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Gordon A Benson 1930 – 2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Apr 1930

Birth Location: Newberry, Luce, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 15 Apr 2015

Death Location: Britt, Hancock, Iowa, USA

Father: Earl Ebenstein

Mother: Dorothy Green

Spouse(s): Evelyn Maki

Children(s): Richard Benson, Robert Benson, John Benson, Theodore Benson, Franklin Benson, Eva Benson, Christine Benson, Jenifer Benson

Gordon A Benson was born in 1930 in Newberry, Luce, Michigan, USA, the child of Earl Franklin Ebenstein and Dorothy Green. In 1935, Gordon A Benson resided in Buffalo Center, Winnebago, Iowa, USA. Gordon A Benson married Evelyn Irene Maki, and had children including Richard Allan Benson, Robert Aynard Benson, John Mark Benson, Theodore Arnold Benson, Franklin Henry Benson, Eva Marie Benson, Christine Hope Benson, Jenifer Lynn Benson. Gordon A Benson passed away in 2015 in Britt, Hancock, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Gordon A Benson was born in 1930 in Newberry, Luce, Michigan, USA, the child of Earl Franklin Ebenstein and Dorothy Green.
  • In 1935, Gordon A Benson resided in Buffalo Center, Winnebago, Iowa, USA.
  • Gordon A Benson married Evelyn Irene Maki, and had children including Richard Allan Benson, Robert Aynard Benson, John Mark Benson, Theodore Arnold Benson, Franklin Henry Benson, Eva Marie Benson, Christine Hope Benson, Jenifer Lynn Benson.
  • Gordon A Benson passed away in 2015 in Britt, Hancock, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gordon Benson's Ancestors

Self
Gordon Benson
1930 – 2015
Birth Place: Newberry, Luce, Michigan, USA
Parents
Earl Franklin Ebenstein
1905 – 1984
Stanwood, Mecosta, Michigan, USA
Dorothy Green
1909 – 1984
Grandparents
Eli (Edward(4)) Ebenstein
1874 – 1953
Muncie, Delaware Co, Indiana, USA
Nancy (Ann) Hill(8)
1885 – 1971
Summertown, Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
August Ebenstein
1850 – 1929
Hannah Brock
1844 – 1885
David Hill(7)
1860 – 1937
Julia Hosler
1866 – 1947
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Ebenstein
1826 – 1898
Hannah Seidel
1829 – 1911
Jacob Brock
1825 – 1886
Polly Smith
1824 –
Samuel Hill(6)
1823 – 1906
Nancy Duchemin
1825 – 1895
Daniel Hosler(5)
1843 – 1898
Caroline Erskine
1847 –

Gordon Benson's Descendants

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Gordon (A) Benson (13 Apr 1930 – 15 Apr 2015) m. Evelyn (Irene) Maki (01 Jul 1933 – 12 Apr 2014)
  1. 1. Richard (Allan) Benson (27 Apr 1951 – )
  2. 2. Robert (Aynard) Benson (10 Mar 1952 – 23 Oct 1993)
  3. 3. John (Mark) Benson (10 Sep 1953 – )
  4. 4. Theodore (Arnold) Benson (23 Oct 1954 – 11 Mar 2024) m. Carla Wood
  5. 5. Franklin (Henry) Benson (20 Apr 1955 – )
  6. 6. Eva (Marie) Benson (19 Jul 1956 – )
  7. 7. Christine (Hope) Benson
  8. 8. Jenifer (Lynn) Benson

Gordon Benson's Timeline

4 Records

1930
13 Apr 1930
Birth of Gordon A Benson in Newberry, Luce, Michigan, USA
Newberry, Luce, Michigan, USA
1935
Bet. 1935–1993
Age 5
Gordon A Benson resided here in Buffalo Center, Winnebago, Iowa, USA
Buffalo Center, Winnebago, Iowa, USA
1994
1994
Age 64
Gordon A Benson resided here in Buffalo Center, Winnebago, Iowa, USA
Buffalo Center, Winnebago, Iowa, USA
2015
15 Apr 2015
Age 85
Death of Gordon A Benson in Britt, Hancock, Iowa, USA
Britt, Hancock, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1930
    Event Place: Newberry, Luce, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bet. 1935–1993
    Event Place: Buffalo Center, Winnebago, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Abt. Mar 1950
    Event Place: Luce County, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994
    Event Place: Buffalo Center, Winnebago, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Buffalo Center, Winnebago, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2015, Publication Date: 19 Apr 2015; Publication Place: Mason City, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newberry, Luce, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 2015
    Event Place: Britt, Hancock, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2015, Publication Date: 19 Apr 2015; Publication Place: Mason City, Iowa, USA

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