Individual Details

Benjamin Clason

(12 Apr 1873 - 15 Mar 1955)

On the 1895 Census for Minnesota there is a B. Clason, age 22, male, born in Iowa listed. It is Carsonville Precinct in Becker Co., Minnesota. Occupation listed as farmer.

On the 1900 U. S. Census of Becker County, Minnesota Page 38, line 38 Ben J. Clason age 26 with wife Mary, age 21. They have been married 3 years, no children. Ben is a farmer. They have one servant Jacob Hoyt, age 53.

On the 1910 U. S. Census of Minneapolis City, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, Benjamin Clason appears with his son DeWitt age 10 and his mother Alice age 60 or 65. Benjamin is a widower and his mother is a widow. Benjamin works as a teamster.

Obituary not found at genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, November 8, 2017.

Events

Birth12 Apr 1873Iowa
Marriage12 Apr 1897Hubbard Co., Minnesota - Mary Dressler
Death15 Mar 1955Hubbard Co., Minnesota
BurialGreenwood Cemetery, Park Rapids, Hubbard Co., Minnesota

Families

SpouseMary Dressler (1879 - 1902)
ChildDeWitt Clason (1900 - 1968)
FatherDeWitt Clason (1844 - 1902)
MotherAlice R. Cook (1845 - 1927)
SiblingLorena "Rena" Clason (1866 - 1938)
SiblingZulu M Clason (1882 - 1901)

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