Nellie Mae (Parker) Benson (1933 - 1987)

Born 18 Feb 1933 in Florida, United States

Ancestors

Died 28 Nov 1987 at age 54 in United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents: Nellie Mae Parker was born on 18 February 1933 in Florida. She was the daughter of Otis Thomas Parker (1891-1950) and Mattie Mae (Hildreth) Parker (1899-1984).

1935 Florida State Census, Mims, Brevard County, Florida:^[1]

1940 United States Census, Enumeration District 5-27, Mims, Brevard County, Florida: Nellie had completed one year of school.^[2]

1945 Florida State Census, Mims, Brevard County, Florida:^[3]

Marriage: Nellie was married to Donald L. Benson. Indirect sources for this include:

• They are listed as the parents on the record of marriage for one child.^[4]
• Nellie Benson is mentioned as a survivor of Donald L. Benson in his obituary.^[5]
• She was named as Nellie M. Benson in an obituary, published in The Wichita Eagle, which most probably referred to her because the siblings mentioned as survivors match her known siblings named in census records and named children match those listed in the obituary for Donald L. Benson match those in her obituary. (See Research Notes re children.)^[6]
• They are buried in the same cemetery and their graves are marked with similar stones.^[7]

None of these indirect sources indicate when or where their marriage took place. Unsourced family trees on other genealogical websites record that it took place about 1965 or 1966.

Death and Burial: Nellie Mae (Parker) Benson passed away on 28 November 1987. She was a resident of Meade, Meade County, Kansas at the time but where she died is not states in her obituary.^[6] She was buried in Milo Cemetery, Barnard, Lincoln County, Kansas.^[7]

Research Notes

Her obituary named five sons and one daughter. Because all are potentially still living, they are not named here.^[6] It is possible that not all of the children named were her biological children. Some may have been her husband's children from a possible first marriage. I do not have enough information yet about the children to determine this for certain.

Gilchrist-1197 22:56, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "Florida State Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNJN-F5B : 2 February 2018), Nellie Parker in household of O T Parker, Mims, Brevard, Florida; citing line 8, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,148.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTHQ-R5J : 3 February 2020), Nellie Parker in household of O T Parker, Mims, Election Precinct 16, Brevard, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5-27, sheet 6B, line 66, 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 575.
3. ↑ "Florida State Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNFW-MVZ : 9 August 2017), Nellie Parker, Mims, Brevard, Florida; citing line 24, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,178.
4. ↑ "Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2005," database on-line with images, Ancestry.com, (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 07 July 2021), image of certificate 94-011190 for (names withheld for privacy of possibly living individuals); citing Indiana State Board of Health, Marriage Certificates, 1958–2005. Microfilm, Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Series Number: 89-204; Year: 1994; Certificate Range: 010000 - 011206. Image or Ancestry Sharing Link
5. ↑ "Donald L. Benson (Obituary)," The Salina Journal (Salina, Kansas), 01 Mar 1981, p. 9, col. 4; image copy, ‘’Newspapers.com’’ (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 07 July 2021).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} "Nellie M. Benson (Obituary," The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kansas), 30 Nov 1987, p. 11, col. 2; image copy, ‘’Newspapers.com’’ (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 07 July 2021).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 18 February 2020), memorial page for Nellie M. Benson (18 Feb 1933–28 Nov 1987), Find A Grave: Memorial #61517456, citing Milo Cemetery, Barnard, Lincoln County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by ksrose (contributor 47255712).