Born in On Farm, Genessee County, New York, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Stephen Brewster Tilden
and Bethia (Richardson) Tilden
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Joseph Rice Benson
— married
17 Feb 1831 (to 14 Oct 1851) in Perry, Illinois
Descendants 
Mother of
Thadeous Christopher Benson, Olivia C Benson, Bethia Benson, Lewis Alonzo Benson, Amanda Melissa (Benson) Howie, John L Benson and Harriet B Benson
Died
at age 44
in Randolph County, Illinois, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Dec 2017
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Biography
Elvira was born in 1807. She passed away in 1851.
Sources
- Illinois Marriages to 1850
- Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860
- Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920
- Ancestry Family Trees
- Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860 Name: Elvira Maria Tilden Spouse: Rice Benson Date: 17 Feb 1831 County: Perry State: Illinois Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT Microfilm: 0975923
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elvira by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elvira:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elvira by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elvira:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Gail (Andrews) Hardy 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A930110 [compare], Ancestry member ghparalgl
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T124143 [compare], FTDNA kit #791594
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Rhanda (Green) Ridlon :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rhandaridlon
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