George Edward (ED) Benson was born 31 May 1917 Sarilda, Idaho. His parents are Harry Lorenzo Benson and Anna Amelia Cherry. Ed worked at farming and loved working with horses. He was active in sports and also played the banjo. He married Margaret Irene Taylor on 2 November 1939. Together they raised 5 children, Margaret Anna, Butch, Eddie, Jane and Barbara.
Early in their married live, they moved to Southern California. Ed worked as a machinist and developed his own horse business. He shod, trained, raised, and traded horses. He loved to rodeo and show off his horses. He was a member of the Montrose Sheriff's posse and led many rides.
He later lived in Oregon. He moved back to Southern California where he died on 20 May 2003 in Palmdale, California.
He was cremated and his ashes were scattered over the campground where he sponsored a campout each year for the many people with horses in his circle.
Bio provided by brother Clare Benson.
Early in their married live, they moved to Southern California. Ed worked as a machinist and developed his own horse business. He shod, trained, raised, and traded horses. He loved to rodeo and show off his horses. He was a member of the Montrose Sheriff's posse and led many rides.
He later lived in Oregon. He moved back to Southern California where he died on 20 May 2003 in Palmdale, California.
He was cremated and his ashes were scattered over the campground where he sponsored a campout each year for the many people with horses in his circle.
Bio provided by brother Clare Benson.
George Edward (ED) Benson was born 31 May 1917 Sarilda, Idaho. His parents are Harry Lorenzo Benson and Anna Amelia Cherry. Ed worked at farming and loved working with horses. He was active in sports and also played the banjo. He married Margaret Irene Taylor on 2 November 1939. Together they raised 5 children, Margaret Anna, Butch, Eddie, Jane and Barbara.
Early in their married live, they moved to Southern California. Ed worked as a machinist and developed his own horse business. He shod, trained, raised, and traded horses. He loved to rodeo and show off his horses. He was a member of the Montrose Sheriff's posse and led many rides.
He later lived in Oregon. He moved back to Southern California where he died on 20 May 2003 in Palmdale, California.
He was cremated and his ashes were scattered over the campground where he sponsored a campout each year for the many people with horses in his circle.
Bio provided by brother Clare Benson.
Early in their married live, they moved to Southern California. Ed worked as a machinist and developed his own horse business. He shod, trained, raised, and traded horses. He loved to rodeo and show off his horses. He was a member of the Montrose Sheriff's posse and led many rides.
He later lived in Oregon. He moved back to Southern California where he died on 20 May 2003 in Palmdale, California.
He was cremated and his ashes were scattered over the campground where he sponsored a campout each year for the many people with horses in his circle.
Bio provided by brother Clare Benson.
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