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Ava Ann "Avie" Benton 1899–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1899

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 26 Jan 1979

Death Location: Longs, Horry, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Arthur Jr.

Mother: Addie Faircloth

Spouse(s): Julius Lewis

Children(s): Oscar Lewis

Ava Ann "Avie" Benton was born in 1899 in South Carolina, the child of Arthur Franklin Benton Jr And Addie Melvina Faircloth. Ava Ann "Avie" Benton married Julius Pershay Lewis, and had children including Oscar Lewis. Ava Ann "Avie" Benton passed away in 1979 in Longs, Horry, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ava Ann "Avie" Benton was born in 1899 in South Carolina, the child of Arthur Franklin Benton Jr And Addie Melvina Faircloth.
  • Ava Ann "Avie" Benton married Julius Pershay Lewis, and had children including Oscar Lewis.
  • Ava Ann "Avie" Benton passed away in 1979 in Longs, Horry, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ava Benton's Ancestors

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Ava Benton
1899–1979
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Arthur Franklin Benton Jr.
1826–1915
Shallotte, Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA
Addie (Melvina) Faircloth
1875–1931
Horry County, South Carolina, US
Grandparents
Arthur Benton
1803–1873
Brunswick, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Rebecca) Sellers
1808–1880
Brunswick Co., North Carolina
Mary (Jane) Faircloth
1848–1910
Shallotte, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Pinner
1782–1879
Elisha Sellers
1794–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arthur Pinner
1756–1821
Mary ROURKx
1760–1810
Thomas Sellers
1768–1850
Sarah Arnold
1772–1849

Ava Benton's Descendants

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Ava (Ann "Avie") Benton (12 Dec 1899–26 Jan 1979) m. Julius (Pershay) Lewis (19 Jan 1866–12 OCT 1936)
  1. 1. Oscar Lewis 1918–1984 m. Leona Inman 1923–1955
    1. 1. Annie (Neal) Lewis 1941–1996 m. John (William Jr.) Roberts 1942–2012

Ava Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1899
12 Dec 1899
Birth of Ava Ann "Avie" Benton in South Carolina
South Carolina
1979
26 Jan 1979
Age 80
Death of Ava Ann "Avie" Benton in Longs, Horry, South Carolina, United States of America
Longs, Horry, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1899
    Event Place: South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1979
    Event Place: Longs, Horry, South Carolina, United States of America

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