Frank Benschoter (1889 - 1969)

Born 5 Jan 1889 in Wayne, Wood, Ohio, United States

Died 3 Aug 1969 at age 80 in Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States

Biography

Frank Benschoter was born on 5 January 1889 in Prairie Depot, Montgomery Township, Wood, Ohio to parents Byron Van Benschoten and Zilpha Sheets. He married Margaret Ruth Burkett on 1 December 1926, in Sandusky, Ohio. They had three children: Franklin, Robert, and Mary Ruth. He died on 3 August 1969 in Findlay, Findlay Township, Hancock, Ohio at the age of 80, and was buried in Wayne, Wood, Ohio.

Obituary

Frank Benschoter, 80, died at 8:25 p.m. Sunday in Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay. A retired farmer, he was born Jan. 5, 1889, the son of Byron and Zilpha (Sheets) Benschoter in Wood County. He married Margaret Burkhart on Dec. 1, 1926, and she preceded him in death in 1945.

Survivors include sons Franklin, of Wayne and Robert, of Portage; daughter, Mrs. Mary Frisinger, Defiance; four grandchildren; a brother, Thomas, of Portage; and a sister, Mrs. Hazel Davis, Wayne. Three brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.

Mr. Benschoter attended the Mount Zion United Brethren Church Church in Wood County and was a member of the Bloom Grange. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Barndt Funeral Home, Wayne, with the Rev. Howard F. Munn in charge. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMXR-2FS : accessed 14 January 2023), Frank Benschoter in household of Byon Benschoter, Portage Township Jerry City (part), Wood, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 157, sheet 2A, family 31, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,334.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLDH-LH3 : accessed 14 January 2023), Frank Benschoter in household of Byron Benschoter, Portage, Wood, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 207, sheet 8A, family 156, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1240; FHL microfilm 1,375,253.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6N6-3HK : 25 December 2021), Frank Benschoter, 1917-1918.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDYS-1R4 : 3 February 2021), Frank Benschoter in entry for Byron Benschoter, 1920.

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZZY3-GMT2 : 15 October 2021), Frank Benschoter and Ruth Burkett, 1926.

• "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23D-D44V : 8 March 2021), Frank Benschoter in entry for Franklin Joseph Benschoter, 1928.

• "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23D-DCFB : 8 March 2021), Frank Benschoter in entry for Ruth Mary Benschoter, 1929.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4ZT-WZ3 : accessed 14 January 2023), Frank Benschoter, Portage, Wood, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 42, sheet 9A, line 41, family 226, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1889; FHL microfilm 2,341,623.

• "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23D-DXFN : 8 March 2021), Frank Benschoter in entry for Martin Wendell Benschoter, 1931.

• "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNS-51RD : 1 March 2021), Frank Benschoder in entry for Martin W. Benschoder, 09 Apr 1931; citing Death, Portage Township, Ohio, United States, source ID p 16 line 1, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,871,892.

• "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD1W-V3D : 8 March 2021), Frank Benschoder in entry for Martin W Benschoder, 09 Apr 1931; citing Portage, Wood, Ohio, reference fn 27798; FHL microfilm 1,992,428.

• "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6N4-DR2 : 8 March 2021), Frank Benschoater in entry for Margret Ruth Benschoater, 18 Nov 1945; citing , reference certificate; FHL microfilm 2,372,587.

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QQQ-MVF : 13 October 2021), Frank Benschoter in entry for John J Fay and Mary R Benschoter, 1948.

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDMV-MQS : 27 September 2021), Frank Benschoter in entry for Robert Benschoter and Barbara Amos, 1953.

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q3G-PC8 : 13 October 2021), Frank Benschoter in entry for Leo Franklin Frisinger and Mary Ruth Benschoter Fay, 1968.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRFH-Y2N : 9 January 2021), Frank Benschoter, Aug 1969; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKGM-S95 : 30 June 2021), Frank Benschoter, 1969.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4X-NJ3C : accessed 14 January 2023), Frank Benschoter in entry for Franklin J Benschoter, Findlay, Ohio, United States, 01 Oct 2011; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Courier, The, born-digital text.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5790697/frank-benschoter: accessed 14 January 2023), memorial page for Frank Benschoter Sr. (5 Jan 1889–5 Aug 1969), Find A Grave: Memorial #5790697, citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Wayne, Wood County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Kit and Morgan Benson (contributor 46483611).

See also:

• FamilySearch Family Tree profile for Frank Benschoter