Mary Ellen Kile
1848 - 1922 (74 years)-
Name Mary Ellen Kile [1, 2, 3] Born 3 Apr 1848 Crete, Will, Illinois, USA 
[2, 3] Gender Female Race White [2, 3] Residence 1880 Lake Union, King, Washington, USA [2] Age: 33; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife Residence 1900 Seattle, King, Washington, USA [3] Age: 52; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head Died 22 Sep 1922 Retsil, Kitsap, Washington, USA Buried Retsil, Kitsap, Washington, USA - Washington Veterans Home Cemetery, Find A Grave Memorial# 36023561
Person ID I3510 Clark Benscoter Last Modified 4 Mar 2020
Family Daniel Benson, b. 1845, Michigan, USA , d. 15 Feb 1900, Alaska, USA (Age 55 years) Married 1 Oct 1866 Momence, Kankakee, Illinois, USA [1] Children 1. George Elmer Benson, b. Abt 1871, Illinois, USA , d. 15 Mar 1951, Seattle, King, Washington, USA (Age ~ 80 years) [natural]2. Orville Raymond Benson, b. 20 Jul 1882, Seattle, King, Washington, USA , d. 6 Mar 1942, Everett, Snohomish, Washington, USA (Age 59 years) [natural]Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 Family ID F2007 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 3 Apr 1848 - Crete, Will, Illinois, USA 
Married - 1 Oct 1866 - Momence, Kankakee, Illinois, USA 
Residence - Age: 52; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Seattle, King, Washington, USA 
Died - 22 Sep 1922 - Retsil, Kitsap, Washington, USA Buried - - Retsil, Kitsap, Washington, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Mary Ellen Benson, 74, died September 22, 1922 at the Washington Veterans' Home in Retsil per transcribed state death records. Veterans' home records state she died September 25th. She was the daughter of John and Nancy J. (Bebie) Kile. She stated that both of her parents had been born in Vermont.
She was born April 3, 1848 in Crete,Illinois and had lived in Washington state since 1870. She was the widow of Daniel Benson, who died February 15, 1900. They had married in Momence, Illinois on October 1, 1866. Mr. Benson had served in the civil war, having enlisted as a private on July 26, 1862. He served in the 76th Illinois Volunteer Infantry and was discharged as a Corporal at Galveston, Texas on July 12, 1865. She never remarried. Her widow's pension was on Certificate 524,554.
By 1916, Mrs. Benson was the mother of two children, Orvill Ray Benson of Portland, Oregon and George E. Benson of Seattle, Washington. She had a sister, Mrs. S. G. Chamberlin, of 412 West 61st Street in Chicago, Illinois.
--from memorial page on FindAGrave
- Mary Ellen Benson, 74, died September 22, 1922 at the Washington Veterans' Home in Retsil per transcribed state death records. Veterans' home records state she died September 25th. She was the daughter of John and Nancy J. (Bebie) Kile. She stated that both of her parents had been born in Vermont.
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Sources - [S441] Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
Record for Daniel Benson - [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: Lake Union, King, Washington; Roll: 1397; Family History Film: 1255397; Page: 272C; Enumeration District: 008.
Record for Daniel Benson - [S149] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Seattle Ward 7, King, Washington; Roll: 1745; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1241745.
Record for Orval R Benson
- [S441] Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).