Melissa Jane Conley: Olvey Family History

Generation: 1

Melissa Jane Conley was born on 11 Feb 1849 in Indiana, USA; died on 19 Nov 1921 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA.

Melissa married James Alson Benson in Dec 1868 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA. James was born on 28 Feb 1842 in Illinois, USA; died on 17 Jan 1916 in Mount Ayr, Ringgold, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Eldora "Dora" Anne Benson was born on 25 Dec 1869 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA; died on 15 Feb 1949 in Diagonal, Ringgold, Iowa, USA.
3. Laura P. Benson was born in Jul 1871 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA.
4. Thomas Henry Benson was born on 28 Dec 1872 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA; died on 05 Mar 1944 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA.
5. Arba Leo Benson was born on 12 Aug 1874 in Iowa, USA; died on 19 Dec 1944 in Diagonal, Ringgold, Iowa, USA.
6. Eva Lucretia Benson was born on 25 Oct 1876 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA; died on 31 Mar 1951 in Orange, California, USA.
7. Minnie M. Benson was born on 25 Oct 1879 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA; died on 23 Jul 1952 in Orange, Orange, California, USA.
8. William Herbert Benson was born on 15 Sep 1881 in Iowa, USA.
9. David Edward Benson was born on 01 May 1883 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA.
10. Lewis Alanson Benson was born on 01 Mar 1885 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA; died in Jun 1972 in Treynor, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA.

Generation: 2

Eldora "Dora" Anne Benson

(1.Melissa¹) was born on 25 Dec 1869 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA; died on 15 Feb 1949 in Diagonal, Ringgold, Iowa, USA.

Eldora married Henry Jefferson Graham on 14 Sep 1887 in Diagonal, Ringgold, Iowa, USA. Henry was born on 25 Oct 1859 in Goshen, Ringgold, Iowa, USA; died on 06 Jul 1941 in Diagonal, Ringgold, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

3.	Laura P. Benson (1.Melissa¹) was born in Jul 1871 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA. Laura married Lawrence S. Miller on 22 Feb 1893 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA. Lawrence was born in Feb 1863 in Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

4. Thomas Henry Benson (1.Melissa¹) was born on 28 Dec 1872 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA; died on 05 Mar 1944 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA.

Arba Leo Benson

(1.Melissa¹) was born on 12 Aug 1874 in Iowa, USA; died on 19 Dec 1944 in Diagonal, Ringgold, Iowa, USA.

Arba married Anna Perdue on 10 Oct 1897 in Iowa, USA. Anna was born on 25 Feb 1876 in Iowa, USA; died on 15 Mar 1968 in Mount Ayr, Ringgold, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eva Lucretia Benson

(1.Melissa¹) was born on 25 Oct 1876 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA; died on 31 Mar 1951 in Orange, California, USA.

Eva married Alexander Heckman in 1912 in Weld, Colorado, USA. Alexander was born in Sep 1870 in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA; died on 13 Oct 1934 in Colorado, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eva married Frank W. Kallaus on 03 Dec 1893 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

7.	Minnie M. Benson (1.Melissa¹) was born on 25 Oct 1879 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA; died on 23 Jul 1952 in Orange, Orange, California, USA. Family/Spouse: Fred McLaughlin. Fred was born on 08 Mar 1880 in Andrew, Missouri, USA; died on 13 Nov 1957 in Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

8.	William Herbert Benson (1.Melissa¹) was born on 15 Sep 1881 in Iowa, USA. William married Lillian Eliza Morrill on 18 Nov 1907 in St Joseph, Andrew, Missouri, USA. Lillian was born on 05 Feb 1888 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA; died on 02 Oct 1947 in California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

9. David Edward Benson (1.Melissa¹) was born on 01 May 1883 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA.

10.	Lewis Alanson Benson (1.Melissa¹) was born on 01 Mar 1885 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA; died in Jun 1972 in Treynor, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA. Family/Spouse: Anita Petty. Anita was born on 06 Sep 1901; died in Jan 1981 in Treynor, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]