BENSON, Joran "Julia" (Anderson) 1863-1948

BENSON, DECKER, ANDERSON, THORUFSDATTER, SANDERSON, KITTLESEN, SAMPSON, CHALUPNIK, GUNDERSDATTER

Posted By: Diane Scott (email)
Date: 6/30/2010 at 13:40:44

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Obit for
Julia (Joran) Anderson Benson 1863-1948

Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Benson, 84, were held Thursday morning at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church. The Rev. S.O. Sorlien officiated and burial was made in the Rock Creek cemetery.

Mrs. Benson, a former Meroa area resident, had been living with her daughter, Mrs. A.C. Decker at Inkster, MI where she died Tuesday, March 30, 1948.

Joran Anderson was born in Goodhue County, MN on May 6, 1863 to Kittel and Sigrid Anderson. In the spring of 1879, she moved with her parents, sister and brothers to Walsh County, ND where they settled on a homestead.

She was united in marriage to Helleck Benson of the Meroa area on March 30, 1882. To this union seven children were born.

After their marriage, the Bensons lived near Grafton, North Dakota about four years. They then purchased a farm near Rudd, Iowa, where they lived until 1900. They sold the farm and moved to Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and later to Edmore, North Dakota. They lived here until failing health forced them to leave their home and lived with their children. Mr. Benson died on November 24, 1946.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. A.C. (Mabel) Decker and Mrs. Gilbert (Nora) Sanderson of Glenville, Minnesota; and two sons, George Benson of Virginia, Minnesota, and Winfred Benson of Waterloo. Seventeen grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild also survive. Three sons, Lawrence, Selmer, and Carl, preceded their parents in death.
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Joran (Julia) Anderson (Kittlesen) was born May 6, 1853 at Goodhue, Goodhue, Minnesota to Kittle Anderson (1833-1918) and Sigrid Thorufsdatter (1824-1865). Birthname Joran but used Julia. Surname found as Kittlesen or Anderson.

Her mother died when Joran was only two years old, probably from complications of childbirth. After her marriage to Hellek Benson, the couple moved to Rock Grove township, Floyd county, Iowa, for a few years. They moved north to Minnesota and North Dakota. She died in Michigan at the age of 85, however she and her husband, Hellek Benson returned to Iowa to be buried at the Rock Creek Lutheran Cemetery, Meroa, Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa.
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Joran's obituary from Osage Iowa Press News:
Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Benson, 84, were held Thursday morning at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church, Meroa, Iowa. The Rev. S.O. Sorlien officiated and burial was made in the Rock Creek cemetery.

Mrs. Benson, a former Meroa area resident, had been living with her daughter, Mrs. Aubrey C. Decker at Inkster, Michigan where she died on Tuesday, March 30, 1948.

Joran Anderson was born in Goodhue County, Minnesota, May 6, 1863 to Kittel and Sigrid Anderson. In the spring of 1879, she moved with her parents, sister and brothers to Walsh County, North Dakota where they settled on a homestead.

She was united in marriage to Helleck (Hellek) Benson of the Meroa area on March 30, 1882 at North Dakota. To this union seven children were born. After their marriage, the Bensons lived near Grafton, North Dakota about four years. They then purchased a farm near Rudd, Iowa, where they lived until 1900. They sold the farm and moved to Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and later to Edmore, North Dakota. They lived here until failing health forced them to leave their home and live with their children.

Joran's husband, Hellek Benson died on November 24, 1946 at Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.

Surviving are two daughters, Mabel (Mrs. Aubrey C. Decker) of Michigan and Nora (Mrs. Gilbert Sanderson) of Glenville, Minnesota; two sons, George Benson of Virginia, Minnesota, and Winfred Benson of Waterloo, Iowa; seventeen grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. Three sons, Lawrence, Selmer, and Carl, preceded the parents in death. (DB)
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Found Joran in the 1895 census at Rock Grove, Floyd, Iowa. (Hellek Benson's mother was Sigrid (Sarah) Gundersdatter Reisaeter Olesen/Mrs. William Reisaeter Olesen. William and Sigrid lived near Meroa, Iowa and farmed. Their children used the surname Williams.)
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Found in the 1900 census at Aastad, Otter Tail, Minnesota, living with her husband and children: Hellek P Benson 39, J* Benson 36, Nora Benson 15, Lorance Benson 12, Salmer Benson 11, Carl Benson 8, George Benson 5, Mabel Benson 2.
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Found in the 1910 census at Highland, Ramsey, North Dakota. Farming.
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Found in the 1920, 1930 censuses at Edmore, Ramsey, North Dakota. In 1920: Helleck Benson, 59 years old from Iowa, carpenter who builds houses and farmer; Julia Benson, 57 from Minnesota; son George Benson 25, born in Iowa, a laborer by trade; son Winfred 16, born in Iowa (probably Ben Benson).

In 1930: Hellick Benson 69 years; Julia 66; daughter Mabel Decker 23, born in Iowa; granddaughter Jane 5, born in Minnesota and grandson Hillie (Hilton) age 1, born in North Dakota.
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NOTES:

Joran's husband, Hellek Benson, was born March 25, 1861 near St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa, to Peder Helliksen and Sarah Gundersdatter (born Rollag, Buskerud, Norway). (Not sure if this couple were married or why Hellek used the surname Benson). William Reisaetter Olesen raised stepson Hellek as a son but did not adopt him.

Hellek and Joran's seven children were:
Signora Cornelia (born July 20, 1884 Grafton, North Dakota, married Gilbert Andrew Sanderson, died July 30, 1976 San Diego, California, four children); Peder Lawrence Benson (born June 20, 1886 Grafton, North Dakota, married Gunda Malina Sanderson, died November 23, 1915 Edmore, Ramsey, North Dakota, three children);
George Selmer Benson (born Nov 3, 1888 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa, died before 1948);
Karl Benson (born November 29, 1891 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa, died January 9, 1924 Edmore, Ramsey, North Dakota);
George Martin Benson (born November 30, 1894 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa, died Jan 2, 1977 Virginia, St Louis, Minnesota);
Mabel Luella (born Nov 10, 1897 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa, married Aubrey Decker, died April 1967 Inkster, Michigan, two children); and
Winfred Ben Benson (born 1904 Minnesota, married to Olive C. Sampson and Emma Grace Chalupnik, died September 18, 1967 Waterloo, Iowa, two children).
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Contributor's note: I have a photo of Hellek and Joran and family taken at William Olesen's farm near Meroa. Contact me if interested, I can email a copy of it to you. Deidre Badker -- berniebadker@iowatelecom.net