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Ruth Elizabeth Benson 1933–2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1933

Birth Location: Lancaster, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 January 2021

Death Location: Weems, Lancaster County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Joseph Benson

Mother: Sarah West

Spouse(s): Addison Sr

Children(s):

Ruth Elizabeth Benson was born in 1933 in Lancaster, Virginia, USA, the child of Joseph Benson And Sarah Rebecca West. In 1935, Ruth Elizabeth Benson resided in Whitestone, Lancaster, Virginia. In 1940, Ruth Elizabeth Benson resided in White Stone Mag District, Whitestone, Lancaster, V. Ruth Elizabeth Benson married Addison Carroll Dawson Sr, and had children including Addison Carroll Dawson Jr, Angela Elizabeth Dawson, Audra Hoffman, Faye Jeannette Dawson, Melvin Eugene Dawson, Michael William Dawson, Mitchell Anthony Dawson Sr, Sarah Frances Dawson. Ruth Elizabeth Benson passed away in 2021 in Weems, Lancaster County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Elizabeth Benson was born in 1933 in Lancaster, Virginia, USA, the child of Joseph Benson And Sarah Rebecca West.
  • In 1935, Ruth Elizabeth Benson resided in Whitestone, Lancaster, Virginia.
  • In 1940, Ruth Elizabeth Benson resided in White Stone Mag District, Whitestone, Lancaster, V.
  • Ruth Elizabeth Benson married Addison Carroll Dawson Sr, and had children including Addison Carroll Dawson Jr, Angela Elizabeth Dawson, Audra Hoffman, Faye Jeannette Dawson, Melvin Eugene Dawson, Michael William Dawson, Mitchell Anthony Dawson Sr, Sarah Frances Dawson.
  • Ruth Elizabeth Benson passed away in 2021 in Weems, Lancaster County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Benson's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Benson
1933–2021
Birth Place: Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joseph Benson
1913–1993
Virginia
Sarah (Rebecca) West
1916–1979
Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jeter (Adlin) Benson
1888–1971
Weems, Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Mary Benston
1892–1980
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Benson
1858–1923
Lucy Luckham
1861–1923
Richard Benson
1858–1923
Lucy Luckham
1861–1923
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Luckham
1812–
Lucinda Connollee
1822–
Joseph Luckham
1812–
Lucinda Connollee
1822–

Ruth Benson's Timeline

8 Records

1933
16 Aug 1933
Birth of Ruth Elizabeth Benson in Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 2
Ruth Elizabeth Benson resided here in Whitestone, Lancaster, Virginia
Whitestone, Lancaster, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 7
Ruth Elizabeth Benson resided here in White Stone Mag District, Whitestone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
White Stone Mag District, Whitestone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 17
Ruth Elizabeth Benson resided here in White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1952
1952
Age 19
Ruth Elizabeth Benson resided here in Grundy, Virginia, USA
Grundy, Virginia, USA
1993
1993
Age 60
Ruth Elizabeth Benson resided here in Warsaw, VA
Warsaw, VA
1999
1999-2020
Age 66
Ruth Elizabeth Benson resided here in Warsaw, Virginia, USA
Warsaw, Virginia, USA
2021
22 January 2021
Age 88
Death of Ruth Elizabeth Benson in Warsaw, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
Warsaw, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1933
    Event Place: Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Grundy High School; Year: 1952
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Births, 1912-1923
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Whitestone, Lancaster, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: White Stone Mag District, Whitestone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Grundy High School; Year: 1952

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Warsaw, VA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1999-2020
    Event Place: Warsaw, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 2021
    Event Place: Warsaw, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Weems, Lancaster County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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