Emilie "Nellie" Benson was born on June 12, 1867, daughter of Gustavus A. Benson and Emilie Therese Geisse. On April 13, 1887, in Philadelphia, Emilie married to her first husband, Davidson Kennedy. Then, on November 29, 1902, in Manhattan, New York, Emilie married to her second husband, Alden Arthur Knipe,an American football player and coarch for University of Iowa. In later years,they both wrote books for children. {Sources:City of Philadelphia Birth returns records which showed her actual birth year; Philadelphia Marriage Records and New York Marriage Records}
Emilie "Nellie" Benson was born on June 12, 1867, daughter of Gustavus A. Benson and Emilie Therese Geisse. On April 13, 1887, in Philadelphia, Emilie married to her first husband, Davidson Kennedy. Then, on November 29, 1902, in Manhattan, New York, Emilie married to her second husband, Alden Arthur Knipe,an American football player and coarch for University of Iowa. In later years,they both wrote books for children. {Sources:City of Philadelphia Birth returns records which showed her actual birth year; Philadelphia Marriage Records and New York Marriage Records}
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