Benson, Lena

1888 - 1918  (30 years)

• Name	Benson, Lena
  Birth	16 Feb 1888	Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Race	White  [2]
  Name	Lenna A. Benson  [1]
  Name	Mrs Lena Benson Snyder  [2]
  Death	20 Oct 1918	Sweden Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2]
  	20250702GHLn- Mrs Lena Benson Snyder in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972 Name Mrs Lena Benson Snyder Race White Gender Female married Age 30y 8m 4d Birth 16 Feb 1888 Pennsylvania, USA Death 20 Oct 1918 19:00h Sweden, Potter, PA cause broncho pneumonia 91 F.G. Reese MD Coudersport Father Mortimer Benson b PA Mother Elizabeth Abson b PA inform A.W. Snyder Coudersport RD3 burial Oct 22 1918 Sweden Hill Cert 114488 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 114251-117500 age 30y 8m 4d. Broncho pneumonnia. F.G. Reese, MD. Leon, widower in 1920 census
  Burial	22 Oct 1918	Sweden Hill Cemetery, Sweden, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2]
  	20250702GHLn- Mrs Lena Benson Snyder in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972 Name Mrs Lena Benson Snyder Race White Gender Female married Age 30y 8m 4d Birth 16 Feb 1888 Pennsylvania, USA Death 20 Oct 1918 19:00h Sweden, Potter, PA cause broncho pneumonia 91 F.G. Reese MD Coudersport Father Mortimer Benson b PA Mother Elizabeth Abson b PA inform A.W. Snyder Coudersport RD3 burial Oct 22 1918 Sweden Hill Cert 114488 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 114251-117500
  Person ID	I68136	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Benson, Mortimer,   b. 24 Jul 1849, Ladona, Eulalia, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 10 Nov 1918, Eulalia Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Abson, Elizabeth Mary,   b. 17 Mar 1864, Sweden Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Jun 1930 (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1884
  Burial jt	Between 1918 and 1959	Sweden Hill Cemetery, Sweden, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
  	20250621Chicago- Sweden Hill Cemetery Benson, Elizabeth 1864-1959 & Mortemer 1849-1918 20250621Chicago- john c. wetzel Monday · May 25, 2015 · 12:38 PM IMG_1839 Apple iPhone 5s JPEG Back Camera - 29 mm ƒ2.2 7 MP · 3264 × 2448 · 3.6 MB ISO 32 29 mm 0 ev ƒ2.2 1/1414 s
  		Cem Sweden Hill Benson, Mort & Eliz jcwIMG_1839 20250621Chicago- Sweden Hill Cemetery Benson, Elizabeth 1864-1959 & Mortemer 1849-1918 20250621Chicago- john c. wetzel Monday · May 25, 2015 · 12:38 PM IMG_1839 Apple iPhone 5s JPEG Back Camera - 29 mm ƒ2.2 7 MP · 3264 × 2448 · 3.6 MB ISO 32 29 mm 0 ev ƒ2.2 1/1414 s
  Family ID	F60010	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Benson, Mortimer,   b. 1870, Pennsylvania, USA d. Pennsylvania, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Abson, Elizabeth Mary,   b. 17 Mar 1864, Sweden Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Jun 1930 (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F47778	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Snyder, Leon Archibald,   b. 1 Oct 1894, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Apr 1977, Oldwick, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	15 Jun 1916	Sweden Valley, Sweden, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
  	20250702GHLn- Miss Lenna Alberta Benson Becomes Bride of Leon A. Snyder, Grange Hall, Sweden Valley The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania • Thu, Jun 15, 1916 p1 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 02 July 2025 • MARRIED TO-DAY Miss Lenna Alberta Benson Becomes Bride of Leon A. Snyder At three o'clock this afternoon at the grange hall Valley Leon Archibard "Snyder and Miss Lenna Alberta Benson were united in the holy bonds of wedlock. The bride was attired in a gown of rose colored satin messaline and was attended by Miss Hannah Haskins as maid of honor. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mortemer Benson of Sweden Valley where the family has resided for many years, and where they have many friends. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Snyder. He is a prosperous young farmer and will take his bride to his farm home on Sweden Hill. Oscar Snyder, brother of the bridegroom acted as best man and the marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. J. F. Leffler of Coudersport, in the presence of the immediate friends. The hall was tastefully decorated for the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder will take a wedding trip that will include niagara Falls and Rochester and will be at home to their friends after July first. at the Grange Hall
  		Benson-Snyder wed News_PottEnt19160615_1 20250702GHLn- Miss Lenna Alberta Benson Becomes Bride of Leon A. Snyder, Grange Hall, Sweden Valley The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania • Thu, Jun 15, 1916 p1 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 02 July 2025 • MARRIED TO-DAY Miss Lenna Alberta Benson Becomes Bride of Leon A. Snyder At three o'clock this afternoon at the grange hall Valley…
  residence jt	Aft 1 Jul 1916	Sweden Hill, Sweden, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Leon is a prosperous young farmer and will take his bride to his farm home on Sweden Hill and will be at home to their friends after July first.
  	20250702GHLn- Miss Lenna Alberta Benson Becomes Bride of Leon A. Snyder, Grange Hall, Sweden Valley The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania • Thu, Jun 15, 1916 p1 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 02 July 2025 • MARRIED TO-DAY Miss Lenna Alberta Benson Becomes Bride of Leon A. Snyder At three o'clock this afternoon at the grange hall Valley Leon Archibard "Snyder and Miss Lenna Alberta Benson were united in the holy bonds of wedlock. The bride was attired in a gown of rose colored satin messaline and was attended by Miss Hannah Haskins as maid of honor. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mortemer Benson of Sweden Valley where the family has resided for many years, and where they have many friends. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Snyder. He is a prosperous young farmer and will take his bride to his farm home on Sweden Hill. Oscar Snyder, brother of the bridegroom acted as best man and the marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. J. F. Leffler of Coudersport, in the presence of the immediate friends. The hall was tastefully decorated for the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder will take a wedding trip that will include niagara Falls and Rochester and will be at home to their friends after July first.
  Family ID	F46639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Feb 1888 - Pennsylvania, USA Death - 20 Oct 1918 - Sweden Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA Burial - 22 Oct 1918 - Sweden Hill Cemetery, Sweden, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		PA Death Cert 19300628 Lena Benson Snyder.jpg 20250702GHLn- Mrs Lena Benson Snyder in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972 Name Mrs Lena Benson Snyder Race White Gender Female married Age 30y 8m 4d Birth 16 Feb 1888 Pennsylvania, USA Death 20 Oct 1918 19:00h Sweden, Potter, PA cause broncho pneumonia 91 F.G. Reese MD Coudersport Father Mortimer Benson b PA Mother Elizabeth…
  		Benson-Snyder wed News_PottEnt19160615_1 20250702GHLn- Miss Lenna Alberta Benson Becomes Bride of Leon A. Snyder, Grange Hall, Sweden Valley The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania • Thu, Jun 15, 1916 p1 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 02 July 2025 • MARRIED TO-DAY Miss Lenna Alberta Benson Becomes Bride of Leon A. Snyder At three o'clock this afternoon at the grange hall Valley…
  		PotterEnterprise19160615_1 Benson-Snyder wed 20250702GHLn- Miss Lenna Alberta Benson Becomes Bride of Leon A. Snyder, Grange Hall, Sweden Valley The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania • Thu, Jun 15, 1916 p1 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 02 July 2025 • MARRIED TO-DAY Miss Lenna Alberta Benson Becomes Bride of Leon A. Snyder At three o'clock this afternoon at the grange hall Valley…

  
  

• Sources

  [S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Mortimer Benson (25) facts 20250621Chicago- 20250621Chicago- Mortimer Benson Photo added by Law-Miller Roots Mortimer Benson BIRTH 24 Jul 1849 Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 10 Nov 1918 (aged 69) Eulalia Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Sweden Hill Cemetery Bingham Center, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA MEMORIAL ID36447447 · PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 1 Mortimer Benson was the son of William H. and Amanda A. Benson. He married Elizabeth in 1884. Family Members Parents William H. Benson 1814-1875 Amanda Ann Woodcock Benson 1821-1876 Spouse Elizabeth Benson 1864-1959 Siblings Harvey Benson 1838-1845 Wesley Benson 1852-1896 Children Lenna A. Benson Snyder 1888-1918 Flowers Left by Law-Miller Roots on 14 Feb 2020 [S1127] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 114251-117500. Record for Mrs Lena Benson Snyder (13) facts 20250702GHLn- 20250702GHLn- Mrs Lena Benson Snyder in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972 Name Mrs Lena Benson Snyder Race White Gender Female married Age 30y 8m 4d Birth 16 Feb 1888 Pennsylvania, USA Death 20 Oct 1918 19:00h Sweden, Potter, PA cause broncho pneumonia 91 F.G. Reese MD Coudersport Father Mortimer Benson b PA Mother Elizabeth Abson b PA inform A.W. Snyder Coudersport RD3 burial Oct 22 1918 Sweden Hill Cert 114488 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 114251-117500 PA Death Cert 19300628 Lena Benson Snyder.jpg 20250702GHLn- Mrs Lena Benson Snyder in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972 Name Mrs Lena Benson Snyder Race White Gender Female married Age 30y 8m 4d Birth 16 Feb 1888 Pennsylvania, USA Death 20 Oct 1918 19:00h Sweden, Potter, PA cause broncho pneumonia 91 F.G. Reese MD Coudersport Father Mortimer Benson b PA Mother Elizabeth…

  
  

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TNG ID: I68136