John W. Uphoff Woodford County, Illinois source: Past and Present of Woodford County, Illinois 1878, pg 593

Tax-Payers of Woodford County: Clayton Township Farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Benson; born in Hanover, Germany, Jan. 28, 1844; came to this county in 1854 or '55, locating in Peoria, Ill.; removed to Clayton Township, this county, in May 1857; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $8,000; has held the offices of Collector and School Director; married in 1867, to Miss Fentje Saathoff; she was born in Hanover, Germany. Four children - Weet J., Otte J., Benhard J., Folk J.

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