George W Benson

Male 1902 - 1978  (76 years)


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  • Name George W Benson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Born 6 Feb 1902  Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Race White  [1, 2, 3, 4, 7
    Occupation Farmer  [3
    Residence Berrien Center, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1910  Eveline, Charlevoix, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Residence 1920  Benton, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Age: 17; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Residence 1930  Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Age: 28; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Residence 1935  Rural, Berrien, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1 Apr 1940  Silver Creek, Cass, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Age: 30; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Died Aug 1978  Berrien Center, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8
    Buried Eau Claire, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I12331  Clark Benscoter
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 

    Father Clayton Elno Benson,   b. 12 Jul 1865, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1946, Berrien Springs, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Effie Billings,   b. 26 Mar 1870, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1928, Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 24 Dec 1896  Hagar, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Family ID F4001  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret L Smith,   b. 31 Mar 1898, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1980  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 24 Jun 1923  St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Children 
     1. Claire Benson,   b. 5 Apr 1924, Berrien Center, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 2016, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 
    Family ID F4031  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Feb 1902 - Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Berrien Center, Berrien, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - Eveline, Charlevoix, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 17; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1920 - Benton, Berrien, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Jun 1923 - St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 28; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 30; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1 Apr 1940 - Silver Creek, Cass, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Aug 1978 - Berrien Center, Berrien, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Eau Claire, Berrien, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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: Eveline, Charlevoix, Michigan; Roll: T624_641; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1374654.
      Record for Clayton E Benson

    2. [S784] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Benton, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: T625_757; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 78; Image: 351.
      Record for Clayton E Benson

    3. [S49] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Berrien, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 976; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0017; Image: 529.0; FHL microfilm: 2340711.
      Record for Clayton E Benson

    4. [S343] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      Record for George W Benson

    5. [S766] Michigan, County Marriages, 1822-1940, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).
      Record for George W Benson

    6. [S259] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for George W Benson

    7. [S48] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Silver Creek, Cass, Michigan; Roll: T627_1738; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 14-21.
      Record for W George Benson

    8. [S776] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Number: 380-18-3714; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951.
      Record for George Benson

    9. [S343] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      Record for Clayton E Benson

    10. [S149] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Hagar, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 702; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1240702.
      Record for Clayton E Benson