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Lela Kathleen Benson 1904–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 OCT 1904

Birth Location: Mooresville, Livingston County, Missouri, United States of America

Death Date: 7 MAR 2001

Death Location: Missouri, United States of America

Father: Hiram Benson

Mother: Susan Comstock

Spouse(s): Thomas Dowd, James Lawson

Children(s): David Dowd

Lela Kathleen Benson was born in 1904 in Mooresville, Livingston County, Missouri, United States of America, the child of Hiram Elliott Benson And Susan Edna Comstock. Lela Kathleen Benson married James Allbritian Lawson, Thomas Dowd, and had children including David Dowd. Lela Kathleen Benson passed away in 2001 in Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lela Kathleen Benson was born in 1904 in Mooresville, Livingston County, Missouri, United States of America, the child of Hiram Elliott Benson And Susan Edna Comstock.
  • Lela Kathleen Benson married James Allbritian Lawson, Thomas Dowd, and had children including David Dowd.
  • Lela Kathleen Benson passed away in 2001 in Missouri, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lela Benson's Ancestors

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Lela Benson
1904–2001
Birth Place: Mooresville, Livingston County, Missouri, United States of America
Parents
Hiram Elliott Benson
1872–1948
Mooresville, Missouri
Susan (Edna) Comstock
1878–1943
Mooresville, Missouri
Grandparents
Harmon (Knox) Benson
1842–1925
Knox, Illinois
Mandanna Elliott
1842–1925
Knox, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Robert Benson
1807–1894
Sarah Bradford
1818–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Bradford
1777–1868
Elizabeth Brown
1776–1833

Lela Benson's Descendants

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Lela (Kathleen) Benson (22 OCT 1904–7 MAR 2001) m. Thomas Dowd (1904–BET 1934 AND 1994) m. James (Allbritian) Lawson (25 MAR 1890–13 JAN 1978)
  1. 1. David Dowd 1931–1983

Lela Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1904
22 OCT 1904
Birth of Lela Kathleen Benson in Mooresville, Livingston County, Missouri, United States of America
Mooresville, Livingston County, Missouri, United States of America
2001
7 MAR 2001
Age 97
Death of Lela Kathleen Benson in Missouri, United States of America
Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 OCT 1904
    Event Place: Mooresville, Livingston County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mooresville, Livingston County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 MAR 2001
    Event Place: Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

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