Clarence and Maud Benson

BENSON, LOGAN, VAN SICKLE

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Date: 3/6/2007 at 15:18:52

Clarence and Maud Benson

Clarence E. Benson was born January 1, 1870, and Maud Catherine Logan was born March 3, 1876.

Clarence came to northwest Iowa in 1882, from Shelby Co. with his parents, Emory J. and Jane Van Sickle Benson, and settled in Allison Township, Sec. 9. Maud came from Black Hawk County with her parents, John and Catherine Murdock Logan in 1895.

Maud taught school for several years in the Chain Lake area. They were married in her parents home near Harris on June 29, 1897. For their wedding trip they went to San Francisco, California, as delegate to a local church convention.

After their marriage they settled on the Benson farm in Allison Township with his parents, the Emory Bensons.

They were the parents of two children: Ruth Millicent and Harold Logan.

Both Clarence and Maud loved to travel. They made many trips to Black Hawk County and Shelby County. They traveled to Mexico several times and they and their daughter Ruth took a trip to the Grand Canyon where Clarence rode the pack animal from the rim to the floor of the canyon. In the 1940's the three of them took a two week trip to Cuba and surrounding area.

Their church, family and community always were more important (precious) to them than self gratification.