Mary Etta Benson

1874 - 1953  (78 years)

• Name	Mary Etta Benson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	16 Nov 1874	Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	21 Feb 1904	Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States   [7]
  Land Sale	8 Mar 1924	Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States   [8]
  	SE¼ of NW¼ and E½ of Sec 18, T76 R19
  	About four years after Catherine's death, the heirs of Solomon and Catherine sold the old farm to James Slocum for $11,900. The deed was filed 3/8/1924. Heirs: Elijah B. Benson and Zella M. Benson, Marion Co., IA Mary E. Speed and Mell M. Speed, Warren Co., IA Robert T. Benson and Lizzie A. Benson, Polk Co., IA Isadora Van Haaften and Henry Van Haaften, Wright Co., IA William O. Benson and Laura A. Benson, Itasca Co., MN John F. Benson and Mary A. Benson, Linn Co., KS Grover C. Benson, unmarried, Sedgwick Co., CO
  Residence	Dec 1939	Des Moines Township, Mahaska, Iowa, United States   [9]
  Family Search ID	LDXL-17K
  Family Search Link	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LDXL-17K
  Died	4 Apr 1953
  Buried	Highland Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
  Person ID	I89	Dale's Tree
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Solomon Benson,   b. 20 Sep 1837, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 21 Feb 1904, Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Catherine Jarman,   b. 10 Nov 1842, , Pike, Ohio, United States ,   d. 17 Apr 1920, Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Married	7 May 1868	Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States   [7, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Melvin Martin Speed,   b. 30 Apr 1875, Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States ,   d. 13 Jul 1947  (Age 72 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1895	Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States   [12]
  Children	+ 1. Grace Evalene Speed,   b. 24 Feb 1897, Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States ,   d. 3 Apr 1973, Des Moines Township, Mahaska, Iowa, United States  (Age 76 years) + 2. Arlie Wright Speed,   b. 1 Feb 1899, , , Iowa, United States ,   d. Apr 1981, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States  (Age 82 years) + 3. Robert Elda Speed,   b. 16 Mar 1902, , , Iowa, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Margaret Marie Speed,   b. 30 Apr 1908, , , Iowa, United States ,   d. 26 Jan 1911  (Age 2 years)
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2018
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 16 Nov 1874 - Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States Married - 24 Dec 1895 - Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States Residence - 21 Feb 1904 - Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States Land Sale - SE¼ of NW¼ and E½ of Sec 18, T76 R19 - 8 Mar 1924 - Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States Buried - - Highland Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Mary Etta Benson Nov 16, 1874 - Apr 4, 1953

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Census - IA, Marion - 1880 Fed, Iowa, Marion, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2005), T9, p. 41, dwelling 420, family 425, Sol Benson (Reliability: 3). [S254] Census - IA, Marion - 1885 State, Iowa, Marion, (Digital images. Ancestry.com. www.ancestry.com : 2007), Polk Township, p. 259, dwelling 75, family 75, Solomon Benson; (www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 May 2008) (Reliability: 2), 31 Jan 2009. [S218] Census - IA, Warren - 1920 Fed, Iowa, Warren, (www.Ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2005), T625, Lincoln Township, enumeration district (ED) 216, sheet 2A, p. 168, dwelling 33, family 36, Melvian Speed, accessed 27 Oct 2008 (Reliability: 2), 2 Jan 2009. [S221] Census - IA, Warren - 1905 State, Iowa, Warren, (Digital images. Ancestry.com. www.ancestry.com : 2007), Lincoln Township, line 993, M. M. Speed; (www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 Jan 2009) (Reliability: 2), 3 Jan 2009. [S680] Census - IA, Warren - 1910 Fed, Iowa, Warren, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T624, Lincoln Township, enumeration district (ED) 210, sheet 3B, dwelling 34, family 34, Martin M. Speed (Reliability: 2), 18 Dec 2013. [S730] Letters - Old Letters Received by W.O. Benson, Various writers Old correspondence (Reliability: 2), 24 Dec 2013. [S194] Newspapers - IA, Marion, Knoxville - The Knoxville Journal, Iowa. Knoxville., "Solomon Benson Obituary," 26 Feb 1904. (Reliability: 2). [S253] Land Records - IA, Marion - Deeds, Iowa. Marion., Book 56, No. 258, Heirs of Solomon Benson to James Slocum, deed, 8 Mar 1924 (Reliability: 3), 17 May 2009. [S798] Birth Certificates, Delayed - IA, Iowa State Historical Society, Des Moines, Iowa, Ancestry.com, (https://ancestry.com :2017.), delayed birth certificate 00-049485 (1939), Georgia Van Haaften, . (Reliability: 3), 16 Jan 2018. [S316] Marriage Records - IA, Marion - Marriage Register, Iowa. Marion., marriage register, Book 2: 147, Benson-Jarman, 1868. (Reliability: 2). [S194] Newspapers - IA, Marion, Knoxville - The Knoxville Journal, Iowa. Knoxville., "Mrs. Catherine Benson [Obit]," 4/29/1920. (Reliability: 2), 11 Dec 2013. [S316] Marriage Records - IA, Marion - Marriage Register, Iowa. Marion., marriage register, Book 7: 332, Speed-Benson, 1895. (Reliability: 2).