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Bertha Mae McSwain Benson 1920–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 April 1920

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 1 October 1997

Death Location: Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Elijah McSWAIN

Mother: Ella Swain

Spouse(s): B Benson

Children(s):

Bertha Mae McSwain Benson was born in 1920 in North Carolina, the child of Elijah Mcswain And Ella Jene Mc Swain. In 1935, Bertha Mae McSwain Benson resided in Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina. In 1940, Bertha Mae McSwain Benson resided in Township No 7, Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolin. Bertha Mae McSwain Benson married B Banner Benson, and had children including Charles Douglas Benson. Bertha Mae McSwain Benson passed away in 1997 in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bertha Mae McSwain Benson was born in 1920 in North Carolina, the child of Elijah Mcswain And Ella Jene Mc Swain.
  • In 1935, Bertha Mae McSwain Benson resided in Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina.
  • In 1940, Bertha Mae McSwain Benson resided in Township No 7, Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolin.
  • Bertha Mae McSwain Benson married B Banner Benson, and had children including Charles Douglas Benson.
  • Bertha Mae McSwain Benson passed away in 1997 in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bertha Benson's Ancestors

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Bertha Benson
1920–1997
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Elijah McSWAIN
1879–1947
Ella (Jene Mc) Swain
1887–1979
North Carolina
Grandparents
Reuben McSwain
1846–1940
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Judith (Margaret McSwain) McSwain
1851–1879
Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Louis McSwain
1814–1890
Mary Hamrick
1816–1906
William REV
1806–1881
J. Mcswain
1809–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John McSwain
1794–1867
Judith Moore
1793–1824
Reuben Hamrick
1786–1873
Hannah Hamrick
1785–1875
William Jr.
1762–1838
Judith McSwain
1757–1831
Elijah Sr
1774–1836
Mary Hamrick
1784–1817

Bertha Benson's Timeline

5 Records

1920
16 April 1920
Birth of Bertha Mae McSwain Benson in North Carolina
North Carolina
1935
1935
Age 15
Bertha Mae McSwain Benson resided here in Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina
Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 20
Bertha Mae McSwain Benson resided here in Township No 7, Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Township No 7, Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Bertha Mae McSwain Benson resided here in Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
1997
1 October 1997
Age 77
Death of Bertha Mae McSwain Benson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 April 1920
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Sandy Run, Cleveland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Township No 7, Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Sandy Run, Cleveland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Sandy Run, Cleveland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 October 1997
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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