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Wallace Leroy Benson 1906–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1906

Birth Location: Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Death Date: 19 May 1992

Death Location: Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Father: Adolf Benson

Mother: Lydia Wistadt

Spouse(s): Dorothy Fenstermaker

Children(s): Carla Benson, Phyllis Benson

Wallace Leroy Benson was born in 1906 in Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, the child of Adolf Benson And Lydia Amanda Wistadt. Wallace Leroy Benson married Dorothy Zola Fenstermaker, and had children including Carla Kaye Benson, Phyllis Jean Benson. Wallace Leroy Benson passed away in 1992 in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Biography

  • Wallace Leroy Benson was born in 1906 in Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, the child of Adolf Benson And Lydia Amanda Wistadt.
  • Wallace Leroy Benson married Dorothy Zola Fenstermaker, and had children including Carla Kaye Benson, Phyllis Jean Benson.
  • Wallace Leroy Benson passed away in 1992 in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Wallace Benson's Ancestors

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Wallace Benson
1906–1992
Birth Place: Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Parents
Adolf Benson
1863–1947
Älgenäs, Lofta, Kalmar län, Sweden
Lydia (Amanda) Wistadt
1881–1963
Oakland, Burt, Nebraska, United States
Grandparents
Anders (Magnus) Alm
1845–1922
Mjärdevid Södergård, Hogstad, Östergötlands län, Sweden
Kristina Jonsdotter
1841–1902
Frinnaryd, Jönköpings län, Sweden
Great-Grandparents
Jonas Johansson
1792–1874
Sophia Jönsdotter
1804–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johan Månsson
1751–1835
Annika Nilsdotter
1756–1836

Wallace Benson's Descendants

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Wallace (Leroy) Benson (6 Mar 1906–19 May 1992) m. Dorothy (Zola) Fenstermaker (30 Nov 1909–2 Oct 1973)
  1. 1. Carla (Kaye) Benson 1938–2022 m. Donald (Sidney) Latimer 1930–2016
  2. 2. Phyllis (Jean) Benson 1928–2009 m. Lynn (Neldon) Ainsworth 1924–2009
    1. 1. Phyllis (Rae) Ainsworth 1949–2023 m. Lynn (Alfred) Merrill 1943–2020

Wallace Benson's Timeline

3 Records

1906
6 Mar 1906
Birth of Wallace Leroy Benson in Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1992
16 May 1992
Age 86
Death of Wallace Leroy Benson in Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1992
19 May 1992
Age 86
Burial of Wallace Leroy Benson in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1906
    Event Place: Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1992
    Event Place: Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 May 1992
    Event Place: Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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