Rose Ann Hester b. 25 Aug 1835 , Ross, Ohio, United States d. 19 Jul 1913 Pella, Marion, Iowa, United States

1835 - 1913 (77 years)

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Name	Rose Ann Hester [1, 2, 3, 4]
Born	25 Aug 1835	, Ross, Ohio, United States [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Female
Relocation	Sep 1854	, Marion, Iowa, United States [2]
	From Ross County, OH
	... "She was married to Alfred Benson in August 1853. They came to Marion County, Iowa, in Sept. 1854." ...
Relocation	Aft 6 Dec 1860	, Ross, Ohio, United States [5]
	From Marion County, IA
	"4. ... after the death of Alfred, returned to Ohio and married George Miller Sr. in 1862. They, with Geo. Jr. left again for Iowa in a wagon, going to Taylor Co. where they had four more children."...
Land Lease	16 Sep 1867	Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States [6]
	N½ of the SW¼ of S16 T76 R19
	The five-year lease agreement between George E. Miller as guardian for William Z. Benson and Mary J. Benson, minor hiers to Alfred Benson and Rose A. Miller (formly widow of Alfred Benson) and A. G. Argo involved property known as the Alfred Benson farm. The lease provided party of second (Argo) the right to cut firewood but no green trees or timber, and to collect stove coal, and he must keep the premises in good repair. Consideration was $80 per year and was renewable for two additional years (1873 and 1874). The instrument was filed 12/31/1869
Land Sale	23 Dec 1870	Red Rock, Marion, Iowa, United States [7, 8]
	5 acres out of the SE¼ of the SE¼ of S32, T77, R20
	Title to the 5 acre parcel was conveyed by the heirs of William Benson to John M. Reins using two seperate instruments. The first instrument, dated 12/23/1870, mentions $60 consideration and lists the following heirs as grantors: Solomon and Catherine Benson Mary [Benson] Leuty and William Leuty Juda [Benson] Walker and John Walker Leah [Benson] Patterson and John Patterson Nancy [Benson] Herd and Elijah Herd Elizabeth [Benson] Hyer and William E. Hyer The second instrument, dated 2/22/1871, mentions $50 consideration and lists the following heirs as grantors: Margaret [Benson] Free and Joseph Free, Marion County, IA Elijah and Nancy Benson, Cass County, MO Sarah A. [Benson] Evans and Charles Evans, MO Rose Ann [Hester, Benson] Miller and George Miller, Makaska County, IA Also signing the second instrument were: William Z. Benson [son of Alfred and Rose Ann Benson] Mary J. Robinson [daughter of Alfred and Rose Ann Benson]
Residence	22 Feb 1871	, Mahaska, Iowa, United States [9]
Land Sale	26 Oct 1877	Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States [10]
	Lot 11 and Lot 12 S16 T76 R19
	"Know all men by these presents that we, William Benson, Maggie Benson his wife [notarized as "Margaret"], and Mary Benson (unmarried) and Rose Ann Miller, widow and heir at law of Alfred Benson, deceased, and the only heirs, of the county of Marion, State of Iowa... ... for $2000 by David Stittsworth of Marion County, Sate of Iowa..."
Died	19 Jul 1913	Pella, Marion, Iowa, United States [2]
Obituary	31 Jul 1913	Pella, Marion, Iowa, United States [2]
The Pella Chronicle
Rose Ann Hester, daughter of Zacheus and Margaret Hester, and widow of the late Samuel Wells, was born in Ross County, Ohio, Aug. 25, 1835, died in Pella, Iowa, July 19, 1913, aged 77 years, 10 months, 24 days. She was married to Alfred Benson in August 1853. They came to Marion County, Iowa, in Sept. 1854. To this union were born four children, two sons and two daughters, two of whom are living, William Z. Benson and Mary J. Robinson. Alfred Benson died in Marion County, Iowa, Dec. 5, 1860. She was again married May 27, 1862, to George E Miller, to which union were born five children, two sons and three daughters. Two children of this union survive her, Mrs. Winne Dickey and Mrs. Annie Wiley, the latter not being able to attend the funeral. In the year 1884 she was again united in marriage to Samuel Wells at Bedford, Iowa, who died four weeks ago. They with their granddaughter, Beulah Benson, whose mother died when her daughter was an infant, have made their home in Pella for the last thirteen years. She had been failing for some time, but since the death of her husband, has been failing very fast until called to our Father. Funeral services were conducted Monday, July 21st, at 1:30 at the home and at 2:00 o'clock at the M. E. Church, by Rev. C. E. Pettit. Burial was at Oakwood cemetery.
Buried	Y [11]
Person ID	I200	Dale's Tree
Last Modified	16 Feb 2025

Father	Zacheus Freeland Hester, b. Cal 15 Dec 1803, , , Pennsylvania, United States , d. 19 Jul 1878, , Ross, Ohio, United States (Age ~ 74 years)
Mother	Margaret Hixon, b. Cal 16 Jul 1808, , , Ohio, United States , d. 21 Sep 1878, , Ross, Ohio, United States (Age ~ 70 years)
Married	1826 [12]
Family ID	F1646	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Alfred Benson, b. 28 Nov 1828, , Ross, Ohio, United States , d. 5 Dec 1860, , Marion, Iowa, United States (Age 32 years)

Married 28 Aug 1853 , Ross, Ohio, United States [2, 4]

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

Family 2 George E. Miller, b. 1828, , , Ohio, United States , d. 1894 (Age 66 years)

Married 27 May 1862 , Marion, Iowa, United States [2, 9]

Children

+	1. George E. Miller, b. Abt 1863, , , Ohio, United States , d. Bef 19 Jul 1913 (Age ~ 50 years)
	2. R. Miller, b. Abt 1864, , Taylor, Iowa, United States , d. Bef 19 Jul 1913 (Age ~ 49 years)
	3. Annie Miller, b. Abt 1866, , Taylor, Iowa, United States , d. Aft 19 Jul 1913 (Age ~ 47 years)
	4. Winnifred Miller, b. Abt 1867, , Taylor, Iowa, United States , d. Aft 19 Jul 1913 (Age ~ 46 years)
	5. J. Miller, b. Oct 1869, , Taylor, Iowa, United States , d. Bef 19 Jul 1913 (Age ~ 43 years)

Last Modified 1 Dec 2013

Family ID F1316 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 3	Samual Wells, b. 1835, , , Ohio, United States , d. 20 Jun 1913, Pella, Marion, Iowa, United States (Age 78 years)
Married	1885	Bedford, Taylor, Iowa, United States [1, 2]
Last Modified	1 Dec 2013
Family ID	F649	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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	Born - 25 Aug 1835 - , Ross, Ohio, United States
	Married - 28 Aug 1853 - , Ross, Ohio, United States
	Relocation - From Ross County, OH - Sep 1854 - , Marion, Iowa, United States
	Relocation - From Marion County, IA - Aft 6 Dec 1860 - , Ross, Ohio, United States
	Married - 27 May 1862 - , Marion, Iowa, United States
	Land Lease - N½ of the SW¼ of S16 T76 R19 - 16 Sep 1867 - Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States
	Land Sale - 5 acres out of the SE¼ of the SE¼ of S32, T77, R20 - 23 Dec 1870 - Red Rock, Marion, Iowa, United States
	Residence - 22 Feb 1871 - , Mahaska, Iowa, United States
	Land Sale - Lot 11 and Lot 12 S16 T76 R19 - 26 Oct 1877 - Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States
	Married - 1885 - Bedford, Taylor, Iowa, United States
	Died - 19 Jul 1913 - Pella, Marion, Iowa, United States
	Obituary - The Pella Chronicle - 31 Jul 1913 - Pella, Marion, Iowa, United States

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Sources

[S213] Census - IA, Marion - 1910 Fed, Iowa, Marion, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2006), T624, roll 624_412, Pella Ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 51, sheet 11B, dwelling 212, family 228, Samuel Wells, accessed 20 May 2011 (Reliability: 2), 20 May 2011.
[S617] Newspapers - IA, Marion, Pella - The Pella Chronicle, Iowa. Pella., "Rose Ann Wells obit," July 1913. (Reliability: 2), 30 Nov 2013.
[S620] Census - IA, Mahaska - 1870 Fed, Iowa, Mahaska, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M593, roll M593_408, Des Moines Township, p. 236B, dwelling 153, family 153, G. Miller, accessed 1 Dec 2013 (Reliability: 0).
[S316] Marriage Records - IA, Marion - Marriage Register, Iowa. Marion., marriage register 69, Benson-Hestor, 1853. (Reliability: 3).
[S618] Book - BENSON - Phillip Leroy Benson's Book, Phillip Benson, (Las Vegas, Nevada: Southern Nevada Times, 10 June 1995.), 34. (Reliability: 1), 1 Dec 2013.
[S253] Land Records - IA, Marion - Deeds, Iowa. Marion., Book T: 255, Lease between William Z. Benson and Mary Benson (first party) to A.G. Argo (second party), 09/16/1867 (Reliability: 2), 8 Mar 2009.
[S253] Land Records - IA, Marion - Deeds, Iowa. Marion., Book Z: Page 507, Heirs of William Benson to John M. Reins, warranty deed, 2/22/1871 (Reliability: 3), 26 Jan 2009.
[S253] Land Records - IA, Marion - Deeds, Iowa. Marion., Book V: Page 390, Heirs of William Benson to John Reins, deed, 12/23/1870 (Reliability: 3), 27 Jan 2009.
[S253] Land Records - IA, Marion - Deeds, Iowa. Marion., Book Z: Page 507, Heirs of William Benson to John M. Reins, warranty deed, 2/22/1871 (Reliability: 2), 18 May 2009.
[S253] Land Records - IA, Marion - Deeds, Iowa. Marion., Book 12: 506, Heirs of Alfred Benson to David Stitsworth, Deed, 25 Jan 1878 (Reliability: 3), 17 May 2009.
[S617] Newspapers - IA, Marion, Pella - The Pella Chronicle, Iowa. Pella., "Rose Ann Wells obit," 31 July 1913. (Reliability: 2), 30 Nov 2013.
[S455] Cemeteries - OH, Ross - Hixon Cemetery Grave Markers, Hixon Cemetery (Ross, Ohio), Margaret Hester marker, Personally read and photographed, 2011. (Reliability: 2), 30 May 2011.