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Geneva M. Benson 1872–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1872

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: Jul 1940 17

Death Location: Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina

Father: Ashley Benson

Mother: Nancy Johnson

Spouse(s): Tildous Johnson

Children(s): Betty Johnson

Geneva M. Benson was born in 1872 in North Carolina, the child of Ashley M Benson And Nancy Elizabeth Johnson. Geneva M. Benson married Tildous Tilden B Johnson, and had children including Betty Lucille Johnson. Geneva M. Benson passed away in 1940 in Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Geneva M. Benson was born in 1872 in North Carolina, the child of Ashley M Benson And Nancy Elizabeth Johnson.
  • Geneva M. Benson married Tildous Tilden B Johnson, and had children including Betty Lucille Johnson.
  • Geneva M. Benson passed away in 1940 in Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina.

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Geneva Benson's Ancestors

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Geneva Benson
1872–1940
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Ashley M Benson
1816–1880
Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Nancy (Elizabeth) Johnson
1836–1922
Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Charles Benson
1790–1830
, , North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Capps) Benson
1792–1840
Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Capps
1761–1847
Zilpha Bulls
1761–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Militia,
1740–1832
Mary Kitchen
1743–1822
Henry Sr
1720–1787
Mary Bulls
1722–1784

Geneva Benson's Descendants

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Geneva (M.) Benson (5 Jun 1872–Jul 1940 17) m. Tildous ("Tilden" B.) Johnson (30 May 1863–20 Dec 1950)
  1. 1. Betty (Lucille) Johnson 1915–1992 m. Erastus Cannady 1912–1964
    1. 1. Forrest (Ray) Cannady 1932–2007 m. Peggy (Marie) Porter 1933–2021
    2. 2. Donnie (Edward) Cannady 1936–2016 m. Jenny (Willadean) Porter 1940–2021
    3. 3. Anthony (Darrow) Cannady 1943–1999
    4. 4. Betty (Ellen) Kearney 1950–1982

Geneva Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1872
5 Jun 1872
Birth of Geneva M. Benson in North Carolina
North Carolina
1940
Jul 1940 17
Age 68
Death of Geneva M. Benson in Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina
Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1872
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1940 17
    Event Place: Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina

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