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Alva Benson[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94]

Male 1799 - 1883  (83 years)


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  • Name Alva Benson  [4, 5, 6, 7, 27, 29, 32, 35, 36, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94] 
    Birth 13 Dec 1799  De Ruyter, Onondago, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7, 27, 29, 32, 35, 41, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 69, 70, 71, 75, 89, 90] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 19 Oct 1883  Hyrum, Cache, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7, 29, 41, 58, 59, 60, 61, 75, 89] 
    Burial 20 Oct 1883  Hyrum City Cemetery, Hyrum, Cache, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7, 29, 41, 89, 90] 
    Person ID I312684222950  Oswald Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Father Benjamin Benson,   b. 03 Aug 1773, Maple, Rensselaer, New York, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Oct 1846, Mendon, Adams, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Keziah Messenger,   b. 04 Dec 1779, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1857, Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 15 Dec 1795  Onondaga, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2542  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Cynthia Vail,   b. 28 Feb 1801, Palmer, Corinth, Saratoga, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 1877, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 11 Aug 1820  Charleston, Clark, Indiana. United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. David Benson,   b. 04 Jun 1821, Rockville, Parke, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Mar 1904, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     2. William Benson,   b. 16 Nov 1822, Rockville, Parke, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1823, Rockville, Parke, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     3. Keziah Benson,   b. 10 Mar 1825, Eel River Township, Hendricks, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1901, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     4. James Benson,   b. 06 Feb 1828, Round, Hendrick, Johnson, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1862, Hyrum, Cache, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)
     5. Lucy Benson,   b. 31 May 1831, Clinton, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 06 Mar 1914, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     6. Moroni Benson,   b. 25 Jul 1833, Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1917, Hyrum City, Cache County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     7. Ammon Benson,   b. 21 Jun 1836, Liberty, Clay, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1838, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     8. Polly Elvira Benson,   b. 28 Jan 1839, Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1928, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     9. Cynthia Elizabeth Benson,   b. 15 Sep 1841, Clarksville, McLean, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1913, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     10. George Gamaliel Benson,   b. 29 Jul 1844, Clarksville, McLean, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 03 Sep 1846, Pottawattomie Bluffs, Pottawattomie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
    Family ID F2266  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Family 2 Rachel Henrie,   b. 25 Mar 1802, Big Run, Wood, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1883, Hyrum, Cache, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 05 Nov 1866  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2267  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Line 42534 from GEDCOM File not recogniz
      Line 42534 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: SLGS 12 NOV 1853 EH 29 OCT 1859 E

      REFN1C1T-9V Ancestral file 1999.
      REFN1C1T-9V Ancestral file 1999.

      11Aug1820 Cynthia/Vail or Vale &ltsld 29Oc
      11Aug1820 Cynthia/Vail or Vale &ltsld 29Oct1859, 12Nov1853 both dates on end card

      !Alva Benson s Family Bible; submitted
      !Alva Benson s Family Bible; submitted by Walliam A. Judy Nampa, Idaho; other records show end-23 Aug 1939. First name could be spelled Alvah.

      family group sheet information Attended
      family group sheet information Attended Hyrum Ward, Hyrum Stake Marriage date may have been 11 Oct 1820 Birth place may have bee Djsitis, Onondago, N.Y.

      autobiography
      #2 (Alva Benson, written by himself at the age of 80)
      "I am now in my 80th year, writing these words without glasses. I was born Dec. 13, 1799 in Onondaga County New York, town of Disites. [place variant from Onondaga County Gazeeter: Disitis, Onondago, NY., or Otisco,Onondago Co, NY.] I was the son of Benjamon Benson and Kesiah Messenger. When I was 17 years old my father moved to the state of Indiana, Clarks County. I married Cynthia Vail, the daughter of Gamaliel Vail and Lucy Manning Vail, in Clarks Co. Indiana. I moved to Jackson County Rockville in the year 1821 (Indiana) with my father's family. We built a sawmill off white river for a man by the name of Fishly. We next moved to Hendricks Co. Ind. thirty miles north where I bought 140 acres of land. In the year 1832 I joined the Mormon Church. I was baptised on Feb. 14, 1832, by Samuel Dwelling [Lewellin] and I was confirmed by Uriah Curtis, to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I was ordained a Priest by John Lawles [Lewis], May 6, 1832. My wife Cynthia and my father and mother and all his family were baptised during the winter of 1832. We sold our land. My father and brother Jerome moved to Jackson County Missouri. We got there on the 17th of Nov. I built a house on Public Lands and lived there one year. Was driven out of that County by a mob because we were Mormon, and not of their faith. My father with his family and seven other families moved to Layfayette County. We stopped on Pigon Bare Creek. We stayed there 2 winters and built a saw mill and a grist mill for John MacGlothen. We then moved to Clay County where the main body of the Church was. I repaired a grist mill and then rented it. In 1836 we moved to Pite Co. Birch Creek. I built another sawmill for a Mr. Levenworth. I then rented it and sawed lumber for the Forte, then I moved to Caldwell County in 1838, Farwest and that same year the Missouri mob was in a raid against us. The Church of Christ, and orders were given to extinguish the Church or be driven from the State. They made us give over all our State and personal Property and in November the mob marshalled us and took our arms from us and ordered us to commence same day. The weather would not permit us to commence moving out of the State. There was a man by the name of David Dalcame who hired me to build a 40 foot treadwheel that winter in Clay County. There was another man by the name of Cash who hired me to build a sawmill for him in the spring. He furnished me a home to live in and protection and so I did. In Sept 1839 I started for Illinois Macdaine Co Clarkswell where my wife's brother lived and I stayed for over five years and built and repaired sawmills. In May 1846 I started with my family and two other families, the widow Vail and Martha Vail and her four children, my sister Polly Bartholmu and her husband Joseph, to go with the Church of Jesus Christ to the West. When we got to Iowa, Potywome County, we stopped there for five years. I had a small farm and worked down in Missouri at a millsite where we made a fitout for a journey to the Rocky mountains. We started in the year 1852 in company with wagons we crossed the Missouri River the 4th of July 1852. We traveled for 3 months and reached the valley of the Great Salt Lake in 1852. We settled in Springville and lived there one year and was called to go to Iron County, Utah for the purpose of strengthening that village against the Indians. In the spring of 1859 we moved back to Springville and lived one summer and wintered in Ogden. In the spring of 1860 we moved to Cache Valley on the first day of April 1860. We met the Apostle Ezra Taft Benson at the point of the mountain. We asked him what the priveleges were in the valley and he said "Find the best place you can." On the 3rd of April we camped near Wellsville on the creek, stayed there about a week and looked over the north part of the valley and looked over the south end of the valley and found where we could take a water ditch out that would water a great scope of farming land. The ditch would be 9 miles long, and at this time there were about 12 or 15 families gathered and we struck out for the place now called Hyrum, surveying then our little farms of 20 acres.



      #3 p. 17 Quoting Moroni's diary: "During my childhood days the Saints were passing through their trials at Missouri. Many times my mother took me in her arms and hid in the brush to escape the mobs. We lived in Lafayette Co, Clay Co, and Caldwell Co, after being driven from Jackson Co. While living in Clay Co, my father built a saw mill and sawed all the lumber for the first fort built by the government at Leavenworth, Kansas. In 1839 all the Saints were called to settle in Caldwell Co (Farwest) so they could all be together as a protection against the mobs. In answer to this call a large company of us were traveling together. When we arrived at Haun's Mill, part of the Company stopped for the night while the rest of us went on to Farwest. The next morning a terrible massacre took place and we would have been in it had we stayed at the mill. When the Saints were driven from Missouri and settled in Nauvoo, we went to Sparksville, McClain Co., Ill., where my mother's brother lived. He was well to do and gave us help which we greatly needed, after being robbed of so much. We lived here seven years and here I was baptized into the church in 1841 by David Judy. I can remember seeing Joseph and Hyrum Smith, when I was a small boy playing marbles on the public square at Farwest. I saw Joseph Smith when he was arrested and taken to Liberty Jail. When the people were driven out of Nauvoo we went with them and settled in Council Bluffs. During the winter of 1846 and 1847, when I was just past 13 years of age, I pounded all the corn we had for hominy and cornbread on a hominy block, and I had to carry all the wood we burned about a mile and a half on my back, through the deep snow, with shoes on that had holes in them bigger than the remaining pieces of leather. I also had to chop down elms for the cattle to brouse on to keep them from starving to death. During the summer I did the farming because I was the oldest one home, all the rest being off working. After living at Council Bluffs five years we came to Utah, arriving in Springville Sept 23, 1852, and went from there to Payson to live during the winter and the following summer. In the summer of 1853 the Walker Indian war broke out and I was mustered into service Jul 19, 1853 and served over three months as a guard. That fall we were called to settle in Iron county by Brigham Young. We left Payson Nov 11, 1853 and when we reached Iron county we settled on the site of Cedar City and built a fort a half mile square for protection against the Indians. I was shot in the leg with an arrow, while standing guard one night outside the fort. I went back to Springville in 1858 and farmed the following summer. In the spring of 1860 I with others came to Cache Valley and after exploring the entire valley we selected the site of Hyrum to locate on. That summer I helped build the canal that waters the city and all the land southeast of town. (see pg. 32 for his experience with the railroad between SL and Ogdon)

      #4 Alva Benson, 3rd child of our forefather, Benjamin Benson and Kesiah Messinger. 12 children blessed their home (11 of whom lived to maturity). These parents held their children close to them as they traveled about the great frontier of America. And when age slowed up the parents, the children in turn, cared for them as they followed their parents' example, pioneering from place to place & always pushing westward. Family lived in Onondaga county until Alva was about 12 years of age. The first settlers were there 6 years before Alva's birth. Civilization was coming to this wilderness. The first sawmill was erected in 1793 and the first gristmill in 1794. During these early years, the settlers learned many basics of pioneer life. The axe was the pioneer's most important tool; a man could walk into the forest with nothing but his axe, yet fashion snares to catch game, fell trees, and fit them into a cabin. He could even clear brush for growing a garden and by holding an axe blade in his palm, he could use the sharp blade in the manner of a knife and whittle with it. It was probably in the spring of 1812 when Alva was 12 that his father moved his family to Bath, Stueben county, New York, a most pleasant village in the western part of the state on the banks of the Cochocton River. During the 7 years that Alva spent growing up in Bath, he most likely became very good with the axe and helped his father build mills The Benson family learned to work hard to produce the food that kept then well and strong. Work was not the only thing the Benson children did; they were a strong religious people and attended church. When Alfred was born in 1817 there were 10 children in the Benson family. About 1818 the Benson family left their home and small farm in Steuben county, New York and traveled westward through the flat lands of Pennsylvania, across the state of Ohio and into the central part of Indiania to settle in Clark county, where the last child was born in 1819. It was here that Alva found the girl who became his wife, Cynthia Vail, granddaughter of Lt. Thomas Vail, who served in the French and Indian war and the Revoluntionary war. When not in active duty he too pioneered in the forests of Vermont and cleared land of both trees and rocks. Cynthia was born to Gamaliel Vail and Lucy Manning on 28 Feb 1801 in Palmer, New York. Like Alva, Cynthia also knew the rigor of pioneer life since her father, Gamaliel, a physician, travelled from place to place in Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois, doctoring the people of this frontier country. Cynthia was nineteen when she married Alva Benson on 11 Aug 1820 at Charleston, Clark county,

      !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
      !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM) REPO: @R01@; ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; ;

      Baptism and Confirmation
      Baptism officiator: Sam Dwelbiy
      Confirmation officiator: Uriah Curtis
      From early Church Records

      Line 2301 from GEDCOM File not recogniza
      Line 2301 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: SLGS 12 NOV 1853 EH 29 OCT 1859 E

      Line 25073 from GEDCOM File not recogniz
      Line 25073 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: SLGS DATE 12 NOV 1853 EH 29 OCT 1859 E

      !1. Endowment House Sealing Records (FHL
      !1. Endowment House Sealing Records (FHL 183,395) Sealing of Alva Benson to Rachel Henrie by Wilford Woodruff #8962 Both parties living

      *Family records of Fred H. Benson LDS Ea
      *Family records of Fred H. Benson LDS Early Curch Membership Records Book: Mormoms and their neighbors by Marvin Wiggins

      Occupations: farmer, carpenter

      Alva Ben
      Occupations: farmer, carpenter

      Alva Benson owned property around Carthage, Illinois.

      From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J
      From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Line 58354 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: SLGS DATE 12 NOV 1853 EH 29 OCT 1859 E

      !1. Alva's biography states his birth pl
      !1. Alva's biography states his birth place Deriter. 2. Alva's biography states his first two children were born in Rocheville. 3. Child # 1 David md Else Ann CURTIS 6 Nov 1847. ! !4. Child # 3 Kesiah md (1) William Clark JUDY 22 Mar 1847. 5. Child # 3 Kesiah md (2) Ira ALLEN 1 Dec 1852. 5. Child # 4 James md Almira JORDON 18 Dec 1848. 6. Child # 5 Lucy md John Gill WILSON 6 Jun 1852. 7. Child # 6 Moroni md (1) Martha Phillips 6 Apr 1862. 8. Child # 6 Moroni md (2) Elizabeth STANDLEY 26 Jan 1867. 9. Child # 8 Polly md John Gill WILSON 22 Jun 1857. 10. Child # 9 Cynthia md Ira ALLEN 25 Aug 1858. 11. Child # 6 Moroni md (3) Mrs. Thomas JEFFERSON. ! !12. Alva sealed to Rachel HENRIE 5 Nov 1866 at the Endowment House. Information sources: (1)Logan Temnple sealing rec 1884 to 1891. (2) Temple index Bureau. (3) Early Church info. File. (4) Marr. Lic. of Alva Benson and children. # 4 & # 5. (5) Ward and Branch rec of Springville F Utah S-14. (6) Ward and Branch rec of Hyrum # 6314 Logan library. (7) Cem. rec. of Hyrum, Cache Utah. (8) Probate rec of Husb. (9) Census 1860 of Cache Co. 1830 of Clinton Co. Ind. 1820 of Clark. (10) Victor Eugene Isrealsen 2182 N 8 E Logan, Utah 84321.

      EXTRACTED RECORD, SP OTR Film 170494, Pa
      EXTRACTED RECORD, SP OTR Film 170494, Page 453

      EXTRACTED RECORD SP OTR Film # 170494,
      EXTRACTED RECORD SP OTR Film # 170494, Book # , Page # 453, ORD #

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    52. [S1173462480] FamilySearch.org, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:61HB-6KLF : Sat May 03 10:51:55 UTC 2025), Entry for Moroni Benson and Sprague.

    53. [S1173462480] FamilySearch.org, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6116-CFD3 : Sat May 03 10:56:57 UTC 2025), Entry for Moroni Benson and David Judy.

    54. [S1173462480] FamilySearch.org, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6116-CFC5 : Sat May 03 08:26:49 UTC 2025), Entry for Polly Alvira Benson Wilson and S Driggs.

    55. [S1173462480] FamilySearch.org, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6116-CFCW : Sat May 03 08:26:23 UTC 2025), Entry for Lucy Benson Wilson and David Judy.

    56. [S1173462480] FamilySearch.org, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6JT7-JQFG : Sat May 03 15:10:25 UTC 2025), Entry for Alvah Benson.

    57. [S1173462480] FamilySearch.org, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6L5D-MV32 : Sat May 03 16:37:02 UTC 2025), Entry for Alva Benson and Saml Dwellinger.

    58. [S1173462480] FamilySearch.org, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6G4V-T39Z : Sat May 03 16:39:28 UTC 2025), Entry for Alva Benson.

    59. [S1173462480] FamilySearch.org, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6167-3XQS : Sat May 03 08:25:16 UTC 2025), Entry for Alva Benson and Sane Draslliny.

    60. [S1173462480] FamilySearch.org, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:61H5-Z8XX : Sat May 03 08:20:54 UTC 2025), Entry for Alva Benson and Sam D**ttiner.

    61. [S1173462480] FamilySearch.org, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:61D1-X4CX : Sat May 03 08:22:40 UTC 2025), Entry for Alva Benson and Saml Dwellinger.

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    63. [S1173462499] FamilySearch.org, Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946, "Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F85Z-4RZ : 28 January 2020), Alva Bensen, 1883.

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    66. [S1173462530] FamilySearch.org, Utah, Death Certificates, 1904-1966, "Utah, Death Certificates, 1904-1966", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZG4-89W : Mon Feb 03 19:08:35 UTC 2025), Entry for Cynthia E. Allen and Alva Benson, 13 Oct 1913.

    67. [S1173462530] FamilySearch.org, Utah, Death Certificates, 1904-1966, "Utah, Death Certificates, 1904-1966", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZGR-XFR : Mon Feb 03 19:20:27 UTC 2025), Entry for Polly Elvira Benson Wilson and Alva Benson, 25 Nov 1928.

    68. [S1173462530] FamilySearch.org, Utah, Death Certificates, 1904-1966, "Utah, Death Certificates, 1904-1966", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZGD-XGQ : Mon Feb 03 19:11:07 UTC 2025), Entry for Moroni Benson and Alva Benson, 28 Jan 1917.

    69. [S1173462550] FamilySearch.org, United States, Census, 1880, "United States, Census, 1880", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNSJ-2KJ : Sat Jan 18 21:30:17 UTC 2025), Entry for Alvy Benson and Rachel Benson, 1880.

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    71. [S1173462571] FamilySearch.org, United States, Census, 1870, "United States, Census, 1870", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCR-KXS : Sat Jan 18 11:02:21 UTC 2025), Entry for Alvin Benson and Cyntha Benson, 1870.

    72. [S1173462597] FamilySearch.org, United States, Census, 1850, "United States, Census, 1850", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4J-6JV : Mon Jan 20 11:23:00 UTC 2025), Entry for Alvin Benson and Cynthia Benson, 1850.

    73. [S1173462599] FamilySearch.org, United States, Census, 1830, "United States, Census, 1830", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH53-4DM : Sat Mar 09 16:09:43 UTC 2024), Entry for Alva Benson, 1830.

    74. [S1173462606] FamilySearch.org, United States, Census, 1840, "United States, Census, 1840", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBD-W7D : Fri Mar 08 03:14:41 UTC 2024), Entry for Alvey Benson, 1840.

    75. [S1173462686] FamilySearch.org, Utah, Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868, "Utah, Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9B-HBLX : Wed Feb 19 20:21:39 UTC 2025), Entry for Alva Benson, 01 Oct 1852.

    76. [S1173462693] FamilySearch.org, Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCC-ZGGW : Mon Nov 25 18:54:36 UTC 2024), Entry for Alvah Benson, 13 Dec 1799.

    77. [S1173462693] FamilySearch.org, Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCC-ZGGH : Mon Nov 25 19:04:50 UTC 2024), Entry for Alvah Benson, 13 Dec 1799.

    78. [S1173462693] FamilySearch.org, Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCC-ZGGS : Mon Nov 25 19:06:32 UTC 2024), Entry for Alva Benson, 13 Dec 1799.

    79. [S1173462693] FamilySearch.org, Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCC-ZGG3 : Mon Nov 25 18:55:43 UTC 2024), Entry for Alva Benson, 1831.

    80. [S1173462693] FamilySearch.org, Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCC-ZGGQ : Mon Nov 25 18:55:43 UTC 2024), Entry for Alva Benson, 1841.

    81. [S1173462732] FamilySearch.org, Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992, "Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFX3-JPX : 13 January 2020), Noah Benson, 1820.

    82. [S1173462732] FamilySearch.org, Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992, "Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFFN-DTG : 13 January 2020), Alvah Benson, 1820.

    83. [S1173462733] FamilySearch.org, Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2019, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2019", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXPM-M4X : Thu Mar 07 22:32:13 UTC 2024), Entry for Alvah Benson and Cynthia Vail, 07 Aug 1820.

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    85. [S1173462757] FamilySearch.org, Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy), "Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy)", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X33K-NJ1V : Tue Mar 25 21:49:46 UTC 2025), Entry for David Benson and Alva Bens.

    86. [S1173462757] FamilySearch.org, Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy), "Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy)", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3Z-JBLB : Thu Mar 20 14:12:14 UTC 2025), Entry for Moroni Benson and Alva Ben.

    87. [S1173462783] FamilySearch.org, Utah, State Archives, Records, 1848-2001, "Utah, State Archives, Records, 1848-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8D65-MB6Z : Thu Mar 07 03:53:17 UTC 2024), Entry for Cynthae Benson and Alva Benson.

    88. [S1173462783] FamilySearch.org, Utah, State Archives, Records, 1848-2001, "Utah, State Archives, Records, 1848-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8DXF-9X3Z : Sat Mar 09 16:17:45 UTC 2024), Entry for Ritchel Benson and Alva Benson.

    89. [S1173462783] FamilySearch.org, Utah, State Archives, Records, 1848-2001, "Utah, State Archives, Records, 1848-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8DXF-96ZM : Sat Mar 09 16:17:45 UTC 2024), Entry for Alva Benson and Ritchel Benson.

    90. [S1173462785] FamilySearch.org, Utah, Cemetery Abstracts, "Utah, Cemetery Abstracts", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLL3-WXQY : Fri Mar 08 00:33:37 UTC 2024), Entry for Alva Bensen, 19 Oct 1883.

    91. [S1173462860] FamilySearch.org, Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877, "Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q231-PS6P : Fri Mar 08 22:30:59 UTC 2024), Entry for Alva Benson, 10 Oct 1857.

    92. [S1173462860] FamilySearch.org, Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877, "Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q231-PRQL : Sat Mar 09 21:33:38 UTC 2024), Entry for Alva Benson, 24 Jul 1853.

    93. [S1173462860] FamilySearch.org, Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877, "Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q231-PS8B : Sat Mar 09 18:03:21 UTC 2024), Entry for Alva Benson, 12 May 1855.

    94. [S1173462860] FamilySearch.org, Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877, "Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q231-PQTL : Fri Mar 08 11:57:57 UTC 2024), Entry for Alva Benson, 14 Jun 1860.



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