Minnie (perhaps Minerva?) Bell was the first of six children born to Levi Bell (1812-1893) and his second wife Mary Jane Van Pelt (1831-1905). She had a number of older half siblings, one full brother and four full sisters. Her paternal grandparents were Walter Bell and his wife Hannah Ross, and her maternal grandparents were William Van Pelt and his wife Mary Carrigan.
Minnie married Ernest Arista Benson (1860-1933) on 28 January 1886. He was a son of John Stewart Benson and his wife Huldah A. Martin. Minnie and Ernest had one son, Mason Stewart Benson (1888-1964). After Minnie's death, Ernest Benson moved to Charleston, SC, where he remarried. Mason spend part of his childhood with his maternal grandmother Mary Jane Van Pelt Bell, and later lived with his father in Charleston. He married Sybil Kilpatrick, from Charleston, and ended up living in Georgia.
Minnie married Ernest Arista Benson (1860-1933) on 28 January 1886. He was a son of John Stewart Benson and his wife Huldah A. Martin. Minnie and Ernest had one son, Mason Stewart Benson (1888-1964). After Minnie's death, Ernest Benson moved to Charleston, SC, where he remarried. Mason spend part of his childhood with his maternal grandmother Mary Jane Van Pelt Bell, and later lived with his father in Charleston. He married Sybil Kilpatrick, from Charleston, and ended up living in Georgia.
Minnie (perhaps Minerva?) Bell was the first of six children born to Levi Bell (1812-1893) and his second wife Mary Jane Van Pelt (1831-1905). She had a number of older half siblings, one full brother and four full sisters. Her paternal grandparents were Walter Bell and his wife Hannah Ross, and her maternal grandparents were William Van Pelt and his wife Mary Carrigan.
Minnie married Ernest Arista Benson (1860-1933) on 28 January 1886. He was a son of John Stewart Benson and his wife Huldah A. Martin. Minnie and Ernest had one son, Mason Stewart Benson (1888-1964). After Minnie's death, Ernest Benson moved to Charleston, SC, where he remarried. Mason spend part of his childhood with his maternal grandmother Mary Jane Van Pelt Bell, and later lived with his father in Charleston. He married Sybil Kilpatrick, from Charleston, and ended up living in Georgia.
Minnie married Ernest Arista Benson (1860-1933) on 28 January 1886. He was a son of John Stewart Benson and his wife Huldah A. Martin. Minnie and Ernest had one son, Mason Stewart Benson (1888-1964). After Minnie's death, Ernest Benson moved to Charleston, SC, where he remarried. Mason spend part of his childhood with his maternal grandmother Mary Jane Van Pelt Bell, and later lived with his father in Charleston. He married Sybil Kilpatrick, from Charleston, and ended up living in Georgia.
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