Dorothy Arline Benson was the mother of actress Jean Seberg[1].
Dorothy Arline, daughter of Ernest Benson and Fanny Hart, was born in Marshall County on 11 July 1909[2][3].
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↑ "Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPW5-HJ5B : 26 September 2018), Edward Seberg Jr in entry for Jean Dorothy Seberg, 13 Nov 1938; citing Birth, Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, United States, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.
↑ "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHTN-3HG : 11 March 2018), Dorothy Arline Benson, 11 Jul 1909; citing Marietta Township, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 956,743.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGMG-J3G : accessed 28 December 2018), Dorothy A Benson in household of Ernest J Benson, Marietta, Marshall, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 134, sheet 3A, family 30, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 413; FHL microfilm 1,374,426.
"Iowa State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK45-TCD3 : 16 March 2018), Dorothy A Benson, 1915; citing Lamoille, Marshall, Iowa, United States, card no. 672, Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,462,625.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M81L-GTC : accessed 28 December 2018), Dorothy Benson in household of Earnest Benson, Marietta, Marshall, Iowa, United States; citing ED 158, sheet 1B, line 10, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 502; FHL
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMYY-L3F : 15 March 2018), Dorothy Seberg in household of Edward Seberg, Ward 3, Marshalltown, Marshall Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-27, sheet 5A, line 13, family 122, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1182.
Find A Grave: Memorial #115279118, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 December 2018), memorial page for Dorothy Arline Benson Seberg (11 Jul 1909–7 Mar 1997), citing Riverside Cemetery, Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by thoran (contributor 47081254) .
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