Funeral Services were held at 2:00p.m. at the Pentecostal Holiness Church in Wagoner under the direction of Green Funeral Home of Wagoner, with Reverend Russell Snelson of Coweta, Oklahoma officiating. Burial was in New Hope Cemetery, in Hulbert, Oklahoma.
Ben died at the home of his son, Leslie Vinson, in Wagoner, Oklahoma.
A retired farmer and native of Missouri, he fell several weeks before and broke his hip.
He is survived by two sons, Leslie Vinson of Wagoner, Oklahoma; Dock B. Vinson of Neosho, Missouri; two daughters, Opal Teague of Wagoner, Oklahoma and Florence Floyd of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 19 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
NOTE: William mostly went by Ben Vinson. He didn't know when or where he was born. It appears that if he needed a birthdate or birthplace, he made up one. He always said he was born in Nebraska but according to the 1880 census he was born in Missouri. He would have been 84 years old when he died.
William's parents were Alexander & Rebecca Vinson. Maiden name of Rebecca unknown.
Children of Alexander W. & Rebecca were:
Thomas Vinson
David Joseph Vinson
Adeline Vinson
William Vinson
Clerissa Vinson
Ed Vinson
William's grandparents were A.W. & Mary "Polly" Horine Vinson.
1880 Census (Shows Alex and children born in Missouri)
(Shows Rebecca born in Texas)
Alexander Vinson Age 45
Rebecca Vinson Age 37
Thomas Vinson Age 14
David Vinson Age 10
Adeline Vinson Age 7
William Vinson Age 4
Clarissa Vinson Age 2
Ed Vinson
1900 Census
William (Ben) was working for James A. Bennett south of Webbers Falls. Ben's brother Ed was also working there and both were listed as boarders and both listed as born in Missouri.
1901:
Marriage: October 3, 1901 Ben married Mattie B. Bennett in Muskogee, Oklahoma. MLI-OL-00192
Mattie was the daughter of James A. Bennett, the man Ben was working for. According to the 1900 Census, Mattie was born in 1883 in Arkansas.
1910 Census:
Benjamin H. Vinson Age 32
Mattie Vinson Age 27
Forence Vinson Age 5
Henry Vinson Age 2
On the 1910 Census Ben, Florence, & Henry are listed as born in Oklahoma. Mattie is listed as born in Arkansas.
NOTE: Florence Irene Vinson Floyd Memorial # 34082612
Ben died at the home of his son, Leslie Vinson, in Wagoner, Oklahoma.
A retired farmer and native of Missouri, he fell several weeks before and broke his hip.
He is survived by two sons, Leslie Vinson of Wagoner, Oklahoma; Dock B. Vinson of Neosho, Missouri; two daughters, Opal Teague of Wagoner, Oklahoma and Florence Floyd of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 19 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
NOTE: William mostly went by Ben Vinson. He didn't know when or where he was born. It appears that if he needed a birthdate or birthplace, he made up one. He always said he was born in Nebraska but according to the 1880 census he was born in Missouri. He would have been 84 years old when he died.
William's parents were Alexander & Rebecca Vinson. Maiden name of Rebecca unknown.
Children of Alexander W. & Rebecca were:
Thomas Vinson
David Joseph Vinson
Adeline Vinson
William Vinson
Clerissa Vinson
Ed Vinson
William's grandparents were A.W. & Mary "Polly" Horine Vinson.
1880 Census (Shows Alex and children born in Missouri)
(Shows Rebecca born in Texas)
Alexander Vinson Age 45
Rebecca Vinson Age 37
Thomas Vinson Age 14
David Vinson Age 10
Adeline Vinson Age 7
William Vinson Age 4
Clarissa Vinson Age 2
Ed Vinson
1900 Census
William (Ben) was working for James A. Bennett south of Webbers Falls. Ben's brother Ed was also working there and both were listed as boarders and both listed as born in Missouri.
1901:
Marriage: October 3, 1901 Ben married Mattie B. Bennett in Muskogee, Oklahoma. MLI-OL-00192
Mattie was the daughter of James A. Bennett, the man Ben was working for. According to the 1900 Census, Mattie was born in 1883 in Arkansas.
1910 Census:
Benjamin H. Vinson Age 32
Mattie Vinson Age 27
Forence Vinson Age 5
Henry Vinson Age 2
On the 1910 Census Ben, Florence, & Henry are listed as born in Oklahoma. Mattie is listed as born in Arkansas.
NOTE: Florence Irene Vinson Floyd Memorial # 34082612
Funeral Services were held at 2:00p.m. at the Pentecostal Holiness Church in Wagoner under the direction of Green Funeral Home of Wagoner, with Reverend Russell Snelson of Coweta, Oklahoma officiating. Burial was in New Hope Cemetery, in Hulbert, Oklahoma.
Ben died at the home of his son, Leslie Vinson, in Wagoner, Oklahoma.
A retired farmer and native of Missouri, he fell several weeks before and broke his hip.
He is survived by two sons, Leslie Vinson of Wagoner, Oklahoma; Dock B. Vinson of Neosho, Missouri; two daughters, Opal Teague of Wagoner, Oklahoma and Florence Floyd of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 19 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
NOTE: William mostly went by Ben Vinson. He didn't know when or where he was born. It appears that if he needed a birthdate or birthplace, he made up one. He always said he was born in Nebraska but according to the 1880 census he was born in Missouri. He would have been 84 years old when he died.
William's parents were Alexander & Rebecca Vinson. Maiden name of Rebecca unknown.
Children of Alexander W. & Rebecca were:
Thomas Vinson
David Joseph Vinson
Adeline Vinson
William Vinson
Clerissa Vinson
Ed Vinson
William's grandparents were A.W. & Mary "Polly" Horine Vinson.
1880 Census (Shows Alex and children born in Missouri)
(Shows Rebecca born in Texas)
Alexander Vinson Age 45
Rebecca Vinson Age 37
Thomas Vinson Age 14
David Vinson Age 10
Adeline Vinson Age 7
William Vinson Age 4
Clarissa Vinson Age 2
Ed Vinson
1900 Census
William (Ben) was working for James A. Bennett south of Webbers Falls. Ben's brother Ed was also working there and both were listed as boarders and both listed as born in Missouri.
1901:
Marriage: October 3, 1901 Ben married Mattie B. Bennett in Muskogee, Oklahoma. MLI-OL-00192
Mattie was the daughter of James A. Bennett, the man Ben was working for. According to the 1900 Census, Mattie was born in 1883 in Arkansas.
1910 Census:
Benjamin H. Vinson Age 32
Mattie Vinson Age 27
Forence Vinson Age 5
Henry Vinson Age 2
On the 1910 Census Ben, Florence, & Henry are listed as born in Oklahoma. Mattie is listed as born in Arkansas.
NOTE: Florence Irene Vinson Floyd Memorial # 34082612
Ben died at the home of his son, Leslie Vinson, in Wagoner, Oklahoma.
A retired farmer and native of Missouri, he fell several weeks before and broke his hip.
He is survived by two sons, Leslie Vinson of Wagoner, Oklahoma; Dock B. Vinson of Neosho, Missouri; two daughters, Opal Teague of Wagoner, Oklahoma and Florence Floyd of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 19 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
NOTE: William mostly went by Ben Vinson. He didn't know when or where he was born. It appears that if he needed a birthdate or birthplace, he made up one. He always said he was born in Nebraska but according to the 1880 census he was born in Missouri. He would have been 84 years old when he died.
William's parents were Alexander & Rebecca Vinson. Maiden name of Rebecca unknown.
Children of Alexander W. & Rebecca were:
Thomas Vinson
David Joseph Vinson
Adeline Vinson
William Vinson
Clerissa Vinson
Ed Vinson
William's grandparents were A.W. & Mary "Polly" Horine Vinson.
1880 Census (Shows Alex and children born in Missouri)
(Shows Rebecca born in Texas)
Alexander Vinson Age 45
Rebecca Vinson Age 37
Thomas Vinson Age 14
David Vinson Age 10
Adeline Vinson Age 7
William Vinson Age 4
Clarissa Vinson Age 2
Ed Vinson
1900 Census
William (Ben) was working for James A. Bennett south of Webbers Falls. Ben's brother Ed was also working there and both were listed as boarders and both listed as born in Missouri.
1901:
Marriage: October 3, 1901 Ben married Mattie B. Bennett in Muskogee, Oklahoma. MLI-OL-00192
Mattie was the daughter of James A. Bennett, the man Ben was working for. According to the 1900 Census, Mattie was born in 1883 in Arkansas.
1910 Census:
Benjamin H. Vinson Age 32
Mattie Vinson Age 27
Forence Vinson Age 5
Henry Vinson Age 2
On the 1910 Census Ben, Florence, & Henry are listed as born in Oklahoma. Mattie is listed as born in Arkansas.
NOTE: Florence Irene Vinson Floyd Memorial # 34082612
