Carolus Melvin Benson (1891 - 1968)

Born 10 Dec 1891 in Minot, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

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Died 12 Dec 1968 at age 77 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

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Coralus Melvin Benson was born on 10 Dec 1891^[1] in Minot, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, son of Jabez Benson (~1853 - 1921) and Elizabeth Bell (Chase) Benson (1870 - 1959).

Coralus married Mary Ann Dearborn 23 Oct 1914^[2][3] at Lewiston

Their children were:

1. Jabez Woodman Benson (1915-1918)
2. Arthur Melvin Benson (1918 - 1997)
3. Virgil Benson (1921 - 1996)
4. Prudence (Benson) Kilbreth (~1927 - 1982).
5. Stephen Carlton Benson (1927 - 1969).

Coralus died on 12 Dec 1968 ^[4][5]in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine aged 77.

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918: Registration State: Maine; Registration County: Androscoggin County Ancestry Record 6482 #26556080 U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918:

   Name:	Carolus Melvin Benson
   Marital Status:	Married
   Birth Date:	10 Dec 1891
   Birth Place:	Maine, USA
   Residence Date:	1917-1918
   Street Address:	Elm
   Physical Build:	Medium
   Height:	Medium
   Hair Color:	Light Brown
   Eye Color:	Gray

2. ↑ FamilySearch: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: Q24X-B4PD : 16 May 2021), Carolus Melvin Benson and Marion Dearborn, 23 Oct 1914; citing Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.

   Name:	Carolus Melvin Benson
   Sex:	Male
   Father's Name:	Jabez W Benson
   Mother's Name:	Lizzie B Chase
   Spouse's Name:	Marion Dearborn
   Spouse's Father's Name:	Amos O Dearborn
   Spouse's Mother's Name:	Abbie Maloon
   Marriage Date:	23 Oct 1914
   Marriage Place:	Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

3. ↑ Maine, U.S., Marriage Records, 1713-1922: Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1908-1922 Vital Records; Roll Number: 4 Ancestry Record 1961 #654805 Marriage:

   Name:	Carolus Melvin Benson
   Gender:	Male
   Age:	22
   Birth Date:	abt 1892
   Marriage Date:	23 Oct 1914
   Marriage Place:	Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, USA
   Father:	Jabez W Benson
   Mother:	Lizzie B Chase
   Spouse:	Marion Dearborn

4. ↑ FamilySearch: "Maine Death Index, 1960-1996," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: KCVX-FN8 : 27 November 2014), Coralus M Benson, 11 Dec 1968; citing Death, Lewiston, city code 01050, certificate 6810115, Maine State Archives, Augusta.

   Name:	Coralus M Benson
   Age:	78
   Death Date:	11 Dec 1968
   Death Place:	Lewiston
   Certificate Number:	6810115

5. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47493134/coralus-m-benson : accessed 23 April 2022), memorial page for Coralus M. Benson (10 Dec 1891–11 Dec 1968), Find A Grave: Memorial #47493134, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Mechanic Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Kathy C (contributor 47127520) . Death:

   Name:	Coralus M. Benson
   Birth Date:	10 Dec 1891
   Birth Place:	Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
   Death Date:	11 Dec 1968
   Death Place:	Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
   Cemetery:	Maple Grove Cemetery
   Cemetery Address:	Mechanic Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA

6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMLH-BV3 : 11 March 2022), Carlolus M Benson in entry for Ja* W Benson, 1900.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFZ4-RQF : 1 February 2021), Carolus M Benson, 1920.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM8N-M9M : accessed 23 April 2022), Carolus M Benson, Mechanic Falls, Androscoggin, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 42, sheet 16B, line 86, family 556, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 828; FHL microfilm 2,340,563.

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Betty Tierney for creating WikiTree profile Benson-1544 through the import of Charles Henry Dearborn and Ruth May Wight Family Tree.ged on Sep 2, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Betty and others.