Alexander B Benscoter

Male 1825 - 1898  (72 years)


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  • Name Alexander B Benscoter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 24 Jan 1825  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Race White  [2, 4
    Residence 1850  Union, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Age: 25 
    Residence 1860  Township 21 Range 6, Havana, Mason, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Age: 25; Occupation: Farmer; PersonalEstateValue: 750; RealEstateValue: 2200 
    Residence 1870  Mason City, Mason, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Age: 45; Census Post Office: Mason City 
    Residence 1880  Salt Creek, Mason, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Age: 55; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self 
    Died 7 Jan 1898  [3
    Buried Mason City, Mason, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I293  Clark Benscoter
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 

    Father Isaac Benscoter,   b. 11 May 1772,   d. 1837  (Age 64 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Christina Belles,   b. 1786,   d. 18 Jan 1866  (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F1505  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Hontz,   b. 25 Dec 1827, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1912  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 1845 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Elizabeth Benscoter,   b. 21 Jan 1857, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1913  (Age 56 years)  [natural]
     2. Katherine Eliza Benscoter,   b. 9 Sep 1865,   d. 1 Jul 1867  (Age 1 years)  [natural]
     3. Roland R Benscoter,   b. 6 May 1852, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1852  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     4. Shadrach M Benscoter,   b. 27 Dec 1855,   d. 21 Jul 1856  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     5. Jamison Benscoter,   b. 23 Jun 1859, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1927  (Age 68 years)  [natural]
     6. Stewart McClellan Benscoter,   b. 24 Aug 1861, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1925, Salt Creek, Mason, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)  [natural]
     7. Christiana Benscoter,   b. 26 Mar 1846, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1917, Mason City, Mason, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)  [natural]
     8. Monema A Benscoter,   b. 6 May 1849, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1930, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)  [natural]
     9. Mary Cordelia Benscoter,   b. 19 Jul 1853, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1936, Mason City, Mason, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [natural]
     10. Ada Benscoter,   b. 4 Mar 1868,   d. died in infancy  [natural]
     11. Amy Jane Benscoter,   b. 7 Jul 1847, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1858  (Age 10 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 
    Family ID F97  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Jan 1825 - Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 45; Census Post Office: Mason City - 1870 - Mason City, Mason, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 55; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Salt Creek, Mason, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mason City, Mason, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S138] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Union, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_793; Page: 122A; Image: 248.
      Record for Alexander Benscoter

    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: Salt Creek, Mason, Illinois; Roll: 235; Family History Film: 1254235; Page: 438A; Enumeration District: 128; Image: 0257.
      Record for Alexander Benscoter

    3. [S259] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
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    4. [S137] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Mason City, Mason, Illinois; Roll: M593_255; Page: 134B; Image: 274; Family History Library Film: 545754.
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    5. [S226] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 21 Range 6, Mason, Illinois; Roll: M653_210; Page: 441; Family History Library Film: 803210.
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