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Fay Benscoter

Male 1875 - 1964  (89 years)


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  • Name Fay Benscoter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Born 16 Jan 1875  Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Race White  [1, 3, 4, 6, 7] 
    Residence 1925  [6] 
    Age: 50 
    Residence 1 Jan 1925  Marion, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 6] 
    Age: 50; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1930  Clay, Marion, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Age: 55; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Died 29 Apr 1964  [2] 
    • Age: 89
    Buried Mahaska County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Bellefountaine Cemetery, Find A Grave Memorial# 55857769
    Person ID I2524  Clark Benscoter
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 

    Father William Henry Benscoter,   b. 22 Apr 1849, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1916  (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Barbara Patrick,   b. 7 Jan 1853, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1935  (Age 82 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 22 Apr 1874 
    Family ID F560  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Effie V Traister,   b. 15 Jun 1878, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1966  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 28 Mar 1897 
    Children 
     1. Irene May Benscoter,   b. 31 May 1898, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1987, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)  [natural]
     2. Ethel Maud Benscoter,   b. 29 May 1900, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1981, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [natural]
     3. Alma Mildred Benscoter,   b. 11 Jan 1903, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1989, Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)  [natural]
     4. Clyde Traister Benscoter,   b. 20 Nov 1906, Clay, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 2001, Fort Mohave, Mohave, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)  [natural]
     5. Ralph Wendell Benscoter,   b. 6 Nov 1911, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1992, Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [natural]
     6. R. Benscoter
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 
    Family ID F788  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Jan 1875 - Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 50; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1 Jan 1925 - Marion, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mahaska County, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • Descendants of
      Fay Benscoter and Effie Viola Traister

      1. Fay1 Benscoter, born 16 Jan 1875 in Bellefountain, Mahaska Co., Iowa; died
      29 Apr 1964 in Beacon, Mahaska Co., Iowa, son of William Henry Benscoter and
      Barbara Patrick. He married on 30 Mar 1897 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co, Iowa
      Effie Viola Traister, born 15 Jun 1878 in Mt. Morris, Illinois; died 30 Nov
      1966 in Beacon, Iowa; buried 3 Dec 1966 in Bellefountain, Mahaska Co., Iowa,
      daughter of John A. Traister and Mary Lookabaugh.

      Notes for Fay Benscoter
      Note: At Tracy, Iowa he was a merchant and grocer for many years. Fay
      and Effie had been married for 67 years.

      Children of Fay Benscoter and Effie Viola Traister were as follows:
      2 i Irene May2 Benscoter, born 31 May 1898 in Olivet, Iowa; died 10
      Dec 1987 in Scottsdale, arizona. She married (1) on 11 Apr 1917 in
      Davenport, Iowa Arthur Hale Brunt, born 20 Mar 1897 in Eddyville, Iowa; (2)
      on 29 Nov 1945 in Wheatland, Illinois Albert Beckman. Notes: Note: Lived in
      Phoenix, Arizona in 1964.
      3 ii Ethel Maud2 Benscoter, born 29 May 1900 in Olivet, Iowa; died 10
      Jun 1981 in Seminale, Oklahoma. She married (1) James Horton Staley, born 20
      Jan 1900 in Harvey, Iowa; (2) Edward Speisser, died in Casper, wyoming.
      Notes: Note: Lived in Oskaloosa, Iowa in 1964.
      4 iii Alma Mildred2 Benscoter, born 11 Jan 1903 in Frederic, Iowa; died
      2 Feb 1989 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She married (1) Melvin Thompson; (2) on 30
      Mar 1921 Bob William Bissett. Notes: Note: Lived in Hazel Crest, Illinois
      in 1964.
      5 iv Clyde Traister2 Benscoter, born 20 Nov 1906 in Tracy, Iowa. He
      married on 16 Apr 1938 in Lancaster, Mo Frances Allard, born 25 May 1916.
      Notes: Note: Lived in Long Beach, California in 1964.
      6 v Ralph Wendell2 Benscoter, born 6 Nov 1911 in Tracy, Mahaska Co.,
      Iowa; died 15 Nov 1992 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co, Iowa. He married on 7 Feb
      1936 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co, Iowa Mabel Van Wyeh, born 24 May 1918 in
      Mahaska Co., Iowa; died 13 Apr 1995 in Des Moines, Iowa; buried 17 Apr 1995
      in Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co, Iowa, Forest Cemetery.
      7 vi Ruth2 Benscoter, born 21 Jun 1914 in Tracy, Mahaska Co., Iowa.
      She married on 9 Feb 1941 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co, Iowa Kenneth Calvin
      Mullikan. Notes: Note: Lived in Hayesville, Iowa in 1964.
      http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/VANBENSCHOTEN/2002-07/1026577225

  • Sources 
    1. [S103] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admini;), Registration State: Iowa; Registration County: Marion; Roll: 1643152.
      Record for Fay Benscoter

    2. [S157] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Fay Benscoter

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

    4. [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: Clay, Marion, Iowa; Roll: 668; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 14.0; FHL microfilm: 2340403.
      Record for Fay Benscoter

    5. [S799] Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Database online.
      Record for Clyde Traister Benscoter

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

    7. [S778] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Clay, Marion, Iowa; Roll: 668; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 14.0; FHL microfilm: 2340403.
      Record for Fay Benscoter


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