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Reuben Leander Benson 1855–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1855

Birth Location: Franklin, Missouri

Death Date: 1935

Death Location: Kansas

Father: Tilman Benson

Mother: Minerva Bledsoe

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Reuben Leander Benson was born in 1855 in Franklin, Missouri, the child of Tilman Thomas Benson And Minerva Bledsoe. Reuben Leander Benson passed away in 1935 in Kansas.

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Biography

  • Reuben Leander Benson was born in 1855 in Franklin, Missouri, the child of Tilman Thomas Benson And Minerva Bledsoe.
  • Reuben Leander Benson passed away in 1935 in Kansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Tilman Benson
1818–1897
Birth Location: Armstrong, Vanderburgh, Indiana
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Minerva Bledsoe
1827–1909
Birth Location: Clark, Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Reuben Benson's Ancestors

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Reuben Benson
1855–1935
Birth Place: Franklin, Missouri
Parents
Tilman Thomas Benson
1818–1897
Armstrong, Vanderburgh, Indiana
Minerva Bledsoe
1827–1909
Clark, Kentucky
Grandparents
William (B) Benson
1780–1846
North Carolina
Frances ("Fanny") Dodd
1795–1867
Oconee, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reuben Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1855
Dec 1855
Birth of Reuben Leander Benson in Franklin, Missouri
Franklin, Missouri
1935
1935
Age 80
Death of Reuben Leander Benson in Kansas
Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1855
    Event Place: Franklin, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kansas
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