Charles C “Pop” Benson

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Charles C “Pop” Benson

Date of Birth: 4 Jun 1866

Born In: Maine

Age: 63

Occupation: Retired Contractor

Marital Status: Single

Died: 14 Jun 1929

Cause of Death: 

Death Location: Redwood City

Burial Plot: 168

FindaGrave ID: 127616332

Charles C “Pop” Benson

Obituary

"POP" BENSON IS CALLED BY DEATH
Charles C. Benson, for for 25 years a resident of Redwood City and a retired contractor, passed away at his home, 503 Bradford street, last Friday morning, following an illness of several months. Funeral services were held from the chapel of the James Crowe Company on Webster street Monday afternoon and were under the auspices of Redwood City Lodge No. 168, F. & A. M., the deceased being a member of St. John's Lodge No. 1776, Free and Accepted Masons of Newberry Port, Mass., as well as Newberry Port Commandry No. 3, Knights Templar. Interment was in Union Cemetery.
Benson was formally in the railroad contracting business and was in charge of some the largest railroad and bridge contruction jobs in the United States, including one in the Panama Canal. He also had charge of the buliding of the electric railway here from Palo Alto to San Jose. He followed building and contracting business after coming to Redwood City, erecting a large number of small homes in the Mezes subdivision.
Benson, who was popularly known as "Pop", was a kind and genial man and had many friends in the community. He was a native of Maine and was 63 years of age. A brother, Asa Benson of Gardner, Mass. survives

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