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Smith Benson

Male 1844 - 1919  (74 years)


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  • Name Smith Benson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Born 9 May 1844  Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Race White  [2, 3, 5, 7] 
    Residence 1850  Tittabawassee, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Age: 7 
    Residence 1860  Thomas, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Age: 17 
    Residence 1870  Thomas, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Age: 26; Census Post Office: Saginaw 
    Residence 1880  Thomas, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Age: 37; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self 
    Residence 1900  Thomas, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Age: 56; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1910  Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Age: 66; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Died 3 Jan 1919  Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery, Find A Grave Memorial# 136557141
    Person ID I3263  Clark Benscoter
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 

    Father John Benson,   b. 9 Jun 1812, Livingston County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1892, Saginaw County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah Wood,   b. 2 Nov 1814, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1897, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 14 Nov 1833  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F995  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Fraser,   b. 1847, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1912, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married Mar 1870  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Jessie Benson,   b. 28 Mar 1879, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1952, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)  [natural]
     2. John Donald Benson,   b. 20 Jul 1889, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1970, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)  [natural]
     3. Mary Benson,   b. 5 Sep 1875, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1928, La Conner, Skagit, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 
    Family ID F996  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 May 1844 - Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 7 - 1850 - Tittabawassee, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 17 - 1860 - Thomas, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 26; Census Post Office: Saginaw - 1870 - Thomas, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 37; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Thomas, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 56; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Thomas, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 66; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Jan 1919 - Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Smith Benson death certificate    		Smith Benson death certificate

  • Notes 
    • Name:BENSON, SMITH
      Age:74
      Birth Date:05/09/1844
      Birth Place:THOMASTOWN, MI
      Death Date:01/03/1919
      Death Place:SAGINAW, MI
      Miscellaneous
      Cemetery:FOREST LAWN
      Misc:MAIL CARRIER/PNEUMONIA
      SAGINAW NEWS COURIER
      Saturday, January 4, 1919
      Tuesday, January 7, 1919
      --http://obits.netsource-one.net/, Public Libraries of Saginaw Obituary Index, accessed 2/16/2016

  • 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: Tittabawassee, Saginaw, Michigan; Roll: M432_361; Page: 82A; Image: 170.
      Record for Smith Benton

    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: Thomastown, Saginaw, Michigan; Roll: 603; Family History Film: 1254603; Page: 204C; Enumeration District: 322; Image: 0069.
      Record for Smith Benson

    3. [S118] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Saginaw Ward 20, Saginaw, Michigan; Roll: T624_672; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1374685.
      Record for John D Benson

    4. [S162] Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1920, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The Library of Michigan; Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920; Rolls: 1-302; Archive Barcode/Item Number: 30000008346789; Roll Number: 279; Certificate Number: 11.
      Record for Smith Benson

    5. [S137] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Thomas, Saginaw, Michigan; Roll: M593_702; Page: 483A; Image: 450; Family History Library Film: 552201.
      Record for Smith Benson

    6. [S226] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Thomas, Saginaw, Michigan; Roll: M653_558; Page: 713; Image: 211; Family History Library Film: 803558.
      Record for Smith Benson

    7. [S149] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Thomastown, Saginaw, Michigan; Roll: 740; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 1240740.
      Record for Smith Benson

    8. [S118] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Saginaw Ward 20, Saginaw, Michigan; Roll: T624_672; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1374685.
      Record for John D Benson


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