April 5, 1825
A son was born to James and Elizabeth (Powers) Benson in Pennsylvania.
The evidence
“P. 0. Clinton; born in Allegheny Co., Penn., April 5, 1825; son of James Benson, who was originally from Talbot Co., Md. ; he was a soldier in the war of 1812, and died in 1860, at the age of 65 ; he was a ship-builder and engaged in building steamboats for the Western rivers; Commodore Garrison was at one time a partner of his ; he had from twentyfive to fifty men in his employ, and carried on an extensive business ; he was an Old-Line Whig and Ajiti- Mason. iVTr.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/19-bios-newark.md, PDF p. 771
Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (PDF p. 771) · open the whole page “Rowletter Mackland Benson, a native of Pennsylvania, who was born April 5, 1825, is the only survivor of ten children born to James and Elizabeth (Powers) Benson; the former, a shipbuilder by occupation, was a native of Maryland, and the latter was born in Pennsylvania. They were married in 1820.”
1908-brown-rock-county/34d-biographical-4.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 490 / book p. 977
Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (Vol. 2, PDF p. 490 / book p. 977) · open the whole page
