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Where is Josiah Heath Benson in 1870?

July 18th, 2010 1 comment

Josiah Heath Benson had two wives and 11 children. I have him in 1850, 1860 and 1880. He eludes me in 1870. Can any of you warm, wise, witty and, above all, devilishly handsome regulars find him?

I found him in other sources, too, so don’t waste your time duplicating my efforts there. I’m just annoyed that I can’t find him in 1870. Here is his data and the birth data of the children who are probably alive in 1870:

Census:
1850 Pike County, Illinois
1860 Washington Twp, Appanoose, Iowa
1880 Vallejo Township (Now Petaluma), Sonoma, California

Josiah Heath Benson
born: 12 Mar 1819 Somerset County, Maryland
(Moved to Delaware in 1822, often recorded as b. Delaware)
Death: 24 Jun 1896 Petaluma, Sonoma, California
AFN: PPHS-HL

Both wives died before 1870. Children:

Margaret A. Benson, born: 1842/43 Illinois
Albert Benson, born: 18 Mar 1847 Illinois
Henry Benson, born: 31 Jan 1855 Appanoose County, Iowa
William Benson, born: 21 Apr 1856 Appanoose County, Iowa
Josiah H. Benson, born: 1857/58 Appanoose County, Iowa
Nathaniel W. Benson, born: 10 Oct 1859 Appanoose County, Iowa
Martha E. Benson, born: 5 Feb 1862
Laura E. Benson, born: 8 Feb 1864
Louis Emmet Benson, born: 6 Nov 1865

Thanks!

I have looked 6 ways from Sunday and I can’t find them either. My guess is that there were on the move somewhere between IA and CA and eluded the census taker. I found them in the 1880 census (as you did) and 7 of his 9 children still live with him.

Wish I could have helped more.