Millie Cecelia BENSON
- Born: 10 Jul 1892, Mower County, MN
- Died: 7 Dec 1971, La Crosse, La Crosse County, WI at age 79 1
Death Notes:
at St. Francis Hospital
Noted events in her life were:
• Census: Dexter, 1895, Mower County, MN. Roll: V290_77, line 16, p 20 of 22
34 Benson Thomas R. 32
Benson Minnie 27
Benson Millie 2
Benson Leland 1
[http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=1058&iid=MNV290_77-0617]
• Census: Rushford, District 36, 1900, Fillmore County, MN. line 5
165 179 Benson Thomas 37 Feb 1863 Station Agent
--- Minnie 32 May 1868
--- Millie 7 Jul 1892
--- Leven 6 Mar 1894
[page 19 of 22
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• Census: Peterson, 1905, Fillmore County, MN. p 2 of 6
28 Benson Thomas 42
29 Benson Mina 37
30 Benson Millie C 12
31 Benson Lealand 11
32 Benson Myrtle 2
[http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=1058&iid=mnsc_117-0169]
• Census: Peterson, 1910, Fillmore County, MN.
52 58 Benson Thomas R 47
Minnie 42
Millie S 18
Leland R 16
Myrtle O 7
• Census: Peterson, 1920, Fillmore County, MN. 1, 29, 1A, line 26
8 8 Benson Thomas head 66
Mina wife 51
Millie daughter 27 immigration 1864
Leland son 24
Myrtle daughter 17
Wethe Anton bro-in-law 58 immigration 1868
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• Cemetery: West Grace Cemetery, 1971, Peterson, Fillmore County, MN. BENSON, MILLIE C. 1892 - 1971
[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnfillmo/cemetery/westgrac.htm]
• Obituary: Tri-County Record, 1971, Fillmore County, MN. Thursday Dec. 16, 1971
MISS MILLIE C. BENSON
Miss Millie Cecelia Benson, 79, La Crosse, Wis, former area resident, died at St. Francis Hospital, La Crosse, Tues., Dec. 7, 1971 at 11:43 a.m., following a three day illness.
A retired telephone operator and former organist at Grace Lutheran Church, Peterson, she was born July 10, 1892 in Dexter, Minn. to Thomas R and Minnie Benson. For the past 13 years she had lived in La Crosse. Prior to that she resided in Lanesboro and Peterson. She attended the Peterson school and was a member of the Lutheran church.
Survivors are a brother, Leland R. Benson, Whalen; a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Tebay, Peterson; three nieces; grand nieces and nephews. Her parents and a brother have died.
Funeral services were held Friday, Dec. 10, 1971 at Grace Lutheran Church, Peterson the Rev. LaVern Johnson officiating. Burial was in West Grace Luther Cemetery. Pall bearers were Rodney and Dorman Berekvam, Sigurd, Gary and Keith Halvorson and Duane Synder.
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