From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 737. City of La Crosse JOHN BENSON, contractor and stone-mason; was born in 1826 in Norway, where he learned his trade, and came to the United States in 1861, since which time he has resided in La Crosse. He was married in 1866, to Sarah Ann Iverson, daughter of Iver Iverson; she also was born in Norway, and came to the United States in 1860; they have two children - Ida Benson and Jacob Bernhart Benson. John's father, B. Benson, came to the United States in 1871, and now lives in Douglas Co., Minn. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]