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Royal Augustus Bensell

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Royal Augustus Bensell

Birth
Cassville, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
9 Dec 1921 (aged 83)
Newport, Lincoln County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Newport, Lincoln County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
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Mother was Julietta Cottle b. 1824 MO d. ca 1855 IA.


Royal Bensell crossed the Plains in 1854, and mined gold in California. He served 3 years with Co. D 4th Calif. Reg. of the Union Army, and wrote "All Quiet on the Yamhill" about his experiences. He was one of the first white men to claim land on Yaquina Bay, and served as mayor of Newport for 4 terms.


Mr. Bensell was found qualified to receive a Civil War Pension. An image of the 'pension card' can be found on his wife's FindAGrave.com memorial.

Mother was Julietta Cottle b. 1824 MO d. ca 1855 IA.


Royal Bensell crossed the Plains in 1854, and mined gold in California. He served 3 years with Co. D 4th Calif. Reg. of the Union Army, and wrote "All Quiet on the Yamhill" about his experiences. He was one of the first white men to claim land on Yaquina Bay, and served as mayor of Newport for 4 terms.


Mr. Bensell was found qualified to receive a Civil War Pension. An image of the 'pension card' can be found on his wife's FindAGrave.com memorial.

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