Benson, Isaac Hon. b. 8 Jun 1817 Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA d. 11 Mar 1894 Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA: WETZEL Extended Family & More

Benson, Isaac Hon.

1817 - 1894 (76 years)

Name	Benson, Isaac [1, 2, 3]
	Frances Adele Benson in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Name: Frances Adele Benson Gender: Female Father: James Barnett Benson Mother: Katharine Hodskin James Barnett Benson in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Name: James Barnett Benson Gender: Male Birth Date: 1863 First Marriage Date: 1884 Death Date: 1897 Father: Isaac Benson Mother: Eugenia Stebbins Spouse: Katharine Hodskin Child: Frances Adele Benson Eugenia Benson Source Citation Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 094 : 1912 Source Information Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Suffix	Hon.
Birth	8 Jun 1817	Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
achievement	1844	Warren, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
	admitted to the bar
Event	1850	Smethport, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA
	the trial of Uzza Robbins was commenced, with O. J. Hamlin, Isaac Benson and N. W. Goodrich, prosecuting;
	20180624 NYC- http://www.paintedhills.org/MCKEAN/UZZA.htm Murder of Wealthy Briggs Clark, McKean County, PA Submitted by PHGS member, Lori Chase My 4th great-grandmother, Wealthy Briggs Clark, was apparently the victim of the first official murder in McKean County...or at least the first one whose murderer was convicted and executed for the crime. Her granddaughter, Eliza Jane (Clark) Tripp, wrote this account in her journal (probably about 1895): "My grandfather's name was Johnathan Clark, grandma's name Weltha Brigs Clark. Grandfather died and she married again to Ezza Robons and he pisoned her + he was hung to Smethport for it." Always on the lookout for the extraordinary, I decided to do some research . . . The Beers "History of McKean County" [1] provided some information in the early county records - p. 114: "In January, 1850, the old court-house was considered unsafe, and court was held in the Methodist church. There the trial of Uzza Robbins was commenced, with O. J. Hamlin, Isaac Benson and N. W. Goodrich, prosecuting; S. P. Johnson, C. B. Curtis, C. W. Ellis and L. D. Wetmore, defending. Uzza Robbins was hanged August 30, 1850, and buried, but during the night the earth was removed, the murderer's head cut off, and carried to a carpenter's shop, where it was found the next day, and replaced in the grave by a committee of citizens." The case is also mentioned in some personal recollections from the biographical sketch of William H. Taylor (p. 530): "The first murder was committed in 1845, by Uzza Robbins, two miles above Port Allegany, for which he was executed at Smethport; the third night after the burial his body was dug up and his head cut off by young Burrows." Mr. Taylor was well into his seventies when this account was published, so a few variations in dates are understandable. A column in the Port Allegany Reporter, March 15, 1901, titled "The Lounger Just Blinks...", begins with the Crowe/Hober murder case of 1874 (wherein Mr. Crowe brained Mr. Hober with a neck-yoke taken from in front of the local hardware store), and then recounts the Robbins case: "Twenty-five years before the Crowe-Hober case there was another peculiar tragedy here or rather near here. It was in 1849. At that time there was a house and a blacksmith shop which stood on the right hand side of the highway leading to Burtville just beyond the portion of the road known as the "dug-away" beyond the well-known Horace Coleman farm. The road then ran right along the bank where the railroad track runs now and swerved to the right just above so it ran right in front of where Dan Clark's house now stands. The old house and shop have entirely disappeared; not even a trace is noticed of their foundations. But here lived Uzza Robbins and his family. Robbins bore a bad name about here for years. Several years previous to the circumstances I am about to relate a grown-up son was taken with a fit in the old shop and died. Neighbors shook their heads and said one to another that the old man was to blame for the fit, but being afraid of Robbins little was said about it at the time, though one more nervy than the others said the old man had struck him with a blacksmith's hammer. Years later when the body of the young man was exhumed it was found the skull was fractured at the back as though it had been broken with a hammer, but it was too late for any earthly power to reach old man Robbins. "Robbins was an old man in 1849 and apparently half dead with the asthma. One night his wife died in horrible agony and the old man was arrested for poisoning her. He was taken to Smethport and lodged in jail. [2] The trial came off in January 1850, and the court house having been condemned, the trial was held in the Methodist church there, before Judge Williston. I think A. S. Arnold was associate judge at that time. O. J. Hamlin was prosecuting attorney and was assisted by Isaac Benson. Robbins was defended by the late E. C. Curtis and L. D. Wetmore, but they couldn't save the old curse and he was sentenced to be hanged. [3] It was the first execution of the kind in McKean county and there were many who wanted to see the old man pulled away. A fairly good effort was made for leniency but to no avail. The hanging was done August 30, 1850 and was a slick job. "The body was buried that afternoon without very much of a funeral, and the exact place of Robbins' grave was just at the southwest corner of the barn belonging to the Baptist parsonage on Water street at Smethport, but during that night the grave was opened, the head cut off the body and carried to a building nearby where it was supposed to make some sort of examination of it. At the time of the trial and execution of Robbins there lived with and worked for J. C. King a wagon maker of Smethport, a young man by the name of Perry Barrows who was quite a student for one of his limited advantages. Among his other hobbies he had a liking for phrenology and thinking that the execution of Robbins would be a good opening for him to obtain a good skull he secretly opened the grave and removed the head of Robbins, hiding it in the shavings under his work bench in the wagon shop, intending to boil it out at the first opportunity. The next day a party of young men, friends of young Barrows, thinking that they might have some fun with Barrows come to the shop and pretending to believe that the head had been stolen, though no one knew at this time that the grave had been opened and to carry out the joke started to search the place as though expecting to find the head and sure enough they were surprised when they kicked the pile of shavings to see the head roll out across the floor. The young men were very much surprised and endeavored to keep it quiet for the sake of their friend Barrows, but failed completely, as a small boy about four or five years old and who was none other than the present Burgess of Port Allegany, was present and he quickly spread the news. And Barrows having a good pair of legs walked off between the next two days and he is evidently walking yet as he has not been heard from since. "The wagon shop was situate on the ground where Dr. Chadwick's office and store now stands in Smethport, the work bench under which the head was found stood near the spot now occupied by Dr. Chadwick's cabinet of specimens. It (the head) was taken back and buried where it belonged. It was said years after that the spirits of both old Robbins and his murdered wife used to hover about that territory where stood the old house and shop but I never saw anything there nor have I heard of any such things in recent years. However I never stop in that vicinity when passing nights." The columnist revisited the subject the following week (March 22, 1901): "The article in this column last week about Uzza Robbins the McKean county murder, created about as much discussion as anything that has been printed in a long time especially among the older people. There are several things that I didn't have just right though the article in general was correct. That matter about the boys calling on Barrows to look for the old man's head was partly incorrect as a party had discovered that the head was missing and as Barrows tried to buy the old man's head of the owner before he was hanged, led the party of young men to believe Barrows had stolen it. Miles Irons was the fellow who found the head, and the best part of the story is that Barrows actually dug up the head after it was buried the second time and took it away with him. "By the way R. E. Bellows and A. N. Lillibridge of this city were two of the jurors that bound old man Robbins over to court for the murder of his wife and Alvah was one of the important witnesses, his testimony greatly helping to hang old Robbins. Mr. Bellows was in Smethport the day of the execution. They remember the case well. Robbins put arsenic in some peas while Mrs. Robbins and a daughter were away berrying. Coming home both ate of the peas but the mother ate more heartily. The daughter was very sick, but recovered. She is a nice woman and a resident of Liberty township now. Mr. Bellows removed the body of the son spoken of in the article last week and it was upon the request of the gentlemen who swore out the warrant for Robbins, that the examination was made. The skull was fractured on the right side a little above and in front of the ear." [1] - "History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, PA with Biographical Selections"; J. H. Beers and Co., 1890. [2] - 1850 census, Keating Twp., lists him as a 'resident' in the county jail. [3] - Robbins was sentenced on January 19, 1850. Old Uzza turned up (literally) a few years after the first article was written- The Port Allegany Reporter, October 20, 1905: A GRUESOME FIND AT SMETHPORT - SAID TO BE BONES OF UZZA ROBBINS Here is Something for the County Historical Society to Secure EVEN CRIMINALS MAKE HISTORY While John Grigsby was excavating in the rear of S. S. Fry's barn, near the corner of Water and Fulton streets, last Tuesday, he uncovered a coffin, which upon being opened, was found to contain the skeleton of a man. From information obtained of old residents of the borough, there seems to be little doubt but that the remains are those of Uzza Robbins, the first person hanged in McKean county. Robbins, who lived in Liberty township, was arrested August 7, 1849, for the murder of his wife, Weltha Robbins, it being alleged that he placed poison in her food. He was tried on a charge of murder in the first degree and convicted. He was hanged August 30, 1850, and his body buried in the old cemetery, which at that time was located on the south side of Water street between Fulton and State streets. The use of this tract as a burying ground was discontinued about forty years ago. Ezra Bard was sheriff of the county at the time of Robbins' execution. After the burial of Robbins it is alleged that the body was taken up and the head severed from the trunk by the employees of medical men who wished to examine the murderer's brain, and that the head was afterward reinterred with the body. The condition of the skeleton bears out this statement, as the skull lay tilted back, at one side of the coffin, appeared to have been entirely detached from the remainder of the skeleton, which lay in the ordinary position. The coffin and bones are in remarkable good condition considering the many years they have lain in the ground. Now let the Historical Society attend to this. This page is maintained by the PHGS Last Update-September 24, 2002 © 2002 by The Painted Hills Genealogy Society
Occupation	1850	Smethport, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA
	prosecuting attorney in the murder trial of Uzza Robbins, for poisoning his wife, Wealthea Briggs Clark Robbins.
	20180624 NYC- http://www.paintedhills.org/MCKEAN/UZZA.htm Murder of Wealthy Briggs Clark, McKean County, PA Submitted by PHGS member, Lori Chase My 4th great-grandmother, Wealthy Briggs Clark, was apparently the victim of the first official murder in McKean County...or at least the first one whose murderer was convicted and executed for the crime. Her granddaughter, Eliza Jane (Clark) Tripp, wrote this account in her journal (probably about 1895): "My grandfather's name was Johnathan Clark, grandma's name Weltha Brigs Clark. Grandfather died and she married again to Ezza Robons and he pisoned her + he was hung to Smethport for it." Always on the lookout for the extraordinary, I decided to do some research . . . The Beers "History of McKean County" [1] provided some information in the early county records - p. 114: "In January, 1850, the old court-house was considered unsafe, and court was held in the Methodist church. There the trial of Uzza Robbins was commenced, with O. J. Hamlin, Isaac Benson and N. W. Goodrich, prosecuting; S. P. Johnson, C. B. Curtis, C. W. Ellis and L. D. Wetmore, defending. Uzza Robbins was hanged August 30, 1850, and buried, but during the night the earth was removed, the murderer's head cut off, and carried to a carpenter's shop, where it was found the next day, and replaced in the grave by a committee of citizens." The case is also mentioned in some personal recollections from the biographical sketch of William H. Taylor (p. 530): "The first murder was committed in 1845, by Uzza Robbins, two miles above Port Allegany, for which he was executed at Smethport; the third night after the burial his body was dug up and his head cut off by young Burrows." Mr. Taylor was well into his seventies when this account was published, so a few variations in dates are understandable. A column in the Port Allegany Reporter, March 15, 1901, titled "The Lounger Just Blinks...", begins with the Crowe/Hober murder case of 1874 (wherein Mr. Crowe brained Mr. Hober with a neck-yoke taken from in front of the local hardware store), and then recounts the Robbins case: "Twenty-five years before the Crowe-Hober case there was another peculiar tragedy here or rather near here. It was in 1849. At that time there was a house and a blacksmith shop which stood on the right hand side of the highway leading to Burtville just beyond the portion of the road known as the "dug-away" beyond the well-known Horace Coleman farm. The road then ran right along the bank where the railroad track runs now and swerved to the right just above so it ran right in front of where Dan Clark's house now stands. The old house and shop have entirely disappeared; not even a trace is noticed of their foundations. But here lived Uzza Robbins and his family. Robbins bore a bad name about here for years. Several years previous to the circumstances I am about to relate a grown-up son was taken with a fit in the old shop and died. Neighbors shook their heads and said one to another that the old man was to blame for the fit, but being afraid of Robbins little was said about it at the time, though one more nervy than the others said the old man had struck him with a blacksmith's hammer. Years later when the body of the young man was exhumed it was found the skull was fractured at the back as though it had been broken with a hammer, but it was too late for any earthly power to reach old man Robbins. "Robbins was an old man in 1849 and apparently half dead with the asthma. One night his wife died in horrible agony and the old man was arrested for poisoning her. He was taken to Smethport and lodged in jail. [2] The trial came off in January 1850, and the court house having been condemned, the trial was held in the Methodist church there, before Judge Williston. I think A. S. Arnold was associate judge at that time. O. J. Hamlin was prosecuting attorney and was assisted by Isaac Benson. Robbins was defended by the late E. C. Curtis and L. D. Wetmore, but they couldn't save the old curse and he was sentenced to be hanged. [3] It was the first execution of the kind in McKean county and there were many who wanted to see the old man pulled away. A fairly good effort was made for leniency but to no avail. The hanging was done August 30, 1850 and was a slick job. "The body was buried that afternoon without very much of a funeral, and the exact place of Robbins' grave was just at the southwest corner of the barn belonging to the Baptist parsonage on Water street at Smethport, but during that night the grave was opened, the head cut off the body and carried to a building nearby where it was supposed to make some sort of examination of it. At the time of the trial and execution of Robbins there lived with and worked for J. C. King a wagon maker of Smethport, a young man by the name of Perry Barrows who was quite a student for one of his limited advantages. Among his other hobbies he had a liking for phrenology and thinking that the execution of Robbins would be a good opening for him to obtain a good skull he secretly opened the grave and removed the head of Robbins, hiding it in the shavings under his work bench in the wagon shop, intending to boil it out at the first opportunity. The next day a party of young men, friends of young Barrows, thinking that they might have some fun with Barrows come to the shop and pretending to believe that the head had been stolen, though no one knew at this time that the grave had been opened and to carry out the joke started to search the place as though expecting to find the head and sure enough they were surprised when they kicked the pile of shavings to see the head roll out across the floor. The young men were very much surprised and endeavored to keep it quiet for the sake of their friend Barrows, but failed completely, as a small boy about four or five years old and who was none other than the present Burgess of Port Allegany, was present and he quickly spread the news. And Barrows having a good pair of legs walked off between the next two days and he is evidently walking yet as he has not been heard from since. "The wagon shop was situate on the ground where Dr. Chadwick's office and store now stands in Smethport, the work bench under which the head was found stood near the spot now occupied by Dr. Chadwick's cabinet of specimens. It (the head) was taken back and buried where it belonged. It was said years after that the spirits of both old Robbins and his murdered wife used to hover about that territory where stood the old house and shop but I never saw anything there nor have I heard of any such things in recent years. However I never stop in that vicinity when passing nights." The columnist revisited the subject the following week (March 22, 1901): "The article in this column last week about Uzza Robbins the McKean county murder, created about as much discussion as anything that has been printed in a long time especially among the older people. There are several things that I didn't have just right though the article in general was correct. That matter about the boys calling on Barrows to look for the old man's head was partly incorrect as a party had discovered that the head was missing and as Barrows tried to buy the old man's head of the owner before he was hanged, led the party of young men to believe Barrows had stolen it. Miles Irons was the fellow who found the head, and the best part of the story is that Barrows actually dug up the head after it was buried the second time and took it away with him. "By the way R. E. Bellows and A. N. Lillibridge of this city were two of the jurors that bound old man Robbins over to court for the murder of his wife and Alvah was one of the important witnesses, his testimony greatly helping to hang old Robbins. Mr. Bellows was in Smethport the day of the execution. They remember the case well. Robbins put arsenic in some peas while Mrs. Robbins and a daughter were away berrying. Coming home both ate of the peas but the mother ate more heartily. The daughter was very sick, but recovered. She is a nice woman and a resident of Liberty township now. Mr. Bellows removed the body of the son spoken of in the article last week and it was upon the request of the gentlemen who swore out the warrant for Robbins, that the examination was made. The skull was fractured on the right side a little above and in front of the ear." [1] - "History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, PA with Biographical Selections"; J. H. Beers and Co., 1890. [2] - 1850 census, Keating Twp., lists him as a 'resident' in the county jail. [3] - Robbins was sentenced on January 19, 1850. Old Uzza turned up (literally) a few years after the first article was written- The Port Allegany Reporter, October 20, 1905: A GRUESOME FIND AT SMETHPORT - SAID TO BE BONES OF UZZA ROBBINS Here is Something for the County Historical Society to Secure EVEN CRIMINALS MAKE HISTORY While John Grigsby was excavating in the rear of S. S. Fry's barn, near the corner of Water and Fulton streets, last Tuesday, he uncovered a coffin, which upon being opened, was found to contain the skeleton of a man. From information obtained of old residents of the borough, there seems to be little doubt but that the remains are those of Uzza Robbins, the first person hanged in McKean county. Robbins, who lived in Liberty township, was arrested August 7, 1849, for the murder of his wife, Weltha Robbins, it being alleged that he placed poison in her food. He was tried on a charge of murder in the first degree and convicted. He was hanged August 30, 1850, and his body buried in the old cemetery, which at that time was located on the south side of Water street between Fulton and State streets. The use of this tract as a burying ground was discontinued about forty years ago. Ezra Bard was sheriff of the county at the time of Robbins' execution. After the burial of Robbins it is alleged that the body was taken up and the head severed from the trunk by the employees of medical men who wished to examine the murderer's brain, and that the head was afterward reinterred with the body. The condition of the skeleton bears out this statement, as the skull lay tilted back, at one side of the coffin, appeared to have been entirely detached from the remainder of the skeleton, which lay in the ordinary position. The coffin and bones are in remarkable good condition considering the many years they have lain in the ground. Now let the Historical Society attend to this. This page is maintained by the PHGS Last Update-September 24, 2002 © 2002 by The Painted Hills Genealogy Society
Census 1850	13 Aug 1850	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [3]
	Age: 33 PA Lawyer, lodging at Inn
	Seth L Roberts in the 1850 United States Federal Census date: 13 August 1850 enumerator: Arnold Hunter Name: Seth L(R?) Roberts Age: 24 Birth Year: abt 1826 Birthplace: Massachusetts Home in 1850: Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA Gender: Male Family Number: 4 Household Members: Name Age Casius Rogers 31 VT Harness maker Catharine " 29 PA Kate A. " 2 PA Burdette " 10m PA James W. Smith 34 Mass Merchant Catharine E. " 34 VT Mary P. " 7 VT Catharine " 3 PA James E " 1m PA Andrew Jackson 19 NY Clerk of Store Benjamin Bunnel 42 PA lumberman Hannah " 40 PA Martha B " 17 NY Gershom " 15 NY Elizabeth " 14 PA Eleanor " 13 NY Daniel " 11 NY Benjamin F? " 5 NY Mary " 3 NY Seth L(R?) Roberts 24 Mass Inn Keeper Phebe Roberts 36 NY Wagar L Roberts 12 PA Reuben Z Roberts 10 PA De Walton P Roberts 5 PA Phebe H Roberts 2 PA Ruel Sawyer 57 NY Laborer George Burdic 18 PA Anna Card 28 PA Ruble Cannon 21 PA Printer S M Reynolds 21 NY Tailor C W Slafter 32 NY Tailor Corneius Jones 28 NY Artist B Goodsel 28 NY Gunsmith James R Les Coe 27 NY Constable J Thomas Coe 22 NY Bar Tender Alfred Aldrich 21 unk Blacksmith Isaac Benson 33 PA Lawyer Daniel F. Elsworth 38 NY farmer Rhoda L " 38 NY Mahala " 17 PA LeRoy " 16 PA Truman " 14 PA _____________________ Diantha " 13 PA Daniel " 11 PA Orlando " 6 PA Chadiah Aylesworth 38 NY Millwright Mahala " 31 PA William H " 9 PA Luther E " 6 NY Harriett Meyer 21 PA Chester Lyman 23 PA Millwright Source Citation Year: 1850; Census place: Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_825; Page: 78A; Image: 154 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
activity	5 Aug 1858	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [4]
	Vigilance Committees of Potter County, by township. Potter Journal & News, Thu p.3
	20201018HAv- O. J. Spafford Coudersport Pennsylvania 1858 CLIPPED FROM The Potter Journal and News Coudersport, Pennsylvania 05 Aug 1858, Thu • Page 3 BYsusans_jewell • 03 Oct 2020 Vigilance Committees: Allegany. j Oswayo G. W. G. Judd, I E. Lyman, Henry Nelson, H. 11. Lyman, J. C. Bishop. j Jerome Chesebro. \| Alhett. I Pike. j David Conway, j John Carell, Frederick Fr.hr, j J. Q. Merrick. George Ilahu. Jiinyham. j Portage. Isaac Jones, \| Edward Huff, G. F. Perry, j 11. F. Sixer, Walter Leonard. \| Lemuel Lucore. Clara. I Pleasant Valley. S ila Stevens, \| Matthew McDowl, Pe:cr Yandarwacka, j John J Roberts, Austin Allen. j John F. Clark. Coudcrsport. I Itoulet. Isaac Benson, f John Lyman, Jr.. L. J. Thompson, i Christopher ICnowlton \| Henry J. Olmsted. JE. 11. Burt. 1 E alalia. Stewurdson. Barak Niks, Ilenrv Andreson, Lyman Nelson, Leroy Criiteuden. ; 0. J. Spafford. Genesee. Sglrania. O. IT. Perry, Robert Young, \| Charles Leach, Pardon Haskins, F. E. Harrow. C. C. Rees. Harrison. Summit. Israel Dodge, Merrick Jackson, • Henry Outinan, Alfred Ay res, . Wolsey Burtis. J. M. Bassett. - /lector. Sweden. C. P. Kilbourn, G. L. Catliu. Cyrus Fuuderlin, Matthew Ostrander, James Tanner. H. L- Bird, Jfomer. Sharon. Edwin Thatcher, Joseph Maun, Jacob Poet. Win. L, Starkweather, Abel U, Crosby. A. L, Ballard, ll'hron, Ulysses, George W, Stijlman, O, A, Lewis, Georg" Estcs, Lucian B.rd, G. C. Rossitcr. Dau Baker. \| Jackson. West Branch. David Crowell, Erastus Crippen, Rufus Thompson. F. M. Conable, Lemuel Hammond. Keating. Wharton. 11 Clipping location on The Potter Journal and News Item page 3 susans_jewell Member Photo CLIPPED BY susans_jewell • 03 Oct 2020 CLIPPED FROM The Potter Journal and News Item Coudersport, Pennsylvania 05 Aug 1858, Thu • Page 3 BYsusans_jewell • 03 Oct 2020
DAR	5226. II. Eugenia Laura, born Nov 17, 1833; married Isaac Benson.
	20180304 RVA- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Source Citation? Title: The Stebbins Genealogy : in two volumes Source Information Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Source Description This collection contains genealogical research privately published in family history books. 5225. I. Abram L., born Dec 22, 1831; married Adeline E. Bailey. 5226. II. Eugenia Laura, born Nov 17, 1833; married Isaac Benson. 5227. III. Edward Nelson, born Oct 27, 1835; married Mary Clapp. 5228. IV. Pierre Augustus, born Feb 10, 1837; married May Mann. Had one child, Elosie. 5229. V. Barnet Fitzallen, born Jul 11, 1842 (or 1839); killed at the battle before Fredericksburg, Dec 13, 1863. 5230. VI. Charles Alonzo, born Jan 7, 1849; married Rebecca Glassmire.
		DAR NAm Family Histories- Stebbins, BarnetF 20180304 RVA- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Source Citation? Title: The Stebbins Genealogy : in two volumes Source Information Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Source Description This collection contains genealogical research privately…
Death	11 Mar 1894	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2]
	Age: 77
Burial	Aft 11 Mar 1894	Eulalia Cemetery, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
	Isaac Benson Birth: Jun. 8, 1817 Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Death: Mar. 11, 1894 Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA Isaac Benson married Euginia Laura Stebbins and had a son James B. Benson. They were a very successful family--both Isaac and son James well know lawyers. He married Euginia on December 14, 1857 in Coudersport. Son and only child James married Katherine Hodskin, the daughter of Albert Adams Hodskin and Celina Johnson (My great aunt). The family attended Christ Church, English Protestant Episcopal. Son James died mid 1890s leaving a wife and three young daughters. In June, 1844, Isaac Benson was admitted at Warren, Penn., where he studied law under Struthers & Johnson, and has been in active practice down to the present time; he came, in 1845, to Coudersport, and has been one of the leading citizens of the borough. He is the senior lawyer of the old district, unless Henry Sherwood, of Wellsboro, may be considered so. Edward O. Austin, who studied under Mr. Benson, was admitted in 1848. Benson, Isaac and Eugenia (Stebbins), a son James. Mr. Benson came to Coudersport as a young lawyer. He advanced rapidly in his profession and held many positions of trust, was elected to the Legislature and Senate, and was prominent in raising funds for the Civil War. He was taken on a bed to Harrisburg to vote for Simon Cameron; he acquire a goodly fortune, had a fine home, and he and his wife took an active part in all the interests of the town and its church and social life. Some of their descendants are still residents of the town. This old home is now part of the Coudersport Consistory building. ISAAC BENSON, attorney at law, Coudersport, was born in Waterford, Erie Co., Penn., June 8, 1817. He became a student at the academy in his native town, and completed his studies at Warren, same State. Among the many classes of business which presented themselves for his consideration, none possessed the attractions of a profession, and being eminently qualified for the bar, both by literary acquirements and natural inclination, he entered, as a student, the office of Struthers, Johnson & Brown, prominent attorneys of Warren. He was admitted to the bar at that place in 1844, and first began the practice of law in the office of the firm just mentioned, where he remained for about one year. But the ambition of Mr. Benson was to find a wider field for his abilities, and June 11, 1845, he located at Coudersport, Potter Co., Penn., which presented itself to him as more suited to his progressive ideas. The immediate future of the place verified the accuracy of his judgment, and he soon acquired a proud position in the borough and vicinity. J. S. Mann, C. W. Ellis, L. F. Maynard and Wales Butterworth, all now deceased, were the first practitioners of Potter county, and were honorable and worthy competitors. Gradually, however, Mr. Benson found the number of his clients growing larger, his practice more remunerative, his popularity increasing, until in 1856 he was elected and served as member of the State legislature, and as State senator in 1859, both of which positions he filled with honor, winning the approval of his constituency. Early in the Civil war, his fidelity and ability being justly recognized, he received the appointment of paymaster, which he, however, declined, preferring to continue the practice of his chosen profession, the enjoyment of home life and his largely increased holdings, which required his constant care and supervision. Mr. Benson, in December, 1857, married Eugenie L., daughter of P. A. Stebbins, of Coudersport, and has one son, James B. Benson, who received a classical education, graduating from the University of Pennsylvania; he studied law with Wayne McVeigh, of Philadelphia, and was admitted to the bar in June, 1884. Hon. Isaac Benson still remains a member of the legal fraternity, enjoying the confidence and esteem of the citizens of Potter county, generally, and in the evening of his life finds himself crowned with honor, and in the enjoyment of the luxuries well-earned wealth affords. Family links: Spouse: Laura Eugenia Stebbins Benson (1832 - 1916)* Children: James Barrett Benson (1863 - 1896)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Eulalia Cemetery Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA Created by: S. Johnson Record added: Aug 05, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 114960853
Person ID	I39469	WETZEL-SPRING

Family Stebbins, Laura 'Eugenia', b. 17 Nov 1832, Hammondsport, Steuben, New York, USA d. 26 Apr 1916, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 83 years)

Marriage 1837 [1]

DAR jt DAR Frances Adele Benson [1]

Frances Adele Benson in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Name: Frances Adele Benson
Gender: Female
Father: James Barnett Benson
Mother: Katharine Hodskin

James Barnett Benson in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Name: James Barnett Benson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 1863
First Marriage Date: 1884
Death Date: 1897
Father: Isaac Benson
Mother: Eugenia Stebbins
Spouse: Katharine Hodskin
Child: Frances Adele Benson
Eugenia Benson

Eugenia Stebbins in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Name: Eugenia Stebbins
Gender: Female
First Marriage Date: 1837
Father: Pierre Alonzo Stebbins
Mother: Almira Brundage
Spouse: Isaac Benson
Child: James Barnett Benson

Source Citation
Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 094 : 1912

Source Information
Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line].
Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

Married 14 Dec 1857 Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA

DAR

Isaac Benson
Birth: Jun. 8, 1817
Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Mar. 11, 1894
Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA

Isaac Benson married Euginia Laura Stebbins and had a son James B. Benson. They were a very successful family--both Isaac and son James well know lawyers. He married Euginia on December 14, 1857 in Coudersport. Son and only child James married Katherine Hodskin, the daughter of Albert Adams Hodskin and Celina Johnson (My great aunt). The family attended Christ Church, English Protestant Episcopal. Son James died mid 1890s leaving a wife and three young daughters.

In June, 1844, Isaac Benson was admitted at Warren, Penn., where he studied law under Struthers & Johnson, and has been in active practice down to the present time; he came, in 1845, to Coudersport, and has been one of the leading citizens of the borough. He is the senior lawyer of the old district, unless Henry Sherwood, of Wellsboro, may be considered so. Edward O. Austin, who studied under Mr. Benson, was admitted in 1848.

Benson, Isaac and Eugenia (Stebbins), a son James. Mr. Benson came to Coudersport as a young lawyer. He advanced rapidly in his profession and held many positions of trust, was elected to the Legislature and Senate, and was prominent in raising funds for the Civil War. He was taken on a bed to Harrisburg to vote for Simon Cameron; he acquire a goodly fortune, had a fine home, and he and his wife took an active part in all the interests of the town and its church and social life. Some of their descendants are still residents of the town. This old home is now part of the Coudersport Consistory building.

ISAAC BENSON, attorney at law, Coudersport, was born in Waterford, Erie Co., Penn., June 8, 1817. He became a student at the academy in his native town, and completed his studies at Warren, same State. Among the many classes of business which presented themselves for his consideration, none possessed the attractions of a profession, and being eminently qualified for the bar, both by literary acquirements and natural inclination, he entered, as a student, the office of Struthers, Johnson & Brown, prominent attorneys of Warren. He was admitted to the bar at that place in 1844, and first began the practice of law in the office of the firm just mentioned, where he remained for about one year. But the ambition of Mr. Benson was to find a wider field for his abilities, and June 11, 1845, he located at Coudersport, Potter Co., Penn., which presented itself to him as more suited to his progressive ideas. The immediate future of the place verified the accuracy of his judgment, and he soon acquired a proud position in the borough and vicinity. J. S. Mann, C. W. Ellis, L. F. Maynard and Wales Butterworth, all now deceased, were the first practitioners of Potter county, and were honorable and worthy competitors. Gradually, however, Mr. Benson found the number of his clients growing larger, his practice more remunerative, his popularity increasing, until in 1856 he was elected and served as member of the State legislature, and as State senator in 1859, both of which positions he filled with honor, winning the approval of his constituency. Early in the Civil war, his fidelity and ability being justly recognized, he received the appointment of paymaster, which he, however, declined, preferring to continue the practice of his chosen profession, the enjoyment of home life and his largely increased holdings, which required his constant care and supervision. Mr. Benson, in December, 1857, married Eugenie L., daughter of P. A. Stebbins, of Coudersport, and has one son, James B. Benson, who received a classical education, graduating from the University of Pennsylvania; he studied law with Wayne McVeigh, of Philadelphia, and was admitted to the bar in June, 1884. Hon. Isaac Benson still remains a member of the legal fraternity, enjoying the confidence and esteem of the citizens of Potter county, generally, and in the evening of his life finds himself crowned with honor, and in the enjoyment of the luxuries well-earned wealth affords.

Family links:
Spouse: Laura Eugenia Stebbins Benson (1832 - 1916)*
Children: James Barrett Benson (1863 - 1896)*
*Calculated relationship

Burial: Eulalia Cemetery
Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: S. Johnson
Record added: Aug 05, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 114960853

Children

1. Benson, James Barnett esq, b. 30 May 1863, Lisle, Broome, New York, USA

d. 30 May 1896, Lisle, Broome, New York, USA

(Age 33 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F11924 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 8 Jun 1817 - Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
	achievement - admitted to the bar - 1844 - Warren, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
	Event - the trial of Uzza Robbins was commenced, with O. J. Hamlin, Isaac Benson and N. W. Goodrich, prosecuting; - 1850 - Smethport, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA
	Occupation - prosecuting attorney in the murder trial of Uzza Robbins, for poisoning his wife, Wealthea Briggs Clark Robbins. - 1850 - Smethport, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA
	Census 1850 - Age: 33 PA Lawyer, lodging at Inn - 13 Aug 1850 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	Married - DAR - 14 Dec 1857 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	activity - Vigilance Committees of Potter County, by township. Potter Journal & News, Thu p.3 - 5 Aug 1858 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	Death - 11 Mar 1894 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	Burial - Aft 11 Mar 1894 - Eulalia Cemetery, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA

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		Benson- family monument Isaac Benson Birth: Jun. 8, 1817 Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Death: Mar. 11, 1894 Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA Isaac Benson married Euginia Laura Stebbins and had a son James B. Benson. They were a very successful family--both Isaac and son James well know lawyers. He married Euginia on December 14, 1857 in…
		Benson- family monumentA Isaac Benson Birth: Jun. 8, 1817 Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Death: Mar. 11, 1894 Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA Isaac Benson married Euginia Laura Stebbins and had a son James B. Benson. They were a very successful family--both Isaac and son James well know lawyers. He married Euginia on December 14, 1857 in…
		headstone- Isaac Benson 1817- Isaac Benson Birth: Jun. 8, 1817 Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Death: Mar. 11, 1894 Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA Isaac Benson married Euginia Laura Stebbins and had a son James B. Benson. They were a very successful family--both Isaac and son James well know lawyers. He married Euginia on December 14, 1857 in…
		census 1850 USA PA Potter Coudersport- Isaac Benson Seth L Roberts in the 1850 United States Federal Census date: 13 August 1850 enumerator: Arnold Hunter Name: Seth L(R?) Roberts Age: 24 Birth Year: abt 1826 Birthplace: Massachusetts Home in 1850: Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA Gender: Male Family Number: 4 Household Members: Name Age Casius Rogers 31 VT Harness maker Catharine …
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Isaac Benson
Birth: Jun. 8, 1817
Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Mar. 11, 1894
Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA

Isaac Benson married Euginia Laura Stebbins and had a son James B. Benson. They were a very successful family--both Isaac and son James well know lawyers. He married Euginia on December 14, 1857 in Coudersport. Son and only child James married Katherine Hodskin, the daughter of Albert Adams Hodskin and Celina Johnson (My great aunt). The family attended Christ Church, English Protestant Episcopal. Son James died mid 1890s leaving a wife and three young daughters.

In June, 1844, Isaac Benson was admitted at Warren, Penn., where he studied law under Struthers & Johnson, and has been in active practice down to the present time; he came, in 1845, to Coudersport, and has been one of the leading citizens of the borough. He is the senior lawyer of the old district, unless Henry Sherwood, of Wellsboro, may be considered so. Edward O. Austin, who studied under Mr. Benson, was admitted in 1848.

Benson, Isaac and Eugenia (Stebbins), a son James. Mr. Benson came to Coudersport as a young lawyer. He advanced rapidly in his profession and held many positions of trust, was elected to the Legislature and Senate, and was prominent in raising funds for the Civil War. He was taken on a bed to Harrisburg to vote for Simon Cameron; he acquire a goodly fortune, had a fine home, and he and his wife took an active part in all the interests of the town and its church and social life. Some of their descendants are still residents of the town. This old home is now part of the Coudersport Consistory building.

ISAAC BENSON, attorney at law, Coudersport, was born in Waterford, Erie Co., Penn., June 8, 1817. He became a student at the academy in his native town, and completed his studies at Warren, same State. Among the many classes of business which presented themselves for his consideration, none possessed the attractions of a profession, and being eminently qualified for the bar, both by literary acquirements and natural inclination, he entered, as a student, the office of Struthers, Johnson & Brown, prominent attorneys of Warren. He was admitted to the bar at that place in 1844, and first began the practice of law in the office of the firm just mentioned, where he remained for about one year. But the ambition of Mr. Benson was to find a wider field for his abilities, and June 11, 1845, he located at Coudersport, Potter Co., Penn., which presented itself to him as more suited to his progressive ideas. The immediate future of the place verified the accuracy of his judgment, and he soon acquired a proud position in the borough and vicinity. J. S. Mann, C. W. Ellis, L. F. Maynard and Wales Butterworth, all now deceased, were the first practitioners of Potter county, and were honorable and worthy competitors. Gradually, however, Mr. Benson found the number of his clients growing larger, his practice more remunerative, his popularity increasing, until in 1856 he was elected and served as member of the State legislature, and as State senator in 1859, both of which positions he filled with honor, winning the approval of his constituency. Early in the Civil war, his fidelity and ability being justly recognized, he received the appointment of paymaster, which he, however, declined, preferring to continue the practice of his chosen profession, the enjoyment of home life and his largely increased holdings, which required his constant care and supervision. Mr. Benson, in December, 1857, married Eugenie L., daughter of P. A. Stebbins, of Coudersport, and has one son, James B. Benson, who received a classical education, graduating from the University of Pennsylvania; he studied law with Wayne McVeigh, of Philadelphia, and was admitted to the bar in June, 1884. Hon. Isaac Benson still remains a member of the legal fraternity, enjoying the confidence and esteem of the citizens of Potter county, generally, and in the evening of his life finds himself crowned with honor, and in the enjoyment of the luxuries well-earned wealth affords.

Family links:
Spouse: Laura Eugenia Stebbins Benson (1832 - 1916)*
Children: James Barrett Benson (1863 - 1896)*
*Calculated relationship

Burial: Eulalia Cemetery
Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: S. Johnson
Record added: Aug 05, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 114960853
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20171123 RVA-
PIONEER FAMILIES OF COUDEIRSPORT
THE BENSON FAMILY
Isaac Benson, who had the honor of being the first to fill the office of Burgess, was born in Waterford, Erie county, Pa.;
June 8, 1817. He was admitted to the Erie county bar in 1844.
On June 11, 1845, he located in Coudersport at which place he continued to live. In 1856 he was elected to the state legislature
and in 1859 to the state senate.
On Dec. 14, 1857, he married Eugenia Laura, the only daughter of Pierre A. and Almira (Brundage) Stebbins of Coudersport.
She was born at Hammondsport, N. Y., Nov..17, 1832.
Their only child, James Benson, was born on May 30, 1863. He was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and was
admitted to the bar in June 1884. On Dec. 3, 1884, he married Miss Katherine J. Hodskin, daughter of Albert A. and Celina
(Johnson) Hodskin of Coudersport. To them were born three daughters:

' 1. Eugenia Celina, b Feb. 3, 1886; m Jan. 5, 1909, to Lytle Flower Perry, b May 18, 1888, and who died in an -automobile
accident on Nov. 30, 1927. He was a lawyer, the son of the Rev. D'."E. S. and Maude (Townley) Perry, rector of Christ Episco-
pal Church, 1908-1909.
2. Frances A. Benson, b Oct. 2, 1888.
3. Eloise Benson, b May 9, 1891; married May 29, 1918, to J. L. Cole of Batavia, N. Y.

The three children of Lytle and Eugenia (Benson) Perry are:
1. Katherine Maud, married on June 25, 1988, to Herbert Allen Dorfeld, hardware merchant of Coudersport. They, have
one child, William Gurney, born Nov. 10, 1941.
2. David Townley Perry, born Sept. 26, 1912, married Katherine Daugherty, daughter of Frank and Ina (Conable) Daugherty. Their children are:
- Franklin Lytle, born Jan. 25, 1939;
- Patricia Ayleen, born Jan. 30, 1941, and
- David Townley Jr., born Dec. 5, 1947.
3. Frances Eugenia Perry, born Sept. 30, 1924, married June 15, 1946, to James Harris Seymour. They have one child, Mary
Eugenia, born June 30, 1947.

James Benson died May 30, 1896, and on March 8, 1899, his widow was married to Dr. Francis Gurney Reese, son of Dr.
Charles Albert and Alice (Stamp) Reese. He was born at Sinnemahoning, Pa., on April 4, 1870, and died at Coudersport on
Dec. 4, 1942. One child was born to this union on July 8, 1900,
Dr. Albert G. Reese, a practicing dentist, of Coudersport.

Sources

[S1205] Ancestry.com, DAR North America Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 094 : 1912 Frances Adele Benson.
Record for Frances Adele Benson
Miss Frances Adele Benson in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000- -93831
Name: Frances Adele Benson
Gender: Female
birth: Coudersport
desc. of Capt. John Johnson, Nehemiah M. Hoyt Stebbins, and Maj. Nathaniel Delavan, as follows:

1. Father: James Barnett Benson (1863-97) m. Katharine Hodskin (b. 1865).
2. Isaac Benson (1817-94) m. 1837 Eugenia Stebbins (b. 1852); Albert Adams Hodskin (1821-1902) m. Celina Johnson (b. 1823).
3. Pierre Alonzo Stebbins (1805-82) m. almira Brundage (1815-73); Cyrus Johnson m Abigail Wheeler.
4. Lewis Stebbins (1779-1865) m. 1799 Sarah Delevan (Delavan?) (1785-1862); John Johnson m. Clarissa Rocks.
5. Nehemiah M. Hoyt Stebbins m. Elizabeth Hoyt; Nathaniel Delavan m. 2nd Mary Thompson (1752-1840).

James Barnett Benson in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Name: James Barnett Benson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 1863
First Marriage Date: 1884
Death Date: 1897
Father: Isaac Benson
Mother: Eugenia Stebbins
Spouse: Katharine Hodskin
Child: Frances Adele Benson
Eugenia Benson

Eugenia Stebbins in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Name: Eugenia Stebbins
Gender: Female
First Marriage Date: 1837
Father: Pierre Alonzo Stebbins
Mother: Almira Brundage
Spouse: Isaac Benson
Child: James Barnett Benson
Miss Frances Adele Benson in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000- -93831
Name: Frances Adele Benson
Gender: Female
birth: Coudersport
desc. of Capt. John Johnson, Nehemiah M. Hoyt Stebbins, and Maj. Nathaniel Delavan, as follows:

1. Father: James Barnett Benson (1863-97) m. Katharine Hodskin (b. 1865).
2. Isaac Benson (1817-94) m. 1837 Eugenia Stebbins (b. 1852); Albert Adams Hodskin (1821-1902) m. Celina Johnson (b. 1823).
3. Pierre Alonzo Stebbins (1805-82) m. almira Brundage (1815-73); Cyrus Johnson m Abigail Wheeler.
4. Lewis Stebbins (1779-1865) m. 1799 Sarah Delevan (Delavan?) (1785-1862); John Johnson m. Clarissa Rocks.
5. Nehemiah M. Hoyt Stebbins m. Elizabeth Hoyt; Nathaniel Delavan m. 2nd Mary Thompson (1752-1840).

James Barnett Benson in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Name: James Barnett Benson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 1863
First Marriage Date: 1884
Death Date: 1897
Father: Isaac Benson
Mother: Eugenia Stebbins
Spouse: Katharine Hodskin
Child: Frances Adele Benson
Eugenia Benson

Eugenia Stebbins in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Name: Eugenia Stebbins
Gender: Female
First Marriage Date: 1837
Father: Pierre Alonzo Stebbins
Mother: Almira Brundage
Spouse: Isaac Benson
Child: James Barnett Benson

Source Citation
Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 094 : 1912

Source Information
Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line].
Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

NAm Family Histories- James Barnett Benson
Miss Frances Adele Benson in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000- -93831
Name: Frances Adele Benson
Gender: Female
birth: Coudersport
desc. of Capt. John Johnson, Nehemiah M. Hoyt Stebbins, and Maj. Nathaniel Delavan, as follows:

1. Father: James Barnett Benson (1863-97) m. Katharine Hodskin (b. 1865).
2. Isaac Benson (1817-94)…

[S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Isaac Benson
Isaac Benson
Birth: Jun. 8, 1817
Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Mar. 11, 1894
Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA

Isaac Benson married Euginia Laura Stebbins and had a son James B. Benson. They were a very successful family--both Isaac and son James well know lawyers. He married Euginia on December 14, 1857 in Coudersport. Son and only child James married Katherine Hodskin, the daughter of Albert Adams Hodskin and Celina Johnson (My great aunt). The family attended Christ Church, English Protestant Episcopal. Son James died mid 1890s leaving a wife and three young daughters.

In June, 1844, Isaac Benson was admitted at Warren, Penn., where he studied law under Struthers & Johnson, and has been in active practice down to the present time; he came, in 1845, to Coudersport, and has been one of the leading citizens of the borough. He is the senior lawyer of the old district, unless Henry Sherwood, of Wellsboro, may be considered so. Edward O. Austin, who studied under Mr. Benson, was admitted in 1848.

Benson, Isaac and Eugenia (Stebbins), a son James. Mr. Benson came to Coudersport as a young lawyer. He advanced rapidly in his profession and held many positions of trust, was elected to the Legislature and Senate, and was prominent in raising funds for the Civil War. He was taken on a bed to Harrisburg to vote for Simon Cameron; he acquire a goodly fortune, had a fine home, and he and his wife took an active part in all the interests of the town and its church and social life. Some of their descendants are still residents of the town. This old home is now part of the Coudersport Consistory building.

ISAAC BENSON, attorney at law, Coudersport, was born in Waterford, Erie Co., Penn., June 8, 1817. He became a student at the academy in his native town, and completed his studies at Warren, same State. Among the many classes of business which presented themselves for his consideration, none possessed the attractions of a profession, and being eminently qualified for the bar, both by literary acquirements and natural inclination, he entered, as a student, the office of Struthers, Johnson & Brown, prominent attorneys of Warren. He was admitted to the bar at that place in 1844, and first began the practice of law in the office of the firm just mentioned, where he remained for about one year. But the ambition of Mr. Benson was to find a wider field for his abilities, and June 11, 1845, he located at Coudersport, Potter Co., Penn., which presented itself to him as more suited to his progressive ideas. The immediate future of the place verified the accuracy of his judgment, and he soon acquired a proud position in the borough and vicinity. J. S. Mann, C. W. Ellis, L. F. Maynard and Wales Butterworth, all now deceased, were the first practitioners of Potter county, and were honorable and worthy competitors. Gradually, however, Mr. Benson found the number of his clients growing larger, his practice more remunerative, his popularity increasing, until in 1856 he was elected and served as member of the State legislature, and as State senator in 1859, both of which positions he filled with honor, winning the approval of his constituency. Early in the Civil war, his fidelity and ability being justly recognized, he received the appointment of paymaster, which he, however, declined, preferring to continue the practice of his chosen profession, the enjoyment of home life and his largely increased holdings, which required his constant care and supervision. Mr. Benson, in December, 1857, married Eugenie L., daughter of P. A. Stebbins, of Coudersport, and has one son, James B. Benson, who received a classical education, graduating from the University of Pennsylvania; he studied law with Wayne McVeigh, of Philadelphia, and was admitted to the bar in June, 1884. Hon. Isaac Benson still remains a member of the legal fraternity, enjoying the confidence and esteem of the citizens of Potter county, generally, and in the evening of his life finds himself crowned with honor, and in the enjoyment of the luxuries well-earned wealth affords.

Family links:
Spouse: Laura Eugenia Stebbins Benson (1832 - 1916)*
Children: James Barrett Benson (1863 - 1896)*
*Calculated relationship

Burial: Eulalia Cemetery
Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: S. Johnson
Record added: Aug 05, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 114960853

	Benson- family monument Isaac Benson Birth: Jun. 8, 1817 Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Death: Mar. 11, 1894 Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA Isaac Benson married Euginia Laura Stebbins and had a son James B. Benson. They were a very successful family--both Isaac and son James well know lawyers. He married Euginia on December 14, 1857 in…
	Benson- family monumentA Isaac Benson Birth: Jun. 8, 1817 Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Death: Mar. 11, 1894 Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA Isaac Benson married Euginia Laura Stebbins and had a son James B. Benson. They were a very successful family--both Isaac and son James well know lawyers. He married Euginia on December 14, 1857 in…
	Benson, Isaac Isaac Benson Birth: Jun. 8, 1817 Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Death: Mar. 11, 1894 Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA Isaac Benson married Euginia Laura Stebbins and had a son James B. Benson. They were a very successful family--both Isaac and son James well know lawyers. He married Euginia on December 14, 1857 in…
	headstone- Isaac Benson 1817- Isaac Benson Birth: Jun. 8, 1817 Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Death: Mar. 11, 1894 Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA Isaac Benson married Euginia Laura Stebbins and had a son James B. Benson. They were a very successful family--both Isaac and son James well know lawyers. He married Euginia on December 14, 1857 in…

[S1311] census 1850 USA PA Potter Coudersport, Year: 1850; Census Place: Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_825; Page: 78A; Image: 154.
Record for Isaac Benson (4) facts

Seth L Roberts in the 1850 United States Federal Census
date: 13 August 1850
enumerator: Arnold Hunter
Name: Seth L(R?) Roberts
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1826
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1850: Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 4
Household Members:
Name Age
Casius Rogers 31 VT Harness maker
Catharine " 29 PA
Kate A. " 2 PA
Burdette " 10m PA

James W. Smith 34 Mass Merchant
Catharine E. " 34 VT
Mary P. " 7 VT
Catharine " 3 PA
James E " 1m PA
Andrew Jackson 19 NY Clerk of Store

Benjamin Bunnel 42 PA lumberman
Hannah " 40 PA
Martha B " 17 NY
Gershom " 15 NY
Elizabeth " 14 PA
Eleanor " 13 NY
Daniel " 11 NY
Benjamin F? " 5 NY
Mary " 3 NY

Seth L(R?) Roberts 24 Mass Inn Keeper
Phebe Roberts 36 NY
Wagar L Roberts 12 PA
Reuben Z Roberts 10 PA
De Walton P Roberts 5 PA
Phebe H Roberts 2 PA
Ruel Sawyer 57 NY Laborer
George Burdic 18 PA
Anna Card 28 PA
Ruble Cannon 21 PA Printer
S M Reynolds 21 NY Tailor
C W Slafter 32 NY Tailor
Corneius Jones 28 NY Artist
B Goodsel 28 NY Gunsmith
James R Les Coe 27 NY Constable
J Thomas Coe 22 NY Bar Tender
Alfred Aldrich 21 unk Blacksmith
Isaac Benson 33 PA Lawyer

Daniel F. Elsworth 38 NY farmer
Rhoda L " 38 NY
Mahala " 17 PA
LeRoy " 16 PA
Truman " 14 PA
_____________________
Diantha " 13 PA
Daniel " 11 PA
Orlando " 6 PA

Chadiah Aylesworth 38 NY Millwright
Mahala " 31 PA
William H " 9 PA
Luther E " 6 NY
Harriett Meyer 21 PA
Chester Lyman 23 PA Millwright

Source Citation
Year: 1850; Census place: Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_825; Page: 78A; Image: 154

Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

census 1850 USA PA Potter Coudersport- Isaac Benson
Seth L Roberts in the 1850 United States Federal Census
date: 13 August 1850
enumerator: Arnold Hunter
Name: Seth L(R?) Roberts
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1826
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1850: Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 4
Household Members:
Name Age
Casius Rogers 31 VT Harness maker
Catharine …

[S1993] Newspapers.com: Potter Journal Leader Enterprise-, Vigilance Committees: O. J. Spafford etal. Coudersport Pennsylvania 05 Aug. 1858.
O.J. Spafford (1) fact
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Coudersport, Pennsylvania
05 Aug 1858, Thu • Page 3
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Vigilance Committees:
Allegany. j Oswayo G. TV. G. Judd, I E. Lyman, Henry Nelson, H. 11. Lyman, J. C. Bishop. j Jerome Chesebro. | Alhett. I Pike. j David Conway, j John Carell, Frederick Fr.hr, j J. Q. Merrick. George Ilahu. Jiinyham. j Portage. Isaac Jones, | Edward Huff, G. F. Perry, j 11. F. Sixer, Walter Leonard. | Lemuel Lucore. Clara. I Pleasant Valley. S ila Stevens, | Matthew McDowl, Pe:cr Yandarwacka, j John J Roberts, Austin Allen. j John F. Clark. Coudcrsport. I Itoulet. Isaac Benson, f John Lyman, Jr.. L. J. Thompson, i Christopher ICnowlton | Henry J. Olmsted. JE. 11. Burt. 1 E alalia. Stewurdson. Barak Niks, Ilenrv Andreson, Lyman Nelson, Leroy Criiteuden. ; 0. J. Spafford. Genesee. Sglrania. O. IT. Perry, Robert Young, | Charles Leach, Pardon Haskins, F. E. Harrow. C. C. Rees. Harrison. Summit. Israel Dodge, Merrick Jackson, • Henry Outinan, Alfred Ay res, . Wolsey Burtis. J. M. Bassett. - /lector. Sweden. C. P. Kilbourn, G. L. Catliu. Cyrus Fuuderlin, Matthew Ostrander, James Tanner. H. L- Bird, Jfomer. Sharon. Edwin Thatcher, Joseph Maun, Jacob Poet. Win. L, Starkweather, Abel U, Crosby. A. L, Ballard, ll'hron, Ulysses, George W, Stijlman, O, A, Lewis, Georg" Estcs, Lucian B.rd, G. C. Rossitcr. Dau Baker. | Jackson. West Branch. David Crowell, Erastus Crippen, Rufus Thompson. F. M. Conable, Lemuel Hammond. Keating. Wharton. 11

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Vigilance Committees:
Allegany. Oswayo G. W. G. Judd, E.Lyman, Henry Nelson, H.H. Lyman, J. C. Bishop. Jerome Chesebro. | Abbott. Pike. j David Conway, John Carell, Frederick Suhr, j J. Q. Merrick. George Rahn. Bingham. Portage. Isaac Jones, | Edward Huff, G. F. Perry, H. F. Sizer, Walter Leonard. | Lemuel Lucore. Clara. I Pleasant Valley. Sala Stevens, | Matthew McDowl, Peter Vandarwacka, John J Roberts, Austin Allen. j John F. Clark. Coudersport. I Roulet. Isaac Benson, f John Lyman, Jr.. L. J. Thompson, i Christopher Knowlton | Henry J. Olmsted. E. H. Burt. E alalia. Stewardson. Barak Niks, Henry Andreson, Lyman Nelson, Leroy Crittenden. ; 0. J. Spafford. Genesee. Sylvania. O. H. Perry, Robert Young, | Charles Leach, Pardon Haskins, S. E. Darrow. C. C. Rees. Harrison. Summit. Israel Dodge, Merrick Jackson, • Henry Outman, Alfred Ayres, . Wolsey Burtis. J. M. Bassett. Hector. Sweden. C. P. Kilbourn, G. L. Catliu. Cyrus Sunderlin, Matthew Ostrander, James Tanner. H. L. Bird, Homer. Sharon. Edwin Thatcher, Joseph Mann, Jacob Peet. Wm. L. Starkweather, Abel U. Crosby. A. L. Ballard, Hebron, Ulysses, George W. Stillman, O. A. Lewis, Georg Estes, Lucian Bird, G. C. Rossiter. Dan Baker. Jackson. West Branch. David Crowell, Erastus Crippen, Rufus Thompson. F. M. Conable, Lemuel Hammond.
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