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Philander W Benscoter

Male 1844 - 1903  (58 years)


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  • Name Philander W Benscoter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Born 13 Nov 1844  Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Civil Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Race White  [1, 7, 8] 
    Residence Mahaska County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 9] 
    Residence 1850  Marion, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Age: 6 
    Military 11 Aug 1862  Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 9] 
    Age: 18 
    Residence 1880  Scott, Mahaska, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Age: 36; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self 
    Residence 1895  Scott, Mahaska, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Age: 51 
    Residence 1900  Clay, Marion, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Age: 54; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Died 9 Apr 1903  [3] 
    Buried Mahaska County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Bellefountaine Cemetery
    Person ID I1726  Clark Benscoter
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 

    Father John Benscoter,   b. 1 Feb 1823, Shelby County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1878, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Susanna French,   b. 30 Jan 1824,   d. 22 Feb 1895  (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 2 Feb 1843  Shelby County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F926  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Cloria Reed,   b. UNKNOWN,   d. 15 Oct 1872 
    Married 27 Sep 1866 
    Children 
     1. Francis Marion Benscoter,   b. 16 Aug 1871, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1929  (Age 57 years)  [natural]
     2. Stratton Henry Benscoter,   b. 29 Apr 1869, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1920  (Age 50 years)  [natural]
     3. Harley E Benscoter,   b. 9 Mar 1868,   d. 6 Apr 1868  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 
    Family ID F555  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Maria Jane Hoyt,   b. 16 Jan 1854, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1923  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 28 Oct 1874  Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Cora May Benscoter,   b. 7 Jul 1875, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1895  (Age 20 years)  [natural]
     2. Edna Luella Benscoter,   b. 11 Sep 1887, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Ina Benscoter,   b. 15 Feb 1883, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1904  (Age 21 years)  [natural]
     4. James Parker Benscoter,   b. 26 Mar 1885,   d. 6 May 1885  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     5. Richard D Benscoter,   b. 8 Oct 1880,   d. Oct 1971, Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)  [natural]
     6. Ida Edith Benscoter,   b. 15 Feb 1883, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1939, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)  [natural]
     7. Clara Louise Benscoter,   b. 2 Apr 1877, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1969  (Age 92 years)  [natural]
     8. Rosa Etta Benscoter,   b. 28 Dec 1878, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 
    Family ID F556  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Nov 1844 - Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCivil - - Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Mahaska County, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 6 - 1850 - Marion, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Age: 18 - 11 Aug 1862 - Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Oct 1874 - Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 36; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Scott, Mahaska, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 51 - 1895 - Scott, Mahaska, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mahaska County, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • Philander Benscoter (Union)

      Biographical data and notes:
      - Born in Indiana

      Enlistment:
      - Residing in Mahaska County, IA at time of enlistment
      - 18 years of age at time of enlistment
      - Enlisted on Aug 11 1862 as Private

      Mustering information:
      - Enlisted into D Company, 33rd Infantry (Iowa) on Sep 6 1862
      - Mustered out from 33rd Infantry (Iowa) on Jul 17 1865 at New Orleans, LA

      Sources for the above information:
      - Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion, (English, 1910)
      ---http://asp6new.alexanderstreet.com.mcpl.idm.oclc.org/cwdb/cwdb.object.details.aspx?handle=person&id=101871231, accessed 25 May 2018

  • Sources 
    1. [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: Scott, Mahaska, Iowa; Roll: 353; Family History Film: 1254353; Page: 295C; Enumeration District: 172; Image: 0594.
      Record for Philander Borscoter

    2. [S138] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 11, Marion, Illinois; Roll: M432_119; Page: 65B; Image: 657.
      Record for Philander Benscoter

    3. [S58] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Database online.
      Record for Philander W. Benscoter

    4. [S342] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, comp, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;).
      Record for Philander Benscoter

    5. [S77] American Civil War Soldiers, Historical Data Systems, comp., (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;), Database online. Side served: Union; State served: Iowa; Enlistment date: 11 Aug 1862.
      Record for Philander Benscoter

    6. [S352] U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, National Archives and Records Administration, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Database online.
      Record for Philander Benscoter

    7. [S149] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Clay, Marion, Iowa; Roll: 447; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1240447.
      Record for Mariah Benscooter

    8. [S804] Iowa, State Census, 1895, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003;).
      Record for P. W. Benscoter

    9. Details: Database online. Side served: Union; State served: Iowa; Enlistment date: 11 Aug 1862. Citation Text: Record for Philander Benscoter.


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