Nancy Kerr

1842 - 1916  (74 years)

• Name	Nancy Kerr  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	11 Jun 1842	, , Ohio, United States   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Literacy	Jun 1870  [1]
  	Can not write
  Land Sale	23 Dec 1870	Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States   [5, 6]
  	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]
  Family Search ID	2WC9-N5F
  Family Search Link	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/2WC9-N5F
  Died	13 Jun 1916	, , Missouri, United States   [2, 3]
  Buried	Wills Cemetery, Peculiar, Cass, Missouri, United States   [2, 3]
  		Nancy (Kerr) Benson and William Leach Grave Marker.jpg
  Person ID	I210	Dale's Tree
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	Moses A. Kerr,   b. Ohio, United States ,   d. Twin Township, Ross, Ohio, United States
  Mother	Elizabeth Adams,   b. 3 Jun 1817, Ohio, United States ,   d. 1 Jan 1887, Ohio, United States  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F2582	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elijah Benson,   b. 4 Oct 1835, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 19 Feb 1874, , , Missouri, United States  (Age 38 years)
  Married	6 Sep 1860	, Ross, Ohio, United States   [4, 7]
  Children	+ 1. Mary Alice Benson,   b. 19 Nov 1860, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 18 Jul 1934, Polk Township, Cass, Missourri, United States  (Age 73 years)   2. Lucille Benson,   b. 1862,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Laura J. Benson,   b. 9 Oct 1863,   d. 7 Aug 1866, , Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 2 years)   4. Lola Benson,   b. 1864,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Nancy E. Benson,   b. 1866, , Marion, Iowa, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Margaret J. Benson,   b. 1870, , , Missouri, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Josephine "Josie" Benson,   b. 1 Jul 1872, , , Missouri, United States ,   d. 8 Jan 1945, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States  (Age 72 years) + 8. William Edward Benson,   b. 18 Mar 1874, Peculiar, Cass, Missouri, United States ,   d. 10 Jul 1950, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, United States  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2013
  Family ID	F70	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	William Henry Leach,   b. 22 Mar 1855,   d. 18 Feb 1936  (Age 80 years)
  Married	9 Nov 1882	Cass, Missouri, United States
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F96	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 11 Jun 1842 - , , Ohio, United States Married - 6 Sep 1860 - , Ross, Ohio, United States Land Sale - 5 acres out of the SE¼ of the SE¼ of S32, T77, R20 - 23 Dec 1870 - Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States Died - 13 Jun 1916 - , , Missouri, United States Buried - - Wills Cemetery, Peculiar, Cass, Missouri, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - MO, Cass - 1870 Fed, Missouri, Cass, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2003), M593, Big Creek Township, p. 19, dwelling 124, family 124, Elijah Benson, accessed 6 Feb 2009 (Reliability: 2), 9 Feb 2009. [S285] Cemeteries - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), accessed 29 Mar 2013<, Memorial listing for Nancy Leach (Reliability: 2). [S603] Cemeteries - MO, Cass - Wills Cemetery Grave Markers, Wills Cemetery (Cass, Missouri), Nancy Leach marker, Personally read and photographed, Apr 2013. (Reliability: 2), 22 Nov 2013. [S316] Marriage Records - IA, Marion - Marriage Register, Iowa. Marion., marriage register 469, Benson-Kerr, 1860. (Reliability: 3). [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. [S73] Book - BENSON - Phylis Stephen's Book, Phyllis (Benson) Stephens, (N.p.: self published, n.d.) (Reliability: 0), 16 Jun 2011.