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     William Leroy Bensel married Louise (?).

     William Leroy Bensel Jr. was born on 29 August 1923. He was the son of William Leroy Bensel and Louise (?) William Leroy Bensel Jr. married Mary Jane LeFevre, daughter of Joseph Clyde LeFevre and Mabel V. Young, on 10 December 1948.

     Elizabeth Ann Bensey was also known as "Betty". She was born on 26 April 1947 at Oak Ridge, Anderson Co., TN. She was the daughter of Frank Nelson Bensey Jr. and Charlotte Ann Sniffen. Elizabeth Ann Bensey lived in 2007 at Pascagoula, Jackson Co., MS. She died on 18 August 2011 at Pascagoula, Jackson Co., MS, at age 64

Obituary -- Mississippi Press;?August 21 to August 22, 2011; http://obits.gulflive.com/obituaries/gulflive/obituary.aspx?n=elizabeth-ann-bensey&pid=153246494 :

Bensey
Elizabeth Ann Bensey, 64, of Moss Point, MS passed away August 18, 2011 in Pascagoula, MS. Ms. Bensey was born on April 26, 1947 in Oak Ridge TN. She was retired from the City of Pascagoula as the grant coordinator. She helped develop and coordinate projects with all city departments, citizen groups and political leaders. These projects involved public infrastructure, housing, and recreation. She was fiercely loyal to her family and her husband, whom she was in love with every day of their life together. Her love for her dogs, cats, and horses was remarkable. She would take in an animal and give it the love and compassion that only she knew how to give. She cared about the earth and its inhabitants. She was communicative and a great mediator. Although she never had children, she had the mothering instinct and love for all children. Her main calling in life was helping others in need.

She is survived by her husband, Leslie David Jerome of Moss Point, sister, Linda Bensey of Estes Park, CO; brothers Shawn E. Bensey and his wife, Annie, and son, Michael of Hong Kong, China; Michael W. Bensey of Knoxville, TN. She is also survived by her nephew, Kiernan Bensey, niece, Ambree Rogers, her husband, Chris, great niece and nephew Landon and Adelyn Rogers, along with a host of other family, friends and loved ones.

Visitation will be Tuesday August 23, 2011 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm at Heritage Funeral Home in Escatawpa, MS. A Celebration of Life Service in her honor will begin at 3:00pm in the funeral home chapel. A reception will be held at the Senior Citizens Center in Pascagoula from 5-7:00pm.

In lieu of flowers, the family wishes donations to be made to the Jackson County Humane Society or other animal rescue organizations, in her memory. You may view and sign her online register book at www.heritagefuneralhome.us.

     Frank Nelson Bensey was also known as Ferencz Nagg Bentze (approximate spelling in Hungarian.) He was born on 14 November 1887 at Austria-Hungary (WW I draft registration.) He married Blanche Vivian Hart in 1909 at McDowell Co., WV. Frank Nelson Bensey died on 15 November 1957 at Harriman, Roane Co., TN, at age 70.

     Frank Nelson Bensey III was also known as "Buddy". He was born on 3 March 1950. He was the son of Frank Nelson Bensey Jr. and Charlotte Ann Sniffen. Frank Nelson Bensey III lived in 2006 at Harriman, Roane Co., TN. He died on 10 July 2010 at Harriman, Roane Co., TN, at age 60

Obituaries -- Morgan County News (Wartburg, TN); July 20 & 21, 2010:

Frank "Buddy" Bensey III

Frank "Buddy" Bensey III, 60, of Harriman, passed away Saturday, July 10, 2010 at his home.

He was preceded in death by her (sic.) parents, Frank and Charlotte Bensey.

Mr. Bensey is survived by his wife Teresa Bensey; step-daughters, Michelle and Stephanie Goosie of Harriman; and one granddaughter.

The family received friends Wednesday, July 14, 2010 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Davis Funeral Home, Harriman. Funeral services followed at 8 p.m. with Rev. Henry Lenoir officiating. Interment was held Friday, July 16, 2010 at 11 a.m. in the Roane Memorial Gardens in Rockwood.


Roane County News (TN); July 16, 2010; (Ancestry.com):

Frank ‘Buddy’ Bensey III

Frank “Buddy” Bensey III, 60, of Harriman, passed away Saturday, July 10, 2010, at his home.

He loved being outdoors, working on his farm, woodworking and spending time with his granddaughter.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Charlotte Bensey; and an uncle, Clyde Bensey.

Survivors include his wife, Teresa Bensey; two stepdaughters, Michelle and Stephanie Goosie, both of Harriman; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Shawn and Annie Bensey, Hong Kong, and Michael Bensey, Knoxville; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Betty and Less Jerome, Mississippi, and Linda Bensey, Colorado; a granddaughter, Victoria Shillings; a niece and spouse, Ambree and Chris Rogers; a nephew, Kiernan Bensey; a great-niece and great-nephew, Landon and Adelyn Rogers.

The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, in Davis Funeral Home, Harriman. Funeral service followed, with the Rev. Henry Lenoir officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 16, at Roane Memorial Gardens, Rockwood.

An online register is available at www.davisfuneralhomes.com.

     Frank Nelson Bensey Jr. was born on 29 September 1922 at Maybeury, McDowell Co., WV. He was the son of Frank Nelson Bensey and Blanche Vivian Hart. Frank Nelson Bensey Jr. was educated; Attended Berea College in Kentucky until the beginning of WW II. He began military service WW II service, U.S. Navy, then 17 years in the Naval Reserve after the war. He married Charlotte Ann Sniffen, daughter of Edgar Howland Sniffen and Minnie Augusta Myers. Occupation: Physicist with Union Carbide for 38 years until retirement. Frank Nelson Bensey Jr. died on 4 July 2006 at Harriman, Roane Co., TN, at age 83

OBITUARY - Knoxville News Sentinel; 6 JUL 2006 (Internet):

BENSEY, MR. FRANK N., JR. - age 83 of Harriman, passed away Tuesday July 4, 2006 at Roane Medical Center. He attended Berea College in Kentucky until the onset of WW II at which time he enlisted in the United States Navy. Frank served in an additional 17 years in the Naval Reserve after the war. He was employed as a physicist with Union Carbide where he retired after 38 years of service. He was very active in both the Woods Chapel United Methodist and the First United Methodist Church of Harriman where he was the Boy Scout Leader for several years. He had attained Eagle Scout and the Order of the Arrow as a young man in West Virginia. Frank was also very supportive of the Cornstalk Heights Historic District and the Riverfront Park where he walked regularly. He also loved to go to the Harriman high School football games and enjoyed watching the Lady Vol basketball games on television. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank N. Bensey, Sr. and Blanch Hart Bensey, two brothers, Raymond and Clyde Bensey, two sisters, Adeline Bensey and Venice Wheeler. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 64 years, Charlotte Sniffen Bensey; three sons, Frank N. "Buddy" Bensey, III and wife, Teresa and daughters, Michelle and Stephanie Goosie of Harriman, Shawn E. Bensey and wife, Annie of Hong Kong, China, Michael W. Bensey and wife, Margery of Knoxville; two daughters, Linda K. Bensey of Estes Park, Colo., Elizabeth A. Bensey and husband, Leslie Jerome of Pascagoula, Miss; one brother, Eugene F. Bensey and wife, Mary of Yukon, Okla; one sister, Betty Cummings and husband, Bob of Kingston; two grandchildren, Kiernan Bensey and Ambree Rogers and her husband, Chris; two great grandchildren, Landon and Adelyn Rogers; and a host of cousins, family, friends and loved ones. Family and friends will meet at Davis Funeral Home, Saturday July 8, 2006 at 10 a.m. A memorial service will be held in the chapel of Davis Funeral Home at 11 a.m. Interment services will follow in the Roane Memorial Gardens with the Roane County Memorial Honor Guard providing full military honors. In honor of Frank's love for children, the family has requested that in lie of flowers, donations be made to the Miranda Hope Saye Fund, c/o Bank of America 616 N. Kentucky St., Kingston, TN 37763 865-376-5555. Arrangements by Davis Funeral Home.


He was buried in July 2006 at Roane Memorial Gardens, Harriman, Roane Co., TN.

     Andrew Benson was born in November 1843 at Avika, Sweden.¹ He married Anna Helena Anderson on 8 July 1871 at Carroll Co., IL. Occupation: Blacksmith in May 1910 at Salem Twp., Carroll Co., IL.¹ Andrew Benson died on 5 December 1914 at Mt. Carroll, Carroll Co., IL, at age 71.

     C. P. Benson was born circa 1862 at Atchison Co., KS. He was the son of Harrison T. Benson and Eletha Ellen Falwell.
Note: This son is listed in the 1865 Kansas state census, Atchison, Atchison County, Dwelling 399, Family 431, but appears to have been deceased by the 1870 federal census, when only Geneva and Horace are listed living with their maternal grandparents. DLB 2019.

     Catherine Beal Benson was also known as "Katie".¹ She was born on 3 July 1870 at Williamsburg, Callaway Co., MO. She was the daughter of Vinson Benson and Martha S. Allen. Catherine Beal Benson married William Frederick Davault, son of Frederick Davault and Margaret Ellen McCleary, on 9 March 1898. Catherine Beal Benson lived on 29 April 1910 at Nine Mile Prairie, Callaway Co., MO.¹ She died on 10 April 1936 at Williamsburg, Callaway Co., MO, at age 65

Obituary -- Montgomery Standard, Montgomery City Missouri, April 17, 1936:

Catherine Beal (pronouned Bell) DeVault spent her entire life on the same farm 3 1/2 miles southwest of Williamsburg. She died at the age of 65 years, 10 months and 5 days (error). She joined the Methodist Church as a girl. The funeral was held in the Methodist Church with burial at the Williamsburg Cemetery. She is survived by daughters Martha Ellen (Mrs. Hugh Crabtree) of Cascade, Idaho and Catherine (Mrs Gordon Niedergerke) of Fulton, Missouri, grandchild Martha Jo Niedergerke, her husband and her brother Marvin Benson of McCredie, Several nephews and Nieces. Mrs. DeVault was in failing health for a long time having never fully recovered from an accident suffered several years ago.

She was buried in April 1936 at Williamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, Callaway Co., MO.

     Charles A. Benson was born in 1874 at Pennsylvania.¹ He married Josephine A. Dillman on 19 November 1902 at Warren Co., IN. Charles A. Benson died on 26 October 1958 at Zanesville, Muskingum Co., OH. He was buried in October 1958 at Frazeysburg Cemetery, Frazeysburg, Muskingum Co., OH, Find A Grave Memorial# 81754647.

     Occupation: Electrician, retired from Barber Greene, Aurora, IL. Charles Otto Benson lived at Steelville and Aurora, Kane Co., IL. He was born on 9 October 1914 at Steelville, Randolph Co., IL. He married Dora Loretta Wendell, daughter of Fred Roscoe Wendell and Rosa Louise Brandhorst, on 2 November 1933 at Chester, Randolph Co., IL.

     Elizabeth Benson married Edward Stanley.

     Elmer Benson was born on 27 October 1884 at Illinois.¹ He was the son of Andrew Benson and Anna Helena Anderson. Elmer Benson married Grace Mabel Fulrath, daughter of Adam Fulrath and Hannah Smith, circa 1906.¹ Elmer Benson died on 17 May 1917 at Clinton Co., IA, at age 32. He was buried in May 1917 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll, Carroll Co., IL.

     Estella Benson married Charles Wollenzien.

     Geneva Benson was born in May 1859 at Atchison Co. (probably), KS, Some online genealogies show a birth location in Ohio, but the 1860 Federal, 1865 Kansas, and 1870 Federal censuses (where the information came from her parents and grandparents) are clear that it was Kansas, probably Atchison County where she was listed as of 1860. DLB 2019.^2,1 She was the daughter of Harrison T. Benson and Eletha Ellen Falwell.¹
Note: Geneva and her brother Horace G. Benson were listed twice on the 1870 Federal Census. first on 14 JUN at Clinton Twp., Douglas County, Kansas, living with their maternal grandparents, and second on 6 AUG at Seneca, Newton County, Missouri, living with their father, his wife Annie, and a brother or half-brother Henry, born about 1866 (age 4). DLB 2019. Geneva Benson died on 8 August 1946 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 87.

     Gladys M. Benson was born on 15 September 1909 at Mt. Carroll, Carroll Co., IL. She was the daughter of Elmer Benson and Grace Mabel Fulrath. Gladys M. Benson married Orville E. Handel. Gladys M. Benson died on 29 September 2001 at Mt. Carroll, Carroll Co., IL, at age 92.

     Harrison T. Benson was born circa 1837 at Ohio. He married Eletha Ellen Falwell, daughter of Ephraim Falwell and Mary Starr, circa 1858. Harrison T. Benson lived on 14 July 1865 at Atchison, Atchison Co., KS, Kansas state census, Dwelling 399, Family 431.

     Henry Benson was born circa 1866 at Atchison Co. (probably), KS.¹ He was the son of Harrison T. Benson and Eletha Ellen Falwell.¹

     Horace G. Benson was born circa 1864 at Douglas Co. (probably), KS.¹ He was the son of Harrison T. Benson and Eletha Ellen Falwell.¹

     Lois June Benson was born on 2 June 1912 at Mt. Carroll, Carroll Co., IL. She was the daughter of Elmer Benson and Grace Mabel Fulrath. Lois June Benson married Lysle Owen Smith on 26 December 1930 at Clinton Co., IA. Lois June Benson married Tim Monahan circa 1950 at Chicago, Cook Co., IL. Lois June Benson died on 26 February 2013 at Des Plaines, Cook Co., IL, at age 100.

     Mary Elizabeth Benson was born on 24 December 1838 at Claytown, Platte Co., MO. She married John Bice Walton, son of Alfred Benjamin Walton and Sarah Ann Buys, in 1853. Mary Elizabeth Benson died on 15 June 1917 at San Bernardino, San Bernardino Co., CA, at age 78.

     Paul Dillman Benson was born on 21 September 1911 at Frazeysburg, Muskingum Co., OH. He was the son of Charles A. Benson and Josephine A. Dillman. Paul Dillman Benson married Elizabeth Thomas Davis, daughter of Charles Harrington Davis and Elizabeth Rogers Thomas, on 28 June 1948 at Licking Co., OH. Paul Dillman Benson and Elizabeth Thomas Davis were divorced on 4 September 1981 at Licking Co., OH; Dissolution. Paul Dillman Benson died on 7 January 2002 at age 90.

     Ruth Benson was born on 23 January 1908 at Mt. Carroll, Carroll Co., IL. She was the daughter of Elmer Benson and Grace Mabel Fulrath. Ruth Benson married Benjamin H. Myers circa 1927 at Mt. Carroll, Carroll Co., IL. Ruth Benson married Robert Paul Roscoe Almquist after 1962. Ruth Benson died on 26 April 1998 at Oregon, Ogle Co., IL, at age 90.

     Vinson Benson was born circa 1823 at Maryland.¹ He lived on 19 November 1850 at District 12, Callaway Co., MO, with his parens and family, farming.¹ He married Martha S. Allen on 25 September 1860 at Callaway Co., MO. Vinson Benson died on 23 September 1897 at Boone Co., MO.

     Katherine Harriet Bentley married John Francis Minor.

     Lucinda Bentley was born in 1815 at Pennsylvania. She married Harrison Daniel Keller, son of John Keller and Susan Stengley, on 29 June 1863 at Hancock Co., OH, Second marriage for Harrison and third marriage for Lucinda.
Lucinda was first married to Nehemiah Holland 11 AUG 1835, Trumbull Co., OH, and second to James Reid 31 DEC 1849, Hancock Co., OH.

Lucinda Bentley died in 1885 at Wyandot Co., OH. She was buried in 1885 at Nevada Cemetery, Nevada, Wyandot Co., OH, Findagrave #64621976.

     Charles Edwin Benton married Dixie Kincaid.

     Jessie Benton was born on 31 May 1824 at Lexington, VA. She married John Charles Fremont on 19 October 1841. Jessie Benton died on 27 December 1902 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 78

Biographical Sketch -- (Findagrave.com):

American Folk Figure. She was the wife of explorer and adventurer John Charles Fremont, and the daughter of United States Senator Thomas Hart Benton. Born in Lexington, Virginia, her father raised and educated her as if she were his son and made her wise in the ways of social structure and politics, an unusual thing for the period. By 1841, her father was a Senator from Missouri and protagonist of "Manifest Destiny". The now seventeen year old Jesse, a student in a girl's seminary, met and fell in love with Lieutenant John C. Fremont, who is ten years her senior. The couple eloped and was married on October 19, 1841. Senator Benton was so disappointed that he becomes estranged for a time from his headstrong daughter. Jessie, in the mean time, settled in as the wife of a junior Army officer, following her husband from assignment to assignment. Some where around this time, her parents decide to reconcile with Jessie and John who had been living a less than luxurious life on Army posts. John Fremont then gained famed a "The Pathfinder to the West" in the name of "Manifest Destiny". She and her husband begin writing best-selling stories of Western Explorations that make John C. Fremont and his scout, Kit Carson, famous. In 1856, Jessie became the first presidential candidate's wife to play an active part in a political campaign. When first-ever Republican Party candidate Fremont's name came up in rallies for votes, the slogan was "Fremont and Jessie too." Fremont garnered many northern votes, but lost over all. The Fremonts then moved to California where they discovered more gold on their property. They settled into San Francisco society with Jessie leading the way and enjoying discussing politics with the many educated men in that city. When war became imminent, John Fremont returned East to get a new commission, and Jessie went with him. In 1861, they returned to St. Louis when John was appointed commander of the Western Region. They shared the belief that St. Louis was unprepared for war and needed reinforcements and supplies, and both pressured Washington to send more supplies and troops to St. Louis. Jessie threw herself into the war effort, helping to organize a soldier's relief society in St. Louis and becoming very active in the Western Sanitary Commission which provided medicine and nursing to soldiers injured in the war. These endeavors were some of the few acceptable avenues of participation for women in the 1860's, but Jessie, the late senator's daughter, wanted more. She used her political expertise to make decisions for John and organized his military campaign to the extent that she was called, "General Jessie" by his critics. In spite of Jesse's help, Fremont was always in trouble. One decision caused him to be removed from command - he overstepped his authority when he trumped the Commander in Chief by issuing, of his own volition, his own emancipation proclamation which summarily freed all Missouri slaves. John Fremont had a deep hatred for slavery and saw that it needed to end, but he neglected to confer with his President before issuing the order and Abraham Lincoln became angry with him. Jessie, the senator's daughter, and ever her husband's protector, went to see President Lincoln in Washington to plead Fremont's case. Lincoln listened but still removed John Fremont from the command of St. Louis and the Union's Western area. The Fremonts would not live in St. Louis again, moving to New York and then California, where she that state's first First Lady. Being unsuccessful in both places, John Fremont declared bankruptcy in 1873. Jessie started writing books and articles to support the family, and remained faithful to her husband, even when she heard rumors that he was being unfaithful. In 1890, three months after having been allowed to resign with pension, rather than being drummed out of the Army for insubordination in an incident in California, John Fremont died in New York. Twelve years later, Jessie, then a resident of the then back-water pueblo of Los Angeles, died as well and she was cremated and buried in Los Angeles at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery. Jessie Fremont had, within the framework of her era, demonstrated that women were capable of equal rights of citizenship and full participation with their male counterparts in family life, business and politics. Her husband lies in Rockland Cemetery,high atop the crest of The Palisades of the Hudson River just south of the Tappan Zee Bridge.

Bio by: John T. Chiarella.

     Johann Heinrich Bentz was also known as "Henry". He was born circa 1740 at Germany. He married Maria Magdalena Blimley. Johann Heinrich Bentz died on 1 March 1824 at Mad River Twp., Champaign Co., OH.

     Carolina B. Bentzinger was born on 22 April 1858. She married Johann Kimler. Carolina B. Bentzinger died on 25 September 1946 at age 88. She was buried in September 1946 at Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, Lee Co., IA, Findagrave #112786429.