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Margaret Myrtle Thompson 1892 – 1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1892

Birth Location: Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 22 July 1990

Death Location: Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Thompson

Mother: Mary Dorland

Spouse(s): Raymond Benson

Children(s): Rush Benson, Frances Benson, Joanne Benson, Marilyn Benson

Margaret Myrtle Thompson was born in Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska, USA in 1892, to Joseph Henry Thompson and Mary Belle Dorland. Later in life, Margaret Myrtle Thompson married Raymond Templin Benson; among their children were Rush Templin Benson, Frances Elaine Benson, Joanne Marjorie Benson and Marilyn Ruth Benson. Margaret Myrtle Thompson died in Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA, 1990.

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Parents

Joseph Thompson
1859 – 1928
Birth Location: Canada E
JT
Mary Dorland
1871 – 1956
Birth Location: Norwood, Mercer, Illinois, USA
MD

Spouses(s)

Raymond Benson
1894 – 1977
Birth Location: Sanborn, O'Brien, Iowa, USA
RB

Children(s)

Rush Benson
1920 – 2015
Birth Location: Sheldon, O'Brien, Iowa, USA
RB
Frances Benson
1921 – 2001
Birth Location: Murdo, Jones, South Dakota, USA
FB
Joanne Benson
1925 – 1994
Birth Location: Sheldon, O'Brien, Iowa, USA
JB
Marilyn Benson
1928 – 2014
Birth Location: Sheldon, O'Brien, Iowa, USA
MB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1 Sep 1892
    Event Place: Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Iowa, U.S., Births 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births, 1856-1940, Social Security Death Index, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa; Roll: T627_1176; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 57-51, Number: 225-36-8214; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951., Year: 1930; Census Place: Floyd, O'Brien, Iowa; Roll: 671; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 1382.0., Year: 1900; Census Place: Manchester, Boone, Nebraska; Roll: T623_917; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 19., Year: 1910; Census Place: Albion Ward 2, Boone, Nebraska; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: ., State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Albion City, Boone, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Manchester, Boone, Nebraska; Roll: T623_917; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 19.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Albion Ward 2, Boone, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Albion Ward 2, Boone, Nebraska; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Iowa, U.S., Births 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births, 1856-1940, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Floyd, O'Brien, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Floyd, O'Brien, Iowa; Roll: 671; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 1382.0.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa; Roll: T627_1176; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 57-51

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa; Roll: T627_1176; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 57-51

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 July 1990
    Event Place: Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012, Number: 225-36-8214; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012
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