Leah Benson

1822 - 1880  (57 years)

• Name	Leah Benson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Born	7 Oct 1822	, Ross, Ohio, United States   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Relocation	1864	, Marion, Iowa, United States   [3]
  	From Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio
  	The 1880 mortality scheudle indicates that she lived in Marion County for 16 yrs.
  Land Sale	23 Dec 1870	Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States   [9, 10]
  	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	LHX2-DF7
  Family Search Link	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHX2-DF7
  Died	29 Jan 1880	, Marion, Iowa, United States   [2, 3, 4, 8]
  	Cause: Paralysis
  Buried	Teter Cemetery, Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States   [2, 4, 8]
  	Address: Teter Cemetery
  Person ID	I99	Dale's Tree
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	William Benson,   b. 14 May 1798, , Bourbon, Kentucky, United States ,   d. 5 Jun 1860, Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Davis,   b. 2 May 1801, Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States ,   d. 1 Dec 1853, , Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 52 years)
  Married	13 Aug 1818	, Ross, Ohio, United States   [11, 12]
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Patterson,   b. 1820, , , Maryland, United States ,   d. , Marion, Iowa, United States
  Married	3 Jul 1842	, Ross, Ohio, United States   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Emeline Patterson,   b. 1842, , , Ohio, United States ,   d. Between 1871 and 1880  (Age 29 years)   2. William Patterson,   b. 1845, , , Ohio, United States ,   d. 24 Aug 1926, , Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 81 years) + 3. John Patterson,   b. 1847, , , Ohio, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Rebecca E. Patterson,   b. 1850, , , Ohio, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Joseph Albert Patterson,   b. 1856, , , Ohio, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Angeline Patterson,   b. 1859, , , Ohio, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2013
  Family ID	F56	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 7 Oct 1822 - , Ross, Ohio, United States Married - 3 Jul 1842 - , Ross, Ohio, United States Relocation - From Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio - 1864 - , Marion, Iowa, 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 - Cause: Paralysis - 29 Jan 1880 - , Marion, Iowa, United States Buried - Address: Teter Cemetery - - Teter Cemetery, Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Census - OH, Ross - 1860 Fed, Ohio, Ross, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), M653, Buckskin Township, p. 42, dwelling 308, family 304, John Patterson (Reliability: 3). [S73] Book - BENSON - Phylis Stephen's Book, Phyllis (Benson) Stephens, (N.p.: self published, n.d.), 21. (Reliability: 0). [S202] Census - IA, Marion - 1880 Fed Mortality Schedule, Iowa, Marion, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T9, Polk Township, enumeration district (ED) 119, p. 2, family 413, Leah Patterson, accessed 19 May 2008 (Reliability: 3), 24 Dec 2008. [S77] Cemeteries - IA, Marion - Cemeteries Of Marion County, Iowa, Marion County Genealogical Society, 131 (Reliability: 2), 9 Mar 2009. "Patterson, Lear Benson, wf of John 7 Oct 1822 - 29 Jan 1880" [S275] Marriage Records - OH, Ross - Marriage Register, Ohio. Ross., marriage register, Patterson-Benson, 1842. (Reliability: 2), 8 Dec 2013. [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). [S77] Cemeteries - IA, Marion - Cemeteries Of Marion County, Iowa, Marion County Genealogical Society, 131 (Reliability: 2). [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. [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.