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Roy L. Benson 1896–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 JUN 1896

Birth Location: Huntington County, Indiana

Death Date: 26 APR 1973

Death Location: Marion, Grant County, Indiana

Father: William Benson

Mother: Flora Enyeart

Spouse(s): Gladys Pressler

Children(s): Robert Benson

Roy L. Benson was born in 1896 in Huntington County, Indiana, the child of William Robert Benson And Flora Estella Enyeart. Roy L. Benson married Gladys Lavon Pressler, and had children including Robert Roy Benson. Roy L. Benson passed away in 1973 in Marion, Grant County, Indiana.

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Biography

  • Roy L. Benson was born in 1896 in Huntington County, Indiana, the child of William Robert Benson And Flora Estella Enyeart.
  • Roy L. Benson married Gladys Lavon Pressler, and had children including Robert Roy Benson.
  • Roy L. Benson passed away in 1973 in Marion, Grant County, Indiana.

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Roy Benson's Ancestors

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Roy Benson
1896–1973
Birth Place: Huntington County, Indiana
Parents
William Robert Benson
1858–1907
Dora, Wabash County, Indiana
Flora (Estella) Enyeart
1862–1936
Wabash County, Indiana
Grandparents
Levi Enyeart
1827–1864
Troy, Miami County, Ohio, USA
Rosanna Bunker
1832–1923
Morrow County, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Bunker
1813–1848
Emilia Slyter
1816–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peleg Bunker
1782–1825
Hannah Benedict
1783–1852

Roy Benson's Descendants

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Roy (L.) Benson (26 JUN 1896–26 APR 1973) m. Gladys (Lavon) Pressler (24 OCT 1902–20 JAN 2000)
  1. 1. Robert (Roy) Benson 1924–1966

Roy Benson's Timeline

3 Records

1896
26 JUN 1896
Birth of Roy L. Benson in Huntington County, Indiana
Huntington County, Indiana
1973
30 APR 1973
Age 77
Burial of Roy L. Benson in I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Lafontaine, Wabash Co., Indiana
I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Lafontaine, Wabash Co., Indiana
1973
26 APR 1973
Age 77
Death of Roy L. Benson in Marion, Grant County, Indiana
Marion, Grant County, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 JUN 1896
    Event Place: Huntington County, Indiana
    Record Source: 348.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 APR 1973
    Event Place: I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Lafontaine, Wabash Co., Indiana
    Record Source: 348.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 APR 1973
    Event Place: Marion, Grant County, Indiana
    Record Source: 348.FTW

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