Brief Life History of Eugene Rhodes
When Eugene Rhodes Benson was born on 7 November 1851, in Jackson, Mississippi, United States, his father, George Rhodes Benson, was 30 and his mother, Amanda Margaret Goff, was 19. He married M A Benson about 1874. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Bosque, Texas, United States in 1880 and Love, Oklahoma, United States in 1920. He died on 6 February 1923, in Bryan, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Utica, Bryan, Oklahoma, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Eugene Benson in household of G R Benson, "United States Census, 1860"
- F. Benson in entry for Thomas E. Emyart and Bessie Benson, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- E R Benson, "United States Census, 1880"
Spouse and Children
1851–1923 Male
1861–1896 Female
Children (5)
1887–1923 Male
1888–1908 Female
1892–1968 Female
1893–1900 Female
1896–1896 Male
Parents and Siblings
1820–1891 Male
1832–1854 Female
Siblings (3)
1850–1912 Male
1851–1923 Male
1853–1940 Female
World Events (8)
1854
Age 3
1863
Age 12
1870 · Texas Is Restored to the Union
Age 19
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the medieval personal name Ben(ne), a pet form of Benedict (see Benn ) + -son.
English: habitational name from a place in Oxfordshire named Benson, from Old English Benesingtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Benesa’, a personal name of obscure origin, perhaps a derivative of Bana meaning ‘slayer’.
Americanized form of any of various Scandinavian patronymics from the personal name Bengt, Bendt, etc., Scandinavian forms of Benedict , e.g. Swedish Bengtsson , Danish Bendtsen, Danish and Norwegian Bentsen . Compare Bensen 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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