Mathias and Margaret Benson

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Family of Mathias Julius Benson & Margaret Belnap, 1906-1948 (b. 1877)

Residence: Bingham County, Idaho; Ada County, Idaho

Grandparents:

Andrew and Mathilda Benson
Oliver and Margaret Belnap

Descendants:

Jim and Ruth Smith

Parents' Childhood

Mathias was born in 1877 to Andrew and Mathilda Benson in Bornholm, Denmark. The family immigrated to Weber County, Utah when he was 9 years old. In 1896 (age 19), the family relocated to Bingham County, Idaho.

Margaret was born in 1885 to Oliver and Margaret Belnap in Weber County, Utah. Her mother died when she was 8 years old, and she spent many of the following years with extended family, separated from her siblings. In 1898 (age 12), Oliver Belnap moved his family to Bingham County, Idaho.

Married Life

Mathias was Margaret's 8th grade school teacher. A few years later, they courted and decided to marry in 1906.

1906 Marriage in the Salt Lake Temple
1906 Mathias departs for Scandinavia Mission; Margaret remains in Weber County, Utah
1908 Mathias returns from mission; move to Bingham County, Idaho
1909 Marvin Mathias born
1914 Leone born
1918 Move to Twin Falls County, Idaho
1918 Thelma born
1919 Move to Ada County, Idaho
1922 Ruth born
1922 Margaret died

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