Theodore Nelson Benson

Brief Life History of Theodore Nelson

When Theodore Nelson Benson was born on 1 April 1919, in Whitney, Franklin, Idaho, United States, his father, Serge Ballif Benson, was 41 and his mother, Melinda Caroline Nelson, was 37. He married Margaret Jane Todd on 11 February 1943, in Logan Utah Temple, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States for about 20 years and Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1943. He died on 27 January 2006, in Springdale, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Springdale Cemetery, Springdale, Washington, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Theodore Nelson Benson
1919–2006
Margaret Jane Todd
1920–2021
Marriage: 11 February 1943
Kristen Benson
1948–2024

Sources (32)

  • Theodore N Benson, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Theodore Ted Nelson Benson, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Stephen T Cleary, "California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985"

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World Events (8)

1920

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

1923 · The Ellen Eccles Theatre

The Ellen Eccles Theater was originally known as the Capitol Theater and was home to different vaudevilles and operas. The Theater later became solely used for community events and movies. In 1988, popular outcry from the public led to the city of Logan purchasing the theater and a not-for-profit organization was formed to renovate and operate it. Fire destroyed much of the theater's annex in 1990 during a restoration attempt by the city. However, the Theater reopened to a gala performance on January 8, 1993. It is used today for performances of the Utah Festival Opera Company along with the Cache Valley Civic Ballet, Music Theater West, Valley Dance Ensemble, Cache Theater Company, and several Utah State University performing groups.

1942 · The Japanese American internment

Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.

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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Theodore Nelson Benson Find A Grave Memorial# 14393474

Theodore Nelson Benson Birth: Apr. 11, 1919 Whitney Franklin County Idaho, USA Death: Jan. 27, 2006 Springdale Washington County Utah, USA The next to the youngest of eight children born to Serge B …

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