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     Varnum married Susan (?).¹
     In the obituary of Mary Harriett Glidden who died 5 August 1968, her parents, Varnum Glidden and Susan Glidden were listed or implied as predeceased.¹

     Susan married Varnum Glidden.¹
     In the obituary of Mary Harriett Glidden who died 5 August 1968, her parents, Varnum Glidden and Susan Glidden were listed or implied as predeceased.¹

     He was born circa 1890 at Missouri, USA.¹ Victor married Esther P. Benson on 30 June 1914 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.^2,1
     Victor H. Handschug died on 9 February 1948.²
     Victor H. and Esther P. Handschug appeared on the 1920 U.S. Federal Census of Downers Grove, Downers Grove Twp., DuPage County, Illinois, enumerated 12 January 1920, described as the brakeman for a railroad. His sister-in-law, Ethel M. Benson was included in the household.¹
     In the obituary of Esther P. Benson, who died 10 March 1951, her husband, Victor Handschug, was listed as predeceased.²

     She was born on 12 October 1894 at DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.^3,1,2 Esther married Victor H. Handschug on 30 June 1914 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.^3,2
     Esther P. Handschug died on 10 March 1951 at DeKalb Public Hospital (Glidden Memorial Hospital), DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA, at age 56.³
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
     Esther P. Handschug was buried on 13 March 1951 at Fairview Cemetery (aka Fairview Park), DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.³
     Esther P. appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of DeKalb, DeKalb Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois in the household of her parents, Charles and Beatrice Benson.¹
     Victor H. and Esther P. Handschug appeared on the 1920 U.S. Federal Census of Downers Grove, Downers Grove Twp., DuPage County, Illinois, enumerated 12 January 1920, described as the brakeman for a railroad. His sister-in-law, Ethel M. Benson was included in the household.²
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Daily Chronicle published in DeKalb, Illinois, 12 March 1951.³

     He was born circa 1864 at Sweden.¹ Charles married Beatrice (?) circa 1892 at Sweden, since they had been married 18 years at the time of the 1910 census.²
     Charles G. and Beatrice Benson appeared on the 1910 U.S. Federal Census of DeKalb, DeKalb Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, Ward @, enumerated 3 May 1910, described as a fence maker in a wire factory. Their children: Ethel M., Esther P., Elsie L., Carl H., Walter R. and Claude W., were listed as living with them.¹
     In the obituary of Esther P. Benson who died 10 March 1951, her parents, Charles Benson and Mrs. Charles Benson were listed or implied as predeceased.²

     She was born circa 1865 at Sweden.¹ Beatrice married Charles G. Benson circa 1892 at Sweden, since they had been married 18 years at the time of the 1910 census.²
     Charles G. and Beatrice Benson appeared on the 1910 U.S. Federal Census of DeKalb, DeKalb Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, Ward @, enumerated 3 May 1910, described as a fence maker in a wire factory. Their children: Ethel M., Esther P., Elsie L., Carl H., Walter R. and Claude W., were listed as living with them.¹
     In the obituary of Esther P. Benson who died 10 March 1951, her parents, Charles Benson and Mrs. Charles Benson were listed or implied as predeceased.²

     He was born circa 1902 at Illinois, USA.¹
     Carl H. appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of DeKalb, DeKalb Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois in the household of his parents, Charles and Beatrice Benson.¹
     In the obituary of Esther P. Benson who died 10 March 1951, her brother, Carl Benson, of Aurora, was listed as a survivor.²

     He was born circa 1905 at Illinois, USA.¹
     Walter R. appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of DeKalb, DeKalb Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois in the household of his parents, Charles and Beatrice Benson.¹
     In the obituary of Esther P. Benson who died 10 March 1951, her brother, Walter Benson, of DeKalb, was listed as a survivor.²

     He was born circa 1907 at Illinois, USA.¹
     Claude W. appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of DeKalb, DeKalb Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois in the household of his parents, Charles and Beatrice Benson.¹
     In the obituary of Esther P. Benson who died 10 March 1951, her brother, Claude Benson, of Mount Shasta, California, was listed as a survivor.²

     She was born in 1892 or 1893 at Illinois, USA.^1,2
     Ethel M. appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of DeKalb, DeKalb Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois in the household of her parents, Charles and Beatrice Benson, and she was listed as a stenciler in a piano factory.¹
     Ethel M. Benson appeared on the 1920 U.S. Federal Census of Downers Grove, Downers Grove Twp., DuPage County, Illinois, in the household of Victor H. and Esther P. Handschug, and she was listed as "auditting dept" for a railroad.²
     In the obituary of Esther P. Benson who died 10 March 1951, her sister, Mrs. Walter Hubbard, of Downers Grove, was listed as a survivor.³