Lars O. BENSTON

  Birth Notes:

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  Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration: from Norway, 1868, America. from 1900 census

• Census: Arendahl, 1880, Fillmore County, MN. line 10

75 81 Benston Ole L. 50
--- Heline 43
--- Berthe J. 16
--- Lars 14
--- Anna G. 12
--- Netta A. 10

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• Census: Arendahl, 1885, Fillmore County, MN. line 31

88 Ole L. Benston 54
Helina L. Benston 48
Bertha O. Benston 24
Lars O. Benston 19
Ann O. Benston 17
Nellie O. Benston 15
Johan O. Benston 3

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• Census: Arendahl, District 15, 1900, Fillmore County, MN. line 3

80 94 Benston Lars 34 Jan 1866
--- Inga 26 Apr 1874
--- Melvine 4 Aug 1895
--- Amalia 3 Dec 1896
--- Adin 2 Apr 1898
--- Laura 6/12 Dec 1899
--- Johan 18 brother Mar 1882
--- Netta 28 sister Apr 1872
--- Ole 69 father Dec 1830

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• Census: Arendahl, 1905, Fillmore County, MN.
20 Benston Ole 75
21 " Lars O. 39
22 " John 23
23 " Netta 38
24 " Tilla A 8
25 " Oden N 7
26 " Laura S 5
27 " Girda S 3
28 " Alfred J 2
29 " Enga M 3/12

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• Census: Arendahl, District 15, 1910, Fillmore County, MN. line 61

78 79 Benston Lars O 44 m2 4
--- Soffia 30 m1 4 2/1
--- Martin 3
--- Amalio 13
--- Odin 11
--- Lauro 10
--- Gerda 8
--- Alfred 6
--- Malvine 5
Benston John O 28 brother
Benston Ole L 79 father widow

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• Census: Arendahl, District 13, 1920, Fillmore County, MN. line 74

72 75 Benson Lars O 53 widow
--- Amalia 23
--- Oden 21
--- Laura 20
--- Gerda 18
--- Alfred 16
--- Melvina 14
--- Martin 12
--- Karen 9
--- Martha 7
--- Ida 4 11/12

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Lars married Inga STEDJE, daughter of Nels STEDJE and Martha HENJUM, on 14 Mar 1895 in North Prairie, Fillmore County, MN.¹ (Inga STEDJE was born on 26 Apr 1874 and died on 15 Mar 1905 in Fillmore County, MN ³.)

Lars next married Sophie STEDJE, daughter of Nels STEDJE and Martha HENJUM, in 1906. (Sophie STEDJE was born on 21 Apr 1880 and died on 18 Jul 1917 in Fillmore County, MN ⁴.)