The Benston Family

Ada M. Benston

• Birth: 1880 census 
• Parents: 1880 census
• Occupation: Gray genealogy
• Death: Wisconsin Death Index (reel 135 vol 2 p125); age at death from Gray genealogy

Adda Benston

• Birth: 1900, 1905 census; the 1900 census shows Adda's birthdate as August 1893, but her age as 2. The number 2 has been crossed out in a different hand and changed to 6. The 1905 census shows her age as 8. Her parents were married in 1895.
• Parents: 1900 census

Francis Benston

• Birth: 1920 census 
• Parents: 1920 census

Gyrth Benston

• Birth: 1900 census
• Parents: 1900 census
• Marriage: 1925 census; Hazel birth from 1925 census
• Occupation: 1925 census

James Benston

• Joseph W. Benston (1864 - ? )
• James F. Benston (1866 - ? )
• Mary J. Benston (1868 - ? )
• Susan Loretta Benston (1869 - 1948)
• Ada M. Benston  (1870/1 - 1897)
• William G. Benston (1873  - 1962)
• Thomas C. Benston (1882 - ? )

• Birth: 1870 census; exact date and place from IGI; Gray genealogy has 9 September 1832
• Baptism: IGI
• Parents: Gray genealogy
• Marriage: Wisconsin Marriage Index (reel 46 vol 1 p343)
• Occupation: 1870 census
• Death: Wisconsin Death Index (vol 3 p146); exact place from Gray genealogy
• Notes: Gray genealogy; 1870 census

James F. Benston

• Lester A. Benston (1890 - ? )
• Lola Opal Benston (1893 - 1967)
• James John Benston (1895 - ? )
• Leo H. Benston (1899 - 1990)
• Leona Benston (1899 - ? )

• Birth: 1900 census; exact place from Rootsweb Worldconnect
• Parents: 1880 census
• Marriage: Wisconsin Marriage Index (vol 3 p90); exact place from IGI batch 9018406
• Occupation: Listing of town officials in York, Wisconsin; 1900, 1905 census

James John Benston

• Birth: 1900 census
• Parents: 1900 census

Joseph W. Benston

• Ruth Benston (1899 - ? )
• Francis Benston (1903/4 - ? )

Stephenson Street, Freeport, Illinois. Joseph Benston's cigar shop at 1203 W. Stephenson St. can be seen in the right foreground photo from Stephenson County IL History and Genealogy

Cigar distributor J.W. Benston, of Freeport, Illinois, decorated his parade vehicle with a fatty, flags, and ads for LA SARAMITA and ROSE-O-CUBA cigars. (circa 1920) photo from Hyman's National Cigar Museum

• Birth: 1870, 1900 census 
• Parents: 1880 census
• Marriage (1st): 1900 census; exact date and place from Stephenson County IL History and Genealogy; Jena birth from 1900 census; death from 1910, 1920 census.
• Marriage (2nd): 1930 census
• Occupation: 1900 census; Stephenson County IL History and Genealogy
• Death: Freeport Journal transcriptions at Stephenson County IL History and Genealogy

Leo H. Benston

• Birth: Wisconsin Birth Index (reel 108 record 1965); exact place from Rootsweb WorldConnect (Gaa-Kazmaier Family History)
• Parents: 1900 census
• Marriage: Rootsweb WorldConnect (Gaa-Kazmaier Family History); Alma birth from U.S. Social Security Death Index, place from Rootsweb WorldConnect (Gaa-Kazmaier Family History), Alma death from Rootsweb WorldConnect (Gaa-Kazmaier Family History) (U.S. Social Security Death Index has June 1987), place from U.S. Social Security Death Index; Alma burial from Rootsweb WorldConnect (Gaa-Kazmaier Family History)
• Death: U.S. Social Security Death Index
• Burial: Rootsweb WorldConnect (Gaa-Kazmaier Family History)

Leona (Benston) Gilbertson

• Birth: Wisconsin Birth Index (reel 108 record 1966); exact place from Rootsweb WorldConnect (Gaa-Kazmaier Family History) for twin Leo
• Parents: 1900 census
• Marriage: Rootsweb WorldConnect (Gaa-Kazmaier Family History)

Lester A. Benston

• Birth: 1900 census
• Parents: 1900 census

Lola Opal (Benston) Keller

• Birth: US Social Security Death Index; place from 1900 census
• Parents: 1900 census
• Marriage: Winnebago County IL Archives Birth Records; Arthur birth from 1920 census
• Death: US Social Security Death Index

Lona Benston

• Birth: 1925 census
• Parents: 1925 census

Lynda Benston

• Birth: Wisconsin Birth Index (reel 108 record 2533)
• Parents: 1905 census

Mary J. (Benston) Meyers

• Birth: 1870, 1880 census 
• Parents: 1880 census
• Marriage: Darlington Democrat (Lafayette county, Wisconsin) 31 October 1907 V10 #9

Ruth Benston

• Birth: 1900 census 
• Parents: 1900 census
• Notes: Gray genealogy

Susan Loretta (Benston) Leece

• Marie Lenore Leece (1902 - 1998)

• Birth: 1900 census; exact day and place from Rootsweb Worldconnect citing Idaho Death Index
• Parents: Gray genealogy; 1880 census
• Marriage: Wisconsin Marriage Index (vol 3 p224)
• Death: Rootsweb Worldconnect citing Idaho Death Index, 1911-51
• Burial: Burial records of the Twin Falls Cemetery Book 3 p95

Thomas C. Benston

• Birth: 1900 census
• Parents: 1900 census
• Occupation: 1900, 1905 census; Gray genealogy

William G. Benston

• Adda Benston (1898 - ? )
• Gyrth Benston (1899 - ? )
• Lynda Benston (1901 - ? )
• Lona Benston (1907/8 - ? )

• Birth: US Social Security Death Index; place from marriage record; 1900 census has birthdate as September 1874
• Parents: Gray genealogy; 1880 census
• Marriage: Transcripton of marriage record; Hattie birth from 1900 census, exact place and parents from transcripton of marriage record
• Occupation: Transcripton of marriage record; 1900, 1905, 1925 census
• Death: US Social Security Death Index