Born in Indiana, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Timothy Penalton Clawson
— married
15 Mar 1860 in Davis, Fountain County, Indiana, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
John Timothy Clawson
Died
at age 73
in Kansas, United States.
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Feb 2018
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Biography
daughter of John and Ruth Harris Benson. She married Timothy Clawson. When Timothy died in 1868, she took their two children and moved to Kansas. (Information came from Cynthia Stevens-Smith, Great-great-granddaughter of Timothy.)
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MHV8-2GT : Tue Jul 04 12:25:13 UTC 2023), Entry for John Bensen and Ruth Bensen, 1850.
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95491831/rachel-abigail-ray
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