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Ruth Thelma Benson 1913–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1913

Birth Location: Melrose, Grundy, Iowa

Death Date: 7 May 2005

Death Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

Father: Andrew Benson

Mother: Mary Lang

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In 1913, Ruth Thelma Benson entered the world in Melrose, Grundy, Iowa, born to Andrew Wilmot Benson And Mary Alice Lang. Ruth Thelma Benson passed away in 2005 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1913, Ruth Thelma Benson entered the world in Melrose, Grundy, Iowa, born to Andrew Wilmot Benson And Mary Alice Lang.
  • Ruth Thelma Benson passed away in 2005 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States.

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Ruth Benson's Ancestors

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Ruth Benson
1913–2005
Birth Place: Melrose, Grundy, Iowa
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

Ruth Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1913
23 Aug 1913
Birth of Ruth Thelma Benson in Melrose, Grundy, Iowa
Melrose, Grundy, Iowa
2005
7 May 2005
Age 92
Death of Ruth Thelma Benson in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1913
    Event Place: Melrose, Grundy, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 2005
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

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