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| George BENSON
Keziah SPURGEON |
| Husband: George BENSON
Birth: 1780, MD Death: 12 Apr 1859, Preston Co., VA Occupation: farmer Father: William BENSON (1764- ) Mother: Mary ERVIN |
| Marriage-1: |
| Wife-1: Ms. __?__
Birth: 1775-94 Death: 1820-30 Occupation: homemaker Given the difference in age between George and Keziah, we would expect that he had an earlier wife, and the 1820 census supports that his wife, then, was older than Keziah. Also, given Keziah's age, we wouldn't expect her to have birthed a child as early as 1810. |
| Marriage-2: |
| Wife: Keziah SPURGEON
Birth: 1796/7, VA Death: 1870-80, presumably in Preston Co., WV Occupation: homemaker Most secondary sources (at WorldConnect) give these parents for
Keziah:
But one secondary source (at GenForum) gives these parents:
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| Children with Wife-1 — born in Preston Co., VA [now WV]: |
| 1. James
BENSON, b. 5 Jan 1810
2. William BENSON, b. 1810-15 3. (Daughter A) BENSON, b. 1810-20 4. Elizabeth BENSON, b. 1813; d. 16 May 1892; m. Henry TEETS — see 1840 census, Preston Co., VA [now WV] 5. Catharine BENSON, b. 1819/20; m. John SAVAGE |
| Children with Wife-1 or with Keziah SPURGEON — born in Preston Co., VA [now WV]: |
| 6. Mary "Polly" BENSON, b. 1820-25; m. Martin BUTLER — see 1840
census, Preston Co., VA [now WV]
7. John BENSON, b. 1822/3 8. Maria BENSON, b. 1825/6; m. Israel/Ezra SAVAGE — see 1850 census, Allegany [now Garrett] Co., MD 9. Cecilia BENSON, b. 1827/8; m. Preston SPAHR |
| Child with Keziah SPURGEON — born in Preston Co., VA [now WV]: |
| 10. Joseph N. BENSON, b. 1830/1 |
| Presumed grandchildren: |
| . William A. BENSON, b. 1853/4, (W)VA
. Marcellus BENSON, b. 1853/4, (W)VA . Allen BENSON, b. 1855/6, (W)VA |
| Keywords for search engines: USA, US, United States, Maryland Virginia, West Virginia |
| Sources (n.b., Preston Co. was
formed in 1818 from Monongalia and Randolph Cos.):
1. Marriage Record: 2. 1810 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found, but given that none of George's children were born before 1810, it appears George had not married by 1810. His father, William BENSON, is living in Monongalia [now Preston] Co., VA [now WV] (p. 484). 3. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #2 of 15; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
4. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #3 of 66; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
5. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #49 of 69 — mis-indexed "Georeg Benson"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
6. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #136 of 278): District No. 45, Preston Co., VA [now WV], p. B, 1377/1377, enumerated 1 Nov 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
7. 1860 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com; Image #1 of 1): Post Office at Guseman's Store, Brandonvile [near Bruceton Mills], District No. 2, Preston Co., VA [now WV], Roll 1372 (Book 1), p. 74, 491/483, enumerated 11 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
8. 1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #16 of 40): Rowlesburg P.O., Pleasant Twp., Preston Co., WV, Roll 1697 (Book 1), p. 140B, PN 16, 106/106, enumerated 30 Sep 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
9. LDS. Family Search: Census Records: 1880 United States (online at FamilySearch.org): not found. 10. Messages in the Benson Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com). 11. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com). |
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