Will Benson

Will was born on February 18th, 1867.¹   Will's father was Joshua Hall Benson and his mother was Mary Catherine Briggs.  His paternal grandparents were Hiram Benson and Bertha Hall. He had three brothers and four sisters, named Hiram Alonzo, Leroy B., Jimmy, Mary Aminta, Eliza (Elizabeth) May, Unnamed Child and Prudence Grace.  He was the third youngest of the eight children.¹