, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5] 
    Buried Eau Claire, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Person ID I11232  Clark Benscoter
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 

    Father George Stevens Benson,   b. 7 Oct 1832, Livingston County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1902, Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary A Baker,   b. Abt 1836, Stainbridge, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1916, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1863  [10] 
    Married 14 Oct 1877  Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Family ID F3564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Effie Billings,   b. 26 Mar 1870, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1928, Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1896  Hagar, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Children 
     1. Clyde Elno Benson,   b. May 1900, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1971, Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years)  [natural]
     2. Lucinda Billings,   b. 1888, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Florence A Billings,   b. Apr 1891, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. George W Benson,   b. 6 Feb 1902, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1978, Berrien Center, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)  [natural]
     5. Lowell G Benson,   b. 28 Feb 1904,   d. Aug 1986, Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [natural]
     6. Cleola B Benson,   b. 9 Sep 1906,   d. 27 May 2002, Berrien Center, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)  [natural]
     7. Beulah B Benson,   b. 8 Jan 1908, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1995, Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)  [natural]
     8. Anna Benson,   b. Abt 1891, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 
    Family ID F4001  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Jul 1865 - Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Hagar, Berrien, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Widowed - - Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1880 - Hamilton, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Dec 1896 - Hagar, Berrien, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 34; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Hagar, Berrien, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 44; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Eveline, Charlevoix, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 54; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - Benton, Berrien, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 64; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Aug 1946 - Berrien Springs, Berrien, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Eau Claire, Berrien, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S457] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      Record for Clayton Elno Benson

    2. [S225] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Hamilton, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: 607; Family History Film: 1254607; Page: 455A; Enumeration District: 213; Image: 0942.

    3. [S343] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      Record for Clayton E Benson

    4. [S102] Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800–1995." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled rec;).
      Record for Clayton Elno Benson

    5. [S259] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Clayton E. Benson

    6. [S149] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Hagar, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 702; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1240702.
      Record for Clayton E Benson

    7. [S118] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Eveline, Charlevoix, Michigan; Roll: T624_641; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1374654.
      Record for Clayton E Benson

    8. [S784] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Benton, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: T625_757; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 78; Image: 351.
      Record for Clayton E Benson

    9. [S49] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Berrien, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 976; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0017; Image: 529.0; FHL microfilm: 2340711.
      Record for Clayton E Benson

    10. [S149] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 703; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1240703.

    11. [S343] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).


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