Iowa Family Group Sheet for the Charles Willard BENSON Family Submitted by: Madge NORTONHUSBAND: Charles Willard BENSON Birth date: 1868 Birthplace: IL Death date: 23 Mar 1954 Place of death: Pendleton, Umatilla Co, OR Burial date: Cremated Burial place: Other Spouse: Father: Herman H. BENSON Mother: Rosella WOOD Marriage date: Bef. 1891 Marriage place: unknown WIFE: Jeannette Estelle PURDY Birth date: 1 Apr 1869 Birthplace: Orchard Station, IA Death date: 20 Feb 1949 Place of death: Hermiston, Umitilla Co, OR Burial date: unknown Burial place: unknown Other Spouse: Father: Walden Eugene PURDY Mother: Sarah Ann RUDE CHILDREN Child No. 1: Sarah Rozella BENSON Sex: F Birth date: 8 Jun 1891 Birthplace: Sac City, Sac Co, IA Death date: 1 Oct 1914 Place of death: Adams Walsh Co, ND Burial date: unknown Burial place: ND Spouse's name: Henry Melvin LEE Marriage date: 29 JUL 1907 Marriage place: Sac City, Sac Co, IA Child No. 2: Herman Eugene BENSON Sex: M Birth date: 14 Aug 1899 Birthplace: unknown Death date: Aug 1989 Place of death: OR Burial date: unknown Burial place: unknown Spouse's name: unknown Marriage date: unknown Marriage place: unknown Child No. 3: Merle Raymond BENSON Sex: M Birth date: 4 Feb 1902 Birthplace: unknown Death date: 24 Oct 1980 Place of death: unknown Burial date: unknown Burial place: unknown Spouse's name: unknown Marriage date: unknown Marriage place: unknown Child No. 4: Grace BENSON Sex: F Birth date: 16 Aug 1904 Birthplace: unknown Death date: unknown Place of death: unknown Burial date: unknown Burial place: unknown Spouse's name: unknown Marriage date: unknown Marriage place: unknown Child No. 5: Della BENSON Sex: F Birth date: 7 Mar 1907 Birthplace: unknown Death date: 8 Mar 1914 Place of death: unknown Burial date: unknown Burial place: unknown Spouse's name: Marriage date: Marriage place: Documentation and Sources: Census: 1900, IA, Green Co, Junction twsp; Census: 1920, OK, Garvin Co, Whitebead twsp; Census: 1930, WA, Cowlitz Co, Kelso twsp (city); Charles-Death cert. OR #2543; Jeannette-Death Cert. OR #2344; Herman death-SSDI record; Dates on Merle, Grace & Della from their niece. Information on Sarah from daughter Elizabeth. ************************************************** Copyright © 2006 by Madge NORTON. All rights reserved. http://www.iagenweb.org/state/disclaim.htm **************************************************