Grant BENSLEY

11 JUL 1871 - 5 OCT 1931

• BIRTH: 11 JUL 1871, Marion, Marion, Oregon, USA
• DEATH: 5 OCT 1931, South Bend, IN

• MARRIAGE: 8 NOV 1901, Allegan County, MI

1. +Helen BENSLEY

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[N13128] Birth: Jul. 11, 1871
Marion, Marion County, Oregon, USA
Death: Oct. 5, 1931
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA

South Bend Tribune, October 5, 1931, Page 8:
GRANT BENSLEY DIES AT AGE 60
Grand Bensley, age 60, of 1633 North Meade street, died to-day at noon in his home after a two and one-half years' illness of heart disease. He was born in Marion, O., July 11, 1871 and came here 11 years ago from Elkhart, Ind.
His marriage to Miss Jessie Fisk took place Nov. 8, 1901 in Allegan, Mich. Surviving him are his widow, the following children: Mrs. Donald Cox, of Peoria, Ill.; Daniel Bensley, South Bend; Lyon Bensley, Fort Benning, Ga.; Mrs. Forrest Wallace, Mrs Arthur Six, Margaret, James, Helen and Sylvester Bensley, all of this city; and the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. Daniel Slocum, Kalamazoo, Mich.; Mrs. Jacob Shively and Mrs. George Harmon, Oswego, Mich.; Miss Lottie Bensley, Grand Rapids, Mich., and Lewis Bensley, of Traverse City, Mich.
South Bend Tribune, October 7, 1931, Section 2, Page 12:
FUNERAL NOTES
Funeral services for Grant Bensley, age 60, 1633 North Meade street, who died Monday in his home after a two years' illness of heart trouble will take place at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the L. H. Orvis funeral home. Rev. Ray Bird of the City Rescue Mission will officiate and burial will be in Mt. Pleasant cemetery.

Family links:
Spouse:
Jessie Louise Fisk Bensley (1883 - 1972)

Children:
Beatrice R. Bensley Cox (1903 - 1972)*
Daniel Bensley (1906 - 1955)*
Addie Elizabeth Vankirk (1912 - 2009)*
Margaret J. Bensley Williams (1915 - 1996)*

Burial:
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
South Bend
St. Joseph County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section 3, Row 34, Grave 3