Brief Life History of Orval Dunkley
When Orval Dunkley Benson was born on 30 August 1903, in Whitney, Franklin, Idaho, United States, his father, George Taft Benson Jr, was 28 and his mother, Sarah Sophia Dunkley, was 25. He married Lourena May Clayson on 23 December 1931, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States in 1903 and United States in 1949. He died on 1 July 1991, in Whitney, Franklin, Idaho, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Whitney, Franklin, Idaho, United States.
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- Orvil D Bensen, "United States 1950 Census"
- Orval Dunkley Benson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Orval Dunkley Benson, "Idaho, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1908 · Utah's First National Monument
Natural Bridges National Monument was designated a National Monument in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt. It is Utah’s first National Monument but didn’t get many visitors until after the uranium boom of the 1950s. Today the Monument and its park became the first International Dark Sky Park certified by the International Dark-Sky Association.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
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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Memories of Orval Dunkley Benson by Grandson, David Larry Benson
Orval Dunkley Benson (Grandfather) I always had a great love and respect for my Grandpa Benson. He was always so kind and relaxed. He never seemed to get upset or stressed about anything, even when …
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