Alfred Benson

1828 - 1860  (32 years)

• Name	Alfred Benson  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	28 Nov 1828	, Ross, Ohio, United States   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Jun 1850	Buckskin Township, Ross, Ohio, United States   [1]
  	Laborer
  Land Purchase	22 Mar 1852	Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States   [6]
  	Lot 11 (NE¼ of SW¼), and Lot 12 (NW¼ of SW¼), S16 T76 R19
  Relocation	Sep 1854	, Marion, Iowa, United States   [7]
  	From Ross County, OH
  	... "She was married to Alfred Benson in August 1853. They came to Marion County, Iowa, in Sept. 1854." ...
  Family Search ID	KN7J-H3N
  Family Search Link	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KN7J-H3N
  Died	5 Dec 1860	, Marion, Iowa, United States   [2, 7]
  Buried	Teter Cemetery, Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States   [2]
  	Address: Teter Cemetery
  Person ID	I102	Dale's Tree
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	William Benson,   b. 14 May 1798, , Bourbon, Kentucky, United States ,   d. 5 Jun 1860, Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Davis,   b. 2 May 1801, Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States ,   d. 1 Dec 1853, , Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 52 years)
  Married	13 Aug 1818	, Ross, Ohio, United States   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rose Ann Hester,   b. 25 Aug 1835, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 19 Jul 1913, Pella, Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Married	28 Aug 1853	, Ross, Ohio, United States   [3, 7]
  Children	+ 1. William Zachariah Benson,   b. 25 Jun 1854, Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 16 Dec 1922, Lenox, Taylor, Iowa, United States  (Age 68 years)   2. Margaret E. Benson,   b. 1856,   d. 13 Jul 1859, , Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 3 years)   3. Ira M. Benson,   b. Abt 1859, , Marion, Iowa, United States ,   d. 24 Feb 1859, , Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age ~ 0 years)   4. Judith Benson,   b. Oct 1859, , , Iowa, United States ,   d. Bef 19 Jul 1913  (Age ~ 53 years) + 5. Mary Jane Benson,   b. Aft Jun 1860, , , Ohio, United States ,   d. Aft 19 Jul 1913, , Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2013
  Family ID	F67	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 28 Nov 1828 - , Ross, Ohio, United States Occupation - Laborer - Jun 1850 - Buckskin Township, Ross, Ohio, United States Land Purchase - Lot 11 (NE¼ of SW¼), and Lot 12 (NW¼ of SW¼), S16 T76 R19 - 22 Mar 1852 - Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States Married - 28 Aug 1853 - , Ross, Ohio, United States Relocation - From Ross County, OH - Sep 1854 - , Marion, Iowa, United States Died - 5 Dec 1860 - , Marion, Iowa, United States Buried - Address: Teter Cemetery - - Teter Cemetery, Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Census - OH, Ross - 1850 Fed, Ohio, Ross, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2005), M432, roll 725, p. 209, dwelling 3038, family 3038, William Benson (Reliability: 3). [S77] Cemeteries - IA, Marion - Cemeteries Of Marion County, Iowa, Marion County Genealogical Society, 131 (Reliability: 2), 9 Mar 2009. "Benson, Alfred 28 Nov 1828 - 5 Dec 1860, b Ross Co., Ohio" [S316] Marriage Records - IA, Marion - Marriage Register, Iowa. Marion., marriage register 69, Benson-Hestor, 1853. (Reliability: 3). [S50] Census - OH, Ross - 1830 Fed, Ohio, Ross, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), M29, p. 332, line 19, William Benson (Reliability: 3). [S56] Census - OH, Ross - 1840 Fed, Ohio, Ross, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), M704, roll 404, Paint Township, p. 360, line 22, William Benson. (Reliability: 2). [S253] Land Records - IA, Marion - Deeds, Iowa. Marion., Book 62: 91, 92, State of Iowa to Alfred Benson, Land Patent, 1 Sep 1928 (Reliability: 3), 17 May 2009. [S617] Newspapers - IA, Marion, Pella - The Pella Chronicle, Iowa. Pella., "Rose Ann Wells obit," July 1913. (Reliability: 2), 30 Nov 2013. [S275] Marriage Records - OH, Ross - Marriage Register, Ohio. Ross., marriage register, Benson-Davis, 1818. (Reliability: 2), 8 Dec 2013. [S739] Family Data Collection, Edmund West Ancestry.com, ((2000)), accessed 27 Dec 2013), Elizabeth Davis entry. (Reliability: 3), 27 Dec 2013.