John BENSLEY & Elizabeth BENSON

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John BENSLEY
Elizabeth BENSON

Husband: John BENSLEY
Birth: ca. 1820, Sunbury Twp., Delaware Co., OH
Death: aft. 1880 census
Occupation: farmer
Father: James BENSLEY
Mother: Catharine POPE

Marriage: 24 Feb 1842, Delaware Co., OH

Wife: Elizabeth BENSON
Birth: 1822/3, Fabius, Onondaga Co., NY
Death: aft. 1880 census
Occupation: homemaker
Brother: Didymus BENSON (1818-1890)
Father: Silas BENSON (1796-1886)
Mother: Sophia Olive FULLER (1800-1854)

Children:

— born in OH, either in Delaware Co., OH, or Morrow Co., OH:
1. George Orsin/Orsen [Orrison] BENSLEY, b. 1842
2. James H. BENSLEY, b. 1845-48
3. Silas BENSLEY, b. 1849

— born in OH, either in Morrow Co., OH, or Marion Co., OH:
4. Lorenzo BENSLEY, b. 1852/3
5. Lorinda BENSLEY, b. 1852/3
6. Amanda BENSLEY, b. 1855/6
7. [Uriah?] John E. BENSLEY, b. 1858; m. Mary __?__
8. Didymus BENSLEY, b. 1860/1

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Sources:

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

John BENSLEY
Spouse: Elizabeth BENSON
Marriage: 24 Feb 1842, Delaware, Ohio
Source: Marriage Records, 1835-1951. Ohio. Probate Court (Delaware County).

1b. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org):

John BENSLEY
Birth: 1822, Fabius, Onondaga, NY
Marriage: 24 Feb 1842, Delaware Co., OH
Spouse: Elizabeth BENSON
Birth: 1827, Fabius, Onondaga, NY
Father: Silas BENSON (1796-1886); Mother: Sophia Olive FULLER (1800-1854)

2. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #7 of 34): Westfield Twp., Morrow Co., OH, p. 4A, 49/49, enumerated 18 Jul 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

John Bensley 28 M Farmer O

Elizabeth " 27 F NY

George    " 8 M O

J H       " 4 M "

Silas     " 1 M "

Listed two households from John's father, James BENSLEY, who is next to Elizabeth's brother, Didynus (sic) BENSON (æ 31, b. NY, wife Amy).

3. 1860 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #2 of 6): Waldo P.O., Village of Waldo, [Waldo Twp.,] Marion Co., OH, Roll 1006, p. 411B, PN 98, 704/704, enumerated 10 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):º

John Bensley 40 M Blacksmith 200 Ohio

Elizabeth " 40 F N York

Orsin     " 17 M Farm laborer Ohio

James     " 12 M Do

Silas     " 10 M Do

Lorenzo   " 7 M Do

Lorinda   " 7 F Do

Amanda    " 4 F Do

Uriah     " 1 M Do

Listed next to John's brother, Israel BENSLEY, and his family, who are sharing a domicile with their parents, James & Catharine (POPE) BENSLEY.

4. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #25 of 27 — indexed "Binsley"): Waldo P.O., Village of Waldo, Marion Co., OH, Roll M593_1240, p. 212A, PN 5, 36/40, enumerated 8 June 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Bensley John 50 M W Carpenter 100 Ohio

_______ Elizabeth 50 F W Keeping House New York

_______ James H 25 M W Day Laborer Ohio

_______ Silas 22 M W Day Laborer "

_______ Lorenzo 18 M W Day Laborer "

_______ Lorinda 18 F W "

_______ John E 13 M W "

_______ Dydamus 9 M W "

David Mary A 19 F W House Keeper "

Who is John E? Was he Uriah in 1860? Dydamus is a phonetic mis-spelling of the Scriptural name, Didymus (he's obviously named for his uncle, Didymus BENSON). Listed three households from John's parents, James & Catharine (POPE) BENSLEY.

5. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16 of 22): Waldo Twp., Marion Co., OH, Roll T9_1046, p. 128B, PN 16, SD 5, ED 95, enumerated __ 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 10 11 13 14 24 25 26

97 97 Bensley John W M 62 / Carpenter OH PA VA

_______ Elizabeth W F 62 Wife / Keeping House NY NY NY

Bensley Silas W M 32 Son D Laboring 6 OH OH NY

Listed next to John BENSLY, Jr. (æ 22, b. OH, wife Mary).

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