Elizabeth Davis

1801 - 1853  (52 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Davis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	2 May 1801	Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Female
  Relocation	Aft Sep 1852	Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States   [12, 13]
  	from Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio
  	Likely making this move were parents William and Elizabeth, and children Sarah (with her new husband George Miller), Solomon, Elizabeth, and William. Daughter Margaret and her new husband Joseph Free may have accompanied them.
  Family Search ID	LLQV-N1H
  Family Search Link	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LLQV-N1H
  Died	1 Dec 1853	, Marion, Iowa, United States   [3, 4]
  Buried	Teter Cemetery, Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States   [3, 4]
  	Address: Teter Cemetery
  		Elizabeth (Davis) Benson Grave Marker.jpg +Elizabeth (Davis) Benson Grave Marker
  Person ID	I94	Dale's Tree
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Solomon Davis,   b. 1774, , , Virginia, United States ,   d. Feb 1861, , Ross, Ohio, United States  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Rachel Hixon,   b. 1779, , Loudoun, Virginia, United States ,   d. 20 Nov 1826, , Ross, Ohio, United States  (Age 47 years)
  Married	12 May 1800	, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
  Family ID	F35	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Benson,   b. 14 May 1798, , Bourbon, Kentucky, United States ,   d. 5 Jun 1860, Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 62 years)
  Married	13 Aug 1818	, Ross, Ohio, United States   [5, 6]
  Children	+ 1. Rachel Benson,   b. 15 Jan 1819, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 21 Apr 1863, , Ross, Ohio, United States  (Age 44 years) + 2. Judith Ann Benson,   b. 1820, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 28 Dec 1874, , Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 54 years) + 3. Leah Benson,   b. 7 Oct 1822, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 29 Jan 1880, , Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 57 years) + 4. Mary S. Benson,   b. 15 Dec 1824, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 8 Apr 1908, , Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 83 years) + 5. Nancy Benson,   b. 4 Dec 1826, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 1 Jan 1890, Monroe, Jasper, Iowa, United States  (Age 63 years) + 6. Alfred Benson,   b. 28 Nov 1828, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 5 Dec 1860, , Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 32 years) + 7. Margaret S. Benson,   b. 30 May 1831, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 26 Sep 1890, Attica, Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 59 years) + 8. Sarah Ann Benson,   b. 3 Jul 1833, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 23 Jul 1910, Lacona, Warren, Iowa, United States  (Age 77 years) + 9. Elijah Benson,   b. 4 Oct 1835, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 19 Feb 1874, , , Missouri, United States  (Age 38 years) + 10. Solomon Benson,   b. 20 Sep 1837, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 21 Feb 1904, Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 66 years) + 11. Elizabeth Catherine Benson,   b. 8 Feb 1840, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 2 Apr 1909, Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 69 years)   12. William Benson,   b. 16 Feb 1842, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 27 Feb 1863, Columbus, Hickman, Kentucky, United States  (Age 21 years)   13. Milton Benson,   b. 4 Feb 1844, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 15 Jun 1845, , Ross, Ohio, United States  (Age 1 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2018
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 2 May 1801 - Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States Married - 13 Aug 1818 - , Ross, Ohio, United States Relocation - from Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio - Aft Sep 1852 - Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States Died - 1 Dec 1853 - , Marion, Iowa, United States Buried - Address: Teter Cemetery - - Teter Cemetery, Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Census - OH, Ross - 1850 Fed, Ohio, Ross, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2005), M432, roll 725, p. 209, dwelling 3038, family 3038, William Benson (Reliability: 3). [S73] Book - BENSON - Phylis Stephen's Book, Phyllis (Benson) Stephens, (N.p.: self published, n.d.), 17. (Reliability: 0). [S125] Cemeteries - IA, Marion - Teter Cemetery Grave Markers, Teter Cemetery (Marion, Iowa; Latitude: 41.4039, Longitude: -93.1128; Located N of Knoxville on W side of Cnty Rd 14 about .3 mi S of the long bridge.) (Reliability: 4). [S77] Cemeteries - IA, Marion - Cemeteries Of Marion County, Iowa, Marion County Genealogical Society, 130 (Reliability: 2), 9 Mar 2009. "Benson, Elizabeth, wf of Wm. d 1 Dec 1853 - 52y 6m 29d; Loudoun Co., Va." [S275] Marriage Records - OH, Ross - Marriage Register, Ohio. Ross., marriage register, Benson-Davis, 1818. (Reliability: 2), 8 Dec 2013. [S739] Family Data Collection, Edmund West Ancestry.com, ((2000)), accessed 27 Dec 2013), Elizabeth Davis entry. (Reliability: 3), 27 Dec 2013. [S74] Census - VA, Loudoun - 1810 Fed, Virginia, Loudoun, (http://ancestor.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2008), M252, p. 299, Solomon Davis (Reliability: 2). [S44] Census - OH, Ross - 1820 Fed, Ohio, Ross, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), M33, roll 92, p. 337, William Benson (Reliability: 3). [S50] Census - OH, Ross - 1830 Fed, Ohio, Ross, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), M29, p. 332, line 19, William Benson (Reliability: 3). [S56] Census - OH, Ross - 1840 Fed, Ohio, Ross, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), M704, roll 404, Paint Township, p. 360, line 22, William Benson. (Reliability: 2). [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). [S73] Book - BENSON - Phylis Stephen's Book, Phyllis (Benson) Stephens, (N.p.: self published, n.d.). [S194] Newspapers - IA, Marion, Knoxville - The Knoxville Journal, Iowa. Knoxville., "Solomon Benson Obituary," 2/26/1904. (Reliability: 2).