William BENSLEY & Frances BRUCE

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William BENSLEY
Frances BRUCE

Husband: William BENSLEY
Birth: 24 Jul 1817, OH
Death: 22 Jun 1886, presumably in Morrow Co., OH
Disposition: buried Westfield Cemetery, Westfield, Morrow Co., OH
Father: James BENSLEY
Mother: Catharine POPE

Marriage: 7 Aug 1842, Delaware Co., OH

Wife: Frances "Fanny / Fannie" BRUCE
Birth: 24 Jan 1824, PA
Death: 15 Jul 1903, presumably in Westfield Twp., Morrow Co., OH
Disposition: buried Westfield Cemetery, Westfield, Morrow Co., OH
Occupation: homemaker
Parents: born in PA

Children:

— born in OH, either Delaware Co., OH, or Waldo, Marion Co., OH:
1. John BENSLEY, b. 1844/5
2. Mary BENSLEY, b. 1846-48
3. Samuel BENSLEY, b. Aug 1849

— born in OH, either Waldo, Marion Co., OH, or Westfield Twp., Morrow Co., OH:
4. Clark H. BENSLEY, b. 21 Feb 1852; d. 3 Nov 1941, Westfield, Morrow Co., OH
5. Henrietta BENSLEY, b. 1854/5
6. Lenora BENSLEY, b. 1855/6

— born in Westfield Twp., Morrow Co., OH
7. Lillie A. BENSLEY, b. 1860/1

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Sources:

1. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

William BENSLEY
Spouse: Fanny BRUCE
Marriage: 07 Aug 1842, Delaware, Ohio
Source: Marriage Records, 1835-1951. Ohio. Probate Court (Delaware County)

2. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #15 of 24): Waldo Town, Marion Co., OH, Roll, p. 8A, 106/106, enumerated 7 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

William Bensler 30 M Wagon Maker 200 O

Fanny 25 F Pa

John 5 M O

Mary 4 F O

Samuel 9/12 M O

Listed two households from Andrew STROUB/STRAUB, whose son, George, married Sarah CORBIN, whose sister, Martha Ann, married William's brother, Israel BENSLEY.

3. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 36): Westfield P.O., Westfield Twp., Morrow Co., OH, Roll M653_1017, p. 65A, PN 57, 413/413, enumerated 18 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Wm Bensley 42 M Carpenter 250 60 Ohio

Fanny   " 36 F Pa

Mary    " 12 F Ohio

Samuel " 10 M "

Clark    " 8 M "

Henrietta " 5 F "

Lenora    " 4 M "

4. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #30 of 34): Westfield P.O., Westfield Twp., Morrow Co., OH, Roll M593_1247, p. 505B, PN 30, 236/222, enumerated 18 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Bensley William 52 M W Carpenter & Joiner 350 Ohio

_______ Fanny 46 F W Keeping House Ohio

_______ Mary 22 F W Ohio

_______ Samuel 20 M W Common Laborer Ohio

_______ Clark 18 M W Common Laborer Ohio

_______ Henrietta 15 F W Ohio

_______ Lenora 14 F W Ohio

_______ Lillie 9 F W Ohio

5. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 26): Village of Westfield, Morrow Co., OH, Roll T9_1053, p. 212B, PN 2, SD 5, ED 122, enumerated 5 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 14 21 24 25 26

20 21 Bensley William W M 63 / Carpenter 6 OH OH VA

_______ Fanny W F 56 Wife / Keeping House PA PA PA

_______ Lillie A W F 19 Dau / going to School / OH OH PA

Brunson Frank W M 2 Boarder / IN OH

If William's mother was truly born in VA, then we have him connected to the wrong parents. Listed next to son, Samuel BENSLEY (æ 30, b. OH, wife Emma).

6. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14 of 19): Westfield Twp., Morrow Co., OH, Roll T623_1309, p. 186B, SN 7, SD 13, ED 109, enumerated 15 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27

171 172 Bensley Fannie Head W F Jan 1824 76 M Wd 9 6 PA PA PA Y Y Y O F H

Brunson Franklin Boarder W M Feb 1878 22 S IN IN OH Day laborer 0 Y Y Y

8. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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