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John Wesley Benscoter

John Wesley Benscoter

Male 1855 - 1918  (62 years)

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  • Name John Wesley Benscoter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21] 
    Born 13 Sep 1855  Keokuk, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22] 
    Gender Male 
    Race White  [18] 
    Occupation Farmer 
    Residence 1856  Falls, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1860  Scott, Mahaska, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 11, 12, 15] 
    Residence 1870  Clay, Marion, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 15] 
    Residence 1880  East Plattsmouth, Mills, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 12, 15] 
    Residence 1900  Lyons, Mills, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 14, 15] 
    Residence 1905  Lyons, Mills, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 20] 
    Marital Status: Widowed 
    Residence 1909  Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [21] 
    Residence 1910  Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Age: 54; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head 
    Residence 1913  Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [21] 
    Residence 1916  Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [21] 
    Died 8 Aug 1918  Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6, 10, 13, 15, 16] 
    Buried 11 Aug 1918  Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    • Waubonsie Cemetery, Find A Grave Memorial# 149808589
    Residence 1925  [8] 
    Height 4 ft. 11 in. 
    Person ID I5572  Clark Benscoter
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 

    Father Henry David Benscoter,   b. 18 Dec 1828, Shelby, Richland, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1867, Hamburg, Fremont, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah Ann Smothers,   b. 11 Jun 1836, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1889, Plattsmouth, Cass, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 27 Jul 1854  Jones County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 23, 24] 
    Family ID F2158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Julia Ann Edwards,   b. 10 Dec 1861, Lone Jack, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1904, Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Married 21 Jun 1877  Pacific Junction, Mills, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Minnie Viola Benscoter,   b. 27 Jun 1880, Mills County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1957, Haxtun, Phillips, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)  [natural]
     2. William Roy Benscoter,   b. 21 May 1883, Mills County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1964, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [natural]
     3. Charles Benscoter,   b. 20 Jun 1884, Pacific Junction, Mills, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. died as an infant  [natural]
     4. Charlotte Mae Benscoter,   b. 6 Nov 1886, Pacific Junction, Mills, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1975, Newcastle, Weston, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)  [natural]
     5. Elmer Lee Benscoter,   b. 2 Mar 1889, Mills County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1975, Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)  [natural]
     6. Louis Monroe Benscoter,   b. 23 Mar 1891, Pacific Junction, Mills, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1958, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)  [natural]
     7. Jason French Benscoter,   b. 19 Mar 1893, Pacific Junction, Mills, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1983, Oakland, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)  [natural]
     8. Wilbur Arthur Benscoter,   b. 16 Aug 1895, Pacific Junction, Mills, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1975, Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)  [natural]
     9. Lenore Ellen Benscoter,   b. 11 Sep 1901, Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1988, Ventura, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)  [natural]
     10. Julius Everett Statler,   b. 21 Apr 1904, Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1975, Newcastle, Weston, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)  [natural]
     11. Unknown Benscoter,   d. died as an infant  [natural]
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 
    Family ID F1680  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Artie Billingsley,   b. 1858, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1935, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 3 May 1906  Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17, 19] 
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 
    Family ID F3225  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Sep 1855 - Keokuk, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1856 - Falls, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1860 - Scott, Mahaska, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Jun 1877 - Pacific Junction, Mills, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 May 1906 - Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 54; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head - 1910 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Aug 1918 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 11 Aug 1918 - Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    John W Benscoter Obit    		John W Benscoter Obit
    John Benscoter grave    		John Benscoter grave
    John W. Benscoter0012.jpg    		John W. Benscoter0012.jpg

  • Notes 

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Clay, Marion, Iowa, post office Marysville, roll 409, page 1, image 3.
      Record for John Benscoter

    2. [S226] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Scott, Mahaska, Iowa, post office Bellfountaine, roll M653_334, page 9, image 9.
      Record for John Wesley Benscoter

    3. [S350] Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;).

    4. [S51] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
      Record for Lenore Ellen Benscoter

    5. [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;), Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: East Plattsmouth, Mills, Iowa; Roll: 356; Family History Film: 1254356; Page: 279D; Enumeration District: 128; Image: 0075.
      Record for John Benscoter

    6. [S775] OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA;), Database online.
      Record for John Wesley Benscotter

    7. [S775] OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA;), Database online.
      Record for Jason French Benscotter

    8. [S797] Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Database online.
      Record for Elmar Benscoter

    9. [S152] California, Death Index, 1940-1997, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Database online. Place: Ventura; Date: 6 Nov 1988; Social Security: 550092321.
      Record for Lenore Ellen Quirk

    10. [S775] OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA;), Database online.
      Record for Henry D Benscoter

    11. [S797] Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Database online.
      Record for Jason Benscoter

    12. [S777] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
      Record for Charolette M Benscoter

    13. [S777] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
      Record for Louis M. Benscoter

    14. [S149] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Database online. Mills, Iowa, ED 97, roll T623 448, page 10A.
      Record for John Benscoter

    15. [S777] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
      Record for Lennore Ellen Benscoter

    16. [S711] Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    17. [S794] Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Record for John Benscoter

    18. [S787] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Council Bluffs Ward 6, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T624_421; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0145; FHL microfilm: 1374434.
      Record for John Vanscoter

    19. [S213] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1923-1937, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Textual Records.

    20. [S446] Iowa State Census, 1905, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    21. [S39] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta), Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory titl;).

    22. [S149] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Plattsmouth Ward 3, Cass, Nebraska; Roll: T623_919; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 12.
      Record for Minnie Bailey

    23. [S264] Jones County Iowa Marriages Book A, Jones County Iowa Marriages Book A, 1845 through 1863, S by bride.

    24. [S261] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Database online.
      Record for Henry D. Benscotter


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