Benson, Bryce Briggs b. 11 Jun 1851 Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA d. Nov 1927 Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, USA: WETZEL Extended Family & More

Benson, Bryce Briggs

1851 - 1927 (76 years)

Name	Benson, Bryce Briggs [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Birth	11 Jun 1851	Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 3, 4, 9, 10]
Gender	Male
Residence	Between 1860 and 1880	Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA [3, 9]
census 1860	17 Jun 1860	Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA [11, 12]
	age 9, PA PO Port Allegany
	20240604GHLn- pasted back into Source Notes & edited; Media file re-attached. 20181117HAv- pasted into empty Media from Source Notes- Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: 637; Image: 47. 1860 United States Federal Census about Potter BENSON Name: Potter Benson Age: 46 Birth: 1814 New York Home: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania Gender: Male PO: Port Allegany Household Members: Name Age Potter Benson 46 NY farmer Henriyetta Benson 45 PA Julia Elma Benson 22 PA John Benson 17 PA farm laborer Elizabeth Benson 14 PA Harriett Benson 11 PA Brice B Benson 9 PA Rebecca Benson 6 PA Mary Benson 20 PA school teacher Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1138; Page: 637; Image: 47; Family History Library Film: 805138. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
		census 1860 USA PA McKean Ceres _637 BENSON Potter.jpg 20240604GHLn- pasted back into Source Notes & edited; Media file re-attached. 20181117HAv- pasted into empty Media from Source Notes- Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: 637; Image: 47. 1860 United States Federal Census about Potter BENSON Name: Potter Benson Age: 46 Birth: 1814 New York Home:…
census 1870	9 Aug 1870	Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA [13, 14, 15]
	age 19, b. Ceres Twp, PA
	1870 United States Federal Census about Polter BENSON Name: Polter Benson Birth Year: 1815 Age in 1870: 55 Birthplace: New York Home in 1870: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania Gender: Male Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Polter Benson 55 NY farmer Henrietta Benson 54 PA Elizabeth Benson 23 PA Harriett Benson 21 PA Bryce B Benson 19 PA Ellison Root 3 PA Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1372; Page: 671B; Image: 80; Family History Library Film: 552871. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 roll
census 1880	15 Jun 1880	Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 4, 16]
	age 28, PA NY PA, farm laborer
	20250505GHLn- edited 1880 United States Federal Census about Potter BENSON date: 15 June 1880 __?_ (not signed) Name: Potter Benson Home: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania Age: 65 birth: ca 1815 New York Relatio: Self (Head) Spouse: Henriette Benson Father's birth: New York Mother's birth: New York Occ: Farmer Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Potter Benson 65 NY NY NY Head farmer Henriette Benson 64 PA Eng Eng Wife keeping house Bryce B. Benson 28 PA NY PA Son farm laborer Thomas Gilbert 74 PA NY PA bro-in-Law retired farmer Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1154; Family History Film: 1255154; Page: 205D; Enumeration District: 84; Image: 0122. Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. 20200325HAv- re-named from: census 1880 USA PA McKean(1).jpg to: census 1880 USA PA McKean Ceres 84_205D BENSON GEILBERT.jpg
Residence	Between 1900 and 1920	Genesee Twp, Allegany, New York, USA [3, 9]
census 1900	25 Jun 1900	Genesee Twp, Allegany, New York, USA [17]
census 1910	20 Apr 1910	Allegany County, New York, USA [18]
census 1920	17 Jan 1920	Allegany County, New York, USA [19]
Name	Brice B. Benson
Name	Brice Briggs Benson [9]
Name	Brice Briggs Benson [10]
Death	Nov 1927	Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, USA [1, 3, 9, 10]
	age 76
Burial	Nov 1927	Myrtle Cemetery, Myrtle, Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA [10, 20, 21]
	Myrtle Cemetery
Person ID	I28930	WETZEL-SPRING

Father	BENSON, Potter, b. 18 Feb 1814, Cincinnatus, Cortland, New York, USA d. 14 Aug 1889, Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 75 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	GILBERT, Henrietta Caroline, b. 31 Dec 1814, Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1898, Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 83 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	4 Jun 1836	Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA
	Henrietta was a member of the "Friends" when she married Potter Benson. He was not a member.
Married	4 Jun 1836	Cincinnatus, Cortland, New York, USA [1, 22]
Issue, jt	14 Aug 1889 [8]
	Eight, total: He (Potter) left four daughters and one son.
	20200325HAv- pasted and edited from front Source Citation Text: "Potter BENSON, and his brother Daniel, came to Ceres in 1832. He married Henrietta GILBERT, daughter of Robert and Mary GILBERT. He was a farmer and owned a farm about a mile above town, where his wife still lives with her youngest son. Potter BENSON was a good citizen, honorable in all his dealings, and a truly good man. He left four daughters and one son. One son had died for his country during the rebellion. His oldest daughter is the widow of Justus Rice, of Eldred. She has four children living (pub. 1896). One of her sons was drowned the past winter, and was brought to Myrtle, making the fifth generation of his mother's people buried there. The second daughter is the wife of G.W. Lewis, of Vineland, and has eleven children. The third daughter, Elizabeth, is the wife of Rowland R. Bell. She has eight children; his son, Brice B., has five, and the youngest daughter, Harriet, wife of Alvah HALL, of Allegany, has three. Few have left a larger circle of descendants, and if they prove as worthy as they now give fair promise of being, his name will long be honored through them. His wife is now in her eighty-second and shows the infirmities of age."
Family ID	F9376	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Finch, Eva Jane, b. 23 Jul 1861, Portage, Livingston, New York, USA d. 18 Jan 1909, Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 47 years)

Marriage 18 Apr 1883 Portage, Livingston, New York, USA [3, 23]

Issue, jt 5 children, per M.W.Mann [8]

"Potter BENSON, and his brother Daniel, came to Ceres in 1832. He married Henrietta GILBERT, daughter of Robert and Mary GILBERT. He was a farmer and owned a farm about a mile above town, where his wife still lives with her youngest son. Potter BENSON was a good citizen, honorable in all his dealings, and a truly good man. He left four daughters and one son. One son had died for his country during the rebellion.
His oldest daughter is the widow of Justus Rice, of Eldred. She has four children living (pub. 1896).
- One of her sons was drowned the past winter, and was brought to Myrtle, making the fifth generation of his mother's people buried there.
- The second daughter is the wife of G.W. Lewis, of Vineland, and has eleven children.
- The third daughter, Elizabeth, is the wife of Rowland R. Bell. She has eight children;
- his son, Brice B., has five, and
- the youngest daughter, Harriet, wife of Alvah HALL, of Allegany, has three.

Few have left a larger circle of descendants, and if they prove as worthy as they now give fair promise of being, his name will long be honored through them. His wife is now in her eighty-second and shows the infirmities of age."

Children

	1. Benson, Marion Adell, b. 4 Aug 1896, Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA d. 15 Mar 1984, Pierre, Hughes, South Dakota, USA (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Benson, Harold Potter, b. 23 Jun 1891, Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA d. 2 Oct 1989, Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, USA (Age 98 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: unknown]
	3. Benson, Glenn David, b. 15 Jan 1887, Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 Jun 1958, Winfield, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada (Age 71 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: unknown]
	4. Benson, Anna Lucille, b. 27 Aug 1885, Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA d. 17 Aug 1971, Allegany, Cattaraugus, New York, USA (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: unknown]
	5. Benson, Allen Charles Pvt, b. 6 Aug 1893, Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 Jul 1984, Wellsville, Allegany, New York, USA (Age 90 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F7961 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Marriage - 18 Apr 1883 - Portage, Livingston, New York, USA
	Residence - Between 1900 and 1920 - Genesee Twp, Allegany, New York, USA
	census 1900 - 25 Jun 1900 - Genesee Twp, Allegany, New York, USA
	census 1910 - 20 Apr 1910 - Allegany County, New York, USA
	census 1920 - 17 Jan 1920 - Allegany County, New York, USA
	Death - Nov 1927 - Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, USA
	Burial - Nov 1927 - Myrtle Cemetery, Myrtle, Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA

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Photos » Slide Show		Bryce Briggs Benson ShirleyHitchcockBrown, Owner: Shirleyann85
		census 1870 USA PA McKean Ceres BENSON Potter 1870 United States Federal Census about Polter BENSON Name: Polter Benson Birth Year: 1815 Age in 1870: 55 Birthplace: New York Home in 1870: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania Gender: Male Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Polter Benson 55 NY farmer Henrietta Benson 54 PA Elizabeth Benson 23 PA Harriett…
		census 1860 USA PA McKean Ceres _637 BENSON Potter.jpg 20240604GHLn- pasted back into Source Notes & edited; Media file re-attached. 20181117HAv- pasted into empty Media from Source Notes- Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: 637; Image: 47. 1860 United States Federal Census about Potter BENSON Name: Potter Benson Age: 46 Birth: 1814 New York Home:…
		census 1880 USA PA McKean 20250505GHLn- edited 1880 United States Federal Census about Potter BENSON date: 15 June 1880 __?_ (not signed) Name: Potter Benson Home: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania Age: 65 birth: ca 1815 New York Relatio: Self (Head) Spouse: Henriette Benson Father's birth: New York Mother's birth: New York Occ: Farmer Status: Married Race:…

Notes

[Lewis by Edna Lovesky.FTW]

Birth-According to the 1860 Census he was born in Pennsylvania.

Sources

[S394] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online., Skinner/Schinzel-Ahlemeyer/Haines Tree J_Ahlemeyer.
Record for Henrietta Caroline Gilbert
[S161] FamilySearch.com, (Name: AFamily Search Ancestral File;).
Husband's Name Brice Briggs BENSON (AFN:17H5-JBK) Born: 11 Jun 1851 Place: , Ceres, Mckean, Pa Died: Nov 1927 Place: , Olean, Cattaraugus, Ny Buried: Place: Myrtle Cem., Ceres, Mckean, Pa Father: Potter BENSON (AFN:17H5-J7X) Mother: Henrietta Caroline GILBERT (AFN:17H5-J85) Wife's Name Eva Jane FINCH (AFN:17H7-21K) Born: 23 Jul 1861 Place: , Belfast, Allegany, Ny Died: Jan 1909 Place: , Ceres, Mckean, Pa Buried: Place: Myrtle Cem., Ceres, Mckean, Pa Father: David J FINCH (AFN:17H7-1WR) Mother: Ida May HOLMES (AFN:17H7-2BF) Children 1. Anna Lucile BENSON (AFN:17H5-JD0) Born: 27 Aug 1885 Place: , Ceres, Mckean, Pa Died: 17 Aug 1971 Place: Buried: Place: , Allegany, Cattaraugus, Ny 2. Glen David BENSON (AFN:17H5-JF6) Born: 15 Jan 1887 Place: , Ceres, Mckean, Pa Died: 18 Jun 1958 Place: , Winfield, , Alberta Buried: Place: Mt. Clair Cem. 3. Harold Potter BENSON (AFN:17H5-JGD) Born: 23 Jun 1891 Place: , Ceres, Mckean, Pa 4. Allen Charles BENSON (AFN:17H5-JHL) Born: 6 Aug 1893 Place: , Ceres, Mckean, Pa Died: Jul 1984 Place: , , Allegany, Ny 5. Marian Adele BENSON (AFN:17H5-JJS) Born: 4 Aug 1896 Place: , Ceres, Mckean, Pa Died: Mar 1984 Place: , , Hughes, Sd

[S394] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. ShirleyHitchcockBrown, Owner: Shirleyann85 Last viewed: Potter Benson, Skinner/Schinzel-Ahlemeyer/Haines Tree J_Ahlemeyer.
Record for Eva Jane Finch
Information from the grave website

Civil War: 189th Infantry. Age 38 years. Enlisted September 14,1864 at Belfast, to serve one year; mustered in as private, Co.I, October 3,1864;
wounded in action, March 31,1865 at Boydton Plank Road, VA;
mustered out, June 17,1865 at Finlay Hospital, Washington,DC.
History of Service: Was in five battles; was wounded in the arm and breast near South Side Road March 31,1865;
was in Finley Hospital two months; discharged at said hospital June 17,1865

Shirleyann85added this on 25 Jul 2012
jodyo8151originally submitted this to Hitchcock Family Tree on 18 Jul 2012
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David wounded in Civil War
I have a paper that indicates David was wounded on February 5, 1865. It also shows the date Feb 7, 1823 or 1825 for his birth, and April 11, 1872 for his death.
Shirleyann85added this on 19 Jun 2011

	Ida Marie Holmes Finch Ida Marie Holmes Finch Shirleyann85added this on 20 Apr 2011
	David J. Finch, New York David J. Finch, New York Shirleyann85added this on 5 Aug 2010 Kathleen_Cawleyoriginally submitted this to Duncan, Finch, Gary & Weed with allied families on 2 Feb 2008 Civil War

[S276] 1880 United States Federal Census, census 1880 USA PA McKean Ceres, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1154; Family History Film: 1255154; Page: 205D; Enumeration District: 84; Image: 0122.
Record for Potter Benson (13) facts
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1880 United States Federal Census about Potter BENSON
date: 15 June 1880
__?_ (not signed)
Name: Potter Benson
Home: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania
Age: 65
birth: ca 1815
New York
Relatio: Self (Head)
Spouse: Henriette Benson
Father's birth: New York
Mother's birth: New York
Occ: Farmer
Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household
Potter Benson 65 NY NY NY Head farmer
Henriette Benson 64 PA Eng Eng Wife keeping house
Bryce B. Benson 28 PA NY PA Son farm laborer
Thomas Gilbert 74 PA NY PA bro-in-Law retired farmer

Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1154; Family History Film: 1255154; Page: 205D; Enumeration District: 84; Image: 0122.

Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

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census 1880 USA PA McKean
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1880 United States Federal Census about Potter BENSON
date: 15 June 1880
__?_ (not signed)
Name: Potter Benson
Home: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania
Age: 65
birth: ca 1815
New York
Relatio: Self (Head)
Spouse: Henriette Benson
Father's birth: New York
Mother's birth: New York
Occ: Farmer
Status: Married
Race:…

[S161] FamilySearch.com, (Name: AFamily Search Ancestral File;).
Husband's Name Potter BENSON (AFN:17H5-J7X) Born: 1814 Place: <, Ceres, Mckean, Pa> Father: Mother: Wife's Name Henrietta Caroline GILBERT (AFN:17H5-J85) Born: Abt. 1818 Place: <, Ceres, Mckean, Pa> Father: Mother: Children 1. Sex Name M Brice Briggs BENSON (AFN:17H5-JBK) Born: 11 Jun 1851 Place: , Ceres, Mckean, Pa Died: Nov 1927 Place: , Olean, Cattaraugus, Ny Buried: Place: Myrtle Cem., Ceres, Mckean, Pa
[S202] J.H.Beers & Co, Publishers, History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania with Biographical Selections 1890, (Name: PA-Roots; Date: 1890;), 0531 Potter Benson, P.O. Ceres, NY (21) facts0531 Potter Benson, P.O. Ceres, NY (20) facts, 24238? http://www.pa-roots.com/index.php/pabooks/24-historymecp.
531 Potter Benson, P.O. Ceres, NY (21) facts
531 Potter Benson, P.O. Ceres, NY (20) facts ....... (24)

"History of McKean, Elk, Cameron,..." jcw20170627 " " ", p. 531: Potter Benson, P.O. Ceres, NY, was born in Cincinnatus, Cortland Co, NY, February 18, 1814, a son of Didymus and Elizabeth (Fish) Benson. He settled in Ceres township, McKean Co, Penn., in 1832, and for a number of years was engaged in lumbering in Ceres township, and in Sharon, Potter county. He has lived on his present farm in Ceres township for the past 25 years. He married June 4, 1836, Henrietta C., daughter of Robert and Mary (Bee) Gilbert, of Ceres, by whom he had the following named children: Statira C. (Mrs. Justus Rice), Gulielma M. (Mrs. F. G. Fuller), Mary (Mrs. G. W. Lewis), John (killed in the battle of Gettysburg), Elizabeth (Mrs. R. R. Bell), Harriet (Mrs. Alvah Hall), Brice B. and Rebecca. Mrs. Benson's maternal grandmother, Mary Law, was born in England and married, for her first husband, Thomas Bee, and for her second husband, John Bell, and with her second husband came to America, about 1800, bringing her five children, Thomas, Mary and John Bee, and William and John Bell, and were among the first settlers of Ceres township. Thomas Bee and his brother John, uncles of Mrs. Benson, and natives of England, were also pioneers of Ceres, John paying for the homestead and caring for his mother and step-father while they lived. Brice B. Benson, son of Potter and Henrietta C. (Gilbert) Benson, was born in Ceres, June 11, 1851, and resides on the homestead with his parents. In 1883, he married Eva, daughter of David and Ida (Holmes) Finch, of Portage, NY, and they have two children: Anna and Glenn.
[S137] Merlyn Wetzel, e-mail: Merlyn WETZEL, consolidate 20200506HAv- (4) .... (4).
Brice Briggs Benson, b. June 11, 1851 in Ceres; m. Eva Finch ,1883; 2 children, Anna and Glenn.
[S1558] M.W. Mann & Maria King, History of Ceres and its near vicinity, from its early settlement in 1798 to the present, (Name: Olean, NY: Gillett & Weston, 1896;), 139 "Potter BENSON, ... and the youngest daughter, Harriet, wife of Alvah HALL, of Allegany, has three. ..." (16) facts.
Potter BENSON (29) facts

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"Potter BENSON, and his brother Daniel, came to Ceres in 1832.
He married Henrietta GILBERT, daughter of Robert and Mary GILBERT.
He was a farmer and owned a farm about a mile above town, where his wife still lives with her youngest son.
Potter BENSON was a good citizen, honorable in all his dealings, and a truly good man.
He left four daughters and one son.
One son had died for his country during the rebellion.
His oldest daughter is the widow of Justus Rice, of Eldred. She has four children living (pub. 1896).
One of her sons was drowned the past winter, and was brought to Myrtle, making the fifth generation of his mother's people buried there.
The second daughter is the wife of G.W. Lewis, of Vineland, and has eleven children.
The third daughter, Elizabeth, is the wife of Rowland R. Bell. She has eight children; his son, Brice B., has five,
and the youngest daughter, Harriet, wife of Alvah HALL, of Allegany, has three.
Few have left a larger circle of descendants, and if they prove as worthy as they now give fair promise of being, his name will long be honored through them.
His wife is now in her eighty-second and shows the infirmities of age."

	Anna Lucile Benson, 1911, in New York Shirleyann85 added this on 21 Apr 2011
	Warren and Anna Benson Hitchcock, wedding picture, 30 Oct 1912, probably Portville NY Warren & Anna October 30, 1912 possibly Portville, New York Wedding picture. They were married in Portville, NY ShirleyAnnB16 originally shared this on 17 Sep 2010
	Paul Francis Hitchcock, possibly HS graduation photo, Olean NYa 1935 Shirleyann85 added this on 18 Sep 2010
	Paul Francis Hitchcock wedding photo, 24 June 1937 at reception next day in Midland, MI Shirleyann85 added this on 18 Sep 2010 Wedding took place June 24, 1937 in Angola, IN. This picture was likely taken the next day at time of wedding reception in Midland.

[S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Pvt Allan Charles Benson (14) facts
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Photo added by Chris Hobson

Allen V Benson
pvt US Army
World War I
Aug 6 1893 - Jul 1984

Pvt Allan Charles Benson VVETERAN
BIRTH 6 Aug 1893
Myrtle, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH Jul 1984 (aged 90)
BURIAL Myrtle Cemetery
McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA
MEMORIAL ID134796813 ·
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS 0

Son of Brice B Benson and Eva Finch... Vet WWI US Army

Family Members
Parents Brice Briggs Benson 1851-1927
Eva Jane Finch Benson 1861-1909
Siblings Anna Lucile Benson Hitchcock 1885-1971
Harold Potter Benson 1891-1989
Marian Adele Trumble 1896-1984

Flowers

Benson, Allen C 1893-1984 WWI fag_ChrisHobson
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Pvt Allan Charles Benson
Photo added by Chris Hobson

Allen V Benson
pvt US Army
World War I
Aug 6 1893 - Jul 1984

Pvt Allan Charles Benson VVETERAN
BIRTH 6 Aug 1893
Myrtle, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH Jul 1984 (aged 90)
BURIAL Myrtle Cemetery
McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA
MEMORIAL ID134796813 ·
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS…

[S500] census 1860 USA PA McKean, (Name: www.ancestry.com;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: 637; Image: 47.
Record for Potter Benson (13) facts
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Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: 637; Image: 47.
1860 United States Federal Census about Potter BENSON
Name: Potter Benson
Age: 46
Birth: 1814 New York
Home: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
PO: Port Allegany
Household Members:
Name Age
Potter Benson 46 NY farmer
Henriyetta Benson 45 PA
Julia Elma Benson 22 PA
John Benson 17 PA farm laborer
Elizabeth Benson 14 PA
Harriett Benson 11 PA
Brice B Benson 9 PA
Rebecca Benson 6 PA
Mary Benson 20 PA school teacher

Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1138; Page: 637; Image: 47; Family History Library Film: 805138.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

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Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: 637; Image: 47.
1860 United States Federal Census about Potter BENSON
Name: Potter Benson
Age: 46
Birth: 1814 New York
Home:…

[S274] census 1860 USA PA McKean Ceres, Page 39 no Notes or Media- consolidated 20190627HAv-.
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Benson, Rebecca (1) fact .... (8)

Harriet BENSON (1) fact ...... (8)

Gulielma Benson (1) fact ...... (8)

Henrietta GILBERT (1) fact .. (8)

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Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: 637; Image: 47.
1860 United States Federal Census about Potter BENSON
Name: Potter Benson
Age: 46
Birth: 1814 New York
Home: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
PO: Port Allegany
Household Members:
Name Age
Potter Benson 46 NY farmer
Henriyetta Benson 45 PA
Julia Elma Benson 22 PA
John Benson 17 PA farm laborer
Elizabeth Benson 14 PA
Harriett Benson 11 PA
Brice B Benson 9 PA
Rebecca Benson 6 PA
Mary Benson 20 PA school teacher

Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1138; Page: 637; Image: 47; Family History Library Film: 805138.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

[S275] 1870 United States Federal Census, census 1870 USA PA McKean Ceres, census 1870 USA PA McKean Ceres _671B BENSON Potter.
Record for Polter Benson (9) facts
1870 United States Federal Census about Potter BENSON
Name: Potter Benson
Birth Year: 1815
Age in 1870: 55
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Polter Benson 55 NY farmer
Henrietta Benson 54 PA
Elizabeth Benson 23 PA
Harriett Benson 21 PA
Bryce B Benson 19 PA
Edwin Root 3 PA

Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1372; Page: 671B; Image: 80; Family History Library Film: 552871.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

census 1870 USA PA McKean Ceres BENSON Potter
1870 United States Federal Census about Polter BENSON
Name: Polter Benson
Birth Year: 1815
Age in 1870: 55
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Polter Benson 55 NY farmer
Henrietta Benson 54 PA
Elizabeth Benson 23 PA
Harriett…

[S275] 1870 United States Federal Census, census 1870 USA PA McKean Ceres, Page 69 Benson & Rice.
Benson & Rice (3) facts
[S275] 1870 United States Federal Census, census 1870 USA PA McKean Ceres, Page 61.
Potter Benson, Head (3) facts
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134-135 BENSON BRYCE B. 19 SON M CERES TWP PA . 15
134-135 BENSON ELIZABETH 23 DAU F CERES TWP PA . 15
134-135 BENSON HARRIET 21 DAU F CERES TWP PA . 15
134-135 BENSON HENRIETTA 54 WIFE F PA HOUSE KEEPER 15
134-135 BENSON POTTER 56 HEAD M NY FARMER 15
[S276] 1880 United States Federal Census, census 1880 USA PA McKean Ceres, Page 20l, ED#84.
[S959] census 1900 USA NY, ED#17, Sheet Number 9B Benson.
Benson; Finch (7) facts
20250506GHLn- edited. Nothing here.
[S623] census 1910 USA NY, ED#27, Sheet Number 2B.
Benson- Allen, Anna, Bryce, Harold (4) facts
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no Media or Notes -20190913HAv- i.e., Value of this reference?
[S478] census 1920 USA NY, ED#27, Sheet Number 6B.
[S161] FamilySearch.com, (Name: AFamily Search Ancestral File;).
[S161] FamilySearch.com, (Name: AFamily Search Ancestral File;), no information here, but (78) facts.
20181108HAv- NO information in this source, (78) facts
[S394] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Francis Family Tree, Owner: Rachelle_Francis Last viewed: Henrietta Caroline Gilbert Francis Family Tree Rachelle_Francis, Skinner/Schinzel-Ahlemeyer/Haines Tree J_Ahlemeyer.
Record for Henrietta Caroline Gilbert revisited 20181231 Martinsburg (22) facts reviewing Potter BENSON
[S302] Julie Randolph (email address jarandolph@msn.com), Roots Web WorldConnect, (Name: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com;).

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