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Homer Benscoter

Male 1887 - 1945  (57 years)


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  • Name Homer Benscoter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 18 Oct 1887  Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Race White  [1, 4, 5] 
    Residence 1900  Scott, Mahaska, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Age: 12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Residence 1920  Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    StreetAddress: Morton Avenue; Age: 32; Occupation: Cement; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 148; HomeMortgaged: Mortgaged; HomeOwnership: Own; Industry: Finsher; IsEmployed: Wage or Salary; RelationToHead: Head; MaritalStatus: Married 
    Residence 1930  Des Moines, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    StreetAddress: 14th Street; Age: 42; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: No; CanReadWrite: Yes; ClassofWorker: Wage or salary worker; EnumerationDistrict: 0024; HomeOwnership: Owned; IsEmployed: No; LiveOnFarm: No; OwnedRadio: No; RegistrationDistrict: 24; ValueOfHome: 5000; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Head; Occupation: Hunstree Cement 
    Residence 1942  Des Moines, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Age: 55 
    Died 30 May 1945  Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Chapel Hill Cemetery, Find A Grave Memorial# 84403879
    Person ID I788  Clark Benscoter
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 

    Father John Frederic Benscoter,   b. 14 Sep 1860, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1926, Des Moines, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Emma Cordelia Long,   b. 14 Sep 1864, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 4 Jun 1885  [1] 
    Family ID F248  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Flora Dell Barker,   b. 1888, What Cheer, Keokuk, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1926, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Children 
     1. Vera Ellena Benscoter,   b. 22 Jun 1908, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1999  (Age 90 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 
    Family ID F10311  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Oct 1887 - Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1900 - Scott, Mahaska, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - StreetAddress: Morton Avenue; Age: 32; Occupation: Cement; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 148; HomeMortgaged: Mortgaged; HomeOwnership: Own; Industry: Finsher; IsEmployed: Wage or Salary; RelationToHead: Head; MaritalStatus: Married - 1920 - Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 55 - 1942 - Des Moines, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 May 1945 - Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S149] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Scott, Mahaska, Iowa; Roll: 446; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 1240446.
      Record for Fred Beuscote*

    2. [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.
      Record for Homer Benscoter

    3. [S95] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Iowa; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 016.
      Record for Homer Benscoter

    4. [S784] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Des Moines Ward 5, Polk, Iowa; Roll: T625_508; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 148.
      Record for Homer Benscoter

    5. [S778] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2340409.
      Record for Cordelia Benscoter


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