Margaret Edith BENTON

1862 - 1947  (85 years)

• Name	Margaret Edith BENTON  [1]
  	General notes from "Descendants of George Rowles": She lived with her husband in Wausau, WI after their honeymoon in Chicago. She loved to play Irish music, and liked her brandy. She kept a bottle under the bed, but it was no secret. Barden Funeral Home, Wausau, WI printed the memorial cards. Obituary: "Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Theisen, 85, 716 Elm Street, a resident of Wausau for 42 years who died at home this morning at 6 o'clock, will be held at home Tuesday morning at 8:30 o'clock and at 9 o'clock at St. James Catholic Church. the R. Rev. Msgr. T.E. O'Shaughnessy will officiate and burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. The body is at the Barden Funeral Home and will be taken to the family residence this evening. Mrs. Theisen was born in Waupun April 2, 1862, and married Frederick Theisen in that city January 10, 1884. He died in September 4, 1743. She was a charter member of the St. James ladies' guild. Survivors are two sons, Frank E. Theisen, 102 1/2 Jackson St., and William J. Theisen, 716 Elm St.,: two daughters Mrs. Frank A. Barden, 1316 Torney Avenue, and Miss Olive Theisen, 716 Elm Street; two half-brothers, Luke Glendenning, St. Paul and George Glendenning, Seattle WA: 12 grandchldren and 8 great-grandchildren." And in another obituary:" Pallbearers were Eugene and Patrick Barden, Eugene and Ralph Theisen, Gary reeves and Russell Strachota." [1]
  Birth	02 Apr 1862	Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	17 May 1947	Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin   [1]
  Person ID	I05720	Main Tree
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	John BENTON,   b. 1805, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland d. 09 Feb 1867, Chester, Dodge County, Wisconsin (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Margaret ROWLES,   b. Apr 1832, Cloonteen, Cappamore County, Limerick, Ireland d. 17 Oct 1902, Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	Oct 1855	Easton, Washington Co., New York   [1]
  Family ID	F17965	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ferdinard THEISEN,   b. 20 Jun 1854, Slinger, Wisconsin d. 04 Sep 1943, Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	10 Jan 1884	St. Joseph's, Waupun, Dodge Co., Wisconsin   [1]
  Children	1. Frank Elmer THEISEN,   b. 21 Oct 1884, Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin d. 04 Jan 1959, Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin (Age 74 years)   2. William John THEISEN,   b. 18 Aug 1887, Marshfield, Wood County, Wisconsin d. 20 May 1971, Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin (Age 83 years)   3. Mazel M. THEISEN,   b. 23 Nov 1894, Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin d. 24 Nov 1969, Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin (Age 75 years)   4. Olive THEISEN,   b. 16 Apr 1901, Marshfield, Wood County, Wisconsin d. 13 Oct 1995, Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F18131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2016

  
  

• Sources

  [S00024] "Descendants of George Rowles" by Ann Moloney Lamb.