Eighth Generation934. John Lewis BENSON (IV) was born on 16 Feb 1835 or 16 Feb 1836 in Crawford Co, PA. He lived Eureka, Greenwood Co, KS in 1866. He lived Sycamore Street in Eureka, Greenwood Co, KS in 1867. [NEED TO DEFINE SENTENCE: Service] In 1868 he was a Cabinetmaker in Eureka, Greenwood Co, KS. He was Congregational Church in 1868 in Eureka, Greenwood Co, KS. He owned and lost all his property in 1875 in Eureka, Greenwood Co, KS. He lived Stockton, Rooks Co, KS in 1877. He lived Fowler, Meade Co, KS in 1881. On 14 Aug 1884 he was a Chainman on the road crew in Greenwood Co, KS. He lived in Alanthus, Gove Co, KS between 1885 and 1889. He Application for Civil War Veteran's Pension between 1888 and 1906 in Guthrie, Logan Co, OK. He owned on or near Sec 30, Twp 16N, R 1W (Bear Creek Twp), Logan Co, Oklahoma Territory in 1889 in Logan Co, OK. He lived Guthrie, Logan Co, OK in Vittum, Logan Co, Oklahoma in Sep 1891. He was an organizer of the Pleasant Ridgel Congregational Church, later renamed Vittum Memorial in 1893 in Guthrie, Logan Co, OK. He died on 23 Mar 1906 in Guthrie, Logan Co, OK. He was buried in 1906 in Summit View Cemetery, Benson-Pinnick Plot, Guthrie, Logan Co, OK. He served in the military 14 July 1861 to 22 June 1865 in Co. E, 5th Kansas Volunteers Cavalry. Early 1880s he was a Postmaster in Fowler, Meade Co, KS. He appeared in the census 1870 Census in Greenwood Co, KS. He appeared in the census 1880 Census in Pearlette, Meade Co, Kansas. He appeared in the census 1850 Census in South Fork Township, Jackson Co, IA. He appeared in the census 1900 Census in Guthrie, Logan Co, OK. He appeared in the census 1875 Census in Greenwood Co, KS. He appeared in the census 1860 Census in Liberty Twp, Woodson Co, KS. He is said to have been related to to Davy Crockett. He is said to have had an American Indian ancestor.. John Lewis BENSON (IV) and Sarah Elizabeth
CHANDLER were married on 4 Apr 1866 in Greenwood Co, KS. Sarah
Elizabeth CHANDLER (daughter of Alexander Dutrow CHANDLER and Mary Ann OVERLANDER)
was born on 30 Jan 1851 in Galesburg, Knox Co, IL. She died on 4
Apr 1880 in Fowler, Meade Co, KS. She was buried in 1880 in Fowler,
Meade Co, KS. John Lewis BENSON (IV) and Sarah Elizabeth CHANDLER
had the following children:
John
Lewis BENSON (IV) and Malinda Frances PINNICK were married on 30 Jan 1881 in
Eureka, Greenwood Co, KS. Malinda Frances PINNICK
(daughter of Elijah PINNICK and Mary America HAWKINS) was born on 28 Mar 1854
in Orange Co, IN. She appeared in the census in 1870 in Lane Twp,
Greenwood Co, KS. She appeared in the census in 1880 in Quincy Twp,
Greenwood Co, KS. She was a member of the Vittum Memorial (Congregational)
Church in 1903 in Vittum, Logan Co, Oklahoma. She was a member of
the Guthrie United Presbyterian Church in 1906 in Guthrie, Logan Co, OK.
She was buried in 1917 in Summit View Cemetery, Benson-Pinnick Plot, Guthrie,
Logan Co, OK. She died on 24 Jul 1917 in Guthrie, Logan Co, OK.
She appeared in the census 1875 Kansas Census in Lane Twp, Greenwood Co, KS.
John Lewis BENSON (IV) and Malinda Frances PINNICK had the following children:
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