bensongenealogypages
genealogy of the benson/jenson and the tachibana/oro families
First Name:  Last Name: 
[Advanced Search]  [Surnames]
Home Search Login  
Print Bookmark
You are currently anonymous
William Zachariah Benson

William Zachariah Benson

Male 1854 - 1922  (68 years)

Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name William Zachariah Benson  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born 25 Jun 1854  Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Relocation Sep 1854  , Marion, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    From Ross County, OH 
    • From his mother Rose Ann Wells obit: ... "She was married to Alfred Benson in August 1853. They came to Marion County, Iowa, in Sept. 1854." ...
    Land Lease 16 Sep 1867  Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [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  Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 included the following heirs:
      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]
    Land Sale 26 Oct 1877  Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    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 16 Dec 1922  Lenox, Taylor, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Cause: Heart Attach 
    Person ID I204  Dale's Tree
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2013 

    Father Ancestors Alfred Benson,   b. 28 Nov 1828, , Ross, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1860, , Marion, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years) 
    Mother Ancestors Rose Ann Hester,   b. 25 Aug 1835, , Ross, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1913, Pella, Marion, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 28 Aug 1853  , Ross, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 10] 
    Family ID F67  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ancestors Margaret "Maggie" Baxter,   b. 1857, , , Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1896, Conway, Taylor, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married Abt 1874  [9] 
    Children 
    +1. Alfred Purl Benson,   b. 7 Jul 1874, , Taylor, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1917, Lenox, Taylor, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
     2. Robert Ellsworth Benson,   b. 1876, , , Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Mary S. Benson,   b. 1878, , , Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft Jun 1880, Conway, Taylor, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     4. Bertha Benson,   b. 1879,   d. Bef Jun 1880, Conway, Taylor, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     5. William Edgar Benson,   b. 1880,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. George Zachias Benson,   b. Nov 1885, , , Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Beula Belle Benson,   b. Feb 1895, , , Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2013 
    Family ID F1318  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Josephine "Josie" Garver,   b. Sep 1871, , , Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1898  [3] 
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2013 
    Family ID F2373  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map Click to hide
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Jun 1854 - Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRelocation - From Ross County, OH - Sep 1854 - , Marion, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand Lease - N½ of the SW¼ of S16 T76 R19 - 16 Sep 1867 - Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand Sale - 5 acres out of the SE¼ of the SE¼ of S32, T77, R20 - 23 Dec 1870 - Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand Sale - Lot 11 and Lot 12 S16 T76 R19 - 26 Oct 1877 - Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Heart Attach - 16 Dec 1922 - Lenox, Taylor, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [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).

    2. [S618] Book - BENSON - Phillip Leroy Benson's Book, Phillip Benson, (Las Vegas, Nevada: Southern Nevada Times, 10 June 1995.), 4. (Reliability: 1), 2 Dec 2013.

    3. [S621] Census - IA, Polk - 1900 Fed, Iosa, Polk, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), T623, roll 453, Des Moines, enumeration district (ED) 0066, p. 1A, dwelling 8, family 9, William Benson, accessed 2 Dec 2013 (Reliability: 2), 2 Dec 2013.

    4. [S622] Census - IA, Taylor - 1880 Fed, Iowa, Taylor, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), T9, roll 366, Grant Township, enumeration district (ED) 215, p. 65C, dwelling 19, family 20, William Benson, accessed 2 Dec 2013 (Reliability: 2), 2 Dec 2013.

    5. [S617] Newspapers - IA, Marion, Pella - The Pella Chronicle, Iowa. Pella., "Rose Ann Wells obit," July 1913. (Reliability: 2), 30 Nov 2013.

    6. [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.

    7. [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.

    8. [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.

    9. [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.

    10. [S316] Marriage Records - IA, Marion - Marriage Register, Iowa. Marion., marriage register 69, Benson-Hestor, 1853. (Reliability: 3).


This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ©, v. 12.0.2, written by Darrin Lythgoe 2001-2025.

Maintained by Dale Benson.