When Ross Dean Benson was born on 20 January 1917, in Whitney, Franklin, Idaho, United States, his father, George Taft Benson Jr, was 41 and his mother, Sarah Sophia Dunkley, was 38. He married Barbara Jean White on 21 December 1942, in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in United States in 1949 and Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1941. In 1950, at the age of 33, his occupation is listed as car salesman. He died on 23 October 1985, in Tustin, Orange, California, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Whitney Cemetery, Franklin, Idaho, United States.
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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.
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Possible Related NamesRoss Dean Benson Birth: Jan. 20, 1917 Whitney Franklin County Idaho, USA Death: Oct. 23, 1985 Orange County California, USA 1ST LT U.S. ARMY, WORLD II, KOREA. Family links: Parents: George Ta …
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