Melvin Judson BENSON

Family/Spouse: Louisa WITTER. Louisa was born in abt. 1844 in New York; died after 1930. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Melvin Judson and Louisa (Witter) Benson
• Census: 1910, Living with husband in White Plains, Westchester Co., New York
• Census: 1920, Living with husband in Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York
• Census: 1930, Living with husband in White Plains, Westchester Co., New York

Notes:

Name:
HEARLD STATESMAN
YONKERS, NY
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1966

Mrs. J.W. Slawson

Mrs. Abbey Benson Slawson died yesterday in the John E. Andrus Memorial infirmary at the age of 86.

She entered Andrus with her late husband, John Wallace Slawson, in March, 1957. Mr. Slawson was in the real estate business in White Plains before entering Andrus. He died at Andrus in March, 1958.

A Resident of Whit Plains for most of her life, Mrs. Slawson was born in Easton, Pa., on Oct. 22, 1879.

While in White Plains, she was a member of the Church in the Highlands. More recently, she attended the First Reformed Church in Hastings - on - Hudson. She belonged to Gamma Phi Beta Sorority and was a member of the Women's Club of White Plains.

She is survived by her son, J. Wallace Slawson Jr, of Smithtown, Long Island; a grandson and granddaughter, and five great-grandchildren.

DEATH NOTICES
Yonkers (NY) Herald Statesman,
Jul 6, 1966, page 2

SLAWSON, Abby Benson of John E. Andrus Memorial, hasting-0n-Hudson, on July 5, 1966. Beloved wife of the late John Wallace Slawson. Mother of J. Wallace Slawson, Jr. Service at Havey's Funeral Home Inc., 107 North Broadway, Yonkers, on Friday, July 8, at 10 a.m. Interment Kenalco Cemetery, Visiting hours Wednesday 7-10 p.m., Thursday 1-4 and 7-10 p.m.

Received from Joe Chester

Abbey married John Wallace SLAWSON, Sr. on 25 Jun 1902 in Waverly, New York. John (son of Daniel Sayre SLAWSON and Sarah Ellen SLAWSON) was born on 09 Feb 1880 in New York City, New York; died on 13 Apr 1958 in Yonkers, New York; was buried in Kenalco Cemetery, Yonkers, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Melvin Judson and Louisa (Witter) Benson

Anna married Frederick Elmo SLAWSON on 21 Feb 1894 in Easton, Pennsylvania. Frederick (son of Andrew Albertson SLAWSON and Mary Ellen PLATT) was born on 22 Aug 1870 in Waverly, Tioga County, New York; died on 10 Sep 1945 in Waverly, Tioga County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]