Marguerite Clara "Molly" Benson

1914 - 1990  (75 years)

• Name	Marguerite Clara "Molly" Benson  [1, 2, 3]
  Nickname	Molly
  Born	12 Mar 1914	Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Relocation	Abt 1919	, , Colorado, United States   [4]
  	From Iowa
  Relocation	1921	, , Iowa, United States   [4]
  	From Colorado
  Died	12 Feb 1990	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States   [1]
  Obituary	Abt 13 Feb 1990	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States   [5]
  Chicago Tribune
  FAUCAULT Marguerite Faucault, nee Benson, age 75; beloved wife of the late Joseph K.; loving mother of Merrie Lee (John) Matuska and Joseph B. (Pat) Faucault; dear grandmother of Lisa Matuska, Joseph A., Bryan and Gregory Faucault; sister of Lee Half, Jeanne Birchfield, Lois Hooker, Geri Benson and Robert Benson; nieces and nephews. Visitation Wednesday 2-9 p.m. Funeral services Thursday, February 15, 1990. at 12 noon at the Elmwood Chapel, 11200 S. Ewing Ave., Chicago, IL. Interment Beverly Cemetery. 312-731-2749
  Family Search ID	LY15-W5N
  Family Search Link	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LY15-W5N
  Buried	15 Feb 1990	Beverly Cemetery, Blue Island, Cook, Illinois, United States   [1, 5]
  Person ID	I5223	Dale's Tree
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Grover Cleveland Benson,   b. 11 Nov 1885, Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States ,   d. 11 Feb 1964, Hastings, Adams, Nebraska, United States  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Mary Belle Wright,   b. 15 Apr 1889, Attica, Marion, Iowa, United States ,   d. 3 Apr 1921, Julesburg, Sedgwick, Colorado, United States  (Age 31 years)
  Married	29 Aug 1905	Bussey, Marion, Iowa, United States   [3, 6]
  Family ID	F89	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph Kendall Faucault,   b. 21 Jun 1915, , , Illinois ,   d. 24 Dec 1981, Evergreen Park, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age 66 years)
  Married	10 Jul 1936	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
  Children	+ 1. Merrie Lee Faucault + 2. Joseph B. Faucault
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2023
  Family ID	F1123	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 12 Mar 1914 - Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States Relocation - From Iowa - Abt 1919 - , , Colorado, United States Relocation - From Colorado - 1921 - , , Iowa, United States Married - 10 Jul 1936 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Died - 12 Feb 1990 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Obituary - Chicago Tribune - Abt 13 Feb 1990 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Buried - 15 Feb 1990 - Beverly Cemetery, Blue Island, Cook, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S387] Artifacts - Funeral Card, Funeral Card for Marguerite (Benson) Faucault (Reliability: 2), 22 Nov 2009. [S513] Census - IA, Poweshiek - 1920 Fed, Iowa, Poweshiek, (2010: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T625, roll T625_511, Grinnell, enumeration district (ED) 127, p. 5A, dwelling 107, family 117, Grover C. Benson, accessed 18 Jun 2012 (Reliability: 2), 18 Jun 2012. [S730] Letters - Old Letters Received by W.O. Benson, Various writers Old correspondence (Reliability: 2), 24 Dec 2013. [S470] Newspapers - TX, Dallas - Unknown Dallas Newspaper, Texas. Dallas., "HALFF". (Reliability: 0), 12 Jul 2011. [S808] Newspapers - IL, Chicago - Chicago Tribune, Illinois. Chicago., "FAUCAULT," p. 8; Section 2; digital images. (Reliability: 0). [S194] Newspapers - IA, Marion, Knoxville - The Knoxville Journal, Iowa. Knoxville., "Mrs. G.C. Benson [Obit]," Aft 13 Apr 1921. (Reliability: 2), 11 Dec 2013.