Person:Mary Benschoter (1)

From "Concerning the Van Bunschoten or Van Benschoten Family in America":

MARY A. V.B. d. Feb. 14, 1901; m. Dec. 18, 1861, Elias N. Weaver, b. Sep. 6, 1836, son of Benjamin and Eve (Myers) Weaver of Uniontown, O. He went to Algona in 1856 and is still living there; all his active days he was a carpenter. Of "Polly" or Mary Weaver a feeling biographer has said: "What a story could be written of all that has occurred in Algona since she was a girl. And what memories are recalled by her death to those who knew the days when the social life of the town centred in the then spacious mansion which stood where John Grove's house is now. What gracious hospitality was extended in those old days in that old Van Benschoten home by the three young sisters, whose lively spirits and charming geniality made them sought and admired by all."
"From beginning to end Mrs. Weaver held one unvarying position in Algona. She won the love and esteem of all who met her as a girl, she died with the love and esteem of all who knew her as a wife, a mother and a neighbor. * * * She had all the virtues of the pioneer, good cheer, kindness, helpfulness. She worked for others. Into whatever home she came it was more cheerful because of her."

1.   McWhorter, Ray Seely. Van Benschoten, Benschoten, Seeley, Seely: the Benschoter line of Alice Esther Benschoter Seely. (R. S. McWhorter, 1971).
2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Van Benschoten, William Henry. Concerning the Van Bunschoten or Van Benschoten family in America: A Genealogy and Brief History. (Poughkeepsie, NY: A. V. Haight Co. Printers, 1907)
   p. 298, 302.
3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Polly Benschoter Weaver, in Find A Grave.

   Birth: 1842
   Death: Feb. 15, 1901
   
   Spouse:
   Elias N. Weaver (1834 - 1913)*