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Photos of the Benston/Luton families
from Don Kelly
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Nace Benston - circa 1890's or whenever the GAR Convention was in Iowa
Emma Pitman Benston - circa 1901
Emma Pitman Benston and Rea Benston - circa 1901
Emma Pitman Benston, Charlie Benston, and Nace Benston - circa 1901
Ed and Bessie Luton - circa 1915
Ed and Bessie Luton's daughter, circa 1936
Ed Luton, Bessie Benston Luton, Donald Edward Luton - circa 1915, taken in Hamilton, Washington
Ed Luton - circa 1920. This is the picture that was present when he got the Medal of Honor from the State of Washington for being hilled in the line of duty.
Ed and Bess (Benston) Luton. Taken in Conway, Ia circa 1905?
Ed Luton, son of Albert and Ida Luton, circa 1900
Albert Luton, Ida Luton, Effie (Dolly) Wheeler and Helen (Lambley), dau in 1928 Iowa
Bessie Daphne Benston Luton - taken circa 1966. This is the photo that accompanied the newspaper aritcle (source unknown). I seem to recall that the article was in the Seattle Times section on Mother's Day in 1966.
Bess (Benston) Luton - circa 1915, dau of Nace and Emma Benston
possibly ? Nell Benston, standing with Ed Luton and Bess (Benston) Luton; taken in Conway, Iowa, circa 1910
Harold Benston - Charlie Benston's son who was adopted by Emma Benston.
Edward Luton family: standing left to right - Ida Jackson Luton, Albert Luton, Dollie (Effie Luton) Wheeler, Fred Wheeler; sitting, left to right - Edmund (Edward) Luton, unknown, Elsie (Hill) Luton. Taken about 1905.
Mary Rea (Luton) Vlahovich - Ed Luton's daughter taken about May 2000.
Lolita Luton dau of Albert and Ida Luton; high school graduation, circa 1913?
John W. Benston - ca 1900 - Nace and Emma Benston's son
Nell, Rea and Bess Benston - taken about 1905
Rea Benston - graduation from Conway High School on May 1, 1906 (son of Nace and Emma Benston