Advertisement

John Jeremiah Benson

Advertisement

John Jeremiah Benson

Birth
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Death
14 Mar 1930 (aged 75)
Ioka, Duchesne County, Utah, USA
Burial
Duchesne County, Utah, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Suggest Edits
Mr. Benson was born at Salt Lake City November 13, 1854. He moved to Summit county when a young boy and resided there until moving to the Basin seventeen years ago in June. He has held responsible positions in church and civic circles all his life. In Summit county he was bishop of a ward and a member of the high council there as well as holding many positions in Roosevelt stake, being a high counselor. He also filled a mission in the Southern states in 1890.
He is survived by his wife, five sons, M. J., Archie of Ioka; Roy, Merle of Roosevelt and Maurice of Shelley, Idahop; three daughters, Mrs. Lulu Horton and Mrs. Naomi Swain of Salt Lake City and Mrs. Elva Miles of Ioka; 34 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
The remains were taken to the Ioka cemetery.
Portion of an obituary appearing in the Roosevelt Standard (UT) March 20, 1930


Parents; Peter Benson, Denmark
Mary Simpson, Missouri
Mr. Benson was born at Salt Lake City November 13, 1854. He moved to Summit county when a young boy and resided there until moving to the Basin seventeen years ago in June. He has held responsible positions in church and civic circles all his life. In Summit county he was bishop of a ward and a member of the high council there as well as holding many positions in Roosevelt stake, being a high counselor. He also filled a mission in the Southern states in 1890.
He is survived by his wife, five sons, M. J., Archie of Ioka; Roy, Merle of Roosevelt and Maurice of Shelley, Idahop; three daughters, Mrs. Lulu Horton and Mrs. Naomi Swain of Salt Lake City and Mrs. Elva Miles of Ioka; 34 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
The remains were taken to the Ioka cemetery.
Portion of an obituary appearing in the Roosevelt Standard (UT) March 20, 1930


Parents; Peter Benson, Denmark
Mary Simpson, Missouri

Gravesite Details

COD: Cholecystitis

Family Members

Parents
Spouse
Half Siblings
Children

Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

See more Benson memorials in:

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Explore more

Advertisement