Benson, Willard Henry

BENSON, DUNTON, ELLIS, SHOWALTER

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Date: 8/27/2009 at 08:57:40

Benson, Willard Henry

Although a young man, Willard Henry Benson, of Kellogg Township, has gained a good foothold in the agricultural world, and has shown what one can accomplish in a short time if he is willing to labor persistently along legitimate courses and not permit himself to be subdued by seemingly untoward circumstances, for if one is easily discouraged at the outset there is little chance that much that is worth while will be accomplished in the later stages of the game which we call life.

Mr. Benson was born in Kellogg, Iowa, November 5, 1887, and he is the son of Charles Horace Benson, who was born at Madison, Wisconsin, March 17, 1846, and he married Caroline Dunton, who was born in New Philadelphia, Ohio, in 1881.The father has devoted his life to farming. He came here in 1867 and here he has continued to reside to the present time, being well-known and highly respected in his community, having worked hard and laid by a competency, so he is now living retired in a very neat and cozy home in the town of Kellogg.

Willard H. Benson, of this review, received a good education, having attended the Glendale School in Kellogg Township, working on the home place during crop seasons, thus receiving good training in his chosen line of endeavor, and he has devoted himself to farming ever since, now owning a very productive and neat little farm of eighty acres in section 13, Kellogg Township, and here he is making a very comfortable living and has a pleasant home.

Mr. Benson was married on February 27, 1907, to Goldie May Ellis, who was born in Jasper County, Iowa, May 9, 1890, the daughter of John Calvin Ellis, and her mother's maiden name was Mary Showalter, whose birth occurred in Iowa. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Benson, Myrtle Irene and Florence May.

Politically, Mr. Benson is a Democrat, but he does not take any special interest in political matters, merely striving to advance himself and live the life of an honest and desirable citizen.Past and Present of Jasper County Iowa B. F. Bowden & Company, Indianapolis, IN, 1912 Page 1065.