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Chester Alvin 'Al' Benson 1910–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1910

Birth Location: Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 29 Jan 1961

Death Location: Grand Canyon, Coconino, Arizona, USA

Father: Andrew Benson

Mother: Mary Lang

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In 1910, Chester Alvin 'Al' Benson entered the world in Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa, USA, born to Andrew Wilmot Benson And Mary Alice Lang. Chester Alvin 'Al' Benson passed away in 1961 in Grand Canyon, Coconino, Arizona, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1910, Chester Alvin 'Al' Benson entered the world in Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa, USA, born to Andrew Wilmot Benson And Mary Alice Lang.
  • Chester Alvin 'Al' Benson passed away in 1961 in Grand Canyon, Coconino, Arizona, USA.

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Chester Benson's Ancestors

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Chester Benson
1910–1961
Birth Place: Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa, USA
Parents
Andrew Wilmot Benson
1875–1949
Malmo, Sweden
Mary (Alice) Lang
1878–1944
Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Gavin (James) Lang
1847–1929
, , Pennsylvania, USA
Amanda (Malinda) Berckham
1853–1911
Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Lang
1823–1909
Margaret Young
1824–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gavin Lang
1788–1847
Margaret Brownlie
1797–1842
Thomas Young
1804–1882
Agnes Alexander
1789–1871

Chester Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1910
22 Nov 1910
Birth of Chester Alvin 'Al' Benson in Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa, USA
Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa, USA
1961
29 Jan 1961
Age 51
Death of Chester Alvin 'Al' Benson in Grand Canyon, Coconino, Arizona, USA
Grand Canyon, Coconino, Arizona, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1910
    Event Place: Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1961
    Event Place: Grand Canyon, Coconino, Arizona, USA

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