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Benny James Cantrell 1919–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 MAY 1919

Birth Location: SC

Death Date: 25 November 2008

Death Location: Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina

Father: James Cantrell

Mother: Willie Russell

Spouse(s): Mittie Smith

Children(s): Bernice Cantrell

Benny James Cantrell was born in 1919 in SC, the child of James Samuel Cantrell And Willie Ellen Russell. Benny James Cantrell married Mittie Eva Smith, and had children including Bernice Cantrell, Frances Cantrell. Benny James Cantrell passed away in 2008 in Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Benny James Cantrell was born in 1919 in SC, the child of James Samuel Cantrell And Willie Ellen Russell.
  • Benny James Cantrell married Mittie Eva Smith, and had children including Bernice Cantrell, Frances Cantrell.
  • Benny James Cantrell passed away in 2008 in Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benny Cantrell's Ancestors

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Benny Cantrell
1919–2008
Birth Place: SC
Parents
James Samuel Cantrell
1890–1972
Oconee County, South Carolina
Willie (Ellen) Russell
1890–1974
South Carolina
Grandparents
Moses (Leander) Cantrell
1856–1918
Pickens District, South Carolina
Hassie (L.) Graham
1874–1958
Oconee County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Micajah Cantrell
1830–1860
Mary Calhoun
1826–
James Graham
1827–
Betty\\
1831–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Cantrell
1809–1879
Mary Alexander
1809–1880

Benny Cantrell's Descendants

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Benny (James) Cantrell (4 MAY 1919–25 November 2008) m. Mittie (Eva) Smith (ABT 1917–25 DEC 1987)
  1. 1. Bernice Cantrell 1940–2019 m. Gordon Fowler 1934–1985

Benny Cantrell's Timeline

2 Records

1919
4 MAY 1919
Birth of Benny James Cantrell in SC
SC
2008
25 November 2008
Age 89
Death of Benny James Cantrell in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 MAY 1919
    Event Place: SC
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] redbirdacres.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 November 2008
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] redbirdacres.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] redbirdacres.FTW

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