1463 N Winter 

Roy Edward Benson was born on 17 May 1887 in Salem, Oregon, to Lyman and Rosa [Powell] Benson. One of eight children, he grew up in the Englewood district of Salem and attended public school through the eighth grade. 

From 1906-1909 he took a job at the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill in the spinning department. By 1910, Roy worked at a sash and door factory in Salem while living at the family home on North Winter St. From 1913-1920, he served as a mechanic in the U.S. Army, including overseas service from August 1918 to February 1919. After his discharge he returned to his father’s household in Portland and worked as a fireman for the railroad. 

On 23 June 1923, Roy married Mary Morin in Vancouver, WA. He was 34 years old and his bride 28 at the time of their marriage. By 1924 they lived in Washougal, Washington and eventually had five children: George, Pauline, Donald, Victor, and Marlene. 

In 1930, the family lived in a rented home in Toledo, Oregon, where Roy worked as a planer feeder in a sawmill. By 1940, they owned a home, and Roy continued his work at the sawmill.   

By 1950, the family had moved to Civil Bend in Douglas County, OR. Roy, now 62 years old, worked as a planer man for a lumber mill. 

Roy passed away on 9 May 1970, at the age of 82 in the Veteran’s Administration Hospital Roseburg, Oregon, from hypostatic bronchopneumonia. He was buried in the National [Veteran’s] Cemetery in Roseburg. 

1909  Benson Roy E, spinner, bds 1463 N Winter 

Roseburg 

1948  Benson Roy E (Mary), planer man, E.K. Wood Lumber Co, Rt. 1 Bx 151A 

Benson, R.E. Age: 7. Born in Oregon. Height: 3’6”. Weight: 50# Complexion: Light. Occupation: Student 

1900 Roy E. Benson. Age: 13. Birth Date: May 1887 in Oregon. Home in 1900: D Street, Englewood, Marion, OR. Single, son to HOH. Occupation: Student. Additional household members: Lyman Benson, age 55 (father), Rosella Benson, age 36 (mother), Jessie M. Benson, age 17 (sister), Ray L. Benson, age 14 (brother), Mary B. Benson, age 9 (sister), Harry O. Benson, age 4 (brother), Ralph W. Benson, age 6 months (brother). 

1910 Roy Benson. Age: 21. Birth Date: 1889 in Oregon. Home in 1910: N. Winter St. Salem Ward 5, Marion, OR. Single, son to HOH. Occupation: Laborer in Sash & Door Factory. Additional household members: Lyman Benson, age 63 (father), Rosa Benson, age 54 (mother), Mary Benson, age 20 (sister), Harry Benson, age 14 (brother), Ralph Benson, age 10 (brother), Dorothy Benson, age 6 (sister), Ray Benson, age 25 (brother). 

1920 Roy E. Benson. Age: 32. Birth Year: abt 1888 in Oregon. Home in 1920: 40th St. Portland, Multnomah, OR. Single, son to HOH. Occupation: Fireman for Railroad Industry. Additional household members: Lyman L. Benson, age 75 (father), Rosella Benson, age 57 (mother), Marie Benson, age 27 (sister), Harry L. Benson, age 24 (brother), Ralph W. Benson, age 20 (brother), Dorothy Benson, age 15 (sister). 

1930 Roy E. Benson. Age: 39. Birth Year: abt 1891 in Oregon. Home in 1930: Toledo, Lincoln, OR. Married, HOH. Occupation: Planer Feeder in Sawmill. Additional household members: Mary Benson, age 35 (wife), George E. Benson, age 5 (son), Pauline M. Benson, age 4 (daughter), Donald J. Benson, age 3 (son). 

1940 Roy E. Benson. Age: 50. Birth Year: abt 1890 in Oregon. Home in 1940: Toledo, Lincoln, OR. Married, HOH. Occupation: Set Up Man. Additional household members: Mary Benson, age 45 (wife), George E. Benson, age 15 (son), Pauline M. Benson, age 14 (daughter), Donald J. Benson, age 13 (son), Victor R. Benson, age 8 (son), Marlene M. Benson, age 6 (daughter). 

1950 Roy E. Benson. Age: 62. Birth Date: abt 1888 in Oregon. Home in 1950: 8th House on West, Gregory Dr. Civil Bend, Douglas, OR. Married, HOH. Occupation: Planer man in Lumber Mills. Additional household members: Mary Benson, age 55 (wife), Victor R. Benson, age 18 (son), Marlene M. Benson, age 18 (daughter). 

Mary Morin Benson. Birth: 19 Feb 1895 in Sturgeon Falls, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada. Death: 7 Mar 1988 (aged 93) Warren, Columbia County, OR. Burial: Roseburg National Cemetery, Roseburg, Douglas County, OR. Plot: B, RW 5/17. Memorial ID: 3885651 

Oregon Statesman 30 May 1924, p. 5 – living at Washougal, WA