Belling Line Family Tree » William Robert BENSON (1869-1955)

Personal data William Robert BENSON 

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Household of William Robert BENSON

He is married to Armelia Thankful BALL.

They got married on October 5, 1892, he was 23 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. Laura Armelia BENSON  1894-1988 
  3. David William Benson  1895-1985 
  4. Delta Josephine Benson  1895-1993 
  6. Annie Ellen Benson  1904-1991 

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    3. 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Year: 1880; Census Place: Palmyra, Otoe, Nebraska; Roll: T9_753; Family History Film: 1254753; Page: 438.4000; Enumeration District: 199; Image: 0540.
      Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: Ohio Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Palmyra, Otoe, Nebraska, United States
      / Ancestry.com.au
    4. 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Palmyra, Otoe, Nebraska; Roll: T623_936; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 118.
      Birth date: Sep 1868 Birth place: Ohio Marriage date: 1893 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Palmyra, Otoe, Nebraska
      / Ancestry.com.au
    5. 1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Ancestry.com
      Birth date: abt 1870 Birth place: United States of America Residence date: 1906 Residence place: Assiniboia West, Saskatchewan, Canada Arrival date: 1903 Arrival place:
      / Ancestry.com.au
    6. 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
      Birth date: 1869 Birth place: United States Residence date: abt 1916 Residence place: Bratts Lake Arrival date: 1903 Arrival place:
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    Historical events

    Birthday March 11, 1869

    • The temperature on March 11, 1869 was about 1.5 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
    • In the year 1869: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • March 24 » The last of Titokowaru's forces surrendered to the New Zealand government, ending his uprising.
      • June 27 » The Republic of Ezo on the island of Hokkaido ends after being defeated by Japanese Imperial troops.
      • July 25 » The Japanese daimyōs begin returning their land holdings to the emperor as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms. (Traditional Japanese Date: June 17, 1869).
      • September 24 » Gold prices plummet after President Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market.
      • November 6 » In New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers College defeats Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey), 6–4, in the first official intercollegiate American football game.
      • November 17 » In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.

    Day of marriage October 5, 1892

    • The temperature on October 5, 1892 was about 11.9 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1892: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • March 18 » Former Governor General Lord Stanley pledges to donate a silver challenge cup as an award for the best hockey team in Canada; it was later named after him as the Stanley Cup.
      • April 15 » The General Electric Company is formed.
      • October 12 » The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools.
      • October 21 » Opening ceremonies for the World's Columbian Exposition are held in Chicago, though because construction was behind schedule, the exposition did not open until May 1, 1893.
      • October 26 » Ida B. Wells publishes Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases.
      • November 12 » Pudge Heffelfinger becomes the first professional American football player on record, participating in his first paid game for the Allegheny Athletic Association.

    Day of death August 30, 1955

    • The temperature on August 30, 1955 was between 10.9 °C and 22.7 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (60%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
      • January 7 » Contralto Marian Anderson becomes the first person of color to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera.
      • February 18 » Operation Teapot: Teapot test shot "Wasp" is successfully detonated at the Nevada Test Site with a yield of 1.2 kilotons. Wasp is the first of fourteen shots in the Teapot series.
      • August 20 » Battle of Philippeville: In Morocco, a force of Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural settlements and kill 77 French nationals.
      • September 6 » Istanbul's Greek, Jewish, and Armenian minorities are the target of a government-sponsored pogrom; dozens are killed in ensuing riots.
      • September 25 » The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded.
      • November 15 » The first part of Saint Petersburg Metro is opened.
    

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